Grocery Reverse Advent Boxes
The mission committee will again offer the opportunity to donate groceries for the Reverse Advent Boxes. We will begin collecting the boxes the first of December and deliver the boxes to the Carroll County Community of Concerns Food Pantry between Christmas and New Year. Boxes and the suggested grocery lists will be available at the church. Roxie, the coordinator at Carroll County Community of Concerns Food Pantry has helped develop the suggested list so it reflects the items most needed. It would be very helpful if donors would leave either a receipt for the purchased items or a note with the value of the items in the box. That way there will be a better record to report on the church remittance form that is sent to the Iowa Conference. We are aware that many families are not able to make up an entire box of groceries. If you would like to donate items to the grocery cart, this would be a great list to make your selection from.
Mat Weaving-Meets every Wednesday 1-3 pm
This is plastic mat #10. It is our most colorful mat so far and is almost completed. (You can see the small space in the center where the weaving needs to be finished).
The potato masher on the top of the mat is used to tighten the weaving so the likelihood of moisture getting through is diminished.
We are now able to send mats to the Thanksgiving Ingathering along with the boxes of kits.
Notes to those who cut plastic bags at home:
• Fareway bags are cut in half because they are used for the center strands on which the weaving is done.
• Other brands of bags have the top and bottom cut off but are not cut in half.
• Thank you for all you do for this project.
