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Mission Focus of the Month

 

Each month Old Stone Church designates one mission partner as our focus of the month. All loose change in the offering plate that month will go toward the selected project.


Our Mission Focus for
March, 2010 is

One Great Hour of Sharing

 

This special offering enables us to express our gratitude toward God in a special way, by caring for those in most need.  Monies from this offering go to the Presbyterian Hunger program, Disaster Assistance Fund and the Self Development of People.  In recent weeks, we have learned about the work of the Disaster Assistance program as we continue to hear reports of the devastation in Haiti. Working with other groups to provide a unified program of assistance, the Presbyterian Disaster Assistance program is helping with short needs for food, shelter and housing and also making plans to work with groups wanting to do long-term rebuilding.

The Self Development of People Fund makes small grants to help people get on their feet starting small businesses. In the Cleveland area a group who teaches women ex-offenders to weave and create fabric, and a group of young African Americans who are designing interesting, affordable clothing that is also wearable art, have received grants.
           
Your donation to this offering, as well as your loose coins in the collection plate during the month of March, help to feed the hungry, enable the church to respond to people devastated by natural disasters and encourage people to develop small businesses and become independent entrepreneurs.  More information will be available through inserts in the bulletins this month. You are invited to take and fill a fish bank and use the One Great Hour of Sharing calendar for March to become more aware of the needs of others this month. These materials are available in the Church Lobby.

 

Palm Sunday—Pretzel Sunday
 

During the middle ages, pretzels were developed as a visible reminder to people to pray during Lent. On Palm Sunday, March 28, the children will bake pretzels and sell them during coffee hour. All the money from the sale will be donated to One Great Hour of Sharing.

 


Remember to save the special coupons labeled  Box Tops for Education from General Mills and Kimberly Clark products. A collection basket to receive the coupons is located in the Church Office. The Tremont Montessori Parent-Teacher Organization (PTO) will redeem the box tops for school supplies for the students. 

With our new commitment to Tremont Montessori, the Mission Committee now has a solid mission direction which includes children through the Old Stone Foundation and Tremont Montessori School, women in transition, families facing homelessness, and the Goodrich-Gannett Neighborhood House in Cleveland. Overseas we support the Stepping Stones School's preschool program and teacher training program.

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