SINGLE SERVANTS
NEWCOMER'S WELCOME
A. Monthly
Every month newcomers who have placed membership or were baptized will be invited to the monthly Single Servants’ potluck and fellowship. The purpose is for all members of Single Servants to become acquainted with the newcomers and to determine how they can serve the individual(s). A small token of our appreciation will be presented to each newcomer.
B. Annually
All newcomers from November – October will be invited to an Annual Newcomers’
Banquet on the 2nd Friday of November for a Thanksgiving meal. As we have met all these newcomers
at the monthly meetings, it should be easier for us to fellowship with them at the annual banquet.
Subcommittees of the Annual Newcomers’ Banquet are:
1. Program (Speakers, Entertainment, Games, etc.)
2. Memory Book
3. Decorations
4. Meal
5. Transportation
6. Clean-up
7. Other
GOING-IT ALONE SUPPORT
Most members of Sandstone’s Single Servants are currently widows
and they offer encouragement and support to each other. Single Servants continually will try to
recruit other Singles – i.e., never marrieds, widowers, divorcees, married but spiritually going-it
alone – to become part of the Single Servants.
Single Servants will purchase books or other items for presentations to newly-widowed and
newly-divorced.
We will look into services such as “handling finances” to help those in need.
Other ways we can offer support to those going-it alone will be discussed from time-to-time.
OTHER
The Single Servants will meet on some special holidays for a meal
at a local restaurant and will occasionally have other activities to celebrate the holiday. An
example is a special lunch and meeting on Veterans’ Day.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Contact Raymond and Helen Stroud for additional information.