8-23-24 Update from Mary

Friday, August 23, 2024

I love Holidays…One can sleep in…One can sit and read a book…One can do whatever brings him or her pleasure.

Next weekend is Labor Day…The first Labor Day March was held in 1882 for the working man in New York City…Workers were putting in 12 hour working shifts for 6 or 7 days a week. The first Monday of September was recommended since it was roughly halfway between July 4 and Thanksgiving.

On June 28, 1894, President Grover Cleveland signed a Bill making Labor Day a National Public Holiday. So, during this next week, try to dream up ways to make Labor Day special. Perhaps, you will say an extra prayer for God to protect all workers/laborers from dangerous tasks. Maybe, you will have a family picnic or outing.  

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!

Mary and Chico are going to work on finding a few new Community Of Goodness -COG – members to bring in 6 items – like Grape Jam, Peanut Butter, Corned Beef, canned vegetables, Variety Packs of Oatmeal, Stew, Cookies – each month.

These donations really help gather what we need for the Scranton Road Immanuel Lutheran Hunger & Crisis Food Program each month.

Let Mary know if you can help supply any of the above items…Thank You!

• 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)

We are so very grateful for all the prayers, time, talents, & treasures that members and friends of St. Paul Lutheran Church & School share with Hunger Ministry/SPL Hunger Warriors/ Mary’s Food Friends.

PS: Next weekend, containers for our Annual Underwear Drive for Redeemer Hunger & Crisis Center will be on the Hunger Ministry shelving…Look for those great school specials. Blessings, Mary & Chico