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...The
Missions and Service
Committee
encourages members to support numerous special mission activities
and offerings throughout the year, including:
- Tutors
for Forest Hills Elementary School.
- Ministry
with the Forest Hills Presbyterian Learning Center.
- Meals-on-Wheels
drivers.
- Annual
food drive and 3-Cents-A-Meal program.
- Christmas
gifts for children through the Angel Tree Program.
- Donations
of food, clothing, and supplies to Beth-El Mission and Metropolitan
Ministries.
- Sponsorship
of children at the Thornwell Home for Children in South Carolina.
- One
Great Hour of Sharing.
- Joy
Gift program.
- Contributions
to the Tampa Bay Presbytery and General Assembly funds for missions
and services throughout our community and the world.
...The
Evangelism Committee
sponsors a variety of activities to attract and welcome visitors
and new members to our church, including:
- The
church web page.
- The
"Bread Squad" - a special thank-you to our first-time visitors.
- "Invite-A-Friend"
Sundays.
- Newspaper
and Yellow Pages advertising.
- Publication
of a "Welcome Packet" for new members.
- Co-sponsorship
of a Spirituality Retreat at Cedarkirk (Presbyterian Retreat
Center).
...The
Membership Care Committee
oversees
numerous programs designed to nurture and care for the needs of
our congregation, including:
- New
member luncheons the 5th Sunday of each month.
- Programming
for the weekly Wednesday night dinners.
- Neighborhood
Network - an unbroken chain linking the members and friends
of our congregation to each other.
- Co-sponsorship
of family retreats at Cedarkirk.
- Christmas
caroling.
- The
"Shepherd Program" to welcome new church members.
- Bereavement
group to organize receptions following memorial and funeral
services.
...The
Board of Deacons
provides caring support to the shut-ins, ill, and bereaved in
our congregation:
- Visiting,
calling, and writing families in need.
- Delivering
flowers to hospitals, nursing homes, and the homebound.
- Assisting
Rev. Miller with homebound communions.
- Helping
with memorial and funeral services.
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