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Mission
Outreach Committee
Blankets + Appeal
Zion is pleased to
once again sponsor the Blankets + Offering on Sunday February 19, 2012.
Our family of faith has consistently raised over $ 1,000.00 for this worthy
appeal each and every year for over two (2) decades!! Blankets +
monies provide blankets and farming tools such as shovels and hoes to folks
around the world . Envelopes for your contribution to Blankets + will
appear in the February edition of the Church's Newsletter, the
Visitor and are also available in the pew racks and from the Church
Office by calling 610-377-1191.
Our
Our ongoing missions include:
"FEED A NEIGHBOR" is a monthly
food distribution to persons.. The Mission-Outreach Committee sponsors
this special "feed a neighbor" program to help area families with a box of
food for 3 days. This year we have added a hot meal to our
distribution night. Persons may come and receive the food box and sit down
to a warm meal. We distribute food on the last Thursday of the month.
Number of God's Children Served in
Janaury
Mission Outreach Committee members served a nutritious meal in
Zion's Fellowship Hall on January 26th to 113 of God's children.
Important Notice
The
Feed-A-Neighbor Food Pantry will be open for distribution on Thursday,
February 23, 2012 from 6:00 P.M.-7:00 P.M.
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Mission Outreach
Committee
The Mission Outreach
committee at Zion’s is dedicated to serving the needs of the community, the
country, and the world through special offering envelopes and donations from
the congregation.
Right Here in Lehighton
We provide
financial support to various community help/action organizations such as Big
Brothers/Big Sisters and Care-Net.
Nation
We provide
financial support for Phoebe-Devitt Homes, Bethany Children’s Home,
Lancaster Theological seminary, CROP and Habitat for Humanity.
World
Through the Church World
Service we donate to the Blankets+ mission, One
Great Hour of Sharing, Our Church's Wider Mission, Neighbors in Need, Heifer project, and various
disaster campaigns.
Zion United Church of Christ
Mission Outreach meeting 1/26/12
The meeting was called to order by Chairman Barry
Shupp with a prayer by Beth Smith at 7:55.
Members in attendance: Barry Shupp, Ruby
Siegendall, Sharon and Del Berger, Beth Cressley, Cheryl and Dan Kunkle
Correspondence:
- Thank you for poinsettia from Betty Eckman
- Thank you from Helen Frey
- Letter from Big Bros/Sisters; sponsor a lane for $100 or be a pin
partner for $50
- Thanks from Phoebe for $500.
- Thanks from Family Promise for $100 donation and $186 from Christmas
Cards
- Daffodil Day correspondence
Old Business:
- Family Promise will be budget to all churches in the near future.
New Business:
- Family Promise is hosting a Variety Show on Feb 18 and are asking
all churches to sponsor it with $500.
- Soliciting volunteers to do community meals – we need more groups to
prepare and save a meal.
- Beth suggested we ask groups within our own church to provide the
meal
- Sharon will ask various groups within the church to prepare and
serve the meal
- Barry will ask Ken to send two thank you notes to the high school
(1000 Union Street) – one to Girls Volleyball team and another to the
Red Cross Club.
- Suggestion: Post a sign so that people in line for food are alerted
that they need
Feed A Neighbor
- Volunteers – 10 for the dinner; 30 for the distribution
- 114 people served for dinner
- 198 people were provided with food (including 15 new families)
No Financial Secretary’s report so no financial
distribution.
Meeting adjourned at 8:40.
Respectfully submitted,
Dan Kunkle
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