Service Day 2010!
Join us on Sunday, May 2, as the entire Watermark family and other area churches gather to love and serve people throughout our city on Service Day 2010!
On May 2, instead of meeting for our regular time of worship, we’ll hop aboard buses at the Watermark campus and serve from 9 am – 12:30 pm at locations across the Metroplex. We’ll serve at schools, neighborhood ministries, transitional homes/apartments, food pantries, educational ministries, homeless shelters, orphan care facilities, recovery centers, and other places where our help is needed. The goal of this day is simple: to share the love of Christ with others through service!
“Service Day is a great opportunity to show the love of Christ to folks throughout our community,” said Watermark Director of External Focus, Jeff Ward. “Last year, our work at schools and many other organizations in Dallas blessed people we never could have expected. This is also a great opportunity to serve alongside our children and with community groups, as we demonstrate the importance of selflessly serving people in the name of Christ. It’s also a wonderful way to get to know other people in the body as you work alongside them.”
This year, we are collaborating with at least 40 other area churches and World Vision, to serve the city on the same weekend. We’re calling the project “Go and Be.” Read more about it at www.goandbe.org and the Facebook Groups page. We’re anticipating that 25,000 folks will be serving on May 1 and 2 as we plan to “be” the church in action as opposed to simply “going” to church. There are several sites where Watermark members will work alongside members from other churches and with people from the surrounding neighborhood.
One of our larger projects that day will be a collaboration with a West Dallas church and Builders of Hope, which has joined with Watermark to work on six houses in West Dallas. Watermark will also partner with World Vision and Dallas Independent School District to do a major painting project at Edison Middle School. It’s exciting to think about the kids at Edison being greeted by a much brighter and cleaner school building on Monday morning.
Please don’t miss this opportunity to share the love of Christ with people throughout our community on Service Day.
HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
1. Arrive next Sunday dressed in your comfortable clothes before 9 am. Buses will depart as soon as they are loaded. On the way, a bus captain will tell you more about the place you are serving and where your help will be needed. Each site will also have designated site captains who can answer questions and help with any other issues.
2. Drop off young children at the Watermark Tower. Watermark Children’s Ministry opens at 8:30 am and will serve children birth through four years old. Parents must leave their cell phone numbers with Children’s Ministry teachers if they plan to serve off-site. Volunteers are needed in this area, so please email Jinger Lord at jlord@watermark.org to serve our children on that day. Kids 4 years and older are invited to serve with their families. Note: There will be a few buses along the LBJ service road that are headed to projects that are designated for kids 12 years and older only.
3. Serve! Your work will bless others. Don’t forget to take some time to learn more about the ministry or place you are serving and develop relationships with those around you.
4. Get back on the bus around noon. We’ll return to the Watermark Tower by 12:30 pm. Remember, there will be no 9 am, 11 am or 5:30 pm services on May 2. There will be a Raise the Mark service from 7 – 8 pm.
WHAT SHOULD I BRING?
Your family. Kids 4 years and older are invited to serve along with their families. This is an excellent opportunity to model the importance of serving others as a member of the body of Christ. If you have a small child who may need your attention during the morning, please consider serving in the Children’s Ministry in the Watermark Tower. We will also have two on-site projects for you to participate in.
Your Watermark friends and Community Group. This is a casual, fun way to build relationships while serving others, so spread the word to your Watermark buddies. Also, remind your friends and community group that Watermark Service Day will take the place of all our regular times of worship on May 2. If you want to do a project alongside your community group, please arrive by 8:30 to load up on the same bus.
Guests. Many people who don’t typically attend church are interested in serving the community. This is an ideal opportunity to introduce your friends to Watermark in a relaxed, informal way.
A heart that’s ready to care and serve: Throughout the day, people will see our Watermark family at work and will be curious as to why. Serve with enthusiasm and be ready to tell people why the Lord has called us to serve our community.
If you have other questions: Please email externalfocus@watermark.org. Thanks for being part of Watermark Service Day!
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