07-11-25 Update from Mary

Friday, July 7, 2025

During July, Hunger Warriors are gathering canned meats like SPAM, Brookdale Luncheon Meat, tuna, and chicken breasts for Trials For Hope that ministers to people under the bridges and in need in Lakewood and Cleveland. In addition, Hunger Ministry/SPL Hunger Warriors is collecting peanut butter, grape jam, toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, shampoo, deodorant, soap, cookie packs, apples, cracker packs, candy, chips & pretzel snack bags, granola bars, Rice Krispie treats, and Christian literature for residents of the Madison Commons Group Home at 8001 Madison Avenue in Cleveland. Bring your donations to St. Paul Lutheran Church at 27993 Detroit Road in Westlake placing on Hunger Ministry shelves or drop off at the Levtzow’s garage (Southwest corner of Dover Center & Bassett Roads – 2454 Dover Center with driveway off Bassett).

Hunger Warriors are also gathering cookies for Immanuel Lutheran along with cereal, wide noodles, peanut butter, grape jam, and cans of vegetables, peaches, stew, corned beef, SPAM, and chicken breasts for the month of July. All of your food item gifts are deeply appreciated, because each food item, even the out-of-date food items, provide food for people who may not be able to purchase food.

We have been blessed by the hard and diligent work of Ken Krause and his helpers in Mary’s Hunger Ministry Garden behind St. Paul Lutheran Church. The amazing and God-Blessed crops are coming in to help feed the clients of Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center. Your wonderful money donations have made it possible to give an extra $300 bonus to the over 20 hunger programs that Hunger Warriors assist. To keep updated, check out splhungerwarriors.org.

Please do your best to pray for God’s continued blessings on St. Paul’s Hunger Ministry as you continue blessing us with your gifts of food, funds, and volunteer hours. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” – Matthew 25:35 (NIV). Bless your Service for Jesus, Mary & Chico

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)

May the Lord Bless and Keep You Safe as you share Jesus’ Love in your caring purchases to help SPL Hunger Warriors serve its hunger programs. Much Love In Christ’s Service, Mary & Chico.