10-17-25 Update from Mary

Friday, October 17, 2025

Additional information on history and needs of Redeemer follows. Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center at 2970 W. 30th Street in Cleveland, was among the five food programs that the Aid Association of Lutherans (Thrivent Financial) helped when Food Friends was founded in 1980. Now SPL Hunger Warriors (former AAL Food Friends) has the privilege of assisting 22 Food Programs across Northwest Ohio.

At all times, members and friends of Westlake’s St. Paul Lutheran Church and School must PRAY for God’s Blessings of Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center, its workers, volunteers, and clients. Then, SPL Hunger Warriors must thank God for blessing Redeemer’s programs and activities…If any family or person wishes to assist Redeemer with Redeemer’s Wednesday 10 am to noon Soup lunches, packing Thanksgiving bags or Christmas bags at Redeemer, or help unload super heavy loads that arrive on Mondays between 1 and 3 pm, CONTACT DIANE AT (216)219-3325.

Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center could really use donations of diapers 3 – 4 – 5 -6 due to its clients’ lack of washers/dryers and the cost of laundromats. In addition, Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center wishes to raise funds to provide a DELIVERY CONCRETE PAD AND FENCE. Collections of cereal, peanut butter, tuna, toilet paper, and diapers can really help Redeemer. Thus, SPL Hunger Warriors are now blessed to have two programs in need of toilet paper.

This weekend is our Monthly Collection for the Immanuel Lutheran Hunger & Crisis Center Neighborhood Food Program at 2928 Scranton Road in Cleveland. Mary & Chico are in special need of donations of cans of Corned Beef, beef stew, SPAM, chicken breasts, jars of grape jam, and bags of wide noodles by midnight on Thursday, October 23. Thank you for praying, serving, and donating, 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)

Bless Your Day as you Share the LOVE OF JESUS, Mary & Chico