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Mission Minute with students in mind
The short effort to raise funds for Brendan’s Friday Backpacks in March raised $542! We’re continuing to keep the focus on students in April, but we’re focusing on some older students this time. During April, we’ll be collecting funds to pay off past-due lunch bills for some of DeSoto’s seniors. If seniors at the high…
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Holy Week Services
Maundy Thursday is an alternate name for Holy Thursday, the first of the three days of solemn remembrance of the events leading up to and immediately following the crucifixion of Jesus. The English word “Maundy” comes from the Latin mandatum, which means “commandment.” As recorded in John’s gospel, on his last night before his betrayal…
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Did you hear about the rummage sale?
Thank you for your initial response to our rummage sale requests. You are always so generous, and we thank you. We will continue collecting, sorting, and marking through most of April, so please keep up the good work. Your community appreciates you, and so do we. Reminder Joke:
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Spring is here.
As I begin to write this, it sure doesn’t feel like it! The thermometer read 10 degrees when I got up this morning. Spring is a time of new beginnings. Flowers begin to bloom. Birds return from their winter havens. Trees begin to bud. Grass begins to grow. It is also when we celebrate the…
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Konnect Kids-Grace
Our best isn’t good enough—but God’s grace is! Two things often keep us from from freely accepting God’s grace. We either think we’re too bad for God to accept us, or we think that we can be good enough on our own. In this four-part series, kids learn that neither is true. Instead, God’s grace…
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A quick March Mission Minute
Brenden’s Friday Backpacks serves 166 children through Vineland Elementary and about 50 children through the DeSoto Head Start program. The program, originally started in 2011, sends kid-friendly foods home with children each Friday. The intent is to keep children fed over the weekend; children who would otherwise be without breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Each elementary-aged…