ACCESS218 [Tuesdays 7pm]

Below is the email from our Stop Hunger Now contact in reference to the 15,000 meals we packed in October. Yay God!

“I am excited to report that the meals from your recent packaging event shipped out from the Kinston, NC warehouse on 23DEC. Even though the meals were not necessarily packed as part of a holiday event, it is exciting to think about how your meals will enhance the New Year for kids in Haiti for months to come. Several of the groups did package meals as part of their Thanksgiving observances. All of us have so much to be grateful for and we are thankful for every one that money, time and/or energy to help package these meals.  

“These 142,500 meals are headed for St. Andre’s School in Hinche, Haiti, which serves 930 students from pre-school through high school. Many of the children at St. Andre’s would not eat every day were it not for the meals they receive at school, as this is often the only hot meal they get all day. This food will enable the children to stay awake in class, learn effectively, and look forward to a brighter future. For more information about St. Andre’s School please check their website: @ http://www.saintdunstanschurch.org/st-andre%E2%80%99s-haiti/saint-andres-school-hinche-haiti/

“As we look forward to 2012, we hope that as you prepare for the New Year you are making plans for another packaging event. Thank you for your commitment to a world without hunger! I wish for you, your family, and the church or group that you represent, a wonderful Christmas season.”

Chris Singleton

Program Manager Stop Hunger Now

Tuesday 24JAN: “[LiT] Tray” We are exploring what it practically looks like to “love others” (John 13:34-35).  We assert that love is not cheesy or hokey or silly or idealistic.  Love takes courage.  Somehow love gets lost in translation at times.  “Tray” refers to the love language of “serving others.”  For many people this is how they primarily express affection toward others.  What does “tray” look like when it is being expressed toward us and how can we show this ‘language’ to those who prefer to receive it? Let’s meet for a good meal, live music, and meaningful discipleship.  Discover more about ACCESS218 on the ‘Connect Weekly’ tab above.

Tuesday 01FEB: “[LiT] Gift” Giving Gifts are one of the five languages we use to share and receive love.  A gift is something you can hold in your hand and say, “Look, s/he was thinking of me.”  This may be your primary “love language” or it may be a friend, family-member, or co-worker’s language and you didn’t know it.  How does God share words of affirmation with us and how do we share/receive these ‘words’ with/from others?

Tuesday 13DEC: ACCESS218 Outpost   Join us at Sippers on Gate Parkway this Tuesday at 7pm for a time to hang out and get a free cup o’joe!  The semester is over along with tests, papers and homework. Come relax over some hot brew and good conversation. The whole ACCESS218 team will be there. Come and go as you’d like! Click Sippers image for map.

Tuesday 20DEC: Outpost – Christmas Party @ the Sprague’s Free food. Fun. Friends. Faith. What else could we ask for? Join A218 for our last Tuesday gathering of the year. We’ll see you back in 2012!

Tuesday 10JAN: 2012 Kick Off! Start of the new year with A218! Set a reminder to connect each Tuesday of the Spring Semester! Discipleship series include: “Lost In Translation”, “Starving Jesus”, and “The Jobs Initiative.”

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Tuesday 29NOV: “[AC] Give More” This doesn’t mean what you may think…unless you connect to the other tenents of Advent Conspiracy: Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.  We will put our money where our mouth is – literally!  Everyone who comes to A218 will be given $10 and a Christmas Angel.  We’ll immediately head over to the Town Center to buy a Christmas Angel gift that will be taken to the Christmas Angel store at Windy Hill.  Join ACCESS218 each Tuesday for a free meal, live music, and meaningful discipleship.  Discover more about ACCESS218 on the ‘Connect Weekly’ tab above.

Tuesday 06DEC: “[AC] Love All” As we wind down the semester toward finals, we simultaneously are preparing for a break from studies and time with family and friends. Next Tuesday, we will wrap up our Advent Conspiracy series by focusing on what it means to “Love All” this Christmas season in the way God loved us.

Friday 09DEC: “Christmas Angel Store” Take a chance to do something unique this Christmas.  Christmas Angel is an event that CRC eagerly anticipates each year which provides local families with access to affordable gifts for their children.  Forward is coordinating this event in partnership with Windy Hill Elementary.  Come to Forward each Monday and discover how you can get plugged-in! Join us for fun and festivities after the store closes!

Tuesday 13DEC: ACCESS218 Outpost   Join us at Sippers on Gate Parkway at 7pm for a time to hang out and get a free cup o’joe!  The whole ACCESS218 team will be there. Come and go as you’d like!

Tuesday 20DEC: Outpost – Christmas Party @ the Sprague’s  Free food. Fun. Friends. Faith. What else could we ask for? Join A218 for our last Tuesday gathering of the year. We’ll see you back in 2012!

Tuesday 10JAN: 2012 Kick Off!  Start of the new year with A218! Set a reminder to connect each Tuesday of the Spring Semester! Discipleship series include: “Lost In Translation”, “Starving Jesus”, and “The Jobs Initiative.”

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!

Tuesday 01NOV: “iBand”. Everyone gets to be in a band! You don’t have to be a guitar hero nor need to have any musical talent or skill to be at ACCESS218 this Tuesday night. No technology requirements either. We’ll share in a meaningful experience that will stoke your faith. Join friends this night for a good meal, live music, and meaningful discipleship. Discover more about ACCESS218 on the ’Connect Weekly’ tab above.

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Saturday 05NOV: Clothes Swap and Football Watch.  Join A218 for a Saturday designed for both guys and girls! Guys grab a seat, a soft drink, and bag of chips while you watch college football on the big screen. In the mean time, the girls will have an entire room of clothes to swap from. The clothes swap will involve a small fee/donation that will go towards the 11NOV Cardboard City. Find out more this week at ACCESS218!

Friday 11NOV: “Cardboard City” Stock up on the cardboard boxes and bring your sleeping bags! You’ll want to be here for this one-of-a-kind event! CRC is partnering with Family Promise of Jacksonville and dozens of other businesses and church groups from across JAX, Duval and surrounding counties to establish our very own cardboard city. We’ll be sleeping under the stars to raise individual and communty awareness to the issue of homelessness in JAX.

Nov/Dec: [Advent Conspiracy] Christmas Angel Event.  Join the conspiracy! Click image to go to adventconspiracy.org and find out more in the “Christmas Angel 2011″ post below.

This Christmas…

…take a chance to do something unique.  Christmas Angel is an event that CRC eagerly anticipates each year which provides local families with access to affordable gifts for their children.  CRC plans and coordinates this event in partnership with Windy Hill Elementary.  Come to ACCESS218 each Tuesday and discover how you can get plugged-in!

Christmas Angel is the culminating event for this season’s [Advent Conspiracy] series.  If you love the magic of Christmas, you’ll want to be part of the Advent Conspiracy.  Beginning 15NOV, ACCESS218 will experience what it means to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All.

Join A218 each Tuesday at 7pm for friends, a meal, live music, and a meaningful discussion. Click on the Home tab above for the latest update of everything at ACCESS218!

Thousands of college-aged young people will converge on Atlanta for four days of worship, teaching & prayer… Get there!

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Registration Costs: (includes transportation, conference registration and lodging)

RSVP with a $50 nonrefundable deposit by:
31OCT final total cost is      $300
30NOV final total cost is    $330
09DEC final total cost is    $350

Contact Lance for more info: lance@crcumc.org or text/call @ 904.923.A218

Tuesday 25OCT: Stop Hunger Now Event.  We’re concluding our Hunger and Thirst series with the SHN “Operation Sharehouse” meal packaging event.  Invite friends & strangers to this night where we’ll literally pack thousands of meals for Haitian children and families who are refugees in the Dominican Republic. Find out more at www.stophungernow.org or click SHN logo!  Discover more about ACCESS218 on the ’Connect Weekly’ tab above.

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Thursday 27OCT: FCWS 2011 Annual Life Banquet. Everyone at A218 is invited to a free banquet at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel this evening, hosted by First Coast Women’s Services. Click on picture-link in the “A Night For Life” post (below) to RSVP, be sure to designate you would like to sit with the “For Life” group hosted by CRC’s Kacy Sehmer. Contact Kacy Sehmer at kacy.sehmer@gmail.com to find out more or to discover additional ways to get involved!

Tuesday 01NOV: “iBand”.  You don’t have to be a guitar hero nor need to have any musical talent or skill to be at ACCESS218 next Tuesday night. No technology requirements either. We’ll share in a meaningful experience that will stoke your faith.  Join friends this night for a good meal, live music, and meaningful discipleship. Discover more about ACCESS218 on the ’Connect Weekly’ page above.

Saturday 05NOV: Clothes Swap and Football Watch.  Join A218 for a Saturday designed for both guys and girls! Guys grab a seat, a soft drink, and bag of chips while you watch college football on the big screen. In the mean time, the girls will have an entire room of clothes to swap from. The clothes swap will involve a small fee/donation that will go towards the 11NOV Cardboard City. Find out more this week at ACCESS218!

Friday 11NOV: “Cardboard City” Stock up on the cardboard boxes and bring your sleeping bags! You’ll want to be here for this one-of-a-kind event! CRC is partnering with Family Promise of Jacksonville and dozens of other businesses and church groups from across JAX, Duval and surrounding counties to establish our very own cardboard city. We’ll be sleeping under the stars to raise individual and communty awareness to the issue of homelessness in JAX.

Nov/Dec: [Advent Conspiracy] Christmas Angel Event.  Christmas Angel is something CRC eagerly anticipates each year. Take a break from the message barrage of consumerism this coming holiday season. This season Forward will experience what it means to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All. More to follow!

Tuesday 18OCT: “I have Two Hands. I have One Voice” …I will join God. We’re continuing our Hunger and Thirst series with a special guest from For Life.  We’ll also hear about the “Skip 2 Feed 40″ initiative leading up to next week’s 10,000 meal event. Join Forward this night for a good meal, live music, and meaningful discipleship. Discover more about Forward on the ’Connect Weekly’ page above.

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Tuesday 25OCT: Stop Hunger Now Event. Invite friends & strangers to this night where we’ll literally pack thousands of meals for children and families in countries like Haiti, Sierra Leone, and others. Find out more this Tuesday during our Hunger and Thirst series. Find out more at www.stophungernow.org or click SHN logo!

Thursday 27OCT: FCWS 2011 Annual Life Banquet.  Everyone at A218 is invited to a free banquet at the Hyatt Regency Riverfront Hotel this evening, hosted by First Coast Women’s Services. Click on picture-link in the “A Night For Life” post (below) to RSVP, be sure to designate you would like to sit with the “For Life” group hosted by CRC’s Kacy Sehmer. Contact  Kacy Sehmer at kacy.sehmer@gmail.com to find out more or to discover additional ways to get involved!

Saturday 05NOV: Clothes Swap and Football Watch.  Join A218 for a Saturday designed for both guys and girls! Guys grab a seat, a soft drink, and bag of chips while you watch college football on the big screen. In the mean time, the girls will have an entire room of clothes to swap from. The clothes swap will involve a small fee/donation that will go towards the 11NOV Cardboard City. Find out more this week at ACCESS218!

Friday 11NOV: “Cardboard City” Stock up on the cardboard boxes and bring your sleeping bags! You’ll want to be here for this one-of-a-kind event! CRC is partnering with Family Promise of Jacksonville and dozens of other businesses and church groups from across JAX, Duval and surrounding counties to establish our very own cardboard city. We’ll be sleeping under the stars to raise individual and communty awareness to the issue of homelessness in JAX.

Nov/Dec: [Advent Conspiracy] Christmas Angel Event.  Christmas Angel is something CRC eagerly anticipates each year. Take a break from the message barrage of consumerism this coming holiday season. This season Forward will experience what it means to Worship Fully, Spend Less, Give More, and Love All. More to follow!