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Our homeless ministries, Emmaus and Face To Face, are looking for the following donations:
shampoo, deodorant, socks, soap, lotion, toothbrushes, toothpaste, razors, c batteries, and bug spray. Please drop off any donations at Taft St Coffee or to the connect table at weekend gatherings. For more information, please email Manuel: manuel@ecclesiahouston.org
New Life offers compassionate, loving care for women experiencing pregnancies by providing free services such as confidential pregnancy testing, biblically based counseling, ultrasounds, abstinence education, and post-abortion counseling. We're going to show them support by stocking them with size 4 and 5 diapers. Drop them off in the basket near the connect table this weekend.
For more information, please email Liz: liz[at]ecclesiahouston.org
Loving Houston is a movement of church and city leaders to serve areas of Houston that are in need of clean-up and revitalization. Ecclesia is partnering with Loving Houston to provide opportunities to serve the city June 1st - 8th. For more information on this initiative and to sign up to serve on specific projects, please click here
Please join us in the Prayer Room at 1100 Elder every Monday at 6:30pm as we come together to pray and intercede for the body of Ecclesia, and the world around us. We especially encourage you to come if you desire to receive prayer. For more information, please email Manuel: manuel [at] ecclesiahouston.org
Every Sunday after the 11am gathering in James Bute Park. Come serve, eat lunch and hang out with our homeless brothers and sisters. Contact Jacky Bui at jaxbui [at] gmail.com for more information; you are also welcome to simply show up in the coffee shop after the 11am gathering ends. To help with donations of water, fresh fruit, and prayers, please email Manuel: manuel [at] ecclesiahouston.org.
Ladies join us at 2115 Taft on Tuesday evenings at 6:30pm as we seek health, healing and conscious contact with God through sobriety! For more information, please email Tracy Abbott: tabbottssbg[at]@yahoo.com
We are putting teams together to serve at the Weekend Gatherings at 1100 Elder. We would love your help with set-up, parking, and greeting. We are also putting out sign-up sheets for people interested in serving communion and being ushers for the offering baskets. Look for these sign-up sheets at the connect table. For more information, please email Matt: mcgahen [at] ecclesiahouston.org.
The First Ward has a new market! Every Thursday from 4-7pm, The Market at Silver Street features local vendors offering fresh fruits and vegetables, prepared foods like tamales and Indian cuisine, fresh herbs from the Community Garden, and more. The food is delicious and reasonably priced, and the high-quality crafts are a bargain. Support your local businesses-- stop by the market at 1501 Silver Street, 77007! For more information, please email Amanda: amanda[at]ecclesiahouston.org
Our Children's Community is looking for caring, helpful, and fun people to join us in the storytelling and exploration we create each weekend with the children of Ecclesia. If you are interested in finding out more about what we do, now is the perfect time to join us, because you can jump in on a training and start helping right away. We have several volunteer openings available, some once monthly & some more frequent. For more information, please email kathy [at] ecclesiahouston.org
Come join us on Thursday nights at Taft Street Coffee for the "Old School" AA Meeting from 6:30pm-7:30pm.
For more information or if you would like to lead/chair meetings, please email Manuel: manuel[at]ecclesiahouston.org
Do you enjoy working behind the scenes supporting the work of others? Do you have an eye for design, an ear for music or a taste of color? We'd like to meet you! The technical arts team manages sound, video, lighting and staging for all of Ecclesia's weekend gatherings and special events. Opportunities exist for all skill levels, and training provided. For more information, please email Phil: phil [at] ecclesiahouston.org
Every week volunteers from Ecclesia bake communion bread for each of our gatherings. There is an opportunity for more volunteers to bake bread. For more information about joining this team, please email Deji: deji [at] osinulu.org.
Every Wednesday from 1pm - 3:00pm at Hermann Park. Face to Face is similar to Simple Feast, except on a weekday. It is a fantastic opportunity to join in community and build relationships with our family in Hermann Park. For more information or to help with donations of food/fresh fruit, please email Manuel: Manuel [at] ecclesiahouston.org.
We have begun a five week class for those preparing for marriage. The class will meet on Monday evenings. For more information about signing up, please email Paul: paul@ecclesiahouston.org
