Happenings in the Care Ministry

The Care Ministry needs volunteers for FROG Fest,Yard Sale and Pet Blessings, October 16, 2010, 7am-12pm. We will need volunteers to organize a couple of weeks prior to the event. Please no more clothes donations, running out of space to put other things. A volunteer is needed to drive the church van on Sundays. Plastic bags are needed for the food pantry. The Care Minister will be at the Excel Retreat, Oct 1-3, 2010. Come join us if you can. The Holy Cross MCC gift shop will be at Pride Fest, Oct 9, come celebrate Pride. Please see Miriam for further details or to sign up to volunteer. Remember the Christmas Shoe-box project is in the wings. Start saving the shoe box items to include; school supplies, small toys, hygiene items (toothbrush,toothpaste,soap,etc.),hard candies, t-shirts, ball-caps, etc. As always thank you very much for all of your donations to include time and treasures. A prayer: "Teach us to be generous, good lord; Teach us to serve you as You deserve; To give and not to count the cost, To fight and not to heed the wounds, To toil and not to seek for rest, To labor and not to ask for any reward save that of knowing we do Your will." Amen