A Dime A Day A Dime A Day

Maritime Conference people Maritime Conference people are generous! are generous!

We give to the : We give to the : United WayUnited Way

Salvation ArmySalvation ArmyCanadian Cancer SocietyCanadian Cancer Society

Diabetes AssociationDiabetes AssociationHeart & Stroke FoundationHeart & Stroke Foundation

Hospital FoundationsHospital FoundationsWorld Vision World Vision

And many others! And many others!

People already give People already give

in so many ways!!!!in so many ways!!!!

Thank you!!!!!!!

Churches and UCW’sChurches and UCW’s Already Give Already Give

United Church people give to: United Church people give to:

United for Peace United for Peace

Community Outreach ProjectsCommunity Outreach Projects

People in need in their own areas. People in need in their own areas.

FoodbanksFoodbanks

Social Service AgenciesSocial Service Agencies

Individuals who are in needIndividuals who are in need

Seniors’ homesSeniors’ homes

Special ProjectsSpecial Projects

Out of the Cold ProgramsOut of the Cold Programs

Providing free or nearly free space to other Providing free or nearly free space to other organizations: like Weight Watcher’s, AA, organizations: like Weight Watcher’s, AA,

Mother’s and TotsMother’s and Tots

Giving to clothing drives, supporting shelters Giving to clothing drives, supporting shelters etc.etc.

United Church People AreUnited Church People Are

Generous!!!!!!!Generous!!!!!!!Thank You!!!!Thank You!!!!

How many of these How many of these projects are wrong???projects are wrong???

None!None!

All of these projects more or less are All of these projects more or less are our Christian response to the our Christian response to the

Biblical call to clothe the naked and Biblical call to clothe the naked and feed the hungry.feed the hungry.

Matthew 25: 34-36Matthew 25: 34-36

The United Church ResponseThe United Church Response

The Mission & Service Fund!

We fund programs in all of these areas:We fund programs in all of these areas:

Feeding the hungryFeeding the hungry

Visiting the sick and imprisoned Visiting the sick and imprisoned

Clothing the nakedClothing the naked

Sheltering the homeless Sheltering the homeless

Support and advocacy Support and advocacy

Supporting ChaplainciesSupporting Chaplaincies

Supporting First Nation’s MinistriesSupporting First Nation’s Ministries

Supporting projects and ecumenical Supporting projects and ecumenical partnerships around the worldpartnerships around the world

Financing Church Transformational ProjectsFinancing Church Transformational Projects

funding theological Schoolsfunding theological Schools

funding ecumenical endeavoursfunding ecumenical endeavours

providing General Council and Conference providing General Council and Conference staff to assist with congregational programsstaff to assist with congregational programs

We provide all these services and more We provide all these services and more with your financial support of the:with your financial support of the:

Mission and ServiceMission and Service

Fund Fund

Thank You!!!!!!Thank You!!!!!!

Where does your money go?Where does your money go?

Your generosity supports Your generosity supports

ministry and mission in every ministry and mission in every presbytery!presbytery!

In Maritime ConferenceIn Maritime Conference

Last year we provided support to:Last year we provided support to: Christian Council for Christian Council for

ReconciliationReconciliation Karing KitchenKaring Kitchen Brunswick Street Brunswick Street MissionMission

Aboriginal Peace & Friendship Aboriginal Peace & Friendship Project (Tatamagouche Centre) Project (Tatamagouche Centre)

Maritimes-Guatemala Maritimes-Guatemala Breaking Breaking the Silence Network Co-ordinatorthe Silence Network Co-ordinator

  CQS Care CentresCQS Care Centres CoverdaleCoverdale

Campus MinistriesCampus MinistriesHospital Chaplaincies Hospital Chaplaincies Pastoral ChargesPastoral ChargesTransformational Transformational ministry initiativesministry initiatives

We did all thisWe did all this

with the $335,000with the $335,000

provided for usprovided for us

in Mission Support Grantsin Mission Support Grants

This Mission SupportThis Mission Supportgrant money isgrant money is

provided toprovided toMaritime ConferenceMaritime Conference

through your financial support of through your financial support of the Mission and Service Fund.the Mission and Service Fund.

Thank You!!!!!!Thank You!!!!!!

Our ChallengeOur Challenge

Since 1988Since 1988

givings to the givings to the

Mission and Service Fund Mission and Service Fund

have remained steady athave remained steady at

$30,000,000$30,000,000

Since 1988, prices and salaries have Since 1988, prices and salaries have gone up substantially:gone up substantially:

What cost What cost $100$100 in 1988 in 1988

Now costsNow costs

$161.73$161.73

That means if you gave That means if you gave

$100$100 in today’s money to the in today’s money to the

Mission and Service Fund Mission and Service Fund

It would be worth onlyIt would be worth only

$61.83 in 1988 dollars$61.83 in 1988 dollars

$30,000,000 of today’s dollars$30,000,000 of today’s dollars

does not compare to the 30 Million does not compare to the 30 Million dollars given in 1988. In fact it is only dollars given in 1988. In fact it is only

worth $worth $18.55 Million18.55 Million..

Inflation has eaten away the rest.Inflation has eaten away the rest.

This means that it is This means that it is

harder and harder to harder and harder to

support the importantsupport the important

ministries in Maritime Conference,ministries in Maritime Conference,

Canada and the world.Canada and the world.

We already know We already know

that you are a that you are a

generous peoplegenerous people

We know that We know that

the present economicthe present economic

climate is uncertain.climate is uncertain.

In these tough economic In these tough economic times, we are not asking times, we are not asking

people to break their bank.people to break their bank.

When organizations comeWhen organizations come

to your door asking to your door asking

for donationsfor donations

Please be generous Please be generous

but please don’t forgetbut please don’t forget

The Mission and Service Fund

The goal for 2010The goal for 2010for the Mission and for the Mission and

Service Fund isService Fund is

$30,200,000. $30,200,000.

We can only achieveWe can only achieve

these goals if these goals if

we work togetherwe work together

A special project ideaA special project idea

from our friends infrom our friends in

Hamilton Conference.Hamilton Conference.

What possibly can one What possibly can one

small dime do?small dime do?

A dime buys enough gas to travel 1 kilometre. A dime buys enough gas to travel 1 kilometre. A dime might buy two pieces of penny A dime might buy two pieces of penny

candy.candy.

Not much!!!!!Not much!!!!!

If every member of Maritime ConferenceIf every member of Maritime Conference

Redirected 10 cents of their charitable givingsRedirected 10 cents of their charitable givings

To the Mission and Service FundTo the Mission and Service Fund

Every day for a year.Every day for a year.

That’s just tenThat’s just ten

pennies… every day… pennies… every day…

That would mean thatThat would mean that

each member wouldeach member would

give an extragive an extra

$36.50 a year$36.50 a year

to the to the

Mission and Service Fund.Mission and Service Fund.

That’s less thanThat’s less than

the price of one full tank of gasthe price of one full tank of gas

per year.per year.

If all 85,000 plusIf all 85,000 plus

members of Maritime members of Maritime

Conference gave anConference gave an

extra dime a day toextra dime a day to

the Mission and Service Fundthe Mission and Service Fund

Then we, in Maritime Conference, Then we, in Maritime Conference, would collect an extra would collect an extra

$3,102,500 million dollars$3,102,500 million dollarsin M&S money in M&S money

every year.every year.

Remember:Remember:

We are not asking you to We are not asking you to break the bank.break the bank.

We are asking you to We are asking you to remember the power of remember the power of

one dime a day.one dime a day.

Join Us.Join Us.

Together we can do so much.Together we can do so much.

Pledge to give an extra dimePledge to give an extra dime

every day toevery day to

the the Mission and Service Fund.Mission and Service Fund.

RememberRemember……

The Mission and Service Fund The Mission and Service Fund

RenewRenew……

Our commitmentOur commitment

Rejoice!Rejoice!In the difference that we In the difference that we

make in people’s lives! make in people’s lives!

Thank You! Thank You!