Church of the Messiah has been so generous.  We already have enough school supplies to equip dozens of children for the first day of school and many of you have given financially so that we are sending a team out this afternoon to buy hundreds of dollars more!  Now what we need is people to show up on Saturday to help give out supplies.  Not only will will be handing out school supplies, but we will also be giving away hot dogs, chips and a drink as well so we need plenty of volunteers to show up.  Volunteers will need to be here by 11 am and we expect to be cleaning up by 1 o’clock.  Please contact Darla Shiell for more information.

Church of the Messiah’s Second Annual School Supply Give Away is just over a week away on August 6th.  This means that this is your last weekend to go shopping to get supplies!  We have had great turn out so far but there are still a lot of supplies that we still need.  We gave away supplies for over a hundred students last year and we expect more this year.  Last Saturday, our Men’s Ministry went out after their breakfast and canvassed the neighborhood, so we could have a huge turnout on August 6th and we do not want people to leave empty handed.  If you still want to purchase supplies, here is a list of what we need:

• Pencil Boxes
• Scissors (Elementary and High School)
• Crayons
• Pencil Pouches
• WIDE-RULED Notebook Paper
• Three-Ring Binders (2 or 2 1/2 inch)
• Notebook Dividers
• USB Thumb Drives

If you want to help but do not have time to shop this weekend, you may donate money either this Sunday or on-line (mark it “school supplies) and we will have a group go out next week and purchase supplies.  Also, do not forget that we will need volunteers on August 6th to help distribute supplies and food to the people who show up!

On Saturday, August 6th, Church of the Messiah will hold its 2nd annual School Supply Give Away.  This is a tremendous outreach to the local community providing children from elementary through high school with supplies they would not otherwise have had this year.  Of course, we cannot do this without the support and generosity of people who are willing to give.  Between now and July 31st, please see the list of supplies below and grab anything and everything you see on sale.  Last year we gave away supplies to provide for one hundred students and this year we would love to do more!  If you would like to give but do not want to buy school supplies, you can give on Sundays or donate on-line (choose “Other” from the drop-down menu and add “School Supplies”).  Here are the list of needed supplies:

Elementary

• Plastic school supply box
• Pencils with erasers (fat or skinny)
• Eraser pencil toppers (fat or skinny)
• Composition notebooks (large ruled)
• Primary scissors
• Pencil sharpeners
• Crayons

 

Middle School

• Supply pouch (zipper)
• #2 pencils and erasers
• Pencil sharpeners
• Notebook paper
• Spiral notebook
• Paper folders
• Composition notebooks
• Colored pencils
• Red and black pens
• Scissors (sharp)

 

High School

• Supply Pouch
• Mechanical Pencils
• Red and black pens
• Highlighters
• Notebook paper (college ruled)
• 3-ring binders (2 or 2 1/2 inch)
• Dividers (6 or 8 subjects)
• USB storage devices (thumb drives)

It is our desire to show this local community the love of God and that love comes in many different ways.  Sometimes it is clothing the naked and feeding the hungry; others it is giving pencils and papers to those who do not have it so that they are not embarrassed to go to school this year.  If they are too embarrassed to go to school, because they know they do not have the right supplies when they are called on, then they certainly will not do well in school.  We can stop that cycle for some before it ever gets started.