Recently, I was approached from the coordinator for the Russell Fire Dept. Jubilee to see if New Leaf Ministries might be interested in hosting the Friday Night Praise Concert on May 22st, 2009. Although it has not been a huge money making venture for the ministry, it has given us much needed exposure and also an opportunity to get area praise bands and singers to share their talents and people who might not normally attend a church opportunity to take part in an evening of awesome music.
I went to a dinner and praise concert at the Chandler's Valley United Methodist Church. The group that was the evening's entertainment was the Road Apple Ridge Band. A very talented bluegrass band with a lot of variety in their music. I went specifically to hear this band and I was delighted to see just how talented this group is. I approached them about playing for the Friday Night Jubilee Praise Concert and they sounded excited to be doing it. We don't have the definite thumbs up yet, but how exciting that would be if we would be able to get them for the evening.
Either way, put down on your calendar the Russell Fire Dept. Jubilee... the weekend of May 22 through 24, but more specifically put down on your schedule the Friday Night Praise Concert It's sure to be a delightful evening and the only cost involved is a freewill offering during the Concert.
I look forward to seeing you there.
Mark Hurst
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Far Too Long
Oh my goodness... It's been far too long since I have posted on the "Leaflets" blog. We ended out the year in much better shape than we might have otherwise. Thanks to the efforts of Kimberly Park, one of our board members, the response for the Assistance Fund was quite good. This helped us finish out the year in better shape than most likely otherwise would have.
The assistance fund is an important component in the ministry. Most of the people who seek counseling through New Leaf Ministries have fairly modest incomes. The assistance fund is moneys available to help supplement the sliding scale offered to all our clients. Our fees go as low as $10.00 per session and, in some certain circumstances, under certain circumstances are waved all together. In this struggling economy, raising rates to offset the increasing expenses of the ministry seems counter productive. Our goal is to offer high quality counseling at affordable costs.
In December 2008, the New Leaf board set a new goal of $5000 to be raised for this fund by the end of 2009. We met our first major milestone in January of 2008 when we met our first goal of $5000. Since that time, we have used this fund considerably and the available moneys is down. Please be in prayer for this vital part of our ministry. Without this help, our ministry would fail and our fees would need to be considerably more.
Blessings to all who read,
Mark Hurst
The assistance fund is an important component in the ministry. Most of the people who seek counseling through New Leaf Ministries have fairly modest incomes. The assistance fund is moneys available to help supplement the sliding scale offered to all our clients. Our fees go as low as $10.00 per session and, in some certain circumstances, under certain circumstances are waved all together. In this struggling economy, raising rates to offset the increasing expenses of the ministry seems counter productive. Our goal is to offer high quality counseling at affordable costs.
In December 2008, the New Leaf board set a new goal of $5000 to be raised for this fund by the end of 2009. We met our first major milestone in January of 2008 when we met our first goal of $5000. Since that time, we have used this fund considerably and the available moneys is down. Please be in prayer for this vital part of our ministry. Without this help, our ministry would fail and our fees would need to be considerably more.
Blessings to all who read,
Mark Hurst
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