Weekly Update from Mary
Friday, November 7, 2025
Thankfulness
As we greet each other, may we share the joy of Colossians 2:6-7 (NIV): “6 So then, just as you received Christ Jesus as Lord, continue to live your lives in Him, 7 rooted and built up in Him, strengthened in the faith as you were taught, and overflowing with thankfulness.” All that SPL Hunger Warriors do is total Thankfulness for God’s Great Goodness in sending His Son Jesus to suffer, die, and save each of us to be with Him for all eternity.
Pioneer Freedge Neighborhood Food Program
Mary and Chico have learned of a fantastic South Elyria Community Food Outreach – The Pioneer Freedge Neighborhood Food Program – located in the South Branch of the Elyria Public Library at 340 15th Street in Elyria, Ohio. According to Julie Piazza-King, Pioneer Freedge Overseer, “We can always use donations of food as well as monetary donations. Small donations of non-perishable food or items that need to be refrigerated can be taken directly to the Freedge.” Community Freedges appeared in Europe starting in 2016 with the Pioneer Freedge becoming the first of its kind in this area. Vermilion Co-owner and Manager of Fifth Acres Farms, Rachel Gonzales, provides produce for Pioneer Freedge. Anyone can drop-off or take a bag of food for his or her family six days a week during normal library hours.
Blessing Bag
One could also create HOMELESS BLESSING BAGS with soup, sweet treats, snacks, tuna package, raisins, fruit cup with spoon, granola bars, small bottled water, nuts, small amount of cash or coins, and a brief note – “This is for you. We hope these items help in some small way. Jesus loves you!” – or in Spanish – “Esto es para ti. Esperamos que estos artículos ayuden de alguna manera. ¡Jesús te ama!”
November Action Team Drives
The Thrivent Action Team Underwear and Sock Donation Drive for Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center ends the first week in December. Keep watching for closeouts and sales. Next from December 1 to December 15, Hunger Warriors hosts a Thrivent Action Team Christmas Drive for Redeemer Hunger & Crises Center for peanut butter & grape jam. Other items needed monthly at Redeemer include cereal, peanut butter, tuna, toilet paper, and diapers 3, 4, 5, and 6.
New Thrivent Action Team Drive
November Action Team Drives that SPL Hunger Warriors are blessed to participate in include the November gathering of hats, gloves, mittens, scarves for our Special Epiphany Day Boxes for Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center Epiphany Party, the Twelfth Annual Underwear and Sock Drive for the clients of Redeemer Hunger and Crises Center, Snacks for the veterans at Lorain’s Samuel L. Felton Jr. VALOR HOME, food for Immanuel Lutheran Neighborhood Food Program on Scranton Road in Cleveland. Please bring one’s donations to the Hunger Ministry shelving in the Narthex or outside the Activity Center or drop off at the Levtzow’s garage at 2454 Dover Center (the Southwest corner driveway off Bassett Road). Thank you for your dynamic and passion-filled assistance…Blessings as you SERVE JESUS, Mary & Chico
Donate Food
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!
SPL Hunger Warriors/Hunger Ministry/Mary’s Food Friends – Campaigns in 2024
- 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
