The Cooper Family Farm Rodeo will be May 13 and 14. Gates open at 6 and the rodeo begins at 7:30. We will have a kids zone with inflatables and this is an incredible opportunity for us to support an event in our community and serve the people in our community. You’re invited to join us for a great time at the rodeo and If you would like to participate in assisting with the kids zone, please use the registration below:

BUNDLES OF HOPE DIAPER DRIVE

MAY 1-15

MT LAUREL CAMPUS

DONATIONS ACCEPTED IN THE COMMONS

Our Mt Laurel Campus will be hosting a diaper drive for Bundles Of Hope through May 15th!
In Birmingham, there are more than 14,500 children under the age of five, and 29% of our community lives below the poverty line (which is $24,250 for a family of four). Bundles of Hope Diaper Bank desires to help all families experiencing “diaper need” due to financial hardship by providing them with diapers at no cost.

There are THREE WAYS YOU CAN HELP!

1. DONATE DIAPERS• Donations can be left in the designated area in the Commons through Sunday, May 15. ALL sizes of diapers are needed, and partial packs of diapers are also accepted!

2. VOLUNTEER • SERVE AT BUNDLES OF HOPE-Visit their website to select a day and time that works for you!


• HOST A DIAPER DRIVE-Contact Kim Speed at kspeed@doubleoakcc.org if you are hosting a drive and we can provide you with a sign.

• WRITE HANDWRITTEN NOTES OF ENCOURAGEMENT-Each bundle of diapers from Bundles of Hope also includes a handwritten note of encouragement. DOCC member Carol Dotson along with other volunteers helps write more than 1,800 cards a month to help support this ministry! If you would like to help write those notes please contact Carol Dotson at dotdcmm@gmail.com!

3. PRAY • Pray for the leaders of this ministry and for those that are receiving diapers!
If you have any questions please contact Sandy Stephenson at sstephenson@doubleoakcc.org or Kim Speed at kspeed@doubleoakcc.org.

In December we are partnering with Alabama Baptist Children’s Home as one of our Serve United Partners. The purpose of Alabama Baptist Children’s Homes & Family Ministries is to protect, nurture, and restore children and families through Christ-centered services. We will are partnering with them in December to help serve the children in foster care this Christmas. They have the gifts secured for the children, but they would like for us to help with gift wrap supplies, wrapping the gifts and praying for their ministry.

We have three ways you can help:

1. GIVE GIFT WRAP SUPPLIES

We are in need of gift wrap supplies to wrap gifts for foster kids through the Alabama Baptist Children’s Home’s program. We need tape, Christmas wrapping paper and gift bags, ribbons and tissue paper. Gift wrap supplies can be dropped off in the Commons at each campus on through Sunday, Dec. 13th.

2. GIVE YOUR TIME BY WRAPPING GIFTS

We will be wrapping gifts for the foster families of Alabama Baptist Children's Home on Thursday, Dec. 17, 6 pm-8 pm at 2673 Rocky Ridge Lane, Birmingham, AL 35216.If you would like to join us please complete the form below.

3. PRAY

Please pray these specific prayers for Alabama Baptist Children’s home for their ministry and all that they serve.

Three Ways to Help with Red Beans and Rice Ministry

1. Give Red Beans and Rice – pick up a bag or two of white rice or small red beans at the grocery store this month. You can drop these off in the bins in the Commons.

2. Give Time – volunteer opportunities for preparing the beans and rice for distribution and/or distribution for the red beans and rice.

3. Give Prayer – we have prepared a November calendar with a prayer request for each day of the month. Pick up a copy at Connection Point or download it here.

In November we are partnering with Two Feathers Ministries as one of our Serve United Partners. Two Feathers Ministries exists to glorify God by making disciples of First Nations (Native American) peoples and recruiting believers to become laborers who will multiply His ministry while respecting Native cultures. Our vision is to see people from the First Nations (Native American) tribes recognize their spiritual gifts while developing them into leaders who will bring multitudes of people from every tribe and nation to knowing and worshiping our Lord Jesus Christ.

For years Double Oak has partnered with Two Feathers to provide backpacks at Christmas to children in Native cultures as part of this mission. This year, like most other things, we are having to do things a little differently. Please join us in continuing this mission!

1. AMAZON WISH LIST

There is a wish list set up for every age/gender to receive backpacks; people can purchase things off the wish list and have it sent directly to Two Feathers.

2. DONATIONS FOR BIBLES

An age appropriate Bible goes in every backpack. You can donate towards the purchase of these Bibles, and we will purchase the Bibles in bulk. 

3. PRAY

Pray for the children and reservations that will be receiving backpacks 

this Christmas.

As part of our Fall Focus, each month we will be spotlighting one of our Serve United partners. We will share details about the organization and also provide several ways you can help!

In October we are partnering with King’s Home, an organization that provides Christ-centered homes and services for youth, women & kids seeking refuge, hope, and help from domestic violence, neglect, abandonment, homelessness, and other difficult and impoverished conditions and circumstances. 

Normally, this time of year, we would be hosting a Trunk or Treat for our community, but this year is not normal. Crowds are strongly discouraged during a pandemic, so we will not be hosting our traditional Trunk or Treat. However, our Serve United Team has come up with a great idea. We will be hosting a Trunk or Treat for the King’s Home – for the kids, youth and caregivers that live on their campuses. 

When: Sunday afternoon, October 25th, 3 PM - 5:30 PM

Where:  King’s Home Campus, 221 King's Home Drive (near Forest Oaks Elementary School)

THERE ARE SEVERAL WAYS YOU CAN HELP!

1. VOLUNTEER TO HELP

   •  Decorate a car or truck and bring it to the event to hand out candy

   •. Volunteer at the event with set up, clean up, popcorn or inflatables

2. Volunteer to Give

      •  Cash donations to cover hot dogs

      •  Candy donations

      •   Individual packages of chips

3. Volunteer to Pray

Prayer bookmarks are available in the Commons with specific requests for the King’s Home organization for each day of the week.

For more information about King’s Home please visit

www.kingshome.com

You can also follow them on Social Media:
facebook.com/kingshomeal
instagram.com/kingshome_al
twitter.com/KingsHome_AL

We are in need of volunteers to help us with landscaping around the property of our new Chelsea Campus on September 10, 11 and 12. We will be laying sod, planting bushes and helping plant trees. If you are willing to help and may be available during one of those days, please email Kim Speed at kspeed@doubleoakcc.org.  Kim will send an email with detailed information and will finalize a time for you to volunteer that works with your schedule. 

As part of our Fall Focus, each month we will be spotlighting one of our Serve United partners, We will share details about the organization and also provide several ways you can help!

In September we are partnering with Bundles of Hope, a diaper bank in our area that provides diapers for babies and toddlers of families that are going through a hardship. Did you know, babies need 8-10 diapers a day, which can cost more than $100 each month!

This month we have three ways you can help:

1.GIVE DIAPERS 
We will have a collection bin in the Commons during September. Partial packs of diapers are also accepted! 

2. GIVE YOUR TIME
Sign up online for more information about volunteer opportunities with Bundles of Hope. Each month they need help repackaging the diapers in bundles of 25. There are also opportunities to fill monthly orders placed by their community partners. We can even provide details about how you can host a simple drop off diaper drive in your neighborhood!  

3. GIVE YOUR PRAYER
Sign up online to be a part of our Prayer Team for this month. We will provide a daily email with a specific need to pray for this ministry.

For more information about Bundles of Hope please visit www.bundlesdiaperbank.org.

You can also follow them on Social Media:
facebook.com/BundlesDiapers
instagram.com/BundlesDiapers
twitter.com/BundlesDiapers