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Opportunities for Service: Clairmont Presbyterian Church offers many opportunities
for members to put their gifts to use through service to the ROW Discovering My Ministry Purpose: Other Mission Opportunities: Missionaries
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Belize - Join us on the Belize Mission trip September 27-October 4, 2008. The team will travel to a village, Billy White, near the border with Guatemala where opportunities will be available to work with children and teachers in the school. There will be a construction project and some medical-dental care. The site is in the beautiful and exotic highlands. ROW Kids, an affiliate of ROW, will be involved with the arrangements as they have established continuing projects in this area for several years. English is the official language, although Spanish is spoken in adjacent countries. Anyone interested in information can contact Ray Davis at (404)636-0776 or Darrell Jones (404)373-9266, for information and a date for a preliminary meeting. Passports are required and the cost per individual is $550.00. Partial scholarships may be available. Brazil - Cancelled If you have any questions for any of the mission trips, please call Darrell Jones at (404)388-1936.
~~~~~~~~~ The Serving Ministry helps CPC members discover their spiritual gifts and put them to use in the church and the world.
OPPORTUNITIES FOR SERVICEACTIVITIES TEAM: Plans and implements the sports activities for children and youth in the community in a Christian environment. ACTIVITIES COACHES: Coaches soccer, basketball, and girls' softball teams. ADULT DISCIPLESHIP TEAM: Plans adult Sunday School, Wednesday Night Alive programs, and other adult equipping events. MUSIC AND THE ARTS TEAM: Coordinates music and drama ministries and children's choirs. BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS TEAM: Provides for maintenance and upkeep of Clairmont's buildings, making sure that everything is working, and that the grounds are well-maintained. CARE CALLERS: Visits home bound members on a monthly basis, talking and praying with them, and reporting any concerns to the pastoral staff. CHANCEL CHOIR: Provides music at the 11:00 worship service and special worship services throughout the year. CHILDREN'S CHOIRS: Meets on Wednesday nights with children who want to learn to sing and lead in worship. CHILDREN’S MINISTRY TEAM: Plans and implements the children’s ministry. CHURCH GIFTS TEAM: Helps members identify and utilize their gifts for ministry. CONGREGATIONAL CARE TEAM: Visits homebound members, calls members who have not been in worship, keeps the Church rolls and coordinates care after a funeral. FINANCE TEAM: Monitors the financial position of the church, overseeing the budget process and making financial recommendations to the session. FOOD SERVICE TEAM: Oversees the meals that occur on Wednesday nights and Sunday noon, assisting with setup, cleanup, and collecting money. GUEST FOLLOW-UP TEAM: Maintains a list of visitors, keeping track of how long and often they have been visiting, inviting visitors to Membership Weekends, delivering bread to all first-time visitors. HOSPITALITY TEAM: Provides information, greeters, and other assistance to help visitors feel welcome at Clairmont. LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT TEAM: Nominates officers and plans their training, helping members grow into servant leaders. MEMBER INVOLVEMENT TEAM: Helps new members get involved in the life of the congregation. MISSIONS TEAM: Plans Clairmont’s mission work, including care of our overseas missionaries, partnering with other Christian’s in Atlanta on various mission projects, and offering mission opportunities to the congregation. MONEY COUNTERS: Counts, sorts, and records all offerings each Monday morning. NURSERY: Provides care for infants through toddlers during worship services, Sunday School, Wednesday Night Alive, and other special events. OFFICE ADMINISTRATION TEAM: Oversees the office equipment and makes sure that the church has the equipment that it needs to carry out its mission. PERSONNEL TEAM: Helps the staff to work together effectively, making hiring recommendations and helping the session set personnel policy. PRESBYTERIAN WOMEN: Meets in small groups for monthly Bible study and supports many mission projects. SANCTUARY GUILD: Keeps the sanctuary in clean and excellent repair. SENIOR ADULT MINISTRY COUNCIL: Plans monthly luncheon programs and mission projects for senior adults in the congregation and the community. SESSION: Provides the overall direction and leadership of the church. Elders are elected by the congregation. SMALL GROUP TEAM: Plans and implements Clairmont’s small group ministry, including the training of Small Group Leaders. SMALL GROUP LEADER: Leads a small group of 3-12 people in Bible study, sharing, prayer, and mission. SOUND TEAM: Sets up and monitors the sound for music activities. STEWARDSHIP CAMPAIGN TEAM: Oversees the yearly financial campaign each fall and raises awareness of and encourages stewardship among members. SUNDAY SCHOOL – ADULT: Provides classes featuring fellowship, learning, and service opportunities for adults in various life stages. SUNDAY SCHOOL – ELEMENTARY: Provides Bible learning classes for 1st-6th grades that include games, discussions of Bible stories and characters with applications to practical living. SUNDAY SCHOOL – PRESCHOOL: Provides classes promoting Christian principles to children from newborns to kindergartners. SUNDAY SCHOOL – YOUTH: Provides classes for 6th-8th grade and 9th-12th grade featuring Bible learning and everyday life application for youth. SUPPORT/INTEREST GROUP TEAM: Plans and implements support and interest groups in order to reach out to the surrounding community. TOCO HILLS COMMUNITY MINISTRY: Directs the homeless to protective shelters, those in need of food to meal providers, and the jobless to resources of employment. Provides food and financial assistance, in cooperation with other churches in the Toco Hills area. This ministry is based at St. Bartholomew’s Episcopal Church. WEDDING GUILD: Assists brides and grooms in planning wedding services, and is present during the wedding to oversee the event. WORSHIP GREETER: Welcomes and warmly greets everyone who is on their way to the worship service with a handshake and a smile, extending acceptance and love to members and visitors. WORSHIP USHER: Welcomes and assists people into the worship service by handing out bulletins, overseeing the service in general, assisting people where needed, and facilitating the offering. WORSHIP RESOURCES TEAM: Helps plan the 11:00 worship service, special services, communion, weddings, and sanctuary care. YOUTH TEAM: Plans and implements Clairmont’s junior and senior high school student programs.
DISCOVERING MY MINISTRY PURPOSEDiscovering My Ministry ClairmontThe purpose of this class is to introduce people to their gifts for ministry and enable them to begin using them at Clairmont. Contactl Rev. Hieber at (404)634-3355 or Ron for more information. The goals for participants are to, by the end:
Class Schedule:
Card to sign at the end of the class: Knowing the God has given me spiritual gifts, I commit to using and developing those gifts here at Clairmont Presbyterian Church. I will serve my church with my time and gifts, and I commit to growing in understanding and utilizing my gifts.
OTHER MISSION OPPORTUNITIESAzalea Village Watch this space for opportunities To volunteer, contact George Miranda at (404) 325-2724 or gmiranda1@comcast.net. To receive Azalea Village E-Newsletter, send your e-mail address to George Miranda at gmiranda1@comcast.net
Azalea Village Ministry: The primary purpose of the Azalea Village Ministry is to provide Transitional Housing to needful families and individuals in a nurturing Christian environment. BACKGROUND OF MINISTRY: The Azalea Village Ministry (AVM) was created by the Session of Clairmont Presbyterian Church (CPC) at their February 2005 meeting. At that meeting, the elders discussed thoroughly how God would want CPC to best use the houses and land which the church owns on Azalea Circle and Clairmont Road to implement its long-term vision and mission. The Session’s decision was to transition out of the rental house business and use the eight houses in service and Christian witness to needful families in our community.
FAMILY HOUSING MINISTRY: The Azalea Village housing ministry has and will help: Katrina evacuees, Decatur Cooperative Ministry transitional families, Stirred-Up Ministries counselor housing, Seminary student family housing, and many other needful families. AZALEA VILLAGE MINISTRY PARK AZALEA VILLAGE BENEFITS:
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Clairmont will serve the guests at Druid Hills Community Fellowship on the following Sunday afternoons: September 14, October 12, and December 14. This is a homeless shelter, and a healthy and nutritious meal is provided for 45-60 individuals. The food is prepared at the Druid Hills kitchen and served in the dining room. Total time required for this mission is usually 2 hours. Anyone interested in participating in this long standing project may contact Ray Davis at (404)636-0776.
MissionariesClairmont supports four missionaries — three internationally, and one in urban Atlanta. Jim and Debbie Milley: Ministers to the University students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Guido and Sarah Maecha: Seminary Professors at Biblical Seminary in Costa Rica. Ben Mathes: Director of Rivers of the World. Darrell and Sara Jones: Work with inner-city high school youth, home fellowship, school activities and growing in Christ. Stirred-Up MinistriesStirred-Up Ministries partners with an East Lake Youth Ministry to mentor East Lake High School students. Call Darrell Jones for more information (404)373-9840.
Nicholas HouseClairmont members help cook and serve food to the Guests at the shelter located at St. Bartholomew's Church (dates to be announced) from 6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. Nicholas House is a family shelter for approximately 12 families. It can accommodate 15-20 adults and 20-25 children Serving date: September 22- 26, 2008
Other Opportunities to ServeNICHOLAS HOUSE: Shelter for displaced families. (See above) OPEN DOOR COMMUNITY: Clairmont members help serve meals to the homeless. HUNGER WALK: Clairmont members walk for PATH (Presbyterian's Answer to Hunger) in March. (Exact date TBA) DRUID HILLS Community: Clairmont members serve meals on a rotating basis. We are scheduled for two times in 2008. OfferingsSALVATION ARMY: Clairmont members "ring the bells" at Northlake Mall. SOUPER BOWL: On Super Bowl Sunday, Clairmont's Youth collect one dollar from each worshipper for the local Food Pantry and other hunger programs. JOY GIFT OFFERING: Proceeds benefit racially ethnic schools and colleges. |
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