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FOOD DRIVES (FEBRUARY, MAY, AUGUST, NOVEMBER) |
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Four times during the year, Lovers Lane is responsible for
supplying the pantries of various agencies in Dallas.
Church-wide food drives are conducted to solicit the contributions. |
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Responsibilities: |
- To
publicize the food drive dates.
- Coordinate
volunteers to prepare and distribute sacks for food drive.
- Coordinate
volunteers to receive food and deliver it to the selected agency
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MEDICINE CABINET (FEBRUARY) |
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The purpose of this effort is to provide an opportunity
for the congregation to donate over-the-counter medical supplies and
toiletries for area shelter residents. |
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Responsibilities: |
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Obtain
list of needs from various agencies.
- Compile
list and publicize in conjunction with food drive publicity.
- Coordinate
volunteers to receive donations and deliver to the selected agency.
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BABY SHOWER (MAY) |
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Often requests are received from low-income mothers for
baby items. Once a year, the entire
congregation is asked to donate various baby items, such as diapers, baby
food, furniture, baby clothes, baby linens, etc. |
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Responsibilities: |
- Obtain
list of baby needs from various agencies.
- Compile
list and publicize with food drive publicity
- Establish
a designated area for collection and coordinate volunteers to receive
donations and deliver to selected agencies.
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LEARNING TREE (AUGUST) |
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The purpose of this collection is to provide an
opportunity for the congregation to donate school supplies for selected
agencies. |
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Responsibilities: |
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Obtain
a list of the school supplies needed for the current year.
- Compile
list and publicize in conjunction with food drive.
- Establish
a designated area for collection and coordinate volunteers to receive
donations and deliver to selected agencies.
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BLOOD DRIVES |
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Periodically the BloodCare mobile unit is brought to Lovers Lane
for the members' convenience. Many
members are regular blood donors and give on behalf of Lovers Lane. |
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Responsibilities: |
- Coordinate
with BloodCare for dates and times of service.
- Publicize
dates of blood drive.
- Assist
BloodCare technicians in simple clerical duties.
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LOVE OFFERINGS |
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Three to four times each year, the
congregation is asked to contribute directly to Outreach via our Love
Offerings. |
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Responsibilities: |
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Select
theme for Love Offering focus.
- Design
Love Offering Brochure and work with printer to get final draft.
- Coordinate
with printer and/or staff to get needed copies of finalized brochure.
- Coordinate
volunteers to distribute brochures via mail, sanctuary pews and kiosks.
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AMIGOS DAYS |
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Usually the last weekend in April and first weekend in
May, Lovers Lane provides volunteers along with other area churches to assist in
various projects throughout the community.
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Responsibilities: |
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Publicize
event dates
- Enlist
volunteers to participate in the event
- Provide
volunteers with necessary details regarding logistics on the day of the
event.
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PROJECT TRANSFORMATION |
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Each summer this program partners college-aged interns
with "at-risk" elementary aged children at various agencies or churches. As part of Lovers Lane's commitment to this
effort, we provide several meals to these interns as well as providing
volunteers to play and read with the children at the selected agency. |
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Responsibilities: |
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To
work with Project Transformation representatives to determine dates for meals
and volunteers.
- Publicize
opportunity to be involved.
- Enlist
volunteers to help serve meals and to play and read with the children.
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HABITAT FOR HUMANITY |
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Each September/October, Lovers Lane partners with other churches
to participate in funding and building a home for a Dallas family. |
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Responsibilities: |
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Publicize
dates of event
- Recruit
volunteers to hammer, saw, paint and serve lunch on the days needed.Send
reminders along with necessary logistics to volunteers
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MISSION TRIPS (DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN) |
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Mission trips are to
provide an opportunity to go into another culture or situation to supply
needed labor. A secondary purpose of
the trip is to develop fellowship with our brothers and sisters in Christ and
gain new insights and understandings of other people. |
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Responsibilities: |
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To
publicize the trip and dates as early as possible.
- To
circulate applications along with Center for Disease Control requirements if
traveling abroad.
- To
work with staff to make necessary arrangements for transportation, food and
housing.
- To
assess needs and decide on necessary materials/supplies to take along.
- To
provide informational sessions for the team.
- To
coordinate the "packing party" prior to the trip.
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ONGOING OUTREACH MINISTRIES: |
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Jail Ministry |
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Powledge,
Beto & Coffield Units: One
Saturday a month volunteers provide transportation to the family members of
offenders incarcerated in Palestine,
Texas. Our church buses are the only means these
families have of visiting their loved ones.
Family members are allowed to visit for a two-hour period and then
return to Dallas. Also, many of our
volunteers visit offenders who do not have any family or friends visiting
them. |
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Lew Sterrett
Jail: The first Sunday of each
month, Lovers Lane provides worship services at the county jail in downtown Dallas. The group leaves the church about 1:15 p.m.
and returns around 4 p.m. |
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Hutchins State
Jail: Volunteers go from 1 to
4 times a week, helping with the H.O.P.E. Literacy Program. Volunteers have also led worship services
on Easter as well as worship and games for Dads and Sons Day around Father's
Day. During Christmas, needed items
are collected and distributed to every offender at Hutchins (items collected
in the past include deodorant, soap and ramen noodles). |
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Stewpot |
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Ten days each year, an opportunity is provided for 10-12
volunteers to serve lunch at the Stewpot downtown from 11:30 a.m. to 1:00
p.m. Stewpot is located near First
Presbyterian Church. Hot meals are
served to the homeless each weekday.
Interested persons should contact the Outreach office to reserve a
spot. |
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Extra Efforts/Burnet Elementary |
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Tutoring and after school care for children attending Burnet Elementary School
in West Dallas. |
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H.O.P.E. Literacy Program |
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H.O.P.E. (Helping Others Pursue Education) promotes a
tutoring and mentoring ministry in literacy, math and bilingual education. |
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Meals on Wheels |
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The fourth week of each month Lovers Lane volunteers pick meals
up from Northway Christian Church and deliver 10 - 20 meals to residents of East Dallas. |
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Bachman Foundry |
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As part of the United
Methodist Church's
Vision 20/20, a start-up church was founded in a predominately Hispanic
immigrant neighborhood in West Dallas. The visions and goals of the foundry are to
(1) identify and empower leaders in the Bachman area community, (2) be a
witness for Jesus in the Bachman area through relationships, service and
ministry and (3) strengthen covenant churches for ministry through
relationships with the Bachman Foundry. |
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