Advent Conspiracy

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Spend Less • Give More • Worship Fully • Love All

As we prepare our hearts for Advent Conspiracy 2011, our prayer is that families will embrace and be inspired by an opportunity to break out from the consumeristic mentality and get back to the real reason for Christmas! Our collective offering this year will go to: feed the hungry, house the homeless, and aid the helpless.

As a church family, we desire to:

Feed the Hungry

serve traditional Thanksgiving and Christmas dinners to our community
build and fund chicken farms in Haiti to provide not only a food source but a revenue stream

House the Homeless

serve at our own SOS shelter
connect with a homeless friend and make a difference in their life
visit and serve at Dignity Village in Portland to create a wintertime living space

Aid the Helpless

provide gifts for the children of incarcerated parents thnrough Angel Tree Christmas
assist single moms through Iglesia Sonrise
meet real needs at our neighboring school Quatama Elementary
encourage orphan adoption and foster care
support Door to Grace to rescue children from the sex trafficking

As Jesus said, "What you do for the least of these, you've done unto me". Let's follow God's example of giving this Christmas!

(Make sure to select fund #7. "Advent Conspiracy)

Watch the Advent Conspiracy Video (2 min):

A gift from your family

Pick up an Advent Conspiracy gift collection box this weekend after the service. You can place your gift inside and bring back the box the weekends of December 10-11 or 17-18. The box is a great way to get the whole family involved, kids can put in their own donation!

Tips for spending less and giving more:

Spend more time in prayer, worship and Scripture reading than you do shopping.

Pray about what your priorities should be this Christmas, asking God to show you what He values and what will be most meaningful for you. Pursue only activities and purchases that align with those values.

Agree on spending amounts as a family. Think small and take pleasure in the little luxuries!

Donate to "Advent Conspiracy" in the names of people on your gift list.

Instead an elaborate Christmas dinner, eat a simple one and instead give the money you would have spent.

Make it personal: Handmake or purchase something small but relevant for each person on your list, and write out a note by hand telling them how you feel about them. You can include in your note your new decision about Christmas, Advent Conspiracy and what it means to you.

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Start Serving Others

Through various ministries we join together to meet real needs in our city and beyond with love and compassion. We want to serve the least, the last and the lost with a pure heart just like Jesus!

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