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Outreach Ministries
Board of World Service
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COMMUNITIES TOGETHER
ANNUAL UNDERWEAR DRIVE
This
Lenten season will mark the 13th
year Communities Together
has sponsored its diaper and underwear drive for children in
need in the greater Lawrence area. Last year, we collected
nearly 16,000 individual items as part of this drive. The
collection is shared with between 8 - 12 social service
agencies able to reach those most in need. Food stamps and
WIC vouchers cannot
be used to purchase diapers. Please limit your donations to
diapers, pull-ups, and children’s underwear. A collection
box has been placed outside the nurse. Thank you!
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BREAD
AND ROSES--AN IMPORTANT SOUTH CHURCH MISSION
BREAD
AND ROSES
is an
opportunity to participate in a local mission project
with others from South Church. We are committed to
supplying two meals a month – the third Saturday
and fourth Thursday. To accomplish this we need
shoppers, cooks and servers. Now is the time to get
involved! Sandy Meldrum is currently making the
schedule for 2008. If this is something you would like
to know more about, please contact her before February
10 at
sandymeldrum@verizon.net
or 978-474-8700.
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Day of Service
The Day of Service is an annual
event held in the fall season. South Church members lead
and volunteer in meaningful service with local and
international charitable groups. This is an
inter-generational service project open to everyone. All
you need is a willingness to share your time and talent.
The greater community is welcome to join us.
Contacts: Kathi Levine
kathi.levine@verizon.net
or
978 470 3162
and Emily Strong or
efs422@yahoo.com or
978-470-0146
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"BREAD
FOR THE WORLD"
This year the Board of World
Service and Church School children are having as their focus HUNGER.
We invite the whole congregation to become acquainted with Bread
for the World, (www.bread.org)
a Christian non-partisan organization in Washington, DC that
seeks justice for the world’s hungry people by lobbying our
nation’s decision makers. This from their September Background
Paper:
"As people of faith, it is our moral calling to be
politically engaged. Practicing faithful citizenship is
our right under the U.S. Constitution. We’re serving
God when we raise issues of hunger and poverty in an election
year."
They offer this prayer: "Almighty God, you
alone reign over all the peoples of the earth. Guide us, we
pray, in selecting leaders who will serve with courage,
integrity and humility. Bless our leaders with a vision
of, and commitment to, the common good. Give us the
persistence as citizens to speak out for justice until all
your children have a place at the table. Through Jesus
Christ our Lord. Amen."
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NEIGHBORS
IN NEED FOOD COLLECTION
Newcomers: Do you wonder
what the Big Red Wagons are doing in the Narthex?
They are for the collection of staple foods for hungry
neighbors. Elsewhere in this newsletter you will see
information about Lazarus House which serves the needy
and the homeless. Neighbors in Need, a food
pantry that also serves the larger Lawrence community,
provides food to hundreds of needy folks each week.
Bring nutritious foods such as tuna, beef stew, peanut butter
and other staple foods to help fill the red wagons each
Sunday. It is easy to help a little bit. All of us
together can make a difference.
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Click
here for an extended list of South Church Missions
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Updated:
09/03/2010
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