Volunteer Connection Blog

WedWednesdayMayMay16th2012 Oh PLARN!

Posted Wednesday, May 16 2012 @ 10 AM byBev Campisi Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

I did it again. Went in to do my grocery shopping and left my eco-friendly tote bags in the trunk. And so I have once again come home with more plastic bags! I used to get to the check outline and say, "Oh Darn!" And now I joyfully think, "Oh PLARN!" What a blessing knowing I can bring my bags to church. Because of the Homeless MAT-ters ministry team, someone is going to make something beautiful of what is otherwise waste. And that something beautiful will result in a meaningful gift to a... More

WedWednesdayMayMay9th2012 Give/Receive...Give/Receive...

Posted Wednesday, May 09 2012 @ 11 AM byBev Campisi Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

You've heard of the gift that keeps on giving? That is how I look at volunteering or serving. I volunteer, I get back. I serve, I find joy. I often tell people I am purely selfish in doing the things I do because I (emphasis on I) get so much joy in the doing. I happen to know it is not just ME that feels that way! Paul felt that way too. He said as much when he wrote his greeting to the Romans. Romans 1:11-12 says, "I long to see you so that I may impart to you some spiritual gift to make you... More

WedWednesdayMayMay2nd2012 All Things Work Together For Good

Posted Wednesday, May 02 2012 @ 12 PM byBev Campisi Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

When our church recently hosted a very large celebration of a life well-lived, the family left many beautiful flowers with us, inviting us to take and share them with others. Our Flower Delivery Ministry Team, which has been featured in a prior article, does this kind of dividing into vases on Sunday mornings, and then taking to members who might be at home or in the hospital. But this funeral was on a Monday, and our team could not really handle this. On this particular Monday, when we had... More

TueTuesdayAprApril24th2012 Listen in Love

Posted Tuesday, April 24 2012 @ 5 PM byBev Campisi Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

The first mission trip I ever went on was many years ago, but the most significant thing I heard repeatedly from our Youth Pastor before we set out was that it really wasn't about the WORK we were going to go DO at some house we would be assigned to, but it was really about creating a relationship with the client we would be serving... to just listen to them if they wanted to talk. Like even stop working, and just listen. Early last Saturday morning a whole lot of men, women, teens and children... More

WedWednesdayAprApril18th2012 Let Me Help

Posted Wednesday, April 18 2012 @ 10 AM byBev Campisi Tagged No tags 0 comments Add comment

I used to be a High School Child Development teacher. A Home Economics vocational education course I facilitated placed Juniors and Seniors as aides to teachers in preschool classrooms and in private day care centers. This allowed me to observe lots of human behavior in young children, teenagers and teachers of all ages. Everyone who was associated with this program confirmed by their work experiences with little children that kids love to imitate, and they long to please people. They just love... More

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by At First Methodist Grapevine there is always a place to be connected with others in service to others. The Volunteer Connection blog contains stories about people who are in service and their experiences. You'll also find new and interesting ideas for how you can serve.

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