MITTEN TREE
Thank you to all who decorated the mitten tree with scarves, hats and mittens or gloves. They will be taken to the Salvation Army to be given to those in need.
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DID YOU KNOW?DID YOU KNOW..
That each year the Board of World Mission draws a “Watchword”, the same way each of you draw your own watchwords for the coming year? The watchword that was drawn for the BWM for 2021 is: “Let us therefore approach the throne of grace with boldness, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need. Hebrews 4:16.” This is an amazingly appropriate text for us! We see three movements to the text. First, we approach God (the throne of grace) not with a sense of fear or timidity but with boldness. With a cheerful voice, we exalt God with one accord. It is God’s good pleasure to see us arrive, and God welcomes us with open arms. While we approach God with boldness, we also approach knowing that we have not always done what is good and acceptable in God’s eyes. We have all fallen short of our call, we have missed the mark, we have left undone things that should have been completed. We come boldly but knowing that we need God’s mercy and grace. The good news is that for us, for us, the Lamb was slain. Praise the Lord; our God is a merciful God who forgives our sins and shortcomings and calls us to begin anew. Finally, we go into all the world full of grace, knowing that this good news is not for us alone but meant for all the world to hear and know. This is the amazing grace we receive, and the task given to us to spread God’s word. Amen. Please follow us on our website, www.moravianmission.org and on Facebook to see where this year takes us to help those in need. Happy New Year from the BWM Staff! |
CLEANSING WATERS UPDATE - COMING SOON!
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ONE NOTE AT A TIME - UPDATES COMING SOON! |
Please pray where you could fit into these outreach ministries and help our community!
Thank you for the volunteers from your church that helped at SWEPS during the days of Dec. 14 -18. During those five days, 122 households were served for a total of 292 individuals including four new clients in South Wood County. We are so thankful for those who care about the well-being of our neighbors in this area. Rosemary Mooney is the representative for your church.
Our needs are ongoing, so food and monetary donations are continuously and graciously appreciated. We also appreciate receiving paper and plastic bags. Thanks again, for your help at SWEPS and supporting those in need in our area.
A Quick Summer Summary: FOCUS has been able to provide Mobil Food Pantries for our local communities. By the end of October, we have done sixteen MFPs. When you think about the fact that we averaged over 820 households reaching over 2100 individuals each time that is a huge impact! In the meantime, our faithful church volunteers continue to serve growing numbers of clients here on the home front. With the continued drive-through style service and winter upon us, these volunteers are vital.
-Pat Barton
Assistant Operations Manager
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Rapids Family Backpacks (RFB) gratefully acknowledges and thanks you for your generous donation. We appreciate your gift and your concern for the hungry members of our community.
RFB is a program of Feeding Our Communities with United Services (FOCUS) that provides weekend meals to families in need by packing backpacks with food and sending them home for the weekend. We serve 11 schools in the Wisconsin Rapids area and fill about 80 backpacks each week!
-Dale Bikowski
Treasurer, Focus Board
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On behalf of the Family Center, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of $395.00. Your contribution makes it possible for us to better serve people victimized by abuse.
-Sue Sippel
Executive Director
Our needs are ongoing, so food and monetary donations are continuously and graciously appreciated. We also appreciate receiving paper and plastic bags. Thanks again, for your help at SWEPS and supporting those in need in our area.
A Quick Summer Summary: FOCUS has been able to provide Mobil Food Pantries for our local communities. By the end of October, we have done sixteen MFPs. When you think about the fact that we averaged over 820 households reaching over 2100 individuals each time that is a huge impact! In the meantime, our faithful church volunteers continue to serve growing numbers of clients here on the home front. With the continued drive-through style service and winter upon us, these volunteers are vital.
-Pat Barton
Assistant Operations Manager
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Rapids Family Backpacks (RFB) gratefully acknowledges and thanks you for your generous donation. We appreciate your gift and your concern for the hungry members of our community.
RFB is a program of Feeding Our Communities with United Services (FOCUS) that provides weekend meals to families in need by packing backpacks with food and sending them home for the weekend. We serve 11 schools in the Wisconsin Rapids area and fill about 80 backpacks each week!
-Dale Bikowski
Treasurer, Focus Board
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On behalf of the Family Center, I would like to thank you for your generous donation of $395.00. Your contribution makes it possible for us to better serve people victimized by abuse.
-Sue Sippel
Executive Director
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PRAYER CHAINWe are in need for someone to send texts out to members of the Prayer Chain. If you are interested in serving in this capacity, please contact the church office.
Our Prayer Chain is an outreach ministry of our church. Requests for prayer can be made for church members or non-members and all prayer chain requests remain confidential. If you are not currently a member of the Prayer Chain but would like to be, please contact Becky Jacoby at 715-886-3449. |