Letter from Candy - Commit to Care

Dear Friends:

The deacons of EPC have approved an outreach program to show mercy to those in the Exeter area who are lonely and widowed. The Commitment to Care program would match EPC members and families with those from within our greater community who would need and desire some fellowship and care.

God sets the lonely in families… Psalm 68:6

Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their trouble…. James 1:27a

He has shown you, O man, what is good: And what does the Lord require of you but to do justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God? Micah 6:8

The idea is simple: we would solicit names of elderly people, and, with their permission, establish a relationship between them and some in our midst who would desire to reach out and love them. The requirements on the part of the family would be one phone call per week, and one visit per week. There are some within our congregation who already do this – in the form of nursing home services, or in providing transportation to church services for those who couldn’t otherwise attend.

This can be a great outreach to our community. We have some idea of what other churches are doing in their ministry areas, and we don’t believe anyone has specifically targeted visitation to the elderly.

At this point, we are conducting a survey to see if any within our congregation would be interested in participating in this ministry. If so, please contact me by phone (772-9442, or 686-1060), or by e-mail (candymagee@copper.net), or speak with me any Sunday after worship. I would be happy to answer any questions that you might have regarding this new area of ministry.

Every blessing,
Candy Magee