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SECOND MILE GIVING
this month is for "OUTREACH MINISTRIES."
Giving envelopes are in the pew racks for your convenience.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH OPPORTUNITIES
Habitat of Evansville
Food Pantries of St. Matthew's UCC & Central UMC
Lucas Place
Outreach Ministries
Shalom Zone
Tornado Relief Fund
Tri-State Food Bank
United Family Counseling Services
United Caring Shelters
Living Waters - Ruth's House
Lucas Place Ministry News
BACK TO SCHOOL PARTY
School days will be here soon and the Lucas Place Committee is planning its annual "Back to School Party." The party will be on Thursday, August 7th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. Lucas Place students from kindergarten to high school will receive school supplies to help get their school year started. This year our needs for supplies are a little different. Two thirds of the students are middle school and high school. This means we will need more college-lined loose notebook paper, more spiral bound notebooks, inexpensive calculators, pencils, folders and black ink pens. The entire list of supplies needed can be found at the end of this article. Please place the donations in the baskets by the multi-purpose room door. Watch for the sales on supplies and shop then. If you don't want to shop, cash donations can be made to the Lucas Place fund (please label them) and the committee will shop for you.
If you would like to help on August 7th, please see Ginny Kreke. We have jobs for everyone and need lots of helping hands. Thank you in advance for your support of this mission project.
Supplies Needed:
# 2 pencils black ink pens
Glue sticks red ink pens
Erasers basic color markers
Crayons inexpensive calculators
Rulers plastic school boxes
Folders wide-lined loose paper
Kleenex college-lined loose paper
Elmer's glue spiral notebooks (wide-lined)
Colored pencils spiral notebooks (college-lined)
Larger sized back packs (we need 36 backpacks)
STRENGTHENING FAMILIES PROGRAM
THANK YOU to those who participated in the Strengthening Families Program for the Lacas Place families this year. We had an average of 25 people attend the classes each week. We dealt with ice storms, flooded streets and apartments and "too beautiful" weather. Members of our congregation donated food, helped serve food, cleaned up the kitchen and baysat with the younger children. All of these jobs were done with the love and enthusiasm that St. Lucas members demonstrate. The staff of Youth First of Evansville continues to be impressed with the dedication we at St. Lucas have to this program. A big thanks to the following 28 members who participated: Mary Newman, Anne Schleper, Ann Geisz, Don Mattingly, Nancy Mattingly, Mag Lindsey, Debbie Byers, Shirley Hicks, Lori Martin, Jane Brooks, Marian Major, Elaine Rose, Pauline Kuebler, Mary Anderson, Jane Baggett, Fred Barkmann, Mary K. Stoermer, Janet Baize, Pastor Lynn Martin, Esther Juncker, Colleen McClaskey, Ken Kreke, Ginny Kreke, Connie Sherlock, LaVonne Miller, Linda Wilkey, Cele Stockfleth, and Ray Baggett.
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Lucas Place "Back to School" Party August 7, 2007
THANK YOU for your support of the
"Back to School Party" for the Lucas Place students.
ST. LUCAS WOMEN'S GUILD
ANNUAL FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE
FOR ST. MATTHEW'S UCC & CENTRAL UMC
The Women's Guild sponsored a FOOD COLLECTION DRIVE from to benefit the St. Matthew's UCC and Central UMC food pantries. One hundred sixty-three items and $101.00 were received to benefit the pantries.
SHALOM ZONE
SHALOM ZONE VISION
The Central Community of Shalom:
A Healthy Place to Live, Work, Play and Grow
SHALOM ZONE MISSION
The Central Community of Shalom is individuals, families, businesses, and other organizations united to empower people of all ages to grow in mind, body and spirit in order to create a livable community.
COMMUNITY NEEDS
Some of the key needs and issues include: good housing, safe recreational areas for children, help for family problems, and poverty.
2007 - 2008 SHALOM ZONE SCHEDULE
Meetings are the second Tuesday
of each month from 5:15 p.m. - 6:15 p.m.
September 11 - St. Lucas UCC
October 9 - Central UMC
November 13 - St. Lucas UCC
December 11 - Central UMC
January - St. Lucas UCC
February - Central UMC
March 11 - St. Lucas UCC
April 8 - Central UMC
May 13 - St. Lucas UCC
MONTHLY MEALS
Monthly meals are on Sunday and begin at 5:00 p.m.
June 24 - Central UMC
July 29 - St. Lucas UCC
August 26 - Central UMC
September 30 - St. Lucas UCC
October 28 - Central UMC
November 28 or 25 - St. Lucas UCC (TBA)
December 16 - Central UMC
January 27 - St. Lucas UCC
February 24 - Central UMC
March 23 - St. Lucas UCC
April 27 - Central UMC
May 18 - St. Lucas UCC
NEIGHBORHOOD CLEAN UP DATES
Saturday, October 27th at 9:00 a.m.
Central United Methodist Church
UNITED FAMILY COUNSELING SERVICES
422-5680
United Family Counseling Services was established in 1994 by the Tri-State Association of the United Church of Christ. Our purpose is to provide Christian based, non-judgmental counseling and other social services that foster respect for one's self and others.
United Family Counseling Services seek to provide:
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Affordable crisis counseling that addresses your key life-stages in an accepting, safe Christian environment.
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High-quality pre-emptive training designed to address specific issues around families, teens, singles, newly-weds and their relationships.
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Clergy / Church support and consultation on various relational topics: conflict in the church, managing relationships, crisis counseling.
A sliding scale fee is based on income.
UNITED CARING SHELTERS, INC.
324 N.W. 6th Street, Evansville, IN 47708
422-0297
UNITED CARING SHELTERS PURPOSE
To provide shelter and meals to the homeless and disadvanted in the Evansville area.
SERVICES PROVIDED BY UNITED CARING SHELTERS:
- Shelter from inclement weather
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Clean, overnight accommodations with one plastic bin to store personal belongings
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At least two hot meals per day, everyday
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Dinner every day that groups volunteer to keep the Day Shelter open in the evening
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Free laundry facilities and soap
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Free shower facilities and toiletries
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Use of our address and telephone number for job applications
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Access to health care and other services offered by agencies through partnerships for outreach
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In conjunction with the Homeless Veterans' Task Force, the Bike-to-Work program provides refurbished bikes to homeless veterans
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21 studio apartments in our Supportive Housing Program
WORLD-WIDE OUTREACH OPPORUNTITIES
Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
Sri-Lanka Support Fund
Tsunami Relief Fund
UCC Christmas Fund
The offering is received during the Christmas season and helps the growing number of retirees whose low annuities make it difficult to meet increasing living costs. Contributions to the Christmas Fund provide:
* Gift checks to retired pastors and their spouses.
* Financial help in meeting emergency needs of pastors and their families.
* Supplementation of small annuities and of health insurance premiums of retired pastors and lay workers.
UCC One Great Hour of Sharing
Most congregations receive the One Great Hour of Sharing offering on the fourth Sunday of Lent. Gifts to One Great Hour of Sharing (OGHS) are used to support:
- Overseas and domestic emergency relief for disaster victims.
Overseas development (innovation in agricultural technique, well-drilling, literacy training).
Social service and refugee resettlement.
UCC Strengthen the Church
Strengthen the Church is the special mission offering of the United Church of Christ that engages all members in faithfully building the body of Christ, equipping new congregations and new generations to participate in God's mission. Gifts to Strengthen the Church are used for the purpose of strengthening leadership and churches in the United Church of Christ. A set percentage of the offering is reserved each year for a Leadership Development Fund to be used for leadership education within the UCC.
LINKS
Habitat of Evansville
Indiana-Kentucky Conference, UCC
Tri-State Food Bank
United Caring Shelters
United Church of Christ
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