Stewardship

2024 Commitment Card

Please prayerfully consider your gifts of time, talents, and resources that you intend to share with the Maple Grove community in 2024. October 29 is Commitment Sunday when we will ask that you submit your form either here, online, or in person at our 10 AM worship service. If you would like additional information or to request a printed commitment card, please contact the church office at 614-262-1163 or email welcome@maplegroveumc.org.

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Name *

First

Last

Email *

Phone Number *

PRAYERS *

I will faithfully pray for Maple Grove Church and for Christ’s church everywhere.

PRESENCE: Please check the box(es) that indicate your intention to be present in 2024: *

Worshipping online or in person Joining a small group and/or classes

SERVICE: Please check the box next to the team(s) you wish to serve on in 2024.

CORE VALUE: BEING MINDFUL & SEEKING

Select as many as you'd like. *

Children’s Moments Leader: Share brief children’s message during worship. Children’s Informal Play Time: Supervise craft and play time with children (age 5 through 12) in room 125 or on the playground from 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM on Sundays. Children’s Worship Adult Leader: Help lead worship for children age 5 to 9. Communion Server: Sign up on the schedule to serve communion to the congregation during worship on the first Sunday of the month and other special services. Communion Steward: Prepare bread and juice for communion in worship; clean up after. Library: Help care for church’s collection of books, videos, and other resources; assist with promotion and circulation. Liturgist: Help lead worship by reading scripture and other portions of the service. Prayer Chain: Lift up in prayer church members and others who are in need of God’s healing; share prayer requests by email or phone. VBS Leader: Help lead children during summer Vacation Bible School. Opportunities available in crafts, music, drama, science, recreation, and food.

CORE VALUE: CREATING A SAFE PLACE

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Altar Holiday Flowers: Arrange flowers in sanctuary for Christmas and Easter. God’s Gardeners: Care for church grounds and community garden with cleanup, planting, weeding, and watering. Hanging of the Greens: Decorate the church building and grounds for Advent; remove and store decorations after Christmas. Kitchen Care: Meet quarterly to deep clean and organize church kitchens. Nursery Helper: Assist staff nursery coordinator in providing loving care for infants and children aged 4 and younger on Sundays from 10 – 11 AM or 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM. Pew Restocking: Tidy and restock envelopes and other items in pew pockets. Usher: Care for worship attendees before, during and after services. Receive offering and assist with communion.

CORE VALUE: NURTURING RELATIONSHIPS

CORE VALUE: SUSTAINING COMMUNITY

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A/V Tech: Assist with sound board and media for worship and special events. Blessing of the Animals: Help coordinate annual service in which pets receive blessing. Chancel Choir: Sing with choir to provide musical leadership in worship. Open to teens and adults. Rehearse 7:30 Thursdays. Community Vegetable Garden: Help plan and plant MG’s community garden; harvest vegetables to benefit food pantries & those in need; put garden to bed in autumn. Handbell Choir: Ring bells in worship once a month. Rehearse 6:45 Thursdays. Maple Grove Players: Perform dramatic sketches and readings for worship services, special events, and community outreach. NewSong: Sing contemporary Christian music in worship periodically with ensemble. Office Mailings: Either at the church or at home, stuff envelopes for church mailings. Worship Musician: Provide music to enrich worship experience. Instrumentalists, vocalists, and artists of all kinds are welcome.

CORE VALUE: LOVING INCLUSIVELY

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Christmas Ministries: In December prepare Christmas food bags for Clintonville seniors and assemble resources to support the unhoused served through Broad Street UMC. CRC Outreach Meal: Provide hot lunch at Clintonville Beechwold Community Resource Center the last Friday of each month. Keeping in Touch: Provide caring contact with MG members via calls or cards; update pastoral care staff as needed. Pastor’s Pantry: After worship on the first Sunday of the month, pack brown-bag lunches to be distributed at CRC. Reconciling Ministry: Advocate for full inclusion of all people, including LGBTQ, at MG and in society. Thanksgiving Day Meal: Help plan, shop, set up, prepare, serve, greet or clean up. Tween & Youth Volunteers: Working with staff, attend twice-a-month TMI or youth group, supporting young peoples’ spiritual growth through service, study and fellowship.

FINANCIAL GIFT: Pledging allows you to make a conscious choice about spending your money in ways that reflect your faith and values. Receiving your pledge allows Maple Grove to plan wisely to use our resources in support of the mission and ministry to which God has called us. Please let us know what financial commitment you plan to make to Maple Grove below:

Weekly $ *

Monthly $ *

Quarterly $ *

Annually $ *

Total pledge for 2024 $ *

I am not ready to make a pledge, however I intend to give *

Please check the box if any of these are applicable or if you need any assistance: *

I will set up automatic withdrawal through my bank account or payment by credit card. My pledge is automatically charged to my bank account or credit card. Please adjust accordingly. I am interested in learning more about including Maple Grove in my estate plans.

THANK YOU!

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7 W Henderson Rd
Columbus, OH 43214
(614) 262-1163

Parking
The Maple Grove parking lot on the south side of the church which is accessed from Aldrich Road, the first street south of Henderson Road.