About L.O.V.E.
- WHO: Living Our Vision Event (L.O.V.E.) is an intergenerational event for all ages!
- WHAT: L.O.V.E. is a special opportunity for our entire church family to gather in a shared experience of living out our mission and vision to Worship with Hope, Grow with Love, and Serve with a Passion for Justice.
- WHEN: Saturday, October 12, 2024 ♥ 9:00 am – 2:30 pm
- WHERE: Beargrass Christian Church and community organizations.
- WHY: L.O.V.E. unites us across generations, deepening our connections with one another while actively engaging in worship, growth, and service.
- HOW: By participating in this day, we strengthen our community and make a meaningful impact both within our church and in the wider world through our collective service.
Tentative L.O.V.E. Schedule
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OPENING GATHERING
9:00 – 9:15 am: Coffee and Donuts
9:15 – 9:30 am: Devotion and send off
SERVE
9:30 – 11:30 am: Head to work sites
Noon – 12:30 pm: Lunch at Beargrass
12:30 pm: Optional nap time for kiddos.
GROW:
12:30 – 12:45 pm: Inspirational message from Dr. Lisa Lee Williams.
Dr. Williams (leader of our adult Fall Retreat last year) returns to share an inspirational message to encourage and challenge us to think more deeply about our lives and faith as we seek to Grow in Love. Following her brief message, we will spend time in small groups reflecting on our lives and faith, growing in our relationship with God, ourselves, and one another.
12:45 – 1:45 pm: Reflections: Questions and Conversations in small groups.
WORSHIP:
1:45 – 2:30 pm: Uniting voices and spirits in song, prayer, and communion.
Mission Partners & Service Opportunities
Please take a moment to read about each service opportunity and choose the one you’d like to participate in. Then, you can register for your selected opportunity in the next section. Click below to show full details.
FAMILY SCHOLAR HOUSE
Service Opportunity (off site): Food insecurity challenges many families. By serving, you’ll directly support their path to self-sufficiency. We’ll organize an FSH food pantry and prepare 650 snack bags—500 for adults and 150 for children—to be distributed at community college sites. Beargrass will provide the funds for all necessary items, and we’ll gather on Saturday to create these thoughtful packages together.
Mission Statement:
www.familyscholarhouse.org
LOVE THE HUNGRY
Service Opportunity (off site): As part of this service team, you’ll pack Nutri-Plenty™ meals in an assembly line, ensuring each box brings nourishment and hope to communities in need worldwide. Your efforts will help combat hunger and extend compassion across borders, making a meaningful difference in the lives of others.
Mission Statement: To provide nutrient-rich meals that can alleviate and reverse the effects of malnutrition – especially in children most vulnerable to hunger.
www.lovethehungry.org
WATER BY WOMEN
Service Opportunity (Beargrass/On Site): Crochet (or learn to) and make a difference! Join us to create filter socks and hang-up loops for Water by Women’s clean water kits, sent to communities in need around the world. No experience needed—our team will teach you. Every stitch helps bring clean water to those who need it most.
Mission Statement: Providing clean water for God’s thirsty children.
www.waterbywomen.org
WATERSTEP
Service Opportunity (on site at Beargrass): Join us in supporting WaterStep’s mission by sorting donated shoes. Your efforts will help turn footwear into life-saving resources by identifying and preparing good pairs to help fund safe water initiatives. Each pair you sort helps bring clean water to those in need.
Mission Statement: To provide safe water to communities in developing countries through empowerment, equal access and transformative hope. We are working toward a day when no person has to drink unsafe water.
www.waterstep.org
CORNERSTONE CHILD DEVELOPMENT CENTER
Service Opportunity – Playground & Garden Maintenance (at Cornerstone – walking distance from Beargrass):
Trim bushes in front of building to below window level
Add sand to sandbox on playground
Trim tree branches on playground beyond fence
Inspect fence for loose boards or exposed nails and repair
Install new mirrors and chalkboards on infant playground fence
Spread new rubber mulch around bridge on infant playground
Touch up paint on concrete pathway on infant playground
Remove out of season vegetation from garden
Empty garden bed (furthest from parking) and move away from sidewalk
Mission Statement: To provide young children ages 6 weeks through 5 years old with development and educational activities and learning experiences.
www.cornerstonechildren.org