The 39 th Annual Watts Street Fall Bazaar and Church Yard Sale on November 5 was a grand success. Over $9,700 (and counting!) was raised with 25% going to help restore the Good Shepherd Window and 65% going to support our 2017 Youth Summer Mission Experiences. For the final 10% (a tithe), the youth elected to give to Hurricane Matthew Flood Relief. Hooray, hooray, and thanks be to God for a generous church family and community! One of the highlights for the youth at the Bazaar was the intergenerational fellowship. Evelyn Ritz said, “We really enjoyed working with the older members of the church – especially the Sewing Circle.” Members of the Sewing Circle reciprocated as Judy Berry pointed out that the interaction with the youth was the best part of the day. Sixth grader Sarah Hanchey appreciated all the support of the church family and community, noting, “There were a lot of really nice people there and some of them came back (to the check-out table) multiple times.” Rowan Perz- Edwards added, “People would talk to you during check-out and make “But amongst all the hustle and bustle… Several of you welcomed him in and exchanged warm smiles with him.” Watts Street Baptist Church Missions Committee Company Name Compassion in Action Volume 7, Issue 7 December 2016 conversation.” With so many church members volunteering, donating, baking, and shopping, Cordia Ritz reflected, “It was good to see people get excited about what we were doing.” Henry Mitchell worked two shifts at the Church Yard Sale. He especially enjoyed getting some “customer-service” experience by greeting and opening the door for people. “It was good to interact with people there and get to know them better.” Richie Freeman observed, “You can see how the saying, ‘One person’s trash is another person’s treasure’ was really in effect”…as he hauled off a huge box of treasures he had found for himself! There were a few new wrinkles this year, as well. Joe Heflin appreciated how “Chuck Clifton’s technological wizardry brought us into the 21 st century” with a PayPal Mobile Card Reader which allowed people to make purchases at the Bazaar with credit/debit cards. Another highlight was having tables from several of our Mission Groups/ Partners: Reality Ministries, Durham CAN, and the El Salvador Mission Group were all able to share the good news about their ministries. (continued on p. 2) INSIDE THIS ISSUE Prison Ministry 3 HELP 3 DERC Is On The Move! 4 Share Your Christmas 4 Meals on Wheels Day 4 One World Market 5 El Salvador Scholarship Funds 6 Hurricane Matthew Releif 7 Children’s Mission Offering 8 Mission Baskets 8 When Jesus Came to the Watts Street Fall Bazaar… [This article is written from the perspective of Kelly Sassar.]
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The 39th
Annual Watts Street
Fall Bazaar and Church Yard Sale
on November 5 was a grand success.
Over $9,700 (and counting!) was
raised with 25% going to help
restore the Good Shepherd Window
and 65% going to support our
2017 Youth Summer Mission
Experiences. For the final 10% (a
tithe), the youth elected to give to
Hurricane Matthew Flood Relief.
Hooray, hooray, and thanks be to
God for a generous church family
and community!
One of the highlights for the
youth at the Bazaar was the
intergenerational fellowship. Evelyn
Ritz said, “We really enjoyed
working with the older members of
the church – especially the Sewing
Circle.” Members of the Sewing
Circle reciprocated as Judy Berry
pointed out that the interaction with
the youth was the best part of the
day.
Sixth grader Sarah Hanchey
appreciated all the support of the
church family and community,
noting, “There were a lot of really
nice people there and some of them
came back (to the check-out table)
multiple times.” Rowan Perz-
Edwards added, “People would talk
to you during check-out and make
S
“But amongst all the
hustle and bustle…
Several of you
welcomed him in and
exchanged warm
smiles with him.”
Watts Street Baptist Church Missions Committee
Company Name
Compassion in Action
Volume 7, Issue 7
December 2016
conversation.” With so many church
members volunteering, donating,
baking, and shopping, Cordia Ritz
reflected, “It was good to see people
get excited about what we were
doing.”
Henry Mitchell worked two shifts
at the Church Yard Sale. He
especially enjoyed getting some
“customer-service” experience by
greeting and opening the door for
people. “It was good to interact with
people there and get to know them
better.” Richie Freeman observed,
“You can see how the saying, ‘One
person’s trash is another person’s
treasure’ was really in effect”…as he
hauled off a huge box of treasures he
had found for himself!
There were a few new wrinkles
this year, as well. Joe Heflin
appreciated how “Chuck Clifton’s
technological wizardry brought us
into the 21st century” with a PayPal
Mobile Card Reader which allowed
people to make purchases at the
Bazaar with credit/debit cards.
Another highlight was having tables
from several of our Mission Groups/
Partners: Reality Ministries, Durham
CAN, and the El Salvador Mission
Group were all able to share the good
news about their ministries.
(continued on p. 2)
I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E Prison Ministry 3 HELP 3 DERC Is On The Move! 4 Share Your Christmas 4 Meals on Wheels Day 4 One World Market 5 El Salvador Scholarship Funds 6 Hurricane Matthew Releif 7 Children’s Mission Offering 8 Mission Baskets 8
When Jesus Came to the Watts Street Fall Bazaar… [This article is written from the perspective of Kelly Sassar.]