OUTREACH Ministry – October 2023
Our members include Chris Kollen as lead, Carol Buuck, Phyllis Teager, Patty Clymer, and Laurie Acker.
We are planning new and exciting projects this coming year. If you’d like more information about becoming a member of Outreach, contact Chris Kollen at lizzykollen@comcast.net or at 520-419-7475.
Marana Community Food Bank
The Marana Resource Center would like to request that we collect peanut butter, jam, ready-to-eat meals, canned tuna/chicken, mac & cheese, and canned fruits.
In order for our October food donations to benefit folks around Thanksgiving time, they need all donations by the end of October. Let’s show our thanks for God’s love by giving our neighbors a wonderful Thanksgiving.
Donated food can be placed in the wooden cabinet located in the Narthex. Please remember that the food bank cannot accept any food items that have been opened/used or expired. Also, please, no glass containers.
If you prefer to make cash donations, they are always welcome, and can be
mailed to Marana Food Bank, 11134 West Grier Road, Marana, AZ 85653.
Your monetary gift goes a long way. Every $10 helps provide 50 meals.
Past and Ongoing Activities
God’s Work/Our Hands – Rally Day
We offered two projects as part of God’s Work/Our Hands during Rally Day, September 10, 2023. We assembled hygiene bags for the homeless. We collected hand wipes, hand sanitizer, socks, toothpaste, toothbrushes, shampoo, disposable razors, sunscreen, small Kleenex packs, band-aids, and lip balm. We delivered them to the Marana Community Food Bank the following day.
The second project was making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches for Sister José Women’s Center. We made about 175 sandwiches that were delivered to Sister José the following day. They were very thankful!!
Butler’s Pantry – Roadrunner Elementary
For more information and to volunteer, please see the bulletin board in the hallway before you go into the Fellowship Hall. We also need donated plastic hangers as we are out at the current time. There will be a box for donations.
Upcoming Events
Thanksgiving Boxes – Roadrunner Elementary
We will be collecting food for Thanksgiving boxes this year that will mainly go to families of students at Roadrunner Elementary. We will collect food from October 15th to November 3rd. We’ll put the food collected in decorated boxes on Nov. 4th, so they can be delivered the week of November 6th. Look for a handout in this newsletter and we will also be handing them out in person on Oct. 15th. Please let us know of any additional families that need help. Carol will take the lead.
Adopt a Child – Roadrunner Elementary
We are having Adopt a Child again this year, partnering with Roadrunner Elementary School. We are waiting to hear from Roadrunner the names of the students and their needs and wants for Christmas and when they will need to be delivered to the school. There will be more information in the November newsletter.
Lutheran World Relief’s Baby Care Kits
In the last newsletter, we said that we would collect items for baby care kits to send to Lutheran World Relief during the month of October. Due to the changes in dates for collecting food for the Thanksgiving Food Boxes and Adopt a Child for Roadrunner, we’ve decided to postpone this drive until January or February of next year.