God's Work Our Hands

On September 10th, Zion will once again be participating in the nationwide ELCA event, God’s Work. Our Hands. Last year we filled 302 backpacks (in honor of Zion’s 302nd Anniversary) that were distributed throughout the world through Lutheran World Relief.  This year our goal is 500 backpacks in honor of the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation. We have learned a little bit about how to accumulate all the items that go in the backpack. Last year members donated items and cash to help fund this endeavor. It’s not easy to keep track of the number of items donated along with what is purchased, and this year with a goal of 500 it will be especially tricky. And so, we are asking for financial support for this project. It will cost approximately $6.25 for each backpack. We will need 500 backpacks, crayons, rulers, pencil sharpeners, and scissors and 2,500 notebooks, pens and pencils. That’s a lot of stuff. We have found that buying in bulk for certain items is more cost effective. We are searching for the best deals. We will be using coupons from Staples and also the rewards we receive from recycling ink cartridges.

If you would like to help support this project financially, please mark your check God’s Work. Our Hands. And mark your calendar for the Second Sunday (Single Service 10:00 am) in September.  Following worship we will gather in the CEB to work on an assembly line to fill the backpacks and pack them into cartons. We will be doing God’s Work with Our Hands.