This year our cookie baking for Aliveness Project will happen in conjunction with our Coffee, Cookies and Christmas Collection event on December 10. You can bake cookies in your own home or join us live and in person at SpringHouse! If you are coming in person, we’d like you to sign up just so we know how many people are coming to bake – click here to sign up!
We will begin the morning with a combination virtual/in-person coffee hour at 9 a.m., including coffee, cookies and a craft activity for all ages, provided by Mission & Outreach. You can bring any items you have purchased for People Serving People at this time. Following the coffee hour, we will be baking cookies for Aliveness Project. Bring your recipes and ingredients and join us in the kitchen (or in your own kitchen) for a day of baking! We hope you can join us, virtually or in person, for at least part of this fun day!
For Advent this year, our FCC Mission and Outreach Team will be collecting items to donate to People Serving People. As you are aware, this is an organization that provides shelter to families who are experiencing homelessness.
We are focusing on three different areas of need: Bedding, Winter accessories and Christmas toys and gifts for children ages newborn to 18.
- For the Bedding they need twin XL and queen sheet sets, blankets and pillows. (Please note that the twin sheets need to be extra-long, not the regular size.)
- For the Winter accessories, they need hats, gloves, mittens and scarves for all ages.
The children’s Christmas toys and gifts can be purchased anywhere, or you can use their wish lists at Target and Amazon to have things shipped directly to People Serving People. (see links below.) Also, note that when you finalize your order if you are using the Amazon link, it will come up at “Maria Pederson’s Gift Registry”. That is ok – she’s PSP Staff.
Online orders: Amazon (https://tinyurl.com/2s4xz68s) or
Target (https://tinyurl.com/bdectvkc) will ship the items directly to PSP or to your home.
Home pickup: Contact Bonnie Ford (sendtobonnie@gmail.com) to pick up the items from your home.
Make a monetary donation: On Givelify choose the “Advent PSP” envelope or send a check before December 10 to the church office with “Advent PSP” in the memo line.
