04-04-25 Update from Mary

Friday, April 4, 2025

The early April collection of food items for the Immanuel Lutheran Church Neighborhood Food Program has the needed 48 boxes of cereal and 36 jars of peanut butter. Still needed donations by midnight Thursday, April 10, include 27 cans of vegetables, 43 bags of wide noodles, 26 cans of peaches, 23 cans of Stew, 23 cans of corned beef, 24 cans of SPAM, 23 cans of chicken breasts, and 8 jars of grape jam. Please help us gather the above items if you are able to.

Do your best to drop off your food donations on the Hunger Ministry shelving at Church or at the Levtzow garage on the Southwest Corner of Dover Center and Bassett Roads (2454 Dover Center is the Address with driveway off Bassett Road).

Mark your calendars now! Please join SPL Hunger Warriors for the Jesus Is Risen Easter Breakfast following the 9 am Easter Services on April 20 in the Cafeteria. Invite friends and family to join you for this special time of praising and thanking God for Jesus’ suffering, death, and Resurrection. All are welcome!

You will enjoy an Easter Breakfast of fruit, pastries, boiled eggs, and Breakfast Before egg/sausage specialty served in the cafeteria with Baskets of Easter Blessings on each table.

Donations received at the Jesus Is Risen Easter Breakfast will be given to the Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center in Cleveland. Blessings as you plan ahead!

St. Paul Lutheran Westlake Hunger Warriors Thrivent Action Team members will set-up on Good Friday, April 18, starting at 2 pm in the kitchen/cafeteria and serve the Jesus Is Risen Easter Breakfast on Sunday, April 20, 2025. One may also join the set-up crew at 3 pm if one wants to stay for the entire TRE ORE Service in the Sanctuary.

RSVP for Breakfast to Mary Levtzow (440-871-7067) or Phil Cooper (440-876-3201) on how many will be coming to the Jesus Is Risen Easter Breakfast. Call or e-mail (marycaresmuch@yahoo.com) Mary if you are able to help set-up on Good Friday, April 18, at 2 pm in the kitchen/cafeteria or help serve on Easter Sunday morning. In addition, 100 bags of gifts will also be created to pass out to children and seniors upon leaving the Easter Resurrection Joy Church Services.

The 37th Annual Walk For Hunger & 5K Run to help Hunger Network’s 72+ Programs is at the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo on Saturday, May 31. Team Hunger Warriors needs your help by becoming actively involved. Registration is only $20 to be a Walker or a Cheerleader to cheer the Walkers and Runners on, $40 to be a Runner, and the $70 (discounted $10) for a Family of 4 walkers. These fees cover one’s admission to the zoo and a Walk T-shirt. If you have trouble registering on line, simply send a check for the correct amount made out to Hunger Network.

Please visit Hunger Network to sign up on Mary’s Team!!

St. Paul Lutheran Hunger Warriors still need Food Donations throughout the summer months; so, let us all try to bring one or two food items when we are able to attend Church this summer: peanut butter, GRAPE JAM, Stew, Corned Beef, WIDE NOODLES, tissues, toilet paper, paper towels, canned vegetables, CANNED SLICED PEACHES, CEREAL, oatmeal variety packs, SPAM, canned Chicken Breast, RAMEN NOODLES, snacks for children. We need the above food items by Thursday, June 20, for the Immanuel Hunger Program Delivery. Bless you for putting the needs of others as a priority.

SPL Hunger Warriors needs food item donations. Please click the button below to see what else needs to be donated!

• January – Immanuel, Redeemer, Trinity
• February – Parma, Trials For Hope, Church of the Ascension
• March – Calvary Lutheran, New Covenant, St. John Nottingham Food Programs
• April – St. Philips Our Daily Bread
• May – Lorain Cooperative Ministry & Redeemer & Immanuel
• June - Hunger Network of Greater Cleveland – 36th Annual Walk for Hunger – Zoo
• July – Lakewood Community Service Center & North Ridgeville Community Care
• August – Westlake Assistance Program & Faith Lutheran
• September – Parma Hunger & Our Savior Mayfield Heights
• October – Royal Redeemer & Zion Painesville & Christians In Action Olmsted Falls
• November - Redeemer, Immanuel, & Trinity
• December – Christ/Our Savior, & 300 each Center (Which Means that we need $7900 in December)