MISSIONS
Our Misson is to present Jesus in positive
and loving ways, to help people grow spiritually as disciples, and to make the world a better place by relieving suffering.
COSTA RICA Now that we have your attention, we are looking for volunteers to head up the mission to
Costa Rica for early spring 2010. We need prayer warriors, organizers, fund raisers, and missionaries. All you
need is a love for the Lord. Don't wait until you feel you have enough time or money or enough faith or know
enough about the Bible. God will provide if you are willing. Starting September, we will be gathering care
packages to send to our military family and friends. A list of suggested items will be in the Narthex. Please
provide us with any names of military family and friends that you think would like a care package. Continue to keep
them in your prayers. Fifteen Bibles are on their way to China through Voice of the Martyrs
by your pocket change and the help of the Sunday school classes. Please keep the recipients in your prayers. Bring
in your pocket change to help spread the good news. Our team of volunteers is continuing nursing
home visits and hopes to expand to hospital and prison ministry. Anyone interested in a visit or volunteering, please
let us know. Money for missions is welcomed anytime. Please note "Missions"
on your donations. Remember, James 2:26: "As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith
without deeds is dead." Does your faith need reviving? Come serve on the missions team! In
His service, Carolyn Venable
Comfort Teddy Bear Mission of FUMC Would
you like to be a missionary for Jesus? You can be one right here in our church by participating in our new Comfort Teddy
Bear Mission project. We are asking for contributions for both new and clean used bears. They will be tagged as
below and placed in a church pew for anyone to take and give to someone they know who needs comfort for any reason, as a gift
of love from our FUMC family. You may know: a person in Hospice, a nursing home; who is bedridden;
in a hospital; one who is lonely; one who is grieving for a loved one; who has been abused; or is facing a crisis in their
lives for any reason. You can send the bear, or better yet, take the bear yourself and see what love the bear does for
the recipient and the response given. The bear will have the following two-sided tag tied
around its neck. This bear has been among the congregation of Naples First United Methodist
Church. " I have heard the Word read, prayers prayed, songs of praise and the sermons
preached. I have been given love and loved others. Now I come to you with the blessings of worship and love from your
friends" God Loves You. If you would like to pass your bear along later
to someone for comfort, please wash your bear, if washable, to prevent passing along germs. Naples
First United Methodist Church 388 First Avenue South Naples, Fl 34102 Phone; 239-262-1033
Fax. 239-262-0586 Web:
www.fumcnaples.org
Volunteer
and Change a Life: Grace
Place, our mission partner in Golden Gate city, has volunteer opportunities for everyone. Grace Place serves
several hundred working-poor families just 20 minutes from our church. Come for a visit or give us a call
and we’ll help you find the right place to make a difference in the life of an at-risk child or impoverished family.
Call Mary at 455-2707 or go to www.graceplacenaples.org for more information.
· Bright Beginnings: M-T-W mornings, 9:45 am –
12 noon · Elementary After-School: M-T-W-Th afternoons, 3:00 – 5:30 pm · Middle
& High School Mentoring: M-T-W-Th-F lunchtime or Saturdays or flexible times. · Computer Lab: M-T-W-Th afternoons or Saturday mornings · Adult
English Literacy: Daytime or Evenings or Saturdays · Food Pantry: Fridays, mornings
or afternoons · Parenting Seminars & Special Events: Evenings, Saturdays · Other:
Office, Work Projects, Library, Event Planning, and more!
Blessings dear friends
in ministry to our community, Rev. Stephanie Munz Campbell 239-455-2707

Volunteers are the heart and soul of St. Matthew's House. We rely on volunteers for their diverse skills
and experiences to support our efforts. They historically contribute fresh ideas and new approaches and are ambassadors who
help tell the St. Matthew's House story to the community. We welcome all who want to volunteer and especially need full-time
residents of Collier County. As season ends, many of our volunteers leave, but our needs continue.
A volunteer's experience with us is very important and we strive to make it fulfilling and rewarding. If you
are interested in becoming a volunteer, please complete a Volunteer Application online or simply print it out and mail it
to us.
Volunteer Opportunities include Thrift Stores, Marketing and Fundraising, Food Pantry, Case Management, Transportation,
Soup Kitchen, Prep Kitchen, Building Maintenance, Administrative Work and Program/Ministry. Please contact us at 774-0500
for additional information.
Volunteer Application »
St. Matthew's House Ministry Home and Headquarters 2001 Airport
Road South Naples, FL 34112 239-774-0500 / Fax 239-774-7146
St. Matthew's House of Treasures Thrift Stores For Fast FREE Pick-up call 774-3315
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