11-9-11

Dear Family of faith,
Congratulations to you! The response to our Mission 1 Project during the first 11 days of November has been fantastic! Our goal was for the congregation to send 111 letters to Congress regarding proposed cuts in hunger aid, and as of today you sent 145! We also wanted to collect 2 carloads of groceries last Sunday to give to the Salvation Army, and you came up with three car loads (trunks and back seats) for a total of 139 bags which was approximately 1,579 food items! You want to know what really meant so much about this? When those delivering the food arrived at the Salvation Army, there was a sign on the door that said the Food Pantry was closed because they were out of food! The only area where we didn't, as of yet, reach our goal was in the special offering. We were aiming for $666 but took in only $415 ( $251 short). If anyone still wants to contribute to this by Friday, please send it in and call us to let us know that it is coming. Thanks for all your generosity. One of the people who helped bring the food items to the pantry emailed me saying, "I felt proud to be in a church of Givers and we all spoke about what a great church we go to. I feel so honored to be part of a church that participates in so many programs to help those around us who may not be as fortunate." I feel honored, too, and I hope that all of you do.