Great Days of Service 2011

Great Days of Service is a nine year community faith-based ministry of local churches and others with housing rehabilitation. Plymouth Park Volunteers helped make this years Great Days of Service a success. The Mission Committee thanks the members for their prayers, donations and the volunteers.

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Great Days of Service can still use prayers, volunteers and donations

The Missions Committee and Great Days of Service appreciated your donations for home repairs. Your Missions Committee and Bill La Barr urge you to be involved in the GDS. The dates of service are March 18-19 and March 25-26. Call Andy Schellenberg, 972-313-0058 to volunteer and for details.

GDS needs volunteers to make repairs on 26 homes and clean up yards. Also volunteers are needed to prepare and deliver lunches to the workers. GDS needs volunteers to help with administration at the headquarters on work days. GDS need your prayers too.

GDS invites volunteers and homeowners to the prayer breakfast on Saturday, March 18 from 7:00 am to 8:00 am. Also to the celebration on Sunday, March 27 at 2:00 pm. Both events are at the host church and headquarters, First UMC, 211 W 3rd St, Irving 972-253-3531. GDS hotline is 972-510-5084 and website is http://gdsirving.org and gdsirving@yahoo.com. Together we help our neighbors and improve our community.

2011 Great Days of Service dates set

The Great Days of Service has started planning for 2011. The dates of service to help Irving homeowners are March 18-19 and March 25 and 26. Do you know any homeowners that need help with home repairs or yards? GDS can assist them if they qualify with any of the following conditions: disabled, low income, or elderly.

GDS is a nine year community faith-based ministry of local churches and others with housing rehabilitation. GDS appreciates PPUMC participation these past nine years by volunteers, donations and prayers. GDS Information brochures will be located in the ministry center and in the back of the sanctuary. Donations may be made to GDS through PPUMC. Please mark you checks on the memo line with GDS.

Contact Andy Schellenberg, PPUMC/GDS representative, 972-313-0058 with any information or any other questions about GDS.

Great Days of Service 2011

The Great Days of Service has started planning for 2011. The dates of service to help Irving homeowners are March 18-19 and March 25 and 26. Do you know any homeowners that need help with home repairs or yards? GDS can assist them if they qualify with any of the following conditions: disabled, low income, or elderly.

GDS is a nine year community faith-based ministry of local churches and others with housing rehabilitation. GDS appreciates PPUMC participation these past nine years by volunteers, donations and prayers. GDS Information brochures will be located in the ministry center and in the back of the sanctuary.

Contact Andy Schellenberg, PPUMC/GDS representative, 972-313-0058 with their information or any other questions about GDS.

Your Missions committee appreciates your help in the past and hope you will help again this year. Watch for more updates to follow.

Great Days of Service 2010

Great Days of Service (GDS) 2010 is pleased to report 25 homes of our neighbors were improved. Donations to GDS were $9,142. There were 577 volunteers that were a blessing to the homeowners. The Prayer Breakfast was attended by 185 workers. The Celebration was attended by 120 volunteers and homeowners. Their were 10 churches, 4 groups and 4 companies that participated. The GDS appreciated the donations and volunteers and God for making this 9th year a another success.

PPUMC members generous donations was $1,346. PPUMC had 24 volunteers that help complete 3 homes. Special thanks to the following: Barbara Hamilton, Pat Ross, United Methodist Women group for the 100 foam plates, plastic cutlery and napkins for the Celebration event; Peg Hartung, Senior High Youth; Andy Schellenberg, Frank Spitzig, Mac
Strubhar and Linda Warren.

The Mission Committee thanks the members for their prayers, donations and the volunteers.