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The 39th
Annual Watts Street
Fall Bazaar and Church Yard Sale
on November 5 was a grand success.
Over $9,700 (and counting!) was
raised with 25% going to help
restore the Good Shepherd Window
and 65% going to support our
2017 Youth Summer Mission
Experiences. For the final 10% (a
tithe), the youth elected to give to
Hurricane Matthew Flood Relief.
Hooray, hooray, and thanks be to
God for a generous church family
and community!
One of the highlights for the
youth at the Bazaar was the
intergenerational fellowship. Evelyn
Ritz said, “We really enjoyed
working with the older members of
the church – especially the Sewing
Circle.” Members of the Sewing
Circle reciprocated as Judy Berry
pointed out that the interaction with
the youth was the best part of the
day.
Sixth grader Sarah Hanchey
appreciated all the support of the
church family and community,
noting, “There were a lot of really
nice people there and some of them
came back (to the check-out table)
multiple times.” Rowan Perz-
Edwards added, “People would talk
to you during check-out and make
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“But amongst all the
hustle and bustle…
Several of you
welcomed him in and
exchanged warm
smiles with him.”
Watts Street Baptist Church Missions Committee
Company Name
Compassion in Action
Volume 7, Issue 7
December 2016
conversation.” With so many church
members volunteering, donating,
baking, and shopping, Cordia Ritz
reflected, “It was good to see people
get excited about what we were
doing.”
Henry Mitchell worked two shifts
at the Church Yard Sale. He
especially enjoyed getting some
“customer-service” experience by
greeting and opening the door for
people. “It was good to interact with
people there and get to know them
better.” Richie Freeman observed,
“You can see how the saying, ‘One
person’s trash is another person’s
treasure’ was really in effect”…as he
hauled off a huge box of treasures he
had found for himself!
There were a few new wrinkles
this year, as well. Joe Heflin
appreciated how “Chuck Clifton’s
technological wizardry brought us
into the 21st century” with a PayPal
Mobile Card Reader which allowed
people to make purchases at the
Bazaar with credit/debit cards.
Another highlight was having tables
from several of our Mission Groups/
Partners: Reality Ministries, Durham
CAN, and the El Salvador Mission
Group were all able to share the good
news about their ministries.
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I N S I D E T H I S I S S U E Prison Ministry 3 HELP 3 DERC Is On The Move! 4 Share Your Christmas 4 Meals on Wheels Day 4 One World Market 5 El Salvador Scholarship Funds 6 Hurricane Matthew Releif 7 Children’s Mission Offering 8 Mission Baskets 8
When Jesus Came to the Watts Street Fall Bazaar… [This article is written from the perspective of Kelly Sassar.]
But amongst all the hustle and
bustle of shoppers, the excitement
over ham biscuits and hot soup, the
fellowship between friends old and
new, the bags and boxes of Second
Hand Treasures being carried out, did
you notice when Jesus came to the
Watts Street Fall Bazaar? He was
wearing a back-pack and may have
been homeless. He said he was
looking for clothes (which oddly
enough, is the one thing we didn’t
sell!). Several of you welcomed him
in and exchanged warm smiles with
him. Someone bought him a biscuit.
Several of you sat with him and
talked with him while he savored the
biscuit. He enjoyed himself and
stayed for several hours and was right
in the middle of all the activity. He
could have been Jesus…or at least
someone who let us welcome him
like Jesus.
The Fall Bazaar and Church Yard
Sale may be a fund-raiser but it is
also a tremendous opportunity for us
to throw open our doors and offer a
Christ-like welcome to our neighbors.
Thank you, Watts Street, for a great
day of generosity AND hospitality!
School Class as they prepare and
serve one meal each month at Urban
Ministries. All WSBC members are
welcome to help prepare the meal
and/or serve it once each month. To
learn more, visit
http://wattsstreet.org/serve/food-
shelter/. Coordinator for this project
is David Heist,
Reconciliation and Re-Entry
Mission Group creates partnerships
between an individual leaving prison
(the “partner”) and six to eight
members. The objective is to help
those leaving prison meet the
challenges of finding jobs and
affordable housing, avoiding
substance abuse, and forming good
When Jesus Came to the Watts Street Fall Bazaar… (continued) (continued)
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Many hands came together to make the 2016 WSBC Fall Barzaar a hugh success!
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Prison Ministry Plans BIG Christmas Event!
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that will be used to brighten the space
and the spirits!
The Prison Ministry group is
responsible for overseeing the events,
bringing in decorations, making sure the
food and gifts are in place, and serving
the meal alongside volunteers from
other churches. A volunteer card (or
“blue card”) is required for entry into
the prison and several more WSBC
members took the training early in
December - everyone with a blue card is
needed! Please contact Jennifer Garst at
jennifer.garst@ duke.edu if you have a
blue card and are able to participate.
.
The Prison Ministry Mission
Group is well into its plan for an
ambitious Christmas program at
the North Carolina Correctional
Institution for Women (NCCIW) in
Raleigh. This year’s Christmas
program is designed for all 200
prisoners and will take place in the
Hope Center on December 21 and 22
from 4:45-8:30 p.m. WSBC member
Sarah Jobe, chaplain at NCCIW, has
invited other churches to assist in the
festivities, which will include a
service, gifts, and a meal. WSBC
children made table decorations
during the “Hanging of the Greens”
Prison Ministry
Christmas Program –
everyone with a blue
card is needed!
HELPers are needed NOW to clean, make
minor repairs, and sanitize equipment for re-use
by others in the community using practices
embraced by medical equipment suppliers. Emily
McCoy, Bob Roghelia, and Anne Drennan are
happy to explain this volunteer job to you.
Training is provided with a commitment of a
minimum of eight hours per month in two to four
hour shifts; more time is wonderful! Please
consider joining this team of committed
volunteers as you pledge your time to help others
in 2017. Additionally, we are in great need of
wheelchairs and rollators like the one Emily
McCoy is cleaning. For more information,
contact Anne Drennan at (919)489-2942 or
Emily McCoy is one of several WSBC members
that volunteer with HELP, a health equipment
loan program for those in need in Durham
County.
Compassion in Action Page 4
DERC Is On The Move!
The Durham Economic Resource
Center (DERC) has recently moved to a
great new retail space in Lakewood
Shopping Center, near the Scrap
Exchange. The Scrap Exchange has
purchased part of the shopping center
with a goal of creating a Reuse Arts
District, and DERC's distribution center
supports the Scrap Exchange mission of
creating jobs through the diversion of
waste and surplus from the landfill.
DERC provides low cost, brand new
non-food items and job training to those
in need in the Durham community.
The distribution center is a great place
to visit! You can support DERC by
making donations through the website
or visiting the distribution center and
purchasing the goods it has for sale. If
you mention you are a member of Watts
Street you will get a 15% discount
through the end of the year! DERC is
also looking for volunteers to help with
the distribution center operations
Tuesday through Saturday. If interested
please contact DERC Director Precious
Todd at [email protected].
DERC is one of the first non-profits
created by the End Poverty Durham
initiative eight years ago. As a not-for-
profit organization, DERC provides
career courses, simulated work
experience, and access to local jobs for
residents of Durham who have limited
education and job experience, as well as
other barriers to employment. For more
information about DERC, go to their
website – www.dercnc.org – or contact
Bill McCraw at [email protected].
DERC is looking
for volunteers to
help with the
distribution
center operations
Tuesday through
Saturday.
Meals on Wheels Day - Tuesday, January 24 The WSBC Missions Committee and Senior Adult Coordinating Council announce another
opportunity to help assemble and pack meals at Meals on Wheels of Durham. The next MOW event
is Tuesday, January 24, from 8:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. All ages are welcome to participate. We will
car pool at 8:00 a.m. from the Urban Avenue parking lot to the MOW facility at 2522 Ross Road.
Please RSVP to Bob Kruhm at [email protected] or call the church office to sign up.
Share Your Christmas! Deadline December 18
Sign up now to sponsor a local child or family from Walltown or Families Moving Forward
(formerly IHN) for Christmas this year! Signup sheets and detailed instructions are posted on the
bulletin board leading into the Fellowship Hall. Wrapped gifts are due at WSBC by the end of the
worship service on Sunday, December 18. Contact Margaret McWilliams (margaret
[email protected]) or April Walton ([email protected]) for more information.
UPDATE: Deadline for Walltown is December 11! Check the bulletin board!
over 30 pieces of artwork that was created
by youth at Cal Pipil, in addition to coffee
and other gift items from El Salvador. As
a result of this event and an additional sale
of the artwork at the Church Bazaar,
WSBC was able to send $1,500 to the Cal
Pipil Youth Center! Over $400 was
designated to the individual artists for the
sale of their artwork.
OWM continues to need our support,
both financially and with volunteers. Five
WSBC members currently serve on the
Board of Directors but other volunteers
are also needed. And there are shopping
opportunities! Your purchase of gifts for
family, friends or co-workers supports a
WSBC Mission Partner and artisans/
neighbors in developing countries.
Another opportunity to shop OWM is
available at WSBC. You can now order
coffee, chocolate and olive oil, all fair
trade products, at WSBC. Your order will
be delivered to WSBC on the first Sunday
of the month for you to pick up. Order
.
‘
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Shopping for Cal
Papil at One
World Market
One World Market [This article is written from the perspective of Paula Januzzi-Godfrey.]
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It is important to know that One
World Market was started as a
Mission Project in 1991 in the
basement of Watts Street Baptist
Church. In September 1992, One
World Market (OWM) opened as a
store on Perry Street in Durham. As
a non-profit, the focus of OWM was,
and continues to be, providing fair
wages to low-income craft persons in
developing countries. In 2001, the
store moved to its current location, at
811 Ninth Street.
As OWM approaches its 25th
Anniversary, its sales continue to
provide a sustainable source of fair
pay that helps ensure a living wage
for thousands of people in
developing areas. The staff works
with artisans who live in over 72
different developing countries,
giving them access to the US market
to sell their handmade crafts. All of
the artisans are paid under Fair Trade
standards, ensuring that they make a
livable wage for their country.
WSBC has remained a Mission
Partner with OWM over the years.
An annual Holiday Shopping Day
the first Sunday in December allows
WSBC members to receive a 10%
discount while supporting OWM.
This year the shopping day generated
close to $4,500 in revenue on
December 4.
OWM has also partnered with
our El Salvador Mission Group to
support Cal Pipil Youth Center in
San Salvador, celebrating its 8th
birthday in November. Also in
November, the second El Salvador
Sunday event took place at OWM.
The El Salvador Mission group sold
forms are
available in the
Fellowship Hall
and in the
Missions mailbox
near the front
office.
To learn more
about One World
Market and
volunteer
opportunities,
contact Paula
Januzzi-Godfrey
at januzzip
@gmail.com.
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El Salvador Scholarship Funds [This article is written from the perspective of Paula Januzzi-Godfrey.]
) in college. Mayra’s tuition is being paid
by a generous WSBC member this year!
Mayra’s younger sister, Alicia, who we
also have sponsored for several years,
graduated from high school last month
(their school year begins in January and
ends in November). Mayra sent photos
to share their celebration and to send
thanks to WSBC for their support. This
is a dream come true for her mother.
The El Salvador Mission Group
sends many thanks (muchas gracias) to
WSBC members for supporting our
efforts to bring the gift of education to
our brothers and sisters in the small
communities of Alegria and San Rafael
in El Salvador. The Minute for Missions
on December 11 will support the El
Salvador scholarships. For more
information, contact Clark Godfrey
([email protected]) or Paula Januzzi-
Godfrey ([email protected]).
The WSBC El Salvador Mission
Group is thriving and thrilled to share
good news and updates about their efforts
to support youth in El Salvador! For the
past ten years, WSBC has provided funds
for scholarships for students in El
Salvador through a scholarship program
coordinated by our sister church, Iglesia
Bautista Emmanuel. We have sponsored
10-12 students per year, ranging from 5-
18 years of age. In El Salvador, families
must pay tuition in order for their
children to attend public schools. The
cost of tuition is approximately $300 per
year. We also sponsor students attending
universities in San Salvador, where
annual tuition for Technical Colleges is
approximately $2,000 per year.
One of the students we have
sponsored for the past ten years, Mayra
Ventura, is now beginning her third year
The Minute for
Missions on
December 11
will support the
El Salvador
scholarships.
Mayra sent photos to share their celebration and to
send thanks to WSBC for their support. This is a
dream come true for her mother.
Missions Committee: 2016-2017 Missions Committee Members include: Paula Januzzi-Godfrey,
Chair, Juliana Caldwell, Kirsten Kruhm, Jenny Leinbach, Jason Mathes, Bill McCraw, Allyn Meredith,
Amy Sauls, Joy Turner and April Walton. Please feel free to contact any of the members for more
information about Watts Street’s Missions.
Compassion in Action Page 7
WSBC Steps Up to Help with Hurricane Matthew Relief
Collection
boxes are
available at
WSBC in the
preschool
hallway.
supplies and physical labor to clean
out and rebuild homes and businesses.
WSBC has made a significant
contribution towards Hurricane
Matthew relief efforts. The Youth
donated $1,000 from the Fall Bazaar
earnings, and the Minute for Missions
collection for CBF relief efforts
totaled $1,226.50. For further
information about WSBC’s
involvement with Hurricane Matthew
relief efforts or to offer suggestions
for how WSBC can help with relief
efforts, please contact Amy Sauls,
In early October, Hurricane
Matthew cut a path of destruction from
Haiti through the southeastern United
States. In Haiti, where the death toll
reached over 1,000 people, relief
agencies are working to bring clean
water, medical supplies, and hygiene
items to the 2.3 million people living in
areas affected by Matthew. Matthew
brought massive flooding to the
southeastern United States, resulting in
$1.5 billion in damages and 26 deaths
in North Carolina. Relief efforts in our
state have focused on providing needed
If you would like to help those affected by Hurricane Matthew, please
consider one of the following:
Make a cash donation for local relief efforts. We recommend going through
- NC Disaster Relief Fund (ncdisasterrelief.org)
- CBF NC Hurricane Matthew Response Fund
(https://co.clickandpledge.com/sp/d1/default.aspx?wid=122157).
- Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina also accepts cash
donations, and every $1 provides 5 meals.
(www.foodbankcenc.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FBCENCHome)
Make a cash donation for international relief efforts. Church World
Services (cwsglobal.org) accepts cash donations for its response effort in Haiti.
Additionally, CBF has personnel in Haiti and is coordinating relief. Donations
can be made to assist CBF's efforts at https://www.cbf.net/matthew/.
Donate new, unopened cleaning supplies, personal hygiene items, and paper
products to the Food Bank of Central and Eastern North Carolina. Items
needed include toothpaste, soap, diapers, paper towels, toilet paper, and
household cleaning items. Collection boxes for these items are available at
WSBC in the preschool hallway. Items will be delivered directly to the
Raleigh Hurricane Matthew Relief Center so that they reach the people
affected by the hurricane.
Physical labor for activities such as cleaning out crawlspaces and tarping roofs
is greatly needed in eastern North Carolina. If you can donate your time and
skills to help fellow North Carolinians rebuild their businesses and homes,
contact Baptists on Mission (baptistsonmission.org/Missions/By-
Type/Disaster-Relief/Hurricane-Matthew).
Compassion in Action
Environmental
Contact: Greg Palmer
Habitat for Humanity of
Durham
Contact: Steve Booth
Phone: 477-1843
AIDS Care Team
Contact: Greg Palmer
Hannah Ministry
Hannah.ministry.wsbc@gmai
l.com
Durham CAN
Contact: Bob Kruhm
Phone: 544-3719
Childcare Initiative
Contact: Amy Rublein,
Chuck Clifton
El Salvador
Contact: Clark Godfrey
Phone: 490-8435
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Children’s Mission Offering Challenge
On Children’s Sabbath, October 16, our 1st – 5
th graders received
envelopes with $10 from the Missions Committee along with information
about the Mission Offering Challenge. Children were invited to invest or
spend the money on a mission project of their choice and then share a
report on how they used their mission money. Here are a few responses from
children who have completed their challenge. Watch for more stories in the
January Watts Line!
“I added 1 dollar of
my own.”
Mission Baskets: The Mission Baskets in the side foyer and the Fellowship Hall are collecting
donations of food for the North Carolina Central University Campus Food Pantry during December.
The NCCU Food Pantry is located on the NCCU campus to serve students in need. Please help stock
the pantry by placing non-perishable food items (check the expiration date!) in the Mission Baskets.
January/February Mission Baskets will be for Housing for New Hope; watch for details. Pink cards
are in in the pews as an on-going reminder to stock the Mission Baskets. For more information,
contact Bill McCraw at [email protected].
Dear Church, I decided to donate
the $10 to UNICEF because I
think it is really important for
people to prevent diseases.
UNICEF is an organization that
helps children and gives them
vaccinations.
Sincerely,
Luke Houser
I decided to send 11 dollars to Duke
Lemur Center so they could give to
Madagascar so they wouldn't eat
lemurs. I added 1 dollar of my own.
Thank you so much for the 10 dollars.
Caden Smith
I helped 110 people eat
in the Harris Teeter
Harvest Feast! It goes
to local food banks.
Eli Viverette
Dear Mrs. Esther, I used my
mission money to buy a flock of
chicks. We sent the money to
Heifer International. I requested
that the chicks be sent to Ecuador,
Peru, Thailand or India. There
people are very poor and need
help. When the chicks grow up the
chickens will lay eggs. Thank you
for giving me the mission money.
Love,
Lily Snell
I used the $10 for UNICEF; an
organization that helps kids. I
also donated some of my
money to UNICEF.
Avery Houser
