Items needed for the Blessing Box:
Paper Towels
Beans
Laundry Soap
Cereal
Crackers
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St. John's offers a Blessings Box food ministry! Thank you to Greg Clutter for his craftsmanship and donation of materials, we have a box that we fill with Blessings of food each week so that folks can stop and take what they need (or can leave items if they desire.) This box will be close to the mailbox and road so it’s clearly visible and easy to stop and get what they need. If you would like to contribute an item or two for this ministry, you can bring your items and put them in the long black tote in the narthex. Please see any council member if you have questions! Thank you!
Items needed for the Blessing Box: Paper Towels Beans Laundry Soap Cereal Crackers
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We are collecting plastic to get a second Trex bench made. We need to collect a 1,000 pounds of plastic in 12 months or approximately 83 pounds per month (November 15, 2024) to make the second bench. BAGS – (plastic grocery, bread, produce, dry cleaning, newspaper, ice, Ziploc baggies, cereal bags, bubble wrap), also plastic wrap on cases of water bottles, and pallet wrap. Everything must be clean! We have three (3) collection containers: one in the narthex, one in the Sunday school annex, and one in the social hall. Update: We collected 118 pounds of recyclable plastic during the month of March! This brings our total collected to 503 pounds to date. We still need 497 pounds by November 15, 2024 to meet the goal of 1,000 pounds of plastic for our second bench. Great job! Our outreach project for the month of March will be to collect individually wrapped candy, small toys and money for Mountain Falls Blessings. Please visit our Outreach Projects web page for additional Details and updates.
Pastor Sonya will walk again this Lent. She'll walk 200 miles during the season of Lent. All are welcome to help achieve the 200 miles - just keep track and let Pastor know your mileage each week. If you would like to sponsor (either per mile or flat donation), please sign the Lenten walk clipboard at the church. You can put a check made payable to the church with “Lent walk” in memo line or put cash in an envelope marked “Lent walk” and place them in the offering plate. In addition, you can make an online donation two (2) ways: (1) go to our website (www.stjohnslutheranwinchester.org) and click on the green GIVE button and just follow the instructions and input your information OR (2) go to this direct link (https://tithe.ly/give?c=3185934) and input your information. Make sure to select “To”, then scroll down and select “Special – Lent Walk”. All monies will benefit the discretionary fund at St. John’s.
Update: Pastor Sonya walked over 400 miles this Lent, with help from some of you, friends and family! These donations represent our church as we help those in need in our community. Thank you so much for your support!!! |
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