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Sunday

April 19th, 2020

On Sunday, April 19th we will come together for our 12th Annual One Great Day of Service.  Please join others from Community Presbyterian Church as we reach out to do God’s work and serve our greater community.  Choose among the many service opportunities listed below and put your faith into action. Click on each project picture or title to sign up!

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BABYSITTING

Purpose: Caring for young children (ages birth-6) during the OGDOS.

Leader: Ginny Hobgood

Project: Care for CPC children (ages birth-6) so that their parents may participate in OGDOS events. (Note: Parents must provide food and drink for their children)

3 workers needed (adults or older youth only)

Begin work: 10:00am-3:00pm

 

BROOKSIDE APARTMENT MINISTRY  

Purpose: To provide an outreach ministry to children living in this community of Southern Pines through ongoing programs and special events.

Leader: Julie Pitts

Project: To spend time providing activities, games, snacks and crafts to children age 3 - 16.

8-10 workers/ Children 10 years and older are welcome

Departure Time: TBD

BOYS AND GIRLS CLUB OF THE SANDHILLS  

Purpose: The mission of the Boys & Girls Club of the Sandhills is to inspire, enable and educate young people from all backgrounds and circumstances to realize their full potential as responsible, productive, caring citizens.

Leader: TBD

Project: Cleaning inside and outside, possible basic repairs, touch up painting, washing windows, general organizing and possible bus cleaning (weather dependent). Please BYO repair tools.

10 workers/ Children 13 years and older are welcome

Departure Time: 10:30am

Website: www.sandhillsbgc.org

CASSEROLE CONNECTION

Purpose: Make casseroles for Linden Lodge Foundation, an organization dedicated to the recovery of men and women with a serious and persistent mental illness.

Leader: Cindy Rhodes

Project: Making casseroles for Linden Lodge

7 Adult workers needed

Begin work: 12:15pm-3:00pm

 

COALITION FOR HUMAN CARE  

Purpose: The Coalition meets the emergency needs of Moore County residents by providing food, clothing, and financial resources.

Leader: TBD

Project: Weeding, planting flowers, preparing community garden, spread straw. If the weather is inclement, then, cleaning, sorting clothes, stocking food and possible painting.

10 workers needed – Families welcome. Minimum age: 7 years old

Departure time:10:30am

Website: www.sandhillscoalition.org

 

 

CONGREGATIONAL CARE

Purpose: To assist our church family members at their homes with tasks difficult for them to do, due to illness, physical restrictions or surgery.

Leader: Kathy Hodges

Project:   To do yard work: planting, pruning, weeding. Spring clean-up. Lunchtime is “fellowship” time with the individual home owner.

8 workers/ Children 12 years and up are welcome with an adult

Departure time: 10:30am

 

 

COOKIES FOR COLLEGE AGE KIDS

Purpose: To remind our CPC college age kids that our church family supports them.

Leader: Char Popson

Project: Church members who love to bake will each provide (2-4 dozen) cookies, brownies, etc. for packing in boxes to mail to 20 college age members.

20 church bakers needed to bake (2-4 dozen) goodies at home and bring to the church kitchen on Saturday by 11 a.m. Sunday: 4 workers needed  (some sitting jobs) to divvy up goodies, pack, and address boxes for 20 college kids, then 1 worker needed to help mail on Monday.

 

 

CPC CELEBRATION/THANK YOU RECEPTION

Purpose: To prepare for and serve the participants of OGDOS

Leader: TBD

Project: Be ready to assist between the 9:00 am and 11:00 am worship services

5 workers needed

Working time: 9:30am-11:30am

 

CPC CHURCH CLEAN UP

Purpose: To wash windows

Leader: Bryan Dyck

Project: General window washing. May include ladder work. 

2 workers needed

Start time: 10:30am (On the CPC campus)

 

CPC CHURCH CLEAN UP-EVERETTE HOUSE

Purpose: To provide spring cleaning for Everette House and church kitchen

Leader: Sue Ann Summers

Project: Cleaning and organizing in Everette House and church kitchen area, CALL (Community Assisting Language Learners) areas included.

8-10 workers needed

Start time: 10:30am (On the CPC campus)

 

 

CPC CHURCH CLEAN UP-ROSE GARDEN MAINTENANCE-Project Pending

Purpose: To provide a tranquil setting in the church garden

Leader: TBD

Project: Clean up beds, prune, cut back- general garden maintenance. Bring your own appropriate tools.

4-6 workers needed

Start time: 10:30am (On the CPC campus)

FAMILY PROMISE

Purpose: To provide shelter, meals and supportive services to homeless families with children.

Leader: TBD

Project: Yard clean up, fresh mulch, 'reclaim' driveway, remove overgrowth in natural area, trimming etc. Inside cleaning-baseboards & windows, organizing. Bring cleaning supplies and yard tools (hedge trimmers, rakes, edger etc.)

5-10 workers – 8 years old, minimum age

Departure time: 10:30am

Website: www.familypromiseofmoorecounty.org

HABITAT FOR HUMANITY-Project Pending

Purpose: Habitat brings people together to build homes, communities, and hope.

Leader: 

Project: Siding and miscellaneous framing work at 255 Benjamin Street Aberdeen, NC

15 workers needed (Must be at least 16 years old.) Additional paperwork to be signed prior to work date. Please bring work gloves and knee pads.

Departure time: 10:30am

Website: www.sandhillshabitat.org

 

INTERFAITH FOOD PANTRY

Purpose: Assisting those in need with food for stretching their food budgets by providing resources to qualifying Moore County citizens.

Leader: TBD

Project: General cleaning- floors, shelves, refrigerators and windows. Bring your own cleaning supplies.

8 workers needed/ Children ages 10 and older with an adult

Departure time: 10:30am

LINDEN LODGE FOUNDATION-Project Pending

Purpose: An all volunteer organization dedicated to the recovery of men and women with a serious and persistent mental illness by providing opportunities for residents to live, work, and learn. 

Leader: TBD

Project: Paint walls and trim in the kitchen and hallway.

8 adult workers needed

Departure time:  10:30am

Website: www.lindenlodgenc.org

 

LUNCH MAKERS

Purpose: To provide lunches for all OGDOS volunteers

Leader: Bill Phelps

Project: Prepare bag lunches and distribute to all volunteer teams

6 adult workers needed on Saturday morning; and 4 adult workers needed Sunday morning.

Work begins on Saturday: 9:00 am - 12:30 pm  

Work begins on Sunday: 9:30 am 

 

 

**Monroe Camp & Retreat

Purpose: Their mission is to invite people to a time and place apart where relationships with nature, others, and God can be nurtured. 

Leader: Bob Boone

Project: Clean barn area, plant flowers, clean up around camp

**Boy Scout Troop #7 will be taking this mission on as their project.

Website: www.monroecamp.org

MOORE FREE & CHARITABLE CARE CLINIC  

Purpose: To provide quality primary, specialty and preventive health care to those of Moore Co. who don’t have health insurance and whose income is below the FPL.

Leader: TBD

Project: Spruce up/refresh outside of clinic area. Mulch, refurbish garden, plant pots etc. Bring your own rakes, trowels, pruners, hoes, etc.

8 workers needed / Children ages 12 and older welcome with adult.

Departure time: 10:30am

Website: www.moorefreecare.org

NORTHERN MOORE FAMILY RESOURCE CENTER

Purpose: To encourage the development of strong families and healthy children through educational support, free summer camps, after school programs, and housing support.

Leader: TBD

Project: Spruce up town-owned park used by Resource Center. Spread significant amount of mulch. Replace swing set, increase mulch area. Bring your own shovels, wheelbarrow/cart, rakes, general tools (screwdrivers, hammer, etc).

8-12 workers/ Children over the age of 12 are welcome with an adult

Departure Time: 10:30am

Website: www.moorefamilyresource.org

PHOTOGRAPHY

Purpose: To photograph the joy, hard work, spirit & sense of community during OGDOS

Leader: Gary Magee

Project: Take photos/videos capturing volunteer experiences with smart phones/cameras. Then send them to the church for compilation into a presentation to be shared with volunteers and congregants.

2 Photographers with digital cameras needed

Departure time: 10:30am

PRANCING HORSE FARM @ A Bit Used

Purpose: Enhance the lives of special needs individuals by providing a safe environment for therapeutic horsemanship

Leader: Judith Robertson

Project: Clean used tack (saddles, reins, etc.) at A Bit Used (Prancing Horse used tack store)

10 Workers/ Children 14 years and up

Departure time: 10:30am

Website: https://prancing-horse.org/a-bit-used/

SANDHILLS TEEN CHALLENGE -Project Pending

Purpose: Offers rehabilitation services to adolescents and adults dealing with addiction and drug dependency issues

Leader: 

Project: TBD

10 workers needed

Departure time: 10:30 am

SANDHILLS WOMAN’S EXCHANGE  

Purpose: Women helping women to help themselves.

Leader: Faye Urello

Project: General outdoor clean-up, raking, trim flowers/bushes, mulch etc. Bring rakes, shovels, and gardening tools.

6 workers needed/Children 14 years and up welcome

Departure time: 10:30 am

Website: www.sandhillswe.org

 

VISITATION

Purpose: Community Presbyterian Church visits member shut-ins throughout the community (Fox Hollow, Quail Haven etc.)

Leader: Carol Dunbar

Project: Spend time with CPC membership who cannot attend regular worship to share music and fellowship

6 adult workers needed

Departure time: 10:30am

WILDCARD PROJECT

For the adventurous volunteer willing to serve wherever he/she is needed. Write “Wildcard” on your registration form and you will be assigned to the project needing the most help. We will truly appreciate your willingness to assist where the sign-up is sparse. Thanks!

 

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