| Volume VIII, Issue
5 |
theNEWs |
Summer 2008
|
Society
of St. Andrew Responds to Midwest Floods
The Society of St. Andrew (SoSA) has an important
role to play in the Midwest flood relief efforts. They report that
as of July 2008, half a million pounds of of fresh produce, mostly potatoes,
has been delivered in midwest states suffering from devastating flooding.
Six tractor-trailer loads have gone to regional food banks serving areas of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio. Eight tractor-trailer loads were received by churches in these states where volunteers bagged the potatoes then delivered them to local food
banks, church pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other service agencies
that feed the hungry. This food has provided 1.8 million servings of nutritious
food to those in need in the Midwest.
Throughout the year, the Society of St. Andrew delivers food to areas of need across the nation – rain or shine. As it becomes available, SoSA will be shipping even more food into the Midwest to help alleviate hunger.
Six tractor-trailer loads have gone to regional food banks serving areas of Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Missouri and Ohio. Eight tractor-trailer loads were received by churches in these states where volunteers bagged the potatoes then delivered them to local food
banks, church pantries, shelters, soup kitchens and other service agencies
that feed the hungry. This food has provided 1.8 million servings of nutritious
food to those in need in the Midwest.Throughout the year, the Society of St. Andrew delivers food to areas of need across the nation – rain or shine. As it becomes available, SoSA will be shipping even more food into the Midwest to help alleviate hunger.
Virginia Update from Society of St. Andrew
SoSA announces they are privileged to have Sarah Ramey join them as the new Virginia Gleaning Network Director. Sarah and her husband Skeeter come to SoSA from Stephens City, VA., where they have been active gleaners since 1994. They have also attended several Harvest of Hope events including a trip to D.C. for Phase II. Sarah taught school in Warren County for 8 years. She is a welcome addition to the ministry.
Please email Sarah to find out about gleaning opportunities in other areas of Virginia - sosaglean@endhunger.org
MagneticChurch
Conference
The Committee on Church Development (CCD) is sponsoring
"The Magnetic Church", a conference presented by Andrew D. Weeks.
This conference will help churches reach out into the communities surrounding them. It looks at church signs, communications, buildings, property, websites and worship - all in a way that will help the church become more inviting and welcoming.
The event is set for Friday-Saturday, November 14-15, at Opequon Presbyterian Church in Winchester. Friday events begin at 6:30pm and Saturday's events at from 8:30am - 4:00pm. All are welcome.
For more information, visit the website at www.shenpres.org/CCDindex.html, or contact the Opequon church office at
(540)662-1843.