Fasting and Feasting: Mission and Outreach

Goal: Outreach/intentional welcome to new members, young families, elderly, (especially homebound) and all members and friends

Suggestion: Shrove Tuesday “feast” at church before Lent begins!

Sounds and Silence: Mission and Outreach

Goal: To remember and meditate on those around the community and around the world who are silenced. The oppressed, the hungry, the forgotten.

Suggestion: Commit to spend 15 minutes each day to be in silence/solidarity with those who are silenced
Or/ commit to one entire day of Lent to silence (this means no TV, no radio, internet, etc.)

Giving up and Taking on: Mission and Outreach

Goal: To remember each day what Jesus gave up on his way to the cross. Money raised goes to a mission project.

Suggestion: Make drawstring pouches or buy coin cards to place change in each day (five days each week). Creatively list “luxuries” we enjoy as memos for giving. Examples could be:
          One day give 5 cents for each light bulb in the house
          One day contribute all your spare change
          One day give a dime for every desert eaten that day

Giving and Receiving: Mission and Outreach

Goal: To secretly surprise someone who is alone, ill, or grieving with a care basket or gift.

Suggestion: Without being found out, deliver or send a gift of flowers, baked goods, or poems. If unable to deliver, send a real letter delivered by snail mail

Nature and Nurture: Mission and Outreach

Goal: To organize a community garden in the congregation

Suggestion: Individuals arrange details: place, promotion, seeds, etc.

Goal: To simplify and declutter one’s life during Lent

Suggestion: Organize a rummage sale to sell unwanted items. Money raised will go to mission projects

Sabbath and Service: Mission and Outreach

Goal: To volunteer in local settings

Suggestion: Commit to donating one hour each week to volunteer locally, in the schools, food pantry, over-night shelter, or mission-oriented institution.

Or: Commit each member to attend church each week. Have available commitment cards to be signed (and kept by signer) to commit to both volunteer hours and worship

Old and New: Mission and Outreach

Goal: For a congregation to learn more about new mission partners

Suggestion: Invite a newer mission partner spokesperson to preach or give a Mission Moment in worship. Also, an article about this mission partner could be placed in the church’s newsletter