School is back in full swing and many children are receiving free breakfast and lunches at their respective schools. However, there are still many young children that aren’t school age and are at home and not receiving these meals. Therefore, let us all be mindful of Christ words “Let the children come unto me”. One way that I look at this is Christ is using the Food for Thought mission program as a vessel to feed His children. The Lord has blessed us all and He doesn’t ask for anything in return other than “Do unto others as you do unto Me”. We can do this by being mindful of children and families that need the gift of sustenance and completely fill the bins with non-perishable food. 

This month’s collection is on Sunday, September 4th therefore if you are going to be out of town, remember that bins are in place throughout the entire month at the Wesley Hall entrance, the Narthex and the New Room lobby for you to drop off your donation anytime during the week. Our collection goes to Carolyn’s Cupboard at St. Paul’s United Methodist church and they are in need of: 

Cereal
Canned Spaghetti sauce
Spaghetti pasta
Soup
Instant potatoes

For those of you that like to shop ahead, the Oct 2 collection will go to Lacey Spring’s United Methodist Church Share House and they are in need of:

Cereal
Pop Tarts
Oatmeal
Pancake Mix
Syrup
Jelly
Peanut Butter 
Canned meat (tuna, ham, chicken, etc.)
Ravioli / Spaghetti and Meatballs (with pop top lids)
Canned Vegetables

No glass containers, please.