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Kettle Moraine United Presbyterian Church
is active in Mission:
Presbyterian Women prepare several
Layetts
each year containing blankets,
diapers and
baby items that are sewn, knit
and crochetted
with love.
KMUPC actively particpates in
Samaritan's
Purse Operation Christmas Child
and provides
Christmas gift boxes to families
where a
parent is jail confined.
Youth is active in numerous activites
that
include fundraisers, food drives,
and delivery
of Christmas gift boxes.
Members have participated in
missions to
Mississippi and Louisiana to
help reconstruction
efforts.
Members participate locally working with Habitat
for Humanity.
A member of our Congregation, Dr. Arlen Denny is the CoFounder of Medical Missions to Colombia,
established in 1987 and specializing
in deformities
of the face jaws and skull from
trauma, and
birth defects in children and
adults. He
has led medical teams for 20
years going
to Colombia. He recently commented
that he
was driven to mission to use
the skills with
which he has been blessed to
help others.
Generous financial support is provided to
several missionairies working around the
Globe. One such organization Africa Circle of Hope brings hope to babies and children in Kenya.
Anyone interested in getting involved in missions is invited to attend
the next committee meeting on October 28th, at 9:00 a.m.at the church.
The
socks for "Sock it to Poverty" will be collected at church on the 19th
of October. This project will help some people from becoming homeless
with rent assistance and transportation help to their jobs.
We
will be collecting clothing, shoes, and bedding for New Life
Presbyterian on two Sundays, October 26th and November 2nd. The
clothing should be clean and in good condition and in bags After the
new year, we will be
collecting household items and furniture but we can't take those items until then. Your help will be greatly appreciated.
We will once again be doing Angel Tree for children of
an
incarcerated parent as part of a prison ministry. Last year we served
27 children, Judy Warner is the chairman for this year and we welcome
anyone interested in becoming involved.
Patricia Mauel and Judy Warner
YOU CAN HELP SOCK IT TO POVERTY!
Cooperating
Congregations of Waukesha County (CCWC) is launching its Sock It To
Poverty campaign and we invite you to get involved in fighting poverty
and homefessness in our community!
Cooperating Congregations offers
help to Waukesha County's needy with basic needs so people can become
self-sufficient. Each year there is a growing number of families that
come to CCWC for help. Take for instance the young man who was about to
be evicted because he had lost his job. He had found another job, but
there was a gap in his income which left him short on the rent. Our
Good Samaritan Fund was able to provide some rent assistance so that he
could avoid becoming homeless.
Then bring the socks back to church for collection on Sunday, October 19. It's that easy!
All
the change collected will be used for CCWC's Good Samaritan Fund to
help qualified needy persons with rent assistance to prevent
homelessness.
Start saving your change and help Sock It To Poverty
Current mission opportunities:
New Life Presbyterian Church:
On
Monday April 21st, Pastor Wayne, Emily Guderyon, Patricia Mauel, and
Judy Warner met with Pastor Terrel Cistruck of New Life Presbyterian
Church in Milwaukee.
New Life currently has 160 members adding 42
new members since October. Their Food Pantry serves 7000 families/year.
They have a fantastic tutoring program led by eight retired teachers.
Here indeed is a church which is dedicated to doing great things in their community.
They also have great needs:
> Furniture
> Good used clothing
>School supplies
We wish to help! If you can donate any of the items contact Judy or Patricia.
They
also need some maintenance and construction assistance, if you are able
to help please advise Art Schneidewind and we'll schedule a date and
time.
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October:
Crossroads is planning a second
trip to Slidell,
LA for the last week in October.
Additional Links:
If you've ever wondered what mission service is about check out the following link:
http://www.pcusa.org/pda/response/usa/gulfcoast/fatherson.htm
SERVE INTERNATIONAL - This site offers numerous opportunities for mission participation throughout the world. Please pay a visit!
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