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Back Pack Program
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ!
Grace and peace be with you!
I have some wonderful news to share! I spoke about this initiative during my Pastoral Address at our Annual Meeting in January as a possibility. The good news is that in partnership with Channel One, the Back Pack Program, sending home food for hungry children on weekends from Sunset Terrace Elementary School is going to begin in just a few weeks. What makes this especially wonderful news is that our Brothers and Sisters at People of Hope, a Lutheran Church in Mission, have agreed to partner with us in this Outreach Ministry! I am so grateful that Sarah and Jeff Martinak, new members of St. Luke’s have agreed to serve as coordinators / point persons for this important ministry. They will be supported by Betsy Bornholdt, our Lay Ministry Coordinator, as she serves as our liaison with the Principal and Social Worker at Sunset Terrace.
Here is the basic information and schedule:
We will begin the week of April 3rd. The food (Channel One) and back packs (Sunset Terrace) will be picked up on Tuesday each week. The food will be set up for packing on Wednesday morning at 9:30 a.m. each week. The back packs will be packed on Thursday evening at 6:30 p.m. each week. The back packs will be delivered to Sunset Terrace on Friday each week.
We need people to volunteer to pick up the food at Channel One, set up the food for packing, pack the back packs with food, and delivering the back packs to Sunset Terrace. Packing the back packs on Thursday evening is really an opportunity for everyone; families, individuals and households. The more we have to help, the quicker the packing goes!
If you would like to help with this ministry, please contact Sarah and Jeff Martinak at kareng@deskmedia.com or Betsy Bornholdt at bornholdtb@deskmedia.com.
Every Blessing,
Doug
St. Luke’s Episcopal Church is proud of the outreach programs we provide for our immediate neighborhood, the community of Rochester, statewide, nationally and beyond. We have a tradition of being actively involved in the lives of those in need. Over the years we have contributed to many worthy causes and continue to do so. The programs listed here are ones to which we have a long-term commitment. Please join the many people who make a difference in the needs of others.
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