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What Is Others' Day?

Beginning Monday, May 9 and running through Sunday, May 15, we’re setting aside the entire week to serve others through simple acts of love, compassion and kindness. We would love for you to join us by selecting one day during this same week to do your act of kindness for someone. As a church, our goal is to have everyone connected to our Christ Church family participate by Sunday, May 15, 2022—the day we’re calling Others’ Day.

Simple acts that focus on others can come in all forms—large and small. How you choose to perform yours is entirely up to you! It can be as simple as picking up the coffee tab for a random person, dropping a bit of change in the cup of the homeless person along the street or taking a friend out to lunch—just because they’re your friend.

Focus on Others for one day

Change lives and communities

Encourage/Inspire Others to act

Why Should I Participate?

A simple act of compassion from one person creates a ripple effect that impacts the lives of individuals and makes a difference in communities.

Do to others as you would have them do to you.

— Luke 6:31

Scripture calls us not only to perform random and occasional acts of kindness but to practice kindness as an intentional part of our living as followers of Christ.

Evidence shows that helping others can reduce stress, improve self-esteem and create more happiness.

A simple act of kindness can be a gateway that sparks a conversation about the love of Jesus.

It changes our perspective and turns the attention from ourselves towards others.

Your act of kindness can encourage and inspire others to act in the same vein causing a chain reaction.

How It Works

Sometimes it's the smallest act that makes the biggest impact; something as simple as saying “please” or “thank you” can turn someone's day around. Don't miss this opportunity to help us model Christ in a tangible way through these random acts of kindness for others!

ACT

Select one day from May 9-15 to creatively perform an act of kindness towards others and give them a Kindness Card.

Download Kindness Card

ENCOURAGE

Encourage others by submitting a short story—and you can even include a photo or video—of your act of kindness via the link below.

Submit Your Story

Post a video on your own social media networks demonstrating or describing your act of kindness. When you share, be sure to use #Others and tag @ChristChurchUSA to encourage others.

#others

Kindness Ideas

Want to start engaging in acts of love, kindness and compassion? Here's a short list of ideas to get you inspired. Feel free to adopt any of these ideas or change them in ways that fit your life or your style.

Write a handwritten card to someone to say thanks
Offer to pay someone's gas
Offer to mow the lawn for an elderly neighbor
Leave a thank you note in your mailbox for your mail carrier
Buy a warm meal to give to a homeless person

Send an email to a former teacher to let them know how they impacted your life
Donate unused items to charity
Buy lunch/coffee for the next person in line
Bring dinner to a friend who's sick
Give an extra big tip when eating out

Get Your Kids Involved

Doing acts of kindness is one of the best activities you can do with your kids. It's a fun way to bond as a family and teaches kids about compassion and service. Any act of kindness, no matter how big or small, can make a difference—especially when done intentionally. Here are a few ideas that you and your family can do together:

Draw a picture or make a card for someone
Help a neighbor with yard work
Make two lunches and give one away
Invite someone to play on the playground
Clean your room without being asked

Make Others’ Day a Habit…

Our heart is that your Others’ Day will spark a habit of you being intentional about serving others in the way that Jesus modeled. So why not join a cause where you can continually model God’s love through your service. Below are just a few worthy causes that you can get involved in or get some ideas from; the most important thing is to be active and serve OTHERS!

Sponsor a child, donate or get involved

Compassion International

Answer God’s call to feed the hungry

Christ Church Food Pantry

Transform lives of at-risk teens

New City Kids

Mentor the next generation at Christ Church

Serve Quest Kids Serve Quest Teens Serve Quest College

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

1) What is Others' Day?

We are setting aside one day to celebrate the act of serving others—Sunday, May 15, 2022. And for the week of May 9—May 15, we are asking you to select one day as your Others’ Day. On this day, focus on others through a simple act of love, compassion and kindness. We will celebrate these acts of service by highlighting select stories during our May 14-15 weekend services.

2) Why are we bringing attention to others?

Our capacity to love others the way Jesus commands comes only from our experience of His love. Jesus said in Luke 6:31; “Do to others as you would have them do to you.”

3) What should I do to participate?

As a church, our goal is to have everyone connected to our Christ Church family participate in doing random acts of kindness. These acts will take place throughout the week of May 9—May 15 by people just like you! Select a day from our service week to be your Others’ Day; then perform a kind act. It can be as simple as picking up the coffee tab for a random person, dropping a bit of change in the cup of the homeless person along the street or you could take a friend out to lunch—just because they’re your friend. Don’t forget to give them a Kindness Card that they can then pass along in the future!
DOWNLOAD KINDNESS CARD

4) When will Others’ Day take place?

We have set aside Sunday, May 15, 2022 as Others’ Day—which culminates our special service week! We hope that Others’ Day will create a spark for an ongoing habit to serve others.

5) How will my act of kindness be recorded?

It can take less than 2 (two) minutes to perform an act of kindness and by sharing your story, you can greatly impact someone and inspire others to do the same. You have two ways to document your act of kindness:

1. Write a short and concise story of your kind act and submit it via the link below. You can even upload a video of your experience!
SUBMIT YOUR STORY
Or

2. Share a video demonstrating or describing your kind act via your social media platforms. Use #Others and tag @ChristChurchUSA.

6) How can I prepare for Others’ Day?

Beginning the weekend of April 30-May 1, we will kick off a three-week teaching series called Others, framed around the theme of Renewed Love. Armed with this information, your next step will be to select your Others’ Day from the week of May 9-May 15. Record your individual act of kindness by either emailing your story to us (link below) or sharing it on your social media platforms. It can be in your community, home, workplace and during your family activities. Make this a family venture and creatively think of something that you and your family can do together!
SUBMIT YOUR STORY

7) How can I continue to show kindness to others?

We encourage you to join a cause to help you continue the habit of kindness. Check out the resources below to get involved with a cause that makes a tangible difference in meeting the felt needs of others. You can also choose a worthy cause of your own that’s near and dear to your heart!

Sponsor a child, donate or get involved