MISSIONS 

Blankets for Foster Children - The thought of a frightened child walking in to a new foster home with only the clothes on their back blanket_cuttingwas all we needed to hear. If we could at least get them a blanket of their own, then we will.  The remainder of the fleece has been purchased, enough for 31 blankets. This meets our goal of 100 blankets.  They need to be cut and tied. I will be at church working on these on Thursdays from 10:00 - 12:00 starting September 2nd, so please bring your scissors and join me.  If you do not want to cut, you can come and tie blankets on Thursday, or I will have some ready for you to take home on Sunday mornings.  We hope to deliver 100 blankets to Childrens Squarefor the children in our neighborhood. 



Clean Sweep! Sponsored by Keep Council Bluffs Beautiful! City Clean Up - Bring your gloves and workin' hands! Come to Bayliss Park May 12 at 5:30 p.m.  Trash bags will be provided for the clean up 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.  For more information and to register your team visit the Keep Council Bluffs Beautiful Website.  First Congregational had a team of TEN busy picking up our neighborhood park!  Thanks for representing our church!


Gage Weber, a fifth grader at 
Bloomer Elementary,  led an effort to help feed children in Haiti.  A collection was  taken in classrooms at his school.  Over $500 was raised at Bloomer Elementary School.  
 (www.whatiffoundation.org)



 

MISSIONS AND MOMENTS (APRIL 2010)


Thanks to everyone that helped with the "Cookies for the Troops" project.  Over 100 dozen cookies were baked and packaged up Thursday, April 15th,  to be sent oversees.  So, whether you mixed up cookie dough, pulled hot pans out of the oven, pull scoops of cookie dough on pans, or tasted the cookies to make sure they were ok,  THANKS!!   Twelve hundred cookies is a LOT!  Thanks!

 

Mentoring   -  Jessica Plueger, with TeamMates mentoring program talked to the congregation on Sunday, April 18th, and will had a table at Friendship Time to answer questions.  Have you filled out an application yet?  Darlene Beaver has extra applications.  Training was  held here at First Congregational on Friday, April 23rd, from 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m for about 20 potential mentors. Our trainer was Tom Miller from Nebraska, who has mentored many youth in this region.  Ten from our church were involved with this training program.  
   June-July Newsletter

Book Drive - 186 children's books were to delivered to Children's Square as a result of our book drive this spring.  All the books were labeled as being given by their friends at First Congregational Church. Children's Square staff stated they were very grateful for the donation and said there was always a need for books for the children they serve.


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