Little Acorns to Mighty Oaks 2022-2023 Campaign
The Fall crop of Little Acorns is ready for harvest on our Oak Tree in the Welcome Center! This is your opportunity to select an acorn for  2022 - 2023, and commit to pray for that child throughout the year! Lord, May our Little Acorns become Mighty Oaks for You!

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes
Filled shoeboxes must be returned to the church by Sunday, November 13th so they can begin their journey! Or, you can build a Shoebox online at https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/buildonline/. In addition, McConnell Church will also serve as a regional drop off center for Samaritan’s Purse from November 14th through November 21st.  If you would like to serve in this ministry, contact Cheryl Peebles at [email protected]

CHURCH GROUNDS WORKDAY | 11/5
The  Grounds Committee is coordinating a church grounds workday for Saturday, Nov. 5th, at 8:30 am. We’ll meet for coffee at the covered drive-thru. Bring a 5 Gallon Bucket, rakes, wheelbarrows, blowers, etc. Enjoy this opportunity to serve outdoors!

AWANA CLUBS - CHRISTMAS  STORE
The Awana Clubs are seeking donations of new or gently used items for the Awana Christmas Store in mid-December. Men’s items will be especially helpful! Clubbers have earned Awana Bucks to be able to shop for gifts for their parents, grandparents & siblings for Christmas. Collection bins are located in the FLC foyer, the Hope Lobby and the church office during the month of November.

SENIOR BREAKFAST/FELLOWSHIP | 11/6
The McConnell Deacon Body would like to invite all senior citizens to a monthly breakfast fellowship on the first Sunday of each month in the Family Life Center from 8:00 a.m. - 8:45 a.m. The first one will be next Sunday, November 6th. Come and have coffee with friends!

NEW Book Study Begins 11/13
A Place Called Heaven Book Study by Robert Jeffress will begin on November 13th at 9:00 a.m. Sundays, in the Book Study SS class, #LL-042. All are welcome!

WOMEN’S MINISTRY CHRISTMAS BRUNCH | 12/3
The McConnell Women’s Ministry is planning a “Christmas Through the Eyes of a Child" Brunch on Saturday, December 3rd at 11:00 a.m. Tickets will be available beginning October 30th in the Drive Thru Portico Lobby on Sunday mornings after the Worship Service. They are $15 each and seating is limited. We also need 36 hostesses to provide a centerpiece for each table; everything else will be provided. Call or text Lorene Avery at 706-994-7811 to volunteer, or email  [email protected]

Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Distribution Center Trip | 12/13
A group from our church is participating in the Atlanta Shoebox Processing Center for OCC on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022, from 10:00 am - 4:00 p.m. We have 20 places reserved. If you are interested in going, contact Nancy Stahl at: 706-896-9943 or email [email protected]

SOUPS ON - A LOVE DOES MINISTRY
A new ministry, “Soups On!” is looking to provide an opportunity to minister to anyone who would be blessed with a brief visit and a simple meal of soup and muffin. This gesture of kindness could be extended to someone recently home from the hospital; someone needing a respite from caregiving; a new neighbor as a welcome or in an outreach effort in our community. So if you like to cook, have a favorite recipe and would enjoy the fellowship of group cooking, sign up at the Welcome Desk, and watch for details for our “Cooking Up a Party” event to fill the freezer for Soups On!