For our summer ‘donation’ mission, see our newsletter for a
list of items you can gather and bring to church for blessing bags for the
homeless (leave in the old vestry on the seats under the tables). After we fill
the bags we will divide them between us and distribute.
The missions this summer is to create and give out blessing
bags. While you can do this at home alone (and report back during church!) I’m
asking for you to bring some contents over the next month and a half for a
blessing bag filling extravaganza at the end of September. What is a
blessing bag? It is a gallon-size Ziploc® bag that contain snacks, travel-size
toiletries, socks, a bottle of water, grooming supplies and other useful items.
See the list below!
BLESSING BAG ITEMS:
Gallon Ziplock bags
First-aid kit with single-dose packs of Advil, band-aids,
and antibiotic ointment
Facial Wet Wipes
Lip balm
Toothbrush and toothpaste
Comb
Face towel
Hand lotion
Hand sanitizer
Soap
Sunscreen
Socks
T-shirt
Gloves
Hand Warmers
Bag of Quarters
Any
individually wrapped snacks
Breakfast/cereal/granola bars
Instant Coffee/Cider/Cocoa
Mints
Peanut butter crackers
Single packaged nuts/trail mix
Tuna packs
Single-serving apple sauce and fruit cups
Canned soup
Beef Jerky
Paper towels
Raisins/Peanuts
Prepaid phone card,
Restaurant gift card
Water
