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Northeast Community Church invites community to clean up Calf Pasture Beach
By Press Release
Apr 16, 2008 - 4:53:41 PM

Northeast Community Church , the newest of churches in Norwalk, CT, invites community volunteers to join in its 1010Project Earth Day Beach Cleanup. Church members and community volunteers will team up to clean up Calf Pasture Beach in Norwalk from 9:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, April 19. Save the Sound, a program of New Haven-based Connecticut Fund for the Environment, will provide supplies and support.

“The 1010 Project responds to the message of Jesus in John 10:10: ‘I have come that they may have life, and have it to the full.’ We at Northeast Community Church are convinced that the kind of life Jesus had in mind is available here and now, and it comes with serving others,” observed Thomas Mahoney, Lead Pastor. “The people of NECC want to steward their human, spiritual, technical and financial resources into some time-bound, measurable goals. By working toward those objectives, we hope to really experience, demonstrate and share life to its fullest in Christ. While we know we can’t do everything, we believe we can do something,” he remarked.

“Caring for God’s Green Earth right here in Norwalk is something we are committed to as part of our 1010Project. We are delighted to partner with Save the Sound to do Earth Day spring clean up at Calf Pasture Beach . This event is open to the whole community. Save the Sound will provide instructions, trash bags and gloves, and we’ll have refreshments for all of our volunteers,” he said.

“It’s amazing how much marine litter accumulates on our beaches,” observed Kevin Mullins, Associate Pastor of Northeast Community Church . “Save the Sound reported that volunteers last year collected more than four tons of trash from 40 miles of our Connecticut shoreline. A discarded plastic bag can take 10-20 years to disintegrate; an aluminum can take up to 200 years. Something as biodegradable as an apple core still takes two months to decompose. Clean beaches are not only more attractive to visit, they are safer habitat for wildlife,” he commented.

“We encourage everyone in the community to do something to make our environment cleaner for Earth Day, and we welcome anyone who would like to volunteer to help clean up Calf Pasture Beach to join us on Saturday morning, April 19th, starting at 9:30 ,” Pastor Mullins added.

“The annual centerpiece of our 1010Project is 1010Day, which launched on the tenth day of the tenth month last October. For the inaugural 1010Day we sorted clothes at the Norwalk Emergency Shelter, cleaned up the grounds at West Rocks Middle School, where we hold Sunday worship services and children’s programs, and sponsored a Gas Buy Down, surprising patrons at a local service station for two hours by pumping their gas and covering part of their gasoline purchase while we were there collecting clothing and blankets for the Shelter. Our volunteers are already working on plans for 1010Day 2008, as well as additional 1010Project activities,” Pastor Mahoney said.

Northeast Community Church holds weekly worship services at 10:30 a.m. on Sundays in the auditorium at West Rocks Middle School , 81 West Rocks Rd. in Norwalk . The current sermon series is “Jesus Revealed.” Children’s programs are offered beginning at 10:30 a.m.

“Our pastoral team is committed to making our gathering times relevant to everyday life. This means teaching, music – and a website – that meet people where they are. We believe that understanding the message of Christ in a practical way increases the ability to incorporate spirituality into everyday life,” Pastor Mahoney said. “My approach is to share practical and inspiring messages, based on biblical principles, that focus on the real life issues people in our community deal with on a day to day basis. Our worship services feature energizing and enjoyable music with high-impact media presentations, the atmosphere is casual and comfortable, and the people of NECC are warm and welcoming,” he added.

Northeast Community Church is a nondenominational Christian church. Its offices are located at 18 Knight Street in Norwalk . For more information, call the church office at 203-838-4708 or visit www.NECCLife.org.

Information about Save the Sound can be found at www.savethesound.org. The website includes a chart of decomposition rates of marine debris

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