Cannon loves partnering with our community.  Opportunities to serve and share vary, however we have a monthly churchwide focus with one of our local partners that include PRAY, SERVE, and GIVE options.  In addition we partner with the Southeast Gwinnett Co-op and Lawrenceville Methodist for “Gather at The Table Community Dinner” every 3rd Thursday at 6 PM. Below you will find this month’s focus along with additional information about our local partners  if you or your small group is interested in serving in our community.

August Focus – UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief)

UMCOR comes alongside those who suffer in disasters to alleviate suffering and provide help and hope for the vulnerable.

  • Pray for those who are affected by disaster and for UMCOR as they provide for them.
  • Give to UMCOR
  • Serve – this month we are asking that you serve with GO Team at Gwin Oaks Elementary as follows:
    • PRE-PLANNING CLERICAL HELP
      Dates needed:       Weekdays, July 29 – August 2
      Need: 4-5 people per shift
      Hours:       9-11:30am (Morning shift); 12:30-3pm (Afternoon shift)
    • KINDERGARTEN CLASSROOM ASSISTANCE
      Dates:       Wednesday, August 5 – Friday, August 9
      Need: 7 individuals
      Hours: 7:30am-3:15pm
      Options:
    • Work all days with the same class/same teacher
    • Split time with another volunteer
    • KINDERGARTEN CAFETERIA ASSISTANCE
      Dates:       Monday, August 5 – Tuesday, August 6
      Need: 2-3 individuals
      Hours: 11:30am-12:30pm

September Focus – Wellroot

With a focus on the whole family and over 150 years of faith-centered service, Wellroot’s programs are designed to keep families together whenever possible, provide short-term foster families when needed, and nurture and educate teens and young adults to break the cycle of trauma in their lives.

  • Pray – for the families of Wellroot
  • Give – the special offering on Communion Sunday (September 1) will go to support Wellroot
  • Serve – there is an ALL Serve Saturday on September 14 from 10am-12pm. Emergency bags will be put together that includes a set of pajamas, a soft toy, a blanket, and basic hygiene items like toothbrushes and toothpaste and will be provided to foster children (DFCS, Wellroot).

Gwin Oaks Elementary School (GO Team)

Contact: Susan Capps
Summer days are long and the pool is still inviting – but teachers are already thinking about “Back to School”. It’s just around the corner and Gwin Oaks Elementary needs YOUR help!

Gather at The Table Community Dinner at the Southeast Gwinnett Coop

Church was not always done the way we do it. There was a time when Christians gathered around tables, included the strangers and the poor, ate together, and talked about Jesus. This form of church occurred mostly during the first three hundred years of Christianity, and was highly effective in bringing lost people to Jesus. While the church of today is very meaningful to Christ-followers, it is failing to help our lost neighbors find their way to the Savior. That is no small concern for Jesus’ churches, all of which are called to be in the rescue business. Check out this video to learn more and hear from our team.

Provide dessert for dinner church! We gather monthly and serve around 100 guests. Love to bake? Contact Beth Willis Beth Willis at willisbetho@gmail.com to provide dessert for one of our next dinners!

Cannon, Lawrenceville First UMC, and the Co-op share the cost of our monthly meals. All financial contributions are welcome to offset the cost of each meal.  Please prayerfully consider a donation. You can give online at the link below on the “dinner church” line.

Give here.

We gather every third Thursday, 6-7:30 pm to share a meal, a Jesus story, and foster relationships with our neighbors. If you are interested in serving on the team every month or coming occasionally to help out, contact Pastor Heather for more info: heatherj@cannonchurch.org

Family Promise Gwinnett

Contact: Heather Jallad

Family Promise of Gwinnett County is a community based response that brings existing local resources together to help homeless children and their families regain their housing and their independence, while maintaining their dignity through mobilizing congregations of faith, community volunteers, and social service agencies. Through intensive case management and counseling, we address the underlying causes of homelessness. Together we are ending homelessness – one family at a time. Cannon provides volunteers to provide evening meals at Promise Haven, serve as overnight hosts on weekends, assist the office staff at the Day Center, and put on special events. For more info: https://familypromisegwinnett.org/

Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative 

The Southeast Gwinnett Cooperative Ministry is a clearinghouse that offers food, clothing, and monetary support to individuals in need in the Snellville/Grayson area.  Responsibilities may include sorting and dating donated food, packing food boxes, restocking shelves, and helping clients with groceries. For more info: http://segwinnettcoop.org/wordpress/

Mondays – 9am-1pm and 2-7:30pm
Tuesdays and Thursdays – 9am-Noon
Wednesdays and Fridays – 8:30am-Noon
Saturdays – 10am-Noon

Book bags for DFCS

Contact: Sue Elser
Bookbags and school supplies are needed for Gwinnett children in foster care and protective services. You can help these kids have book bags and school supplies for the upcoming school year by donating book bags filled with school supplies, purchasing and donating additional school supplies and/or empty book bags, or donating monetarily. For 2023-24 School Year supplies are being collected June 25-July 16. Blessing of the Backpacks will take place on July 16 in worship.
Get the supply list here.