Outreach Team – February 2026
Our members include Chris Kollen as lead, Carol Buuck, Phyllis Teager, Patty Clymer, Sandy Mitchel, Janette Carollo, Ruth Gross, Carlene Alegria, Darlene Wager and Gail Nicewander.
We are planning new and exciting projects this coming year. If you have any questions about any of our activities, contact Chris Kollen at lizzykollen@comcast.net or at 520-419-7475.
The Mission and Purpose of Outreach is: “…to make Christ known through Christian outreach to nurture our community, family, and personal relationship with God through living examples. Specifically, we strive to provide support and aid to those within and beyond our community, working to involve the church membership at large.”
Outreach Ministry February Project
Lord of Grace will be collecting personal hygiene items for Butler’s Pantry, to support our friends at Roadrunner Elementary as well as the Marana Food Bank throughout the month of February. These items are frequently requested and greatly appreciated.
Personal care items are essential for maintaining good health and hygiene. These items may seem small, but they can make a significant impact on a person’s daily life. Maintaining adequate personal hygiene is among the biggest challenges of those living with limited means. When we donate these items we allow individuals to feel appreciated and valued which can help boost self-esteem and confidence!
The items that we will be collecting include:
● Toothpaste and Toothbrushes
● Deodorant
● Shampoo/Conditioner
● Lotion
● Razors
● Bar soap
Help us reach our goal of 100 tubes of toothpaste and 100 bars of soap! Thank you so much for supporting this important outreach in our community!
Marana Food Bank
Outreach is changing how we help the Marana Food Bank. Instead of including monthly appeals, we will instead be holding four concentrated drives during the year. Two will be focused on hygiene supplies and two will concentrate on what food they are most in need of at the Marana Food Bank. The hygiene drives will benefit both the Marana Food Bank and Butler’s Pantry and will be held in February and August. The food drives for Marana Food Bank will be held in May and September.
As before, if you would like to donate and keep your gift for the needy of Marana, you can send a check to:
MFB-CRC
c/o Sahuarita Food Bank
PO Box 968
Sahuarita, AZ 85629
Please make checks payable to Marana Food Bank – Community Resource Center or MFB-CRC.
You can also donate online at mfb-crc.org.
Your monetary gift goes a long way.
Upcoming Events
Feed My Starving Children
This is a reminder to anyone interested, to sign up for Feed My Starving Children packing event. Our day and time is February 7th from 8-10am. Sign up is online, use the following QR Code or http://ovcn.church/fmsc and select packing event. Or you can go directly to https://myovcn.churchcenter.com/registrations/events/2931977. The deadline to register for Feb. 7th 8-10am has passed, but there are other days and times still available.
Lutheran World Relief – Baby Care Packs
We plan on holding a drive in March for baby care packs to send to Lutheran World Relief. In 2025, they provided baby care packs to Angola, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, United States, and Zimbabwe in 2025. More information to come in the March newsletter.
Past Events
Adopt a Child – Roadrunner Elementary