Alternative Giving update:
Thank you to everyone who made donations to Zion’s Christmas Alternative Giving charities. We have sent checks to the following organizations:
Tabby’s Place - $180
Riding with Heart -$280
Caring for Cambodia - $436
ELCA Good Gifts (Back Pack Project) - $430
Coffee Collection for Faith Kitchen:
Zion will be collecting coffee for Faith Kitchen until the end of February. Our goal is to collect over 200 pounds of coffee. Faith Kitchen is open Monday – Saturday and serves a meal to approximately 100 people daily. For some this might be the only food they eat that day. Last year Faith Kitchen served over 36,000 meals. If each of those meals was accompanied with a cup of coffee…well, that is a lot of coffee!
Please leave coffee donations in the Narthex of the Church or the lobby of the CEB. Thank You.
Family Promise update:
Thank you to everyone who volunteered for Family Promise in January. It was a unique hosting week as two of our guests, who needed wheelchairs for mobility, could not access the Family Promise Day Center. Zion was asked if we could help host this family round the clock for the entire week. Without hesitation Zion answered, “yes” to the call. It required many more volunteer hours, but we did it. Social Ministry would like to extend a special “thank you” to Jenny Gelson who graciously helped. Kay and Glenn Beagle must have been smiling down from heaven, because, Zion is one of the few Churches in the Family Promise network that can handle a situation like this due to Glenn and others who saw the need for an elevator. And Kay’s selflessness in volunteering still inspires us to say “yes” to Family Promise and their mission today.
Our next group of Family Promise guests will be here March 3rd – March 17th.
It takes many volunteers to make Family Promise successful. Our guests are here for two weeks. That breaks down to:
208 hours that we as a congregation need to be at the CEB with our guests. Granted 108 hours are overnight hours, but 100 hours are spent with our guests during the day and evening. Please consider spending a few hours with our guests.
Social Ministry upcoming events:
Jan/Feb – coffee collection for Faith Kitchen
March 3rd – March 17th – Family Promise
March 29/30 – Feed My Starving Children
May 4th – Tag Sale
June/July – Food Pantry Drive (emphasis on children breakfast/lunch items)
July – Blood Drive (?)
August 18th – September 1 – Family Promise
Sept/Oct – Coat Drive
Oct 20th – Oct 27th – Family Promise
Veterans Day - Collection/Honors
November/December – Alternative Giving and Giving Tree
Other Considerations not firmed up yet:
Suicide or mental health awareness program
Good News Home for Women project/service
Thank you to everyone at Zion for your ongoing support of the Social Ministry committee and our outreach to the community and world around us.
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