The Shepherding Committee is looking for ways that we can help serve and take care of our fellow parishioners. One idea that we had was an expansion of our provision of meals for people in need, such as those who are sick or homebound. Instead of reaching out to folks to provide meals on the spur of the moment, we now have a standing freezer located in the large storage closet in the CEB Great Room. Thanks to Thrivent Financial, we were given $250 in seed money to purchase foil containers and lids so that anyone who would like to make a meal can put it in a container and place it in the freezer. In doing this, meals will be readily available for anyone who would like to take one to someone. We are in the process of buying the containers but hope to have them in the CEB near the freezer for all to utilize. We will have some different sizes for larger and smaller meals, and also some that can contain soup. We ask that anyone who cooks a meal please write out the following information on the lid of the container: the name of the meal, the ingredients, heating instructions, and the date. We will keep meals for six months. After that, meals will be used by some of our partners in ministry such as the Good News Home for Women or Family Promise.
Along with meals, we are also making prayer shawls available and easier to pick up anytime. We are putting the ones we currently have in a giant plastic tub next to the freezer. This way, you can pick up a meal and a prayer shawl at the same time! Right now, we have several prayer shawls available. However, we hope more people will begin to give these away (it doesn’t have to be a congregation member) so, we do foresee a need for more volunteers to knit or crochet the prayer shawls. There are written instructions that we can give you so you know how to make them. We will use some of the Thrivent Financial seed money to purchase yarn for that purpose, as well.
If you are interested or have any questions on the meals or prayer shawls, please contact Judy Formalarie or Jackie Snyder. In addition, we are always looking for other ways to connect and assist each other and we urge you to call us with any new ideas!
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