FAQ Categories Care Ministry Volunteers

Community Care: Hillcrest Transitional Housing

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:51:41-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Dan Sbisa

Approximate time commitment per week: Based on team’s duties

Related Skills/Gifts: Ability to perform duty assigned per team (shopping, cleaning, maintenance, graduation)

Duties/Responsibilities: Serve on one of a variety of teams that maintains the Timothy apartment at Hillcrest Transitional Housing in Lee’s Summit; provide support to our residents, through encouraging cards, gift cards and meals

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Community Care: Annual Memorial Blood Drive

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:48:57-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Mary Reed

Approximate time commitment per week: 6-8 hours prior to blood drive; 12 hours during event weekend

Related Skills/Gifts: Ability to plan annual theme; communicate with Community Blood Center representative the plans for the event day; determine needs of CBC; plan/prepare complimentary lunch and any gifts given to participants (t-shirts); obtain funds for sponsorship (Thrivent grant)

Duties/Responsibilities: Plan event with Care Minister and CBC rep 2 months in advance; secure funding from Thrivent; select theme and work to include it on give-away t-shirt and printed promotion pieces; determine lunch menu and purchase ingredients, then prepare; email previous blood drive participants and friends to encourage them to sign up to give blood; work with Care Minister to promote event to Timothy family and the community; set up display of Adam’s photos and blood drive t-shirts in lunch area; set up Timothy’s check-in table with list of registered donors and photos of Adam; be present throughout the day of the event to make sure donors’ needs are met (lunch, prizes, t-shirts)

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Community Care: Live Well Community Fair

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:48:08-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Give Commission as Lead; also Gather, Grow and Go Commissions

Approximate time commitment per week: Varies by duties (planning, connecting with organizations, communicating with other commissions, week of event, event itself

Related Skills/Gifts: Organization skills; communication skills; vision to plan and make changes from event to event; ability to locate groups to participate and promote event to the public; ability to secure financial sponsorships

Duties/Responsibilities: Prepare planning schedule; recruit volunteers for each area of job duties; determine public organizations that will participate and maintain communication with them until event date; plan event space and include needs of each organization; publicize event in the community; plan and implement program sequence (speakers); prepare event printed program; provide thank-you item for participating organizations

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Office Support/Mark Bibles

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:47:21-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Lois Warren

Approximate time commitment per week: 2-3 hours quarterly

Related Skills/Gifts: Underline Scripture verses in Bibles per instructions; print directions; attach labels

Duties/Responsibilities: Following instructions, underline 10-12 Scripture verses in paperback New Testaments given to community individuals who come to Timothy for financial assistance; print instructions at the bottom of each page; attach labels with additional information

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Office Support/Card Cabinet

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:46:28-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Janna Huddleston

Approximate time commitment per week: 1 hour monthly

Related Skills/Gifts: Organize greeting cards by category; purchase/order cards for this ministry

Duties/Responsibilities: Maintain supply of greeting cards in Fellowship Hall cabinet; display cards by category; turn in card donations from money box in cabinet to Care Minister

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Office Support/Greeting Cards (bulletin prayers)

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:45:50-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Lois Kuecker

Approximate time commitment per week: 1-2 hours weekly

Related Skills/Gifts: Readable penmanship; maintain card supply/let Care Minister know when certain ones are needed

Duties/Responsibilities: Sign cards from Timothy’s Care Ministry, address envelopes for members who were included in bulletin/congregational email prayers and mail cards (postage provided by Timothy)

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Benevolence/Journey to the Manger

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:45:09-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Esther Maxwell

Approximate time commitment: 3 hours on the second Sunday in December

Related Skills/Gifts: Organize gifts according to family/organization; check off on list provided the gifts that are returned that day; place gifts in bags for each family/organization

Duties/Responsibilities: As gifts are brought to the gathering area (Family Life Center), check off the gifts on the list of all gifts needed; place gifts in bags by family/organization for delivery; make note of missing gifts; repair any wrapping paper if needed for those gifts that require wrapping

Needed: A volunteer to work with the lay leader as needed the second Sun. in Dec.

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Benevolence/Giving Tree

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:44:25-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Esther Maxwell

Approximate time commitment per week: 2-3 hours weekly for two weeks in Nov.

Related Skills/Gifts: Ability to use Word software to prepare tags; ability to cut paper or cards to prepare ‘ornament’ for each tag

Duties/Responsibilities: Prepare gift tags for Giving Tree to include information about each gift requested; hang tags on each of the two Giving Trees

Needed: A volunteer to work with the lay leader as needed in November.

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Office Support/Financial Assistance Records

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:43:47-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Esther Maxwell

Approximate time commitment per week: 30 minutes

Related Skills/Gifts: Ability to use Excel software program, generate an annual report based on categories of assistance (rent, gasoline, utilities, food); general filing abilities

Duties/Responsibilities: Record financial assistance given to individuals from the community; filed printed documents in binder

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Office Support/Grief Letters & Booklets

By Doug Fleck|2020-10-06T15:43:04-05:00October 6th, 2020|Care Ministry Volunteers|

Ministry Area: One-to-One Care Ministry

Lay Leader: Esther Maxwell

Approximate time commitment per week: 1-2 hours

Related Skills/Gifts: Ability to produce computer-generated letters, address envelopes and maintain records so booklets are mailed in timely manner through church office

Duties/Responsibilities: Maintain records of relatives’ deaths of Timothy members; mail GriefShare letter invitation to all; for deaths of close relatives, send 4-part booklet series addressing the grieving process with spiritual support

Needed: A volunteer to work with the lay leader as needed throughout the year.

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October 2020