The holiday season gives us many reasons to give back to our community! Here are 5 opportunities to get involved!Let's fill City Teams pantry! Bring a box of cereal to donate to help feed the homeless this Thangsgiving season.
Fill a Stocking, Fill a Heart is a local non-profit organization assisting agencies in Clackamas County by providing their neediest clients with a filled stocking during the holidays. You can pick up and return these stockings at Grand Central Station. Please return no later than Sunday, November 28th!
Angel Tree is a Prison Fellowship program that connects parents in prison with their children through the delivery of Christmas gifts. Gifts are provided by donations and given to the child from the incarcerated parent. Pick up a tag with a child's name and gift suggestions from the Angel Tree display. Questions? Contact Sam & Jacquie Peterson 503-722-9877.
Thanksgiving & Christmas Food BoxesOnce again, OCEC is providing Thanksgiving and Christmas meals to families in need in our City. Please bring donations of non-perishable food, both for holiday meals and basic staples, and drop them off in the barrel in the lobby. Donations are also needed to purchase turkeys for the boxes, and volunteers are needed to help deliver the Thanksgiving boxes on Nov. 20th. Accepting donations until December 4th.
This year, OCEC is providing Christmas gifts for children from families in need, but their parents are going to get to do the shopping! We are sponsoring a shopping day for the parents to pick out their child's gift and then bring it back to the church to wrap it for their child to open on Christmas. We are collecting donations to purchase gift cards for the families, as well as donations of gift wrapping supplies. We also need volunteers to host a family as they shop or help with gift wrapping at the church on December 10th. Accepting donations until December 4th. Any Questions? Contact Rob & Carol Glenn 503-655-3190
Beginning in the 6th chapter, Jesus shifts focus from the inner righteousness of the heart to the outer display of that righteousness. He cites three examples which correlate to our relationship with others, with God, and with ourselves. In the first example, giving to the needy, Jesus illustrates the hypocritical way of giving and the true way of giving that God desires. This in turn, determines the richness of our relationships with others and the reward that we receive.
A continuation of the Tools to Build Your Life series.
Highlighted Scriptures include: 2 Corinthians 8:1-12 and 2 Corinthians 9:16-15
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