Sunday, February 12, 2006

Compassion in Action

Love, Inc News and Updates

  • The Monroe Street United Methodist Church does extensive outreach into their neighborhood on the other side of Monroe Street just about three blocks from our church. They are part of the Love Inc network of churches like us. To support them we are collecting non-perishable food and personal needs items at our congregation. Barbara will deliver the items we collect once a month to their church at 3613 Monroe Street. There is a table set up in the social room for donations.

    Here are the items suggested:

    Personal Needs
  • shampoo
  • deoderant
  • razors
  • soap
  • toothpaste
  • toothbrushes
  • combs/brushes
  • toilet paper
  • paper towels

Food

  • Canned Spaghetti sauce
  • peanut butter/jelly
  • canned fruits and vegetables
  • packaged entrees like macaroni and cheese
  • canned beef stew or chicken and dumplings
  • other nutritious non-perishable food
  • canisters of pre-sweetened koolaid
  • big bags of sugar for sweetening koolaid

School Supplies for the Bridge

  • wide ruled notebook paper tablets
  • colored pencils
  • pencils
  • pencil boxes
  • backpacks
  • children's scissors

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