OPPORTUNTIES FOR GIVING

Being God's hands in the world

STAMPS FOR FREEDOM

Wondering what to do with your used stamps? The Canadian Bible Society collects donations of used stamps in a program called Stamps for Freedom! Here’s how it works: stamps collected from donations across Canada are combined to create charity boxes and are sold to stamp collectors and vendors. The revenue generated from the stamps allows CBS to purchase Bibles for the Canadian prison ministry. 10 lbs of stamps= approximately 6 Bibles for distribution St Paul’s Lutheran here in Nanaimo is coordinating this collection. A container has been placed in our narthex for your used stamps. Please keep the stamp on the envelope, cut out the stamp 8 leaving a 1/4 inch border around the entire stamp and place in the container. The Witness and Mission committee will pass them on to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Also accepted are personal collections that are already in books, binders, etc

Altar flowers

Do you have a birthday, or an anniversary coming up? Perhaps you would like to provide flowers for the altar to commemorate the occasion. You can provide the flowers or provide money for purchase of the flowers for a particular Sunday. You can arrange the flowers yourself, or someone can do that for you. You can decide where the flowers go after church – your home, or donate them to a particular person or place. Just sign up on the new flower chart, which can be found on the door to the kitchen. If you wish to leave money for someone to purchase the flowers, you can leave the funds in an envelope in the church office.

Covenant House Vancouver

Covenant House Vancouver provides unconditional love and absolute respect for youth who are experiencing homelessness. We help young people ages 16 to 24 who have fled physical, emotional and sexual abuse; those who have been forced from their homes; and those who have aged out of foster care.

Your support is providing more than shelter and food; you’re giving young people
a loving home and a family that genuinely cares for them.

Programs and services include:
• Food, housing, and clothing
• One to one support from caring adults
• Mental health and addictions counselling
• Education and employment guidance
• Life skills training
• Wellness and recreational activities
• Help to find and maintain housing

Contact:
604-638-4438
info@covenanthousebc.org covenanthousebc.org

Socks for the Unhoused in our Community

For people experiencing homelessness, a clean pair of warm socks is much more than an item of clothing-is the best defense against skin infections, nail diseases or trench foot. If you wish to donate a new or good used socks for this cause, please look for the basket in the narthex during the month of March. Socks collected will go to the Island Crisis Care Society *ICCS) which is the frontline organization for our local unhoused population. ICCS houses 250 people daily! Gloves, mittens scarves are also welcome!

Foster Children Aging out of Care

Household items are being collected fro young people who haved aged out of foster care and are starting out in a new place to live.

Donations are very welcome! If you have tall dressers or bed frames they can be picked up from you. (No mattresses are needed). Text Kathleen at 250-739-9544 for pick up of dressers or bed frames other items can be left in the container in the library at the church, Bedding, linens, and kitchen items are needed.

Succession Planning

Computer Skills Needed

Treasurer and Financial Secretary Positions

Hello All, If you have a computer and computer skills and are willing to “apprentice,” we would like to get in touch with you. Council is setting up what is called succession planning. This means planning and preparing for the time when a key person is “retiring”. We have identified two very important volunteer positions that require succession planning: our Treasurer and our Financial Secretary positions. These are not council positions but often a council member will take on the responsibility. In a perfect world, we would like other volunteers to take these on. Training will be provided. Contact me at: jan-nilsson@shaw.ca or by phone at 250-933-3038 Thank you Jan Nilsson, Council co-chair

Canadian Lutheran World Relief

CLWR - GAZA HUMANITARIAN EMERGENCY In response to the humanitarian emergency unfolding in Gaza, Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) is joining leading Canadian aid agencies in the Humanitarian Coalition in seeking to provide critical life-saving aid to those affected. The coalition is united in its call for all sides in the conflict to protect civilian lives and allow humanitarian aid to reach those in need as quickly as possible. As they work to make sure humanitarian access is restored, your gift will ensure that they can scale up their response to deliver life-saving food, water, shelter, and medical care to those who need it, Please pray for those affected and consider donating. Donations can be made through your church envelopes, designated for CLWR Gaza, with cheques payable to Hope Lutheran Church or directly to CLWR at clwr.org/gaza, or call 1-800-661-2597 (Mon-Fri 8:30am - 4pm CST).

UKRAINE EMERGENCY APPEAL Canadian Lutheran World Relief (CLWR) partners in the ACT Alliance continue to respond in Ukraine and the region to meet humanitarian needs such as food, shelter, emergency supplies and trauma support and winterization support as well as protection activities and supporting local organizations to provide vital services. CLWR calls on Canadians to pray for peace and to support the appeal. Donations can be made through your church offerings, designated for CLWR Ukraine, with cheques payable to Hope Lutheran Church or directly to CLWR at clwr.org/ukraine or by calling 1-800-6612597.

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