Bill Anderson helps clean up Sublimity’s Church Park as part of a team led by our deacons after the February 2021 ice storm struck the area.
February’s ice storm brought with it debris into yards, parks, and our own church campus. Foothills deacons stepped into the gap on three separate weekends. They removed fallen branches from the yards of local seniors, hauled debris out of Sublimity’s Church Park, and cleaned up the grounds at Foothills before our Easter gatherings.
“Many of your members arrived early Saturday morning with vehicles, trailers and good-hearted people who spent two or three hours removing the debris from not only my yard, but the yards of two of my also elder neighbors,” a gentleman from the community wrote to us. “A simple ‘thank you’ seems inadequate, but I cannot find the words to truly express my gratitude and appreciation for such acts of caring.”
Deacons do a lot more than clear debris. They prepare communion, assist with funerals and baptisms, and perform other tasks that assist people in the church and community. One of their biggest recurring tasks is organizing meals for people who are recovering from illness, had a baby, or lost a loved one. Last year, deacons organized over 100 meals for folks who needed them.
Deacons don’t do all the work themselves. They rely on people in the church –- that’s us –- to serve one another through these various acts of love. We’d love to have you join our Ready To Serve list so that deacons have people ready to help them when needs arise.
Take a peek at our deacon page through the link below to see the faces of those who serve the church in this capacity and add your name to the list of folks who are Ready To Serve.