Reformation Sunday Celebration
Let’s celebrate together! Reformation Sunday Celebration will be held on October 31st after Service. Join us for a potluck dinner followed by entertainment, games, and crafts for the children. For more information, contact Jennifer Wolfe or Karen Hanovich.
Hearts of Compassion
As we move into fall and winter there is much to do with the Board of Social Ministry as we prepare for the cooler weather for those we minister too. In our Hearts of Compassion Clothes Closet we will be packing up most of the summer items and replacing them with warmer shirts, pants, jackets, and sweaters. Now is the time to clean out those closets and make your donations.
During September we continued to be fairly busy in the Clothes Closet, and we are very appreciative of all the clothing donations. We are in need of smaller men’s clothing sizes 28-34, especially jeans.
Our Year of Giving Hope item for October is blankets. As usual, place your donations in the bins in the Social Hall. We will also be hosting a “Make It, Give It” event on Saturday, October 2nd from 1-3 p.m. We have purchased fleece blanket kits and would love to get them together before it gets cold. All you will need to bring is a pair of scissors. We are limited to 18 participants, so please be sure to sign up on the sheet in the Narthex on Sept 26-Oct 1st.
Hot Meals for the Homeless
Our bagged lunches on Monday are going well. We greatly appreciate all the volunteers who are making this possible by making sandwiches, cooking, packaging, and delivering the meals. To give you an idea how much this group of volunteers does…they put together 2,496 meals in one year
Food Pantry and Blessing Box
These two continue to be busy, busy, busy! Food bags are now available on Tuesdays and Wednesdays during the hours the Clothes Closet is open. We add items to the Blessing Box every other day to avoid someone clearing out all items. Our neighbors and church members continue to drop off food in the Blessing Box. Some of the items we run low on include pop top cans of ravioli, spaghetti, beans, fruit, and small and large boxes of cereal.
Bulk Purchasing
We have set up an Amazon TLC Shopping List for items needed for Hearts of Compassion. This may be a little more convenient for those wishing to make a donation. Items will be delivered to TLC via my home address. This will also provide a credit to the Amazon Smiles account with TLC. The link is: https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/22STIBTZA
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Outreach to Community
We have had two opportunities in the last month to help our community. The first was with VFW 600 who is taking a truck of essentials to those suffering the aftermath of Hurricane Ida. We donated 1500 pairs of socks, one box of shoes, six boxes of clothing, four boxes of Gatorade, and three boxes of LWML health kits with towels, soap, comb, toothbrush, toothpaste, and clippers. A joint effort between LWML and Social Ministry which was very successful for VFW 600.
The second opportunity for us was with the First Responders Appreciation Days with a merchant in Guyton. We donated 30 pairs of comfy socks to the goodie bags which will be distributed personally on Thursday and Friday.
Senior Ladies Savannah Theater Outing
This event is tentatively set for December 18th and is open to all senior ladies of TLC. More details to come as we get closer to the holiday season. The sign-up sheet will be in the Narthex at the end of October.
Want to Volunteer?
Social Ministry is open to anyone who would like to join us! Some of our volunteer opportunities include working with the homeless, providing “parts” of a meal, sorting clothing, crocheting hats and scarves, planning events, shopping, and so much more.
We would like to find a volunteer who is willing to contact our list of help agencies to update the points of contact and information. If you are interested, please let me know.
If you have any questions or comments, please
contact Karen Hanovich
~ Karen Hanovich
