{"id":4915,"date":"2021-11-15T22:00:42","date_gmt":"2021-11-15T22:00:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/?page_id=4915"},"modified":"2022-10-06T17:04:15","modified_gmt":"2022-10-06T17:04:15","slug":"advent-campaign","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/get-involved\/advent-campaign","title":{"rendered":"Advent Campaign"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<h3><span style=\"color: #800080\">Advent and Christmas Special Offering <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-5555 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Advent-22-graphic-150x150.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>As you prepare for what Advent and Christmas will look like this year in your congregation, Project Transformation would like to help.<\/p>\n<p>One third of the work of Project Transformation is the C of Church. Helping congregations engage with the immediate neighbors and with the neighbor they might never meet. In the seasons of Advent and Christmas, as we celebrate the coming of the Word made flesh, we invite you to invite your congregation to give beyond the walls.<\/p>\n<p>Project Transformation will provide you with promotional materials to promote this special offering including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>beautiful, illustrated\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/Advent-22-graphic.png\">graphics<\/a> for you to use in the campaign<\/li>\n<li>a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/2022-PT-Advent-Devotions.pdf\">weekly advent devotional<\/a> based on this year\u2019s lectionary for the 4 Sundays of Advent<\/li>\n<li>A Christmas Eve insert sharing the impact one book and one donation make in lives<\/li>\n<li>Newsletter and email articles<\/li>\n<li>Announcement <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/AtdsH1qstJw\">video<\/a> explaining who PT is and the impact of your congregation<\/li>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you want a member of the PT staff to speak during the advent Sundays email\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:info@ptriotexas.org\">info@ptriotexas.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>As Project Transformation Rio Texas continues to grow throughout the conference, support from Partner churches is essential on both sides: the sustainability of this ministry and the stretch of congregations to serve God by serving neighbors.<\/p>\n<div class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\">\n<div class=\"layoutArea\">\n<div class=\"column\">\n<p><span style=\"color: #800080\"><strong>How can you participate?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Information on how to participate in the Project Transformation Advent Offering:<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Devotion<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> &#8211; Read the weekly devotion (<a href=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2022\/10\/2022-PT-Advent-Devotions.pdf\">found here<\/a>), following along with the lectionary and preparing your spirit through the living Word for the coming Christ<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Advent-Books-List-Catalog.pdf\">Books<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">&#8211;\u00a0Project Transformation\u2019s curated book list has four categories. Each of the categories focuses on a high need area of their site church libraries. By purchasing titles from this list, you are supporting children in building their skills and confidence as readers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"o\" data-font=\"Courier New\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"2\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Categories of the curated book list:\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Read Together:<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0The We Both Read series is designed for grown-ups and children to sit together and share reading responsibilities. The grown-up reading pages contain high-interest content while the child reading pages support vocabulary building and comprehension skills.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">High\/Low:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">High\/Low books are books that have an interest level\u00a0appropriate\u00a0for older kids, while the reading skill level is lower for growing readers. These books help support and engage older children as they build their reading skills\u00a0with age-appropriate content.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phonics:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Phonics\u00a0focused\u00a0books are written intentionally to build specific beginning reading skills for new readers. These books will support emerging readers as they learn to decode and make meaning while reading.<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Bilingual:\u00a0<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Spanish-English bilingual books will support readers who are learning each language. Providing books in both Spanish and English helps to support the diverse needs of the Project\u00a0Transformation\u00a0community.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0a7\" data-font=\"Wingdings\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"3\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Ways to donate books from the curated list to Project Transformation:\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.clickandpledge.com\/Organization\/Rio%20Texas%20Conference\/Campaign\/Advent\/Donation?param=kqk%2FY8zGsbk7u%2B6ZcSDeez1N24Durnk%2B\">Complete the online order form<\/a><\/span>. Or use the <span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/projecttransformation.org\/rio-texas\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2021\/11\/Advent-Books-List-Catalog.pdf\">curated book list<\/a><\/span> to select which titles you would like to purchase, then complete the paper order form. Turn in your paper order form and payment method to the church and the church will submit it to Project Transformation on your behalf. <\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"color: #800080\"><a style=\"color: #800080\" href=\"https:\/\/connect.clickandpledge.com\/Organization\/Rio%20Texas%20Conference\/Campaign\/Advent\/Donation?param=kqk%2FY8zGsbk7u%2B6ZcSDeez1N24Durnk%2B\"><b>Donation<\/b><\/a><\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0Books alone cannot sustain the full ministry of Project Transformation. For each book donated, please make a $5 monetary contribution to support the larger work of Project Transformation\u2019s ministry. This can be done with the online order form, or with the paper order form when turned in to the church.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"2\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prayer<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u00a0&#8211;\u00a0As you journey through the weekly devotional, you are invited to pray over the work of Project Transformation. For the children who will read the books you donated, for the college\u00a0students\u00a0who will support those children while building their own leadership skills, for the churches who host and support the program, and for the staff and volunteers working year-round to answer God\u2019s call of transformational ministry.\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Advent and Christmas Special Offering As you prepare for what Advent and Christmas will look like this year in your congregation, Project Transformation would like to help. One third of the work of Project Transformation is the C of Church. Helping congregations engage with the immediate neighbors and with the neighbor they might never meet. 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