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An Invitation to think about the Mission and Service Fund Slide 2 Where does your money go? Slide 3 Slide 4 People already give Slide 5 To the United Way To the Salvation Army To the Canadian Cancer Society, Diabetes, to groups like Green Peace and the Heart Fund To Hospital Foundations To World Vision, Shoe Boxes To Political Parties Slide 6 People already give in so many ways!!!! Thank You !!!!!! Slide 7 Slide 8 Churches and UCWs Already Give Slide 9 To camps To projects like Beads of Hope, the Healing Campaign, United for Peace United for Peace To community outreach projects To needy families in their areas To foodbanks To social service agencies Slide 10 To Individuals who are in need To seniors homes To special emergent projects Providing free or nearly free space to other organizations: AA, mothers and tots AA, mothers and tots Giving to clothing drives, Supporting shelters etc. Slide 11 Slide 12 United Church People Are Generous!!!!!!! Thank You!!!! Slide 13 Slide 14 How many of these projects are wrong??? None Slide 15 All of these projects are our Christian response to the biblical call to clothe the naked and feed the hungry. Matthew 25: 34-36 Slide 16 The United Church Response Slide 17 The Mission and Service Fund funds programs in all of these areas: Feeding the hungry providing health programs for teens in need providing medical services for isolated communities Giving money to shelters Helping the poor Slide 18 Supporting Chaplaincies Supporting First Nations Ministries Supporting projects and ecumenical partnerships in the 3 rd World Financing Church Redevelopment Projects Giving to New Church Development Slide 19 funding theological Schools funding ecumenical endeavours providing General Council and Conference staff to assist with congregational programs We provide all these services and more with your gifts to the: Mission and Service Fund Slide 20 Thank You!!!!!! Slide 21 In Montreal and Ottawa Conference In 2008 we provide support to: 1 First Nations Ministry 7 Chaplaincies 11 Congregations 8 Community Outreach Projects. Slide 22 We did all this with the $575,000 provided for us in Mission Support Grants Slide 23 Slide 24 Grants to Montreal and Ottawa Conference in 2009 have been reduced to just over $466,000 Slide 25 This Mission Support grant money is provided to Montreal and Ottawa Conference through your gifts to the Mission and Service Fund. Thank You!!!!!! Slide 26 Our challenge When I needed a neighbour, Were you there? Voiced United 600 Slide 27 Since 1988 annual givings to the Mission and Service Fund have remained at $30,000,000 Slide 28 Since 1988, prices and salaries have gone up substantially: What cost $100 in 1988 Now costs $ 162 Slide 29 That means if you gave $100 in todays money to the Mission and Service Fund Slide 30 It would be worth only $61.83 in 1988 dollars Slide 31 $30,000,000 of todays dollars does not compare to the 30 Million dollars given in 1988. In fact it is only worth $18,500,000. Inflation has eaten away the rest. Slide 32 This means that it is harder and harder to support the important ministries in Montreal and Ottawa Conference, Canada and the world. Slide 33 We already know that you are a generous people Slide 34 We know that the present economic climate is uncertain. is uncertain. Slide 35 In these tough economic times, we are not asking people to break their bank. Slide 36 When organizations come to your door asking for donations Slide 37 Please be generous but please dont forget Whenever we have an opportunity, let us do good to all people Galatians 6: 10 Slide 38 The Mission and Service Fund Slide 39 The goal for the Mission and Service Fund in 2009 is $32,500,000 Slide 40 The goal for 2010 for the Mission and Service Fund is $32,500,000 Slide 41 We can only achieve We can only achieve these goals if these goals if we work together we work together Slide 42 A possible idea Honour the Lord your God, from your wealth Proverbs 3:9 Slide 43 A special project idea from our friends in Hamilton Conference. Slide 44 What can one small dime Possibly do? A dime buys enough gas to travel 1 kilometre, or it might buy two pieces of candy. Not much!!!!! Slide 45 If every member of Montreal and Ottawa Conference Gave an extra 10 cents To the Mission and Service Fund Every day for a year. Slide 46 Thats just ten pennies Slide 47 That would mean that each member would give an extra $36.50 a year to the Mission and Service Fund. Slide 48 Thats about the cost of one tank of gas per year. Slide 49 If all 40,000 plus members of Montreal and Ottawa Conference gave an extra dime a day to the Mission and Service Fund Slide 50 Then we, in Montreal and Ottawa Conference, would collect an extra $1,400,000 every year. Slide 51 Remember: We are not asking you to break the bank. We are asking you to use the power of one dime a day. Slide 52 Join Us. Slide 53 Together we can do so much. Pledge to give an extra dime every day to the Mission and Service Fund. Thank You!!!!!!!! Thank You!!!!!!!!