2012 Food and Water Drive

5 lbs gone! Eat right, exercise, and have a blessed day y'all! "Trust in the LORD with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding; in all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make your paths straight." Proverbs 3: 5-6 Lord, thank you for Your truth and Your direction. Please continue to use me to show others Your love, grace, and goodness, AMEN. " ...he made the pointblank declaration that God had done for him what he could not do for himself. ...Here was something at work in a human heart which had done the impossible." Big Book pg 12 Can you spare some water and food to help others?
http://www.mountainpark.org/event/321475-2012-05-20-2012-food-and-water-drive/


2012 Food and Water Drive
We are collecting food for our food pantry, which gives out approximately 2-4 food boxes a week. Items we collect are tuna, mayo, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soup, pasta and spaghetti sauce.
Please drop your donations in the boxes in the church lobby Sundays and during the week.
Our goal this year is to collect 1,000 cases of water for Phoenix Rescue Mission. With tempatures already over 100° this year, water is desperately needed for the homeless in our commuity.
A case of water costs less than a trip to Starbucks. Pick up a case or two, bring them to church Sunday morning or during the week and put them in the lobby.
You can also donate through our website or dropping cash in the large water bottle in the lobby


Let the Blessings Roll!!!

"We can make our plans, but the LORD determines our steps."  Proverbs 16:9  Lord, I will focus my plans on seeking Your will daily , please guide my thoughts, actions, and will, AMEN.  "We consider our plans for the day. Before we begin, we ask God to direct our thinking, especially asking that it be divorced from self-pity, dishonest or self-seeking motives." Big Book pg  86 Eat right, exercise, and have a blessed day y'all!  Family Promise week is coming! Have you signed up to help yet?  

Family Promise Week June  10 -17

For the week of June 10-17, Mountain Park is partnering with Family Promise to provide shelter to homeless families. The mission of the Family Promise initiative is to love and serve our neighbors by providing hot meals and a safe place to sleep, while they work hard to regain their housing, their independence, and their dignity. We need volunteers (that's where you come in) to prepare and serve the meals and also to make sure the families have what they need during their stay at MPCC. 

This serving opportunity is excellent for families and small groups. It could also be a great way to meet people if you're new to Mountain Park. 

In addition to help with serving meals, we need help with  Sunday  afternoon (6/10)  set up and Sunday morning re-set (6/17). 

Are you free for an hour each morning?

 We need to add to our spruce up / tidy up team!  

We also still have a few openings for Overnight hosts 

Please use the link below to  sign up and serve

http://www.mountainpark.org/event/2012-06-10-family-promise-june-2012/  


Let the blessings roll!

Family Promise Week 

6/10 -17 sign ups now open

We are pleased to be partnering with Family Promise to help Ahwatukee and East Valley families who have had a few bad breaks with housing and jobs to get back on their feet again! These folks are in transition to new jobs and housing while they rebuild their lives. I know that this is something we would all do for one another if we were in this situation. We have been blessed these past few months watching the families who have stayed with us move on to long-term, gainful employment and permanent housing!

We will be hosting our guests the week of June 10 -17.

This is an excellent project and service activitiy for d.groups, as well as, individuals looking to get connected!

We need teams of 6-8 to serve meals and have dinner with our guest familes each evening from 6-7:30pm. We need youth groups and children to come along to have dinner and play with the children of our guests. This is the magic that makes Family Promise work! Moms and dads begin to relax when they see their kids having fun! There are also many other ways that you can serve:

• We need a pair of adults to serve one night as overnight hosts each night from 7pm-6am.
• We need assistance with room set up before our guests arrive on Sunday afternoon May 13 and June 10.
• We need clean-up and set-up help to get the rooms turned back into classrooms at 7am before Sunday morning Celebration on May 20 and June 17.
• We could use 1 person who has a few hours during the day to come in and spruce up the rooms while our guests are at school and at the Day Center rebuilding their lives.

Please pray about helping and let us know what you can do! 

 http://mountainpark.org/ministries/care-support/family-promise/

Eat right, exercise and have a blessed day y’all. Healthy living 1 day at a time…."Keep me from lying to myself; give me the privilege of knowing your law.” Psalm 119:29 Lord,  please let me stay focused on Your will and not be deceived by the tricks and lies that my weak self will likes to fall victim to, AMEN. “Follow the dictates of a Higher Power and you will presently live in a new and wonderful world, no matter what your present circumstances!” Big Book pg 100 Family Promise Week is coming June 10 – 17!

"For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control." 2 Timothy 1:7  Lord,  my self will weakens me,  please help me to seek Your will and replace my fears with Your power, love, and grace, AMEN.  "We ask Him to remove our fear and direct our attention to what He would have us be." Big Book pg 68  Have a blessed day y'all!

2012 Food and Water Drive

We are collecting food for our food pantry, which gives out approximately 2-4 food boxes a week. Items we collect are tuna, mayo, peanut butter, jelly, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soup, pasta and spaghetti sauce.

Please drop your donations in the boxes in the church lobby Sundays and during the week.

Our goal this year is to collect 1,000 cases of water for Phoenix Rescue Mission. With tempatures already over 100° this year, water is desperately needed for the homeless in our commuity.

A case of water costs less than a trip to Starbucks. Pick up a case or two, bring them to church Sunday morning or during the week and put them in the lobby.

You can also donate through our website or dropping cash in the large water bottle in the lobby.

  http://www.mountainpark.org/event/321475-2012-05-20-2012-food-and-water-drive/

H.O.P.E. Groups


H.O.P.E. stands for Helping Overcome Painful Experiences and the H.O.P.E. groups at Mountain Park are designed for that purpose. Our men's & women's H.O.P.E. groups meet regularly and provide a safe environment to begin to work through life's difficult times


http://www.mountainpark.org/mountain-park-hope-groups/


"Like a city whose walls are broken down is a man who lacks self-control." Proverbs 25:28 Lord, please continue to help me choosedaily and constantly to seek and do Your will and not follow my own selfish self will, AMEN. "... saying to ourselves many times each day “Thy will be done.” We are then in much less danger of excitement, fear, anger, worry, self-pity, or foolish decisions." Big Book pg 88 Have a blessed week y'all!  HOPE... Need some? ... Got some to give ??? 

 Its heating up...Care to share and help us help others with our Bottled Water/Food Pantry Drive? 


 Help restock Mountain Park's Food Pantry and the Phoenix Rescue Mission Hope Coach. Together, these two groups provide hundreds of food boxes and thousands of bottles of water to needy families or homeless individuals in our community. Just bring your non-perishable food items and cases of water to church anytime between Sunday, May 20th, and Sunday, May 27th, and drop them off in the lobby


 http://mountainpark.org/mountain-park-news-blog/may-reach-events/


“For the LORD does not see as man sees; for man looks at the outward appearance, but the LORD looks at the heart." 1Samuel 16:7  Lord help me to continue to see, know, and understand others  through their hearts and not their outward appearances, AMEN  "Here was something at work in a human heart which had done the impossible." Big Book pg 11 


Have a blessed day y'all! 

"Do not be anxious about anything but in everything by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus."  Philippians 4:6,7  Lord thank you for your peace, grace, and love, Amen.  "We earnestly pray for the right ideal, for guidance in each questionable situation, for sanity, and for the strength to do the right thing." Big Book pg 70 Have a blessed week y'all!  


H.O.P.E. stands for Helping Overcome Painful Experiences and the H.O.P.E. groups at Mountain Park are designed for that purpose. Our men's & women's H.O.P.E. groups meet regularly and provide a safe environment to begin to work through life's difficult times.


http://www.mountainpark.org/mountain-park-hope-groups/

"...my peace I give you. I do not give to you as the world gives. Do not let your hearts be  and do not be afraid.” John 14:27  Lord, please keep me reminded that seeking Your will gives me the peace from worldly clamors and blocks the fears created by my self will, Amen.  "as we enjoyed peace of mind,...as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter." Big Book pg 63 Have a blessed day y'all!  Can you help?? 

In our community there are many struggling families. Our food pantry, supported totally by you, gives out  two to four food boxes every week; each box contains enough food for three to four meals.

We run short of many items; currently we are out of mayonnaise, tuna,jelly, and canned fruit.

If you would like to donate these items or any other items that we stockin our pantry, you can drop them off on Sunday mornings at the Food Pantry sign at the entrance to the church, or at the office any time during the week.   

http://www.mountainpark.org/mountain-park-news-blog/food-pantry/

Dedicated to a friend of ours and her family as they face a challenge..."but we also exult in our tribulations, knowing that tribulation brings about perseverance; and perseverance, proven character; and proven character, hope; and hope does not disappoint, because the love of God has been poured out within our hearts through the Holy Spirit who was given to us." Romans 5:3-5 Lord  please supply us the faith, courage, and guidance to overcome the fears from  life's challenges, Your will not ours, AMEN.  "We trust infinite God rather than our finite selves. We are in the world to play the role He assigns. Just to the extent that we do as we think He would have us, and humbly rely on Him, does He enable us to match calamity with serenity. Big Book pg 68 Have a blessed day y'all please know God can handle ANYTHING we are facing! http://www.mountainpark.org/ministries/family/

Mountain Park News Blog :: H.O.P.E. Groups for Men and Women

Mountain Park News Blog :: H.O.P.E. Groups for Men and Women:
"Encourage one another and build each other up,..."1 Thessalonians 5:11  Lord please keep the eyes of my heart looking for the good in others and Your blessings in all things, AMEN.  "When I focus on what's good today, I have a good day, and when I focus on what's bad, I have a bad day. " Big Book pg 417 or 449  Have a blessed day  y'all!   http://mountainpark.org/mountain-park-news-blog/hope-groups-for-men-and-women/day

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HOPE for Men and HOPE for Women meet every Tuesday night at 6:30 pm. These groups come together in community for support and encouragement in developing a healthy way of working through many of life’s difficulties. Both groups use "The 12 Steps: A Spiritual Journey" as their guide, but you are not required to be a Christian to attend a HOPE group.

When I am in fear, I am blocking my faith

When I am in fear, I am blocking my faith....‎"So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand." Isaiah 41:10 Thank you Lord for allowing my faith in You to quiet the fear and overpower any weakness in me, AMEN.  "as we became conscious of His presence, we began to lose our fear of today, tomorrow or the hereafter." Big Book pg 63 Have blessed day y'all!CASS feed this Sunday, come help us help others! http://mountainpark.org/mountain-park-news-blog/may-reach-events/

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CASS Homeless Shelter Dinner

MAY 6 - Central Arizona Shelter Services (CASS) provides shelter, meals, counseling, job skills and addiction recovery for homeless individuals. MPCC volunteers work together to prepare and serve meals every six weeks and lead a recovery group. For additional information or to get involved, click here.