a dime a day
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A Dime A Day. Maritime Conference people are generous!. We give to the : United Way Salvation Army Canadian Cancer Society Diabetes Association Heart & Stroke Foundation Hospital Foundations World Vision And many others!. People already give in so many ways!!!!. Thank you!!!!!!!. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Dime A Day A Dime A Day
Maritime Conference people Maritime Conference people are generous! are generous!
We give to the : We give to the : United WayUnited Way
Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyCanadian Cancer SocietyCanadian Cancer Society
Diabetes AssociationDiabetes AssociationHeart & Stroke FoundationHeart & Stroke Foundation
Hospital FoundationsHospital FoundationsWorld Vision World Vision
And many others! And many others!
People already give People already give
in so many ways!!!!in so many ways!!!!
Thank you!!!!!!!
Churches and UCW’sChurches and UCW’s Already Give Already Give
United Church people give to: United Church people give to:
United for Peace United for Peace
Community Outreach ProjectsCommunity Outreach Projects
People in need in their own areas. People in need in their own areas.
FoodbanksFoodbanks
Social Service AgenciesSocial Service Agencies
Individuals who are in needIndividuals who are in need
Seniors’ homesSeniors’ homes
Special ProjectsSpecial Projects
Out of the Cold ProgramsOut of the Cold Programs
Providing free or nearly free space to other Providing free or nearly free space to other organizations: like Weight Watcher’s, AA, organizations: like Weight Watcher’s, AA,
Mother’s and TotsMother’s and Tots
Giving to clothing drives, supporting shelters Giving to clothing drives, supporting shelters etc.etc.
United Church People AreUnited Church People Are
Generous!!!!!!!Generous!!!!!!!Thank You!!!!Thank You!!!!
How many of these How many of these projects are wrong???projects are wrong???
None!None!
All of these projects more or less are All of these projects more or less are our Christian response to the our Christian response to the
Biblical call to clothe the naked and Biblical call to clothe the naked and feed the hungry.feed the hungry.
Matthew 25: 34-36Matthew 25: 34-36
The United Church ResponseThe United Church Response
The Mission & Service Fund!
We fund programs in all of these areas:We fund programs in all of these areas:
Feeding the hungryFeeding the hungry
Visiting the sick and imprisoned Visiting the sick and imprisoned
Clothing the nakedClothing the naked
Sheltering the homeless Sheltering the homeless
Support and advocacy Support and advocacy
Supporting ChaplainciesSupporting Chaplaincies
Supporting First Nation’s MinistriesSupporting First Nation’s Ministries
Supporting projects and ecumenical Supporting projects and ecumenical partnerships around the worldpartnerships around the world
Financing Church Transformational ProjectsFinancing Church Transformational Projects
funding theological Schoolsfunding theological Schools
funding ecumenical endeavoursfunding ecumenical endeavours
providing General Council and Conference providing General Council and Conference staff to assist with congregational programsstaff to assist with congregational programs
We provide all these services and more We provide all these services and more with your financial support of the:with your financial support of the:
Mission and ServiceMission and Service
Fund Fund
Thank You!!!!!!Thank You!!!!!!
Where does your money go?Where does your money go?
Your generosity supports Your generosity supports
ministry and mission in every ministry and mission in every presbytery!presbytery!
In Maritime ConferenceIn Maritime Conference
Last year we provided support to:Last year we provided support to: Christian Council for Christian Council for
ReconciliationReconciliation Karing KitchenKaring Kitchen Brunswick Street Brunswick Street MissionMission
Aboriginal Peace & Friendship Aboriginal Peace & Friendship Project (Tatamagouche Centre) Project (Tatamagouche Centre)
Maritimes-Guatemala Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking Breaking the Silence Network Co-ordinatorthe Silence Network Co-ordinator
CQS Care CentresCQS Care Centres CoverdaleCoverdale
Campus MinistriesCampus MinistriesHospital Chaplaincies Hospital Chaplaincies Pastoral ChargesPastoral ChargesTransformational Transformational ministry initiativesministry initiatives
We did all thisWe did all this
with the $335,000with the $335,000
provided for usprovided for us
in Mission Support Grantsin Mission Support Grants
This Mission SupportThis Mission Supportgrant money isgrant money is
provided toprovided toMaritime ConferenceMaritime Conference
through your financial support of through your financial support of the Mission and Service Fund.the Mission and Service Fund.
Thank You!!!!!!Thank You!!!!!!
Our ChallengeOur Challenge
Since 1988Since 1988
givings to the givings to the
Mission and Service Fund Mission and Service Fund
have remained steady athave remained steady at
$30,000,000$30,000,000
Since 1988, prices and salaries have Since 1988, prices and salaries have gone up substantially:gone up substantially:
What cost What cost $100$100 in 1988 in 1988
Now costsNow costs
$161.73$161.73
That means if you gave That means if you gave
$100$100 in today’s money to the in today’s money to the
Mission and Service Fund Mission and Service Fund
It would be worth onlyIt would be worth only
$61.83 in 1988 dollars$61.83 in 1988 dollars
$30,000,000 of today’s dollars$30,000,000 of today’s dollars
does not compare to the 30 Million does not compare to the 30 Million dollars given in 1988. In fact it is only dollars given in 1988. In fact it is only
worth $worth $18.55 Million18.55 Million..
Inflation has eaten away the rest.Inflation has eaten away the rest.
This means that it is This means that it is
harder and harder to harder and harder to
support the importantsupport the important
ministries in Maritime Conference,ministries in Maritime Conference,
Canada and the world.Canada and the world.
We already know We already know
that you are a that you are a
generous peoplegenerous people
We know that We know that
the present economicthe present economic
climate is uncertain.climate is uncertain.
In these tough economic In these tough economic times, we are not asking times, we are not asking
people to break their bank.people to break their bank.
When organizations comeWhen organizations come
to your door asking to your door asking
for donationsfor donations
Please be generous Please be generous
but please don’t forgetbut please don’t forget
The Mission and Service Fund
The goal for 2010The goal for 2010for the Mission and for the Mission and
Service Fund isService Fund is
$30,200,000. $30,200,000.
We can only achieveWe can only achieve
these goals if these goals if
we work togetherwe work together
A special project ideaA special project idea
from our friends infrom our friends in
Hamilton Conference.Hamilton Conference.
What possibly can one What possibly can one
small dime do?small dime do?
A dime buys enough gas to travel 1 kilometre. A dime buys enough gas to travel 1 kilometre. A dime might buy two pieces of penny A dime might buy two pieces of penny
candy.candy.
Not much!!!!!Not much!!!!!
If every member of Maritime ConferenceIf every member of Maritime Conference
Redirected 10 cents of their charitable givingsRedirected 10 cents of their charitable givings
To the Mission and Service FundTo the Mission and Service Fund
Every day for a year.Every day for a year.
That’s just tenThat’s just ten
pennies… every day… pennies… every day…
That would mean thatThat would mean that
each member wouldeach member would
give an extragive an extra
$36.50 a year$36.50 a year
to the to the
Mission and Service Fund.Mission and Service Fund.
That’s less thanThat’s less than
the price of one full tank of gasthe price of one full tank of gas
per year.per year.
If all 85,000 plusIf all 85,000 plus
members of Maritime members of Maritime
Conference gave anConference gave an
extra dime a day toextra dime a day to
the Mission and Service Fundthe Mission and Service Fund
Then we, in Maritime Conference, Then we, in Maritime Conference, would collect an extra would collect an extra
$3,102,500 million dollars$3,102,500 million dollarsin M&S money in M&S money
every year.every year.
Remember:Remember:
We are not asking you to We are not asking you to break the bank.break the bank.
We are asking you to We are asking you to remember the power of remember the power of
one dime a day.one dime a day.
Join Us.Join Us.
Together we can do so much.Together we can do so much.
Pledge to give an extra dimePledge to give an extra dime
every day toevery day to
the the Mission and Service Fund.Mission and Service Fund.
RememberRemember……
The Mission and Service Fund The Mission and Service Fund
RenewRenew……
Our commitmentOur commitment
Rejoice!Rejoice!In the difference that we In the difference that we
make in people’s lives! make in people’s lives!
Thank You! Thank You!