8/18 Meeting Minutes

Had a great first meeting for the fall.  Discussed activities that occured since our June meeting as well as future plans for this fall.  Below are notes from the meeting

• Activities since last meeting
• We took care of food for family fun nights in June.
• Went to Firehouse homeless shelter and did a days work, cutting grass and painting an apartment.
• Went to Barrons game
• Cooked 200 hotdogs and provided 15 cases of water for Prayer in Park.
• Discussed trailers, the group is re-commited to getting the trailers ready for use.  We are shifting gears to get the trailers ready as soon as possible.  Focus will be to finish up electrical which is almost done, give them a good cleaning on the inside, paint the outside and get some steps built to gain access.  2 work days are scheduled for Saturday 8/24 and 8/31.
• Discussed need to get grass cut if it ever stops raining.
• We are going to sale the griddle as is to recoup money invested.  It was brought up in the last admin meeting that we are required to have a hood and that we need to get a hood or remove the griddle.  Hood is not in the budget at this time, so we are going to sale the griddle.  One of the burners thermostat needs replacing.  I believe we can sale it for 500 as is.  Will put on craigslist ASAP.
• We are going on a fishing trip to the Gulf.  10/4-10/6.  Plans are not definite yet need to get a firm number to get specifics.  Passed out a signup sheet, 9 people signed up.  More details to come via email.
• Hosting CHS football team for steak dinner on 10/17.  Need funds and man power to make this happen.
• Carnival 10/31 will be handling food and drinks.
• Turkey fundraiser on 11/20, will work with mission team on giving turkeys to needy families.
• Ham fundraiser on 12/23, asked Bill Scholl to check on Montevallo smoker, without it we can't do the hams.
• Discussed hosting auto maintenance workshop for youth (and anyone else interested).  Working with Bryan on a date in November that will work.
• Reaching out to the CHS band to host them at the church for a meal.
• Also reaching out to CHS basketball team.
• Mentioned buying Calera First umbrellas for the men to walk people to and from cars on rainy Sundays.  
• Mentioned small groups that might interest the men folk.  Bible study 5:00 Sundays, courageous during Sunday school, and Love/Respect Sundays 3-4:30.

Firehouse Shelter and Barons Game

I have lined up an awesome opportunity for our group to do some Kingdom Work and have some fun at the same time on Saturday July 27th.  I have spoken with the maintenance supervisor at The Firehouse Shelter in downtown Birmingham.  He tells me he has lots of manly tasks that need to be accomplished both at the shelter and at some of the apartments that the shelter runs.  There is sheetrock work, painting, tile-work and plumbing to name a few.  Head over to http://www.firehouseshelter.com for more information about the services provided by The Firehouse Shelter.  We will leave the church parking lot at 7:00 AM, stop somewhere on the road for a biscuit and arrive at the shelter around 8:00 and work till 4:00.  Bring a change of clothes and tools that you have pertaining to the work listed above.

We will head over to a local restaurant (location to be determined day of) and have dinner together.

Then we will had over to the brand new Regions Field and watch the Barons take on the Mobile Bay Bears at 6:05.  If you have not been to the new Regions park your in for a treat, it is an awesome experience.  After the game there will be a fireworks show.

I encourage every one to join in on all 3 of the above activities.  If you cannot make all 3, that is OK to you can join in or leave at anytime.

If you have any questions please feel fee to give me a call or email. 205-396-0153 bwvick@yahoo.com.

Please consider this a Father/Son event and feel free to include your boys on the trip.

Updated List of those attending....

Brad Vick
Russ Parsons
Chris Brannon
Clayton Brannon
Bill Scholl
Butch Wildsmith
Jimmy Lawley
Stephen Robinson
Doug Wright

Jason Carlee
John Gibson

Updated task list
Talked to Otis today and he is going to have us do some grass cutting, some furniture moving and some painting!  He is very excited about having some help, its not too late to sign up.

Neighborhood Outreach (Kingdom Work)

This post is not intended to give the men at our church a pat on the back, but rather I believe it is important to celebrate when we get things right and accomplish some work for the Kingdom.

Earlier this week an elderly lady from the community contacted SEA (Shelby Emergency Assistance) because her husband is very ill and being cared for by Hospice.  Her grass needed cutting and she had no one to turn to.  SEA contacted Calera First since lawn care is outside the scope of the services they provide and SEA knew that we had a strong mens group.

And this is where the part I am proud of comes in, no time was wasted in getting over to her house to assess the situation and 2 days later we wer back with several men and youth to take care of things for her.  Bryan (Youth Minister) has taken this own as a summer project for the youth to get over there every couple of weeks and take care of her yard.

Not only did we take care of the physical need of lawn care, Bryan and the couple of youth members that came over spent some time talking with her after they were finished.  And one of our youth lead us all in prayer before leaving.

Again this is not to brag, but to point out that the mens group is doing some good things.  If you have been looking for a place to plug in, I would encourage you to watch your email inbox for the next mens group function and join in.  The cool thing is that we have alot of fun while doing the Kingdom Work.

6/29 Lawn Care Followup

We were able to get all the grass cut and trimmed Saturday and spray/weed the flower beds.  Were not able to clean up around the shed.

We will need to cut the grass again before VBS, in particular the playground needs some work.

We also need to get the sprinkler pipes repaired in the amphatheater and properly cover the trenches we dug for the electrical cable ran to the trailers.

If you have some free time, feel free to take care of any of the above.

Thanks!

Wednesday Night Bible Study

Each Wednesday night from 7:00 PM until, we get together and dig into the bible. We are working our way through 1 Corinthians right now.

No excuses guys, there is nothing like digging into the scripture with a great group of men.

But I have missed the first couple of, I can't just show up now? Wrong....discussions don't build on each other, jump in this Wednesday.
I can't come every week so I should just not go. Wrong again, come when you can.
I have never been to a bible study.... No better time to start that this Wednesday.
I don't like to read the bible in front of others, I don't like talking in front of others...No problem, just come soak it in.

There is power in working through the scripture with like minded men. There is power in men praying together.

This is a powerful study, please don't miss out...You will regret it. Questions... Talk with Stephen Robinson, Ken Mackey or Brad Vick

Lawn Care Day This Saturday 6/29

You are cordially invited to a morning of lawn care this Saturday 6/29 starting at 7:00 AM.  Below is the tasks that need to get taken care of.  The more folks we have helping the quicker we can knock it out and get our grounds looking good.
- Cut all grass (side drives, upward field, amphitheater, and playground)
- Trim
- week all flower beds
- Cleanup/hall off junk behind shed
Thanks in advance!

Family Fun Nights

Show the love for the month of June hosted Family Fun Nights every Tuesday night in June at George Roy Park.  We hung out as a church family, did fun things like water balloon fights, Ed's Pet World reptile show, and Adult v/s Kid Kick ball (Adults ruled).  Men's Group stepped up and handled the food each week.  We did hotdogs twice, pizza and Zazby's chicken.  We also showed the love of Christ to anyone that was around inviting them to join in with the fun and food.