BLESSING BAGS

In an effort to have food on hand for our community in need during the Covid-19 crisis, we're asking you to consider completing a Blessings Bag (at a cost of approximately $25), to include:

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• Box of cereal

• Chicken broth

• Jar (or can) pasta sauce

• Spaghetti noodles

• Mac & Cheese

• Jar of unsweetened applesauce

• Can of fruit packed in fruit juice

• Can of beans

• Jar of peanut butter

• Two cans of tuna or chicken

• Can of green beans

• Can of corn

• Bag of rice

• Two 18 oz cans of soup (i.e. Chunky Chicken Noodle)

• Bar soap

• Toothpaste

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Ways you can help?

1. Put together complete bags (or boxes) 

2. Contribute $25 to the Crisis Fund to cover the cost of a Blessings Bag (Text amount to 84321, or give online)

3. Give $10 grocery store gift cards to include with each bag to be used to purchase perishable food items like meat and produce 

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Please contact a deacon, or email , if you'd like to drop off a Blessing Bag at the church.

RESTORE ST. CHARLES

Volunteers,

We will be holding our next Restore St. Charles workday this Saturday, November 21st.

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We would appreciate the support of anyone that is comfortable in coming out to assist.  For those comfortable working, please bring a face mask, as we want to assure the safety and peace of mind of both our clients and volunteers.

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Here are the projects scheduled for Saturday:

1.      YARD WORK

We plan to support yard work for an Emmaus Homes community house.  Tools and yard bags will be provided.  Volunteers just need to bring their own gloves. 

2.      CONTINUE RENOVATION OF HANDICAP ACCESSIBLE BATHROOM

We plan to resume work on the flooring, installation of toilet and sink, and installation of sliding barn door.    

3.    REPLACE FRONT ENTRY DOOR OF A MOBILE HOME

4.   REPAIR FRONT ENTRY STEPS OF A MOBILE HOME

5.    CONSTRUCT REPLACEMENT WHEELCHAIR RAMP

We plan to dismantle an existing wheelchair ramp and construct new ramp to code

6.    REPLACE KITCHEN FAUCET AND SHUT-OFF VAVLE

We appreciate your dedication to helping your neighbors in need.

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We gather at Dardenne Presbyterian Church (7400 South Outer 364, just east of Bryan Road). We begin at 8:00AM with safety instructions, continental breakfast and work site selection.

Thanks in advance for your contribution to our work. Without you, we can do nothing!

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If your objective is to change the world, what better place to begin than to help your neighbor in need?!

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Restore St. Charles  is a faith based program that focuses on serving through restoring the community around us. Their mission is to restore lives, hope, and faith by restoring homes and properties. We organize volunteers, churches, and sponsors to make a real difference. Find more information on their website.

LINKS WEEKEND FOOD PROGRAM​

our MIssion:

​​WE WANT TO ensure that some of our neediest students have access to nutritious, kid-friendly, and easy to prepare food on the weekends throughout the school year.

BECAUSE students whose families rely on free breakfast and lunch served at school may struggle financially to provide healthy food for their students on the weekends.

CONSEQUENCES of hunger and poor nutrition can lead to:

• Weaker immune system

• Shorter attention span

• Lower IQ

• Lower academic achievement

HELP BY donating either food items or money (which is converted into food). Your donations are taken weekly to the schools' counselors who pack a variety of food items into a bag then, confidentially, pass these weekend bags to the identified students on Fridays, prior to dismissal.

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Your support, as always, is truly appreciated! Below are the items we consistently need. You can purchase them and drop them off at church, or order them at the links provided:

CAMP PENUEL

On Hiatus Due to Covid-19

Camp Penuel in Ironton, MO, on Lake Killarney was established to bring joy, hope and the fulfillment of knowing the love of Jesus to under-privileged and at-risk children. They provide a free week of Christian summer camp to children 7-11 years old from cities as far away as Oklahoma City, Memphis, and Chicago. For more information on their mission, visit their website.