Sunday, April 28, Guest speaker: Doug Kaufman from Anabaptist Climate Collaborative
Doug Kaufman, Executive Director of Anabaptist Climate Collaborative, will be speaking at Witmer Heights Mennonite Church. Doug will have an interactive session with the adults and youth during the Sunday School hour at 9:45am about Anabaptist Climate Collaborative and how engaging our emotions can motivate climate action.
During the 10:40am worship service, Doug will share a message about how lament can help us to engage hopefully in the world. Naming stark realities, but in prayers and living, finding hope.
Climate: Hoping Beyond Hope.
All are invited to join us at Witmer Heights.
Saturday, May 11, Women’s Gathering at Panera Bread, 2405 Covered Bridge Dr. Suite 155, Lancaster, for food and fellowship; 8-10 am
Saturday, May 18, Men’s Breakfast at Lyndon Diner, 7-8:30am
Sunday, May 19, Fellowship meal at noon; Bring a hot and cold dish
Community Needs
CVCCS:
We are in DESPERATE need of gently used or new kids clothing donations & gently used or new kids shoes donations. Our clothing #’s have more than doubled, including an influx of large refugee families! The need is GREAT but our community is GREATER! Can you please kindly share with your congregations on Sunday?
- Girls Clothes: (all types)- 24 months to 2T, also sizes 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, and 10/12.
- Boys Clothes (all types)- 2T, 3T, 4T, also sizes 5, 6, 7.
- Shoes: Girls and boys all sizes.
Donations can be dropped off at our facility- 2420 Gehman Lane Lancaster, PA 17602, Tuesdays-Thursdays anytime from 8:30am-3:30pm (no appointment needed). Or, please visit cvccs.org and click on our Wish Lists for food and clothing on our homepage to have items shipped directly to us.
Other CVCCS needs (Conestoga Valley Christian Community Services)
Food Bank needs:
Cans of hearty soups and crackers, pop top cans of regular soup (for Weekend Blessings), boxes of cereal (regular or family size), oatmeal, pasta & tomato sauce, peanut butter, rice, Hamburger Helper, & instant mashed potatoes.
Clothing needs:
Boys clothing – all sizes Men’s Boxer briefs – all sizes, Women’s underwear – all sizes (especially 7 and 8)
Also we now have Amazon Wish lists which make it super convenient to have items ordered and shipped directly to us.
Here are all our Wish List links:
• Clothing Bank – https://a.co/5Hf6l7M. – Hygeine Items – https://a.co/hTyZHTt.
• Food Bank – https://a.co/1f5WrF8. –Weekend Blessings: https://a.co/9xFVS0S.
Here are some current CVCCS volunteer needs to please share with your congregations/groups:
1. Drivers who can use their vehicle to do bread pick-ups from our distributor in Leola and bring to CVCCS on Tuesdays around 1:30pm. It is approximately 40 or so loaves of bread on average each week.
2. Back up drivers for other pick-ups from distributors.
3. Individuals who can pack client food boxes in our cooler and freezer.
To fill out a volunteer application: https://cvccs.org/volunteer/