Ballon Fiesta—Sign up in Fellowship Hall for our annual October outreach/ fund-raising/fellowship event: Merchandise handlers, cashiers, inventory-takers, set-up people, supply donors, and more needed! Please sign up early and often! Each sign-up earns an entry in a drawing for a 2010 Balloon Fiesta poster; the drawing will be on the last day of sign-ups, Sunday, September 19.
Needed—Shoe boxes with lids and margarine tubs with lids for Children's Ministry. Please put them in the bins under the Children's Ministry tables outside the Exaltation Room or in Fellowship Hall. Also needed: a tent that can be set up indoors for children to sit inside on the Sundays of September 12, 19, 26 and October 3. Please contact Lorna, lornal@sandiapres.org or 856-5040 x115.
Be a Hero—Sign up in Fellowship Hall for for our next blood drive, to be held on Sunday, September 19, 8:30 a.m.-noon. Your gift can save lives!
SPC’S Food Pantry—Please bring nonperishable food to the collection boxes in Fellowship Hall and the FLC lobby. We give to three different food projects, one each week, so we need new supplies weekly: hearty soups, rice, beans, powdered milk, canned fruit/vegetables/ meat, peanut butter, jam/jelly, un-sugared cereal, baby food/formula/cereal, pasta, chili, stew, juice, oatmeal, crackers, breakfast/granola bars, various tomato products/sauces.
Dance It Up! Donations—We are looking for ongoing donations for our outreach ministry, Dance It Up. A collection box is in Fellowship Hall under the Sign-Up Table. Needed: chips (potato, Cheetos, tortilla chips, snack mix); cans of smoked Vienna sausages; sugar-free chocolate & vanilla pudding cups; sugar-free “Clear American” sodas (usually found at Walmart); Gatorade (orange, lemon/lime, light purple, blue); plastic round tablecloths in pastel colors. NO perishable food, please.
Parish Nurses—The Parish Nurse Ministry helps Sandia's members with their healthcare needs by assessing their situations, guiding them to resources as appropriate, and educating them about their health. Fourteen Registered Nurses from our congregation help with blood pressure screenings once a month, as well as providing hospital visits, phone visits, and home visits for our members. If you would like to refer one of our congregation members to the Parish Nurses or are interested in helping with this ministry, please call Betsy Everett, 828-0674.
Travel with a Purpose—Are you ready for a trip to make a difference? Living Water Int’l. will train you in well drilling, pump repair, and hygiene while on a trip to Central America. For more information please call Jean Peet, 797-3965.
Prayer Shawls—We have people who knit and crochet prayer shawls for those needing God’s comfort and support during difficult times. Contact Karen McCullough, 821-8511 or kgmccullough[at]comcast[dot]net, for information on how to become involved, or if you know someone who could benefit from a shawl. This ministry also needs monetary contributions to buy supplies. One group meets on the first Wednesday each month in the church prayer room at 9:30 a.m., and another group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. No experience is needed—instruction and assistance are available.
Volunteer Information—Want to make a difference? Check out the Volunteer Book under the Missions bulletin board in Fellowship Hall.