Empowered by the Holy Spirit, collectively and individually we strive to worship and pray, learn and teach; and by our words and acts of caring, encourage all people to be reconciled to God and to each other.
Ware's Chapel United Methodist Church
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
To Make Disciples of Jesus Christ

E-Missions

  
 
Offerings from the 2011 local Lenten Services for
"Wings of the Morning" Project
     The North Katanga Conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and the West Ohio Conference of the United Methodist Church work together to provide mosquito nets, build churches, dig wells, and take critically ill or injured people to a health care facility.  Unlike our road system in the United States, many roads in the DRC are simply dirt roads that wash out every time it rains.  Therefore, air transportation is vital to people living in this region of the world.
     "Wings of the Morning" needs to replace its one inadequate, costly Cessna 210 airplane with a new, larger, more fuel efficient airplane, a Cessna Grand Caravan.  $1M is needed to make this happen.  With this larger airplane more doctors can be flown into remote areas, more patients can be transported to health care providers, more cargo and supplies can be shipped, and more short-term and long-term servants of christ can be transported to bring God's Kingdom to the people of the DRC.  With God's help, we hope to raise $1,200 to help purchase new wings for Wings of the Morning.
 
“You have been grieved by various trials, that the genuineness of your faith, being much
more precious than gold that perishes, though it is tested by fire.” – 1 Peter 1:7
Wesley Community Center and the Monroe Township Food Bank depend on your support!   A list of specific items appears below which are always needed by each organization.  This doesn't mean that you must limit your donations only to these suggestions!  Please feel free to donate whatever you are able -- it will be greatly appreciated.  There are boxes in the connector (stairway between sanctuary and fellowship hall) where you can place your items.  Together we can be the hands and feet of Jesus to so many people.
Suggested items:
January - canned and boxed soups
February - spaghetti and spaghetti sauce, canned pastas, packages of noodles
March  - shampoo, conditioner, bar soap
April  - cereal, cereal bars, Pop Tarts
May  - cake mixes, canned frosting, brownie mixes, corn muffin mix, etc.
June  - boxes of instant mashed potatoes; scalloped potatoes; boxed mac-and-cheese; other boxed dinners
July  - saltine crackers, snack crackers, Ramen noodles
August  - Jello and pudding mixes, cookie mixes
 
Thank you,
Sarah Barker
Monroe Township Food Bank Co-ordinator 
 
“Praise the Lord, O my soul. O Lord my God, you are very great;
 you are clothed with splendor and majesty.” – Psalm 104:1
During the Advent season, many donated items adorn the S.U.M.-thing tree in the sanctuary.   Items include Speedway gift cards, pairs of gloves and mittens, knit caps, scarves, socks, underwear, and infantwear. After Christmas, the items are given to Wesley Community Center, the Preble County Domestic Violence Shelter, and our current adopted family. 
 
“The Lord will guide you always; he will satisfy your needs in a sun-scorched land and will strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.” – Isaiah 58:11
Early in the spring we collect vegetable seed packets for Jackson Area Ministries in rural Appalachia Ohio.  This ministry helps local growers provide food for their families and additional income. 
“I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.” – John 14:18
Volunteers from the United Methodist Committee On Relief and many other organizations and individuals travel all over the world to assist where needed. Stories of survival and perseverance are in the news every day. But what we hear more about is the great need for food, shelter, and supplies.   
Church World Service Kits and Blankets are a way to restore dignity to those who have been displaced by war, catastrophe, or poverty.   In the fall, the congregation generously donates Hygiene Kits, School Kits, Baby Care Kits, and Clean-up Kits that are taken to the West Ohio Conference Festival of Sharing, held in Westerville, Ohio.  From there, the kits are distributed by organizations where needed.  On a designated Sunday each year, an offering is taken to purchase winter weight blankets.  Each blanket costs $5.00.  Next time you're watching a weather disaster unfold on the national news, see if you can spot the CWS blankets keeping people warm.
If you’d like to learn more about the missions referenced above and others, here are a few websites:
UMC Miami Valley District:  http://www.miamivalleydistrict.com/ 
UMC West Ohio Conference: www.westohioumc.org
Jackson Area Ministries: www.frognet.net
United Methodist Committee on Relief: www.umcor.org
Church World Service: www.churchworldservice.org
Wesley Community Center: www.wesleycenterdayton.org
Henderson Settlement in Kentucky:   http://www.hendersonsettlement.com/ 
McCurdy School in New Mexico:  http://www.mccurdy.org/
United Methodist Children's Home:  http://www.umchildrenshome.org/
Otterbein Retirement Community:  http://www.otterbein.org/
Samaritan's Purse, Operation Christmas Child:  http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
 
Thank you to everyone who helps in any way to support United Methodist missions.
Melody Reynolds, Chair
Ware’s Chapel Outreach & Missions Committee 
You've heard the name Wesley Community Center in Dayton mentioned at church.  Would you like to know more about it?  The services and programs they offer?  See some of the people who work there?    Log on to their website: 
www.wesleycenterdayton.org  During the Advent season, we decorate our "S.U.M.-thing" * tree in the sanctuary with items for Wesley Center.  * S.U.M. stands for the "Socks, Underwear, and Mittens" among other items for children and adults that our congregation brings in.   
The MV District publishes "The Scoop" on-line.  The WOC publishes "News.NET" on-line.  You can sign up to receive either by entering your email address at their websites. 
The Festival of Sharing is held annually in October at the Otterbein College Campus Center, Westerville, Ohio.  Its purpose is to recognize the various mission projects that combat hunger and homelessness.  Originally, this event was held in Springfield and each district was represented by having a craft booth, selling meals and/or baked goods, or an educational display.   Then, after a few years of changes, the Festival evolved into what it is today:  a day of celebration which includes collection of Church World Service kits, mission displays, a cooking demonstration using Food Pantry items, and other activities.   A semi trailer is on-site and volunteers on hand to accept donations of CWS kits.   The Festival opens at 8:30 a.m. and closes at noon.