PLANTATION PARK TOY DRIVE - IS HERE!!
November 30th - December 14th
Imagine if you were a parent unable to provide a Christmas gift for your child this year. That is a legitimate thing that happens with our kindergarten kids over at Plantation Park. That is not a memory any parent or child should have from Christmas. That is where we step in... most know that we have adopted the entire kindergarten class at the school. We are going to step in and make sure Christmas happens this year for these kids.
We are asking everyone to bring in an unwrapped toy suitable for a kindergartener every Sunday starting November 30th. The toy can be for a boy, a girl, or either and we are looking at handing out toys to about 80 kids. Be a part of making this holiday season bright for a child!
Once we have the dates from Plantation Park, we will schedule a wrapping party to get them all wrapped and labeled. They will send us the date of their Christmas party, and we will head over and deliver the toys. If you have not had the joy of helping with delivering the toys to the kids, you have missed out.
Itinerary:
It's the 1st Sunday of the month... it's time for our Food & Clothing Drive. We can't feed everybody, we're not a homeless shelter, we're not even a food pantry... but we can partner with other ministries to help them accomplish their tasks in what God has called them to do.
This Sunday, bring in a bag of non-perishable food items. We are making a difference in people's lives that are down and out. It may be you one day needing just a little bit of help. Also, go through your closets and look for those clothes that don't fit anymore or you haven't worn in awhile. Bring them in for those who just need a little help.
1st Sunday Food & Clothing Drive... let's make an impact!!
This Advent Series, O Come, O Come, Emmanuel, helps us to imagine the longing the Israelites must have felt as they waited for Jesus the Messiah to come, and it helps us to grapple with the longing we feel now as we wait for His return.
Attention to Mary is valuable in that we learn from her what is true about God’s words and actions, his regard and his love for his creation, but we are intended to move beyond her to the source of all her hope and happiness, to the One to whom she has completely turned. We learn from her actions to turn to God in prayer, to lay ourselves down completely before his will in utter surrender, to turn with a joyous face to God no matter what our personal situation may be. Our own suffering and difficulties do not make God into anything less than loving and good—Mary shows us that the quality of true worship of God stretches beyond our own joys and sorrows. All glory belongs to God.
Even in dark times, God brings blessing. We often think of blessings in material terms, but God’s blessings go beyond that to people, places, freedom, and deliverance. He has blessed before, and he will bless again, and we are to count on him for every blessing.
DECEMBER SERVE DAY
The best thing to do is see where God is working an jump in with Him. Men of Courage received a camp on Lake Bistineau to help with their mission to strenghten the Church. The ways God can use that camp are endless, but it needs some TLC. So, we are heading out to help with some clean up. Set aside Saturday, December 13th, for work at Camp Courage.
ITINERARY