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Each year, we begin by asking our church members to donate bags of individually wrapped candies around the beginning of October. At a meeting before Halloween, we divide the candy into goodie bags and print a Scripture passage on them. Then on Halloween night, we meet at the church in our costumes (nothing too scary) and proceed to a...
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This is a great idea to use with your ministry group, if you want to provide a wonderful way for them to meet and bless their community.Instruct all of your youth to bring a bag of candy to the night you normally meet on (at least two to three weeks BEFORE Halloween). When you have collected enough candy, have...
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We had a day of street prayer and called it The Cardinal Road Day of Prayer because that is the street our church is on. In an effort to show the youth that our mission work first starts in our own neighborhood, we hung door hangers on every door in our community. On one side was info about the...
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We had a day of street prayer and called it The Cardinal Road Day of Prayer because that is the street our church is on. In an effort to show the youth that our mission work first starts in our own neighborhood, we hung door hangers on every door in our community. On one side was info about the...
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If you live in the South, you know the hot season spans from ValentineÕs Day to Thanksgiving. This gives us plenty of opportunities to share a simple, refreshing bottle of cold water to people who are thirsty. WeÕve done this too many times to count, because itÕs such a hit. HereÕs how you can do it.All you have to...
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If you want to make a huge impact on teenage girls in your area, this is the way to do it. ItÕs called CinderellaÕs Closet, and it is a ministry for girls, by girls. What we did was have people bring in prom gowns and dresses that they are no longer using, along with shoes, jewelry, unopened make-up, purses,...
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Each year, we get a list of elderly people from our parish, divide up into groups of 6-8 and then run from house to house raking up their leaves to be picked up by the dept. of public works in our city. If you don't have a list- who cares? Pick a neighborhood in need and go to...
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