Compassion Kits Assembled!
As a part of our God’s Work Our Hands service project, this past Sunday we assembled Compassion Kits to be given to those in our community who need a little extra help, and most importantly, who need to be reminded that they are seen, cared for, and loved by God and by us.
In the picture below, our kids (and some adults) were finalizing the kits by putting in hand warmers, a snack, and a hand-written note. Other tables also put socks, water bottles, hand sanitizer, toothbrush/toothpaste, and band-aids into the kit.
If you weren’t at worship this weekend, or needed to bug out right away, grab your kits next weekend! Distribute the kits to those you encounter in your day-to-day lives. Thanks for doing God’s Work with Your Hands!
September Diaper Drive
Through Wednesday, September 27
This month for Family Faith Nights, in conjunction with our September service project, we are collecting diapers for the Muscatine Community Diaper Bank. The bank is in need of especially sizes 1, 2 and 7.
Bring donations either to Grace when you come to Family Faith Nights, OR to Shepherd whenever you find yourself at church! We’ll make sure all donations get to Grace by Wed, September 27 to package as a part of our service night. Questions? Contact Leslie Eichelberger.
Cleaning of the Carpet @ SOTC
October 6 and 7
The Property Team will be cleaning the carpets at SOTC starting the afternoon of October 6th. We need volunteers to move furniture on October 6, do the actual cleaning, and move furniture back on October 7. If you have a carpet cleaner you are willing to let us borrow or are willing to help, contact Kathy
Got Sneakers?
Don’t throw away those old sneakers! Before you send your old sneakers or running shoes to the landfill, why not help the Wilton Fine Arts Guild lend a hand to the planet, those less fortunate, and clear your clutter!
The Guild has partnered with a non-profit called GotSneakers. Drop off your kids and adult sneakers only, at SOTC. They will be cleaned, and given to others who can’t afford shoes. Even sneakers that have seen better days will be recycled as playground surfaces. Sneakers will be collected through the end of October.
CROP WALK 2023
This year will be 52 years the Muscatine community has walked to raise funds to feed the hungry in our area. All funds collected will go to Church World Service to alleviate hunger in Muscatine and around the world. Interested in helping? Consider one of these three options. For more questions, contact Judy Brotherton.
Participate in the CROP Walk
Sunday, October 1 @ 2:00 pm
Sponsor envelopes are available at Wesley United Methodist Church, 400 Iowa Ave. weekdays between 8:30 am – 1:00 pm.
Attend the Applebee’s Fundraiser
October 10, 11:00 am – 11:00 pm
When you order from the special Together We Care menu, 50% of the food sales will support the Muscatine CROP Walk.
Donate Online
Donate individually online for your contribution to go toward the total raised in Muscatine.
Trunk or Treat
Sunday, October 29
4:00 – 5:30 pm
Trunk or Treat is back for another year! Once again, we’re collaborating with Grace and Zion for a night of fun and fellowship for those within our congregations and those within the greater Muscatine community!
Here’s how you can participate:
- Host a trunk – sign up sheet forthcoming.
- Contribute to our stash of extra candy starting October 1.
- Promote and attend the event! Online and paper flyers will be available soon.
Future Church: God’s Love Made Real
We become church together by listening to and learning from one another – will you help? By filling out a new survey, you can assist the ELCA churchwide organization in learning more about the church, what is strong and what needs to grow, so it can better serve our congregations and the world. Your responses will guide us toward a world experiencing the difference that God’s grace and love in Christ make for all people and creation.
To learn more, check out the God’s Love Made Real website and take the survey to share your views on the church and the world today. Your participation will help us move together as the Spirit leads us.
You’ve Heard It Said…
October Stewardship Emphasis
It’s likely you’ve heard many things said about stewardship. But how many of those things are true? And how many of those things are grounded in Scripture?
This October, we’re going to unpack what Scripture (and Jesus) have to say about stewardship (and money), and we’re going to unpack church traditions when it comes to stewardship. More information about how you can be involved (even outside of worship) will be shared in the coming weeks. Stay tuned!