Christlikeness

"Scripture and tradition tell us that formation into the likeness of Christ is not achieved by always getting what we want."

--Skye Jethani

A message from Service Sunday

Hi There-

I've just been working on finalizing all the follow-up from the Grace Chapel/Hillside Church Extreme Community Makeover day on May 31st and I wanted to share that info with you so you realize the huge impact you had in one day of serving!

* 6 people signed up for Denver Digs
* 12 people signed up for the City's recycling program
* 23 people signed up for Groundwork Denver
* 61 projects completed
* 295 people involved
* 885 hours invested in the community

We would love to have you join us again at any time with a small group, a company group, a neighborhood group, really any group you want to put together... Thanks again for partnering with us. :)
www.extremecommunitymakeover.org

A quick note for the Billionaires out there...

"Give it away, you'll enjoy it," Gates tells rich

Gates has given much of his wealth from Microsoft, the U.S. software giant that made him the world's richest man, to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, a philanthropic powerhouse.

"I think all billionaires should give away the vast majority of their fortunes -- though I don't say they shouldn't leave anything to their kids," Gates told a gathering at Oslo's opera house.

"I think they would enjoy it, their kids would be better off, and the world would be better off," Gates said.

"I'm a great believer that great wealth should go from the richest to the poorest," he said... [read article]