What else is ahead for Social Ministry?

To give space for the Food for Kidz team to meet its financial goals, Social Ministry will not be hosting an Advent fundraiser in 2024.

• We anticipate the traditional Angel Tree for Imagine East Mesa School in December.

• Last year, NJLC Sew Journers contributed 30+ quilts for seniors in the Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest Aging and Disability Services program; we will again contribute quilts, blessing them on Sunday, December 8 for delivery shortly thereafter.

• If you are interested in on-your-own holiday giving opportunities, here are a few options:

  • Additional LSS-SW priority items for Christmas 2024 are pots and pans with lids for seniors and children’s toys Christmas 2024 — Lutheran Social Services of the Southwest (lss-sw.org). See the LSS-specific wishlist at Amazon.com (items in the $10-$15 range that can be delivered directly to LSS.)

  • www.ELCA.org/goodgifts: animals, plants, school supplies, and more.

• The draft Social Ministry Calendar is posted on the new bulletin board to the left of the nametag rack.

  • Our next “5th Sunday Letter-Writing” will be in early January (deferred from December 31, 2024, for all the reasons you might imagine).

  • New Journey will participate with our Northeast Valley Consortium partners in the Grand Canyon Synod 40-40-40 Lenten Challenge in March-April 2025.