Hospitality in Galveston - December 27th

Below is a slightly edited copy of the plan for Saturday, December 27th. We will be providing essentially a 'meet and greet' and 'help settle' function for the two teams coming in that day. I've asked Sarah (the EFCA coordinator) if we should also provide snacks or dinner, and if we need anybody in Galveston on Sunday. I'll let you know what she says.

If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know.

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Hosting Saturday, December 27th, 2008

Teams

Parker Hills Bible Fellowship- Drew Weyland-- arriving @ 5pm
Parker Hills, CO (11 people coming: 7M 4F)

Legacy Bible Church-- Jeff Reed— arriving @ 6 or 7 pm
Sherman, TX (21 people coming: 14M 7F)

• After introductions and greeting, collect their waivers and team rosters (if they have do not have them, the forms are in the green and blue folders located on the brown shelf in the office)

• Show them to their beds. Guys in the old church on 18th st.; women in the church bunks (we can place overflow of women in the sanctuary for the night if need be)

• The small room is reserved for a family that will be arriving on Sunday

• Small heater fans are located in the bunk rooms of the church and in a small box by the front door of fellowship hall if needed

• LOCK the church door after everyone is settled in (the church key is located in the grey box in the top shelf of the black filing cabinet. The key to the cabinet is laying on top of the white board in the office)

• Regarding payment-their payment can be given to Sarah when she arrives on Sunday night

• Continental Breakfast food will be available for them (Cereal; oatmeal; granola bars; milk; bagels (in fridge, freezer, or plastic bin under the counter in kitchen); juice(in fridge by front door)

• They are on their own for Lunch and Dinner on Sunday

• The volunteers are welcome to attend church on Sunday morning at 11am at GBC

• please be sure that the church and sanctuary is set up for church on Sunday (food cleaned up, white chairs in fellowship hall, chairs in rows in the sanctuary, )


***Thank you so VERY MUCH! MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!****

Ike Relief Saturday December 13th

We’re on for today (Saturday, December 13th). I got the following note from Mark Lewis overnight:

I have a floor scraping job lined up for another church on the island…and if there is any way at this late time to see if anyone has a heat gun to bring, it would save time. Also have a de-drywalling job in Hitchcock, that ideally your team may consider adopting for reinstallation in future weeks. I’ll let chad know about that one too.

If you are planning to come today, please be at the church between 6:30 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. for departure to Galveston. You will be leaving the island to return between 3:30 p.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Ike Relief for the Holidays

We’re still planning to send a crew to Galveston this weekend (December 13th). We’ve got two crew leaders but only a small number of crew participants that we know of at this point. If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know.

The following week-end, December 20th, we do not plan to do any Ike relief.

The last weekend in December (December 27th) we have a unique opportunity. The EFCA Crisis Response staff will be out on their Christmas break, but two crews are coming in on Saturday from Colorado (afternoon) and Sherman, TX (evening) to attend Galveston Bible Church Sunday and work the following week. Mark Lewis needs some folks to be on-site at the church on Saturday to welcome these crews and help them settle in, possibly feeding them supper and breakfast. At that point the EFCA Crisis Response folks will start returning and our responsibility will be over.

Anyone (or family) interested in volunteering for the Saturday or Sunday morning pieces of this opportunity, please contact us. No real experience is needed - we’ll get further details and instructions before the Crisis Response staff leaves town.

Ike Relief Saturday December 13th

Right at the moment we do not plan to do Ike relief this Saturday, December 6th. However, two of our crew leaders are available on Saturday, December 13th. We would like to be able to go to Galveston and help that day.

If you are available to help, please contact Iva at the church office (ivaf@trinityfellowship.net, 281-482-0577) or Bob (mail@trinityfellowship.net, 281-787-7120) to let us know. We will also be making some calls to recruit for the crews, especially to those who signed up on the work crew pages during Thanksgiving.