Ministries of St. John's
PC Healthy Wolves
PEARL CITY HEALTHY WOLVES FOOD PROGRAM
Provides backpacks filled with nutritious meals and snacks for school aged children K-12 for the weekend. We are currently sending 20-25 backpacks each week. The cost of supplies runs about $7.50 per backpack, per week. Donations of financial support are needed. Please contact Theresa Albers if you have any questions.
TO DONATE ONLINE: http://www.stjohnspearlcity.org/giving Scroll down to these instructions: On-line Giving: Click here to give now in the form of a credit or debit card to St. John’s. This is a safe, secure and quick method to give to our ministries from anywhere at any time. On-line giving offers you the ability to do a onetime transaction or set-up a recurring transaction. This option allows members and non-members alike to give to the ministries of St. John’s. You will be able to select “Healthy Wolves” for your gift designation.
Grace Meal
A special Thank You to everyone who helped with the March Grace Meal: Elmer & Nora Heid – Pearl Valley Rangers, Theresa Albers, Dennis Downs, Kris & Marion Eden, Randy & Sandy Faust, Gertrude Heimerdinger, Grace Heimerdinger, Jim & Leann Heimerdinger, Kamryn Heimerdinger, Lois Hunsaker, Marge Roiland, Joan & Marvin Klatt, Rollin Nelson, Angie & Wayne Niehaus, DJ Scott, and Kathy Williams. We prepared a total of 240 meals, 30 deliveries and 210 curbside pick-ups. A big thank you also to Chris Kempel for the very generous donation of eggs for the cakes in March!
The April Grace Meal will be a community Easter meal. It will be served on Sunday, April 27th instead of on Easter Sunday. Meals can be picked up at St. John’s on April 27th between 11 a.m. and noon, or you can dine in Luther Hall at St. John’s between 11 a.m. and 12.30 p.m. To reserve your meal(s) for that day, contact St. John’s Lutheran Church by Thursday, April 24th (815-443-2215). The meal consists of ham loaf, mashed potatoes & gravy, peas & carrots, applesauce, and cherry cobbler. The meal will be prepared and served as a joint effort of the area churches similar to the community Christmas meal. It is funded by donations from local businesses.
The Grace Meal committee would like to thank the congregation for stepping up and making financial donations to help this great ministry continue serving meals each month.
The Grace Meal Committee is always looking for help preparing and serving the monthly meal. There is a sign-up sheet in Luther Hall for everyone interested in helping at the monthly meal. Sign up for the month(s) you could help!!
Social Ministry Collection for ELCA Good Gifts
The social ministry committee will be having a collection for the ELCA Good Gifts project from April 27th through June 1st, 2025. Their goals for this project are:
(1) Herd of goats: $300
(2) groups of 10 chicks: $10 each for a total of $20
(1) Rooster for chicks: $15
(7) Honeybee hives: $20 each for a total of $140
(4) Food for vulnerable & orphaned children for one month: $25 each for a total of $100
(10) Vaccinations for a child: $30 each for a total of $300
(10) Water filters: $30 each for a total of $300
(2) Piglets: $30 each for a total of $60
(1 )Mosquito net: $10
Total goals for the ELCA Good Gifts Project: $1245
We will have collection bins at the front of the church for all the items that are listed. Please consider giving to this important ministry to improve lives throughout the world.,
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