WHAT YOU CAN DO

WINTER IN THE CITY

Sweaters, jackets and coats, caps, and flannel shirts in good condition are needed for Christ House patients and the homeless men who use the Unity Health Care (formerly Health Care for the Homeless) shower room at Christ House. New men’s underwear and socks are especially needed for shower program users who must have new underwear in order to visit the Christ House/UHC medical staff.

Unity Health Care also distributes blankets from its van on cold nights to homeless men and women living on the streets of Washington . Used blankets, in reasonable condition (frayed or missing binding is OK) are greatly needed. Your warm blanket could make a life and death difference! If each LPC pledging unit provided one used blanket from its household, we would have approximately 350 blankets.

Just one pair of socks, a package of men’s underwear, or an outgrown sweater will bring comfort and warmth to one of the poorest of Christ’s children. Please be generous in your giving throughout the cold winter months.

Please place your winter gift of warmth in the boxes located in the Volunteer Room. Thank you for your support of this special outreach to those in need of warmth during the winter months.

Additional information: www.unityhealthcare.org and www.christhouse.org Point-of-contact: Janet Jacewicz - janetjacewicz@cox.net/(703) 231-4973

CARITAS PRAYER SHAWL MINISTRY - In Christian theology, caritas means an unlimited loving-kindness toward others – this is the goal of Lewinsville’s prayer shawl ministry. Our newest outreach ministry will provide the opportunity for knitters and crocheters to gather on a regular basis to create shawls that will provide both warmth and spiritual comfort to those who receive them. We meet on the second and fourth Tuesdays of the month from 10:00 am to Noon in the chapel. We welcome knitters and crocheters of all skill levels to enjoy this time of mission, fellowship and learning. If you cannot attend the gatherings for the entire time, please feel free to come and stay as long as you can. Regardless of your ability or desire to attend scheduled meetings, we hope that as many knitters as possible will contribute their talents to creating prayer shawls for our frail members who will know they are loved and remembered by our Lewinsville Congregation. To learn more about how you can contribute to this very special ministry, please contact either Nancy McGuire (703-759-2224 / ngmcguire3@verizon.net) or Janet Jacewicz (703-534-7004 / janetjacewicz@cox.net). Learn more about the prayer shawl ministry movement at www.shawlministry.com.

Contribute Non-perishable Food Items, Used Clothing, and Other Items

Non-perishable food items are collected on the first Sunday of each month for SHARE. Canned goods and dry items requiring no refrigeration, please. Staples such as tea, sugar, vegetable oil and cereal, toothpaste, laundry detergent and bar soap are always needed. Place your donations  in the boxes that will be found in the Narthex.

You Can Volunteer for a Project in a Role Tailored to Fit Your Personal Schedule and Situation

See the complete listing of projects on this website:

• Housing Mission Activities
• Hunger and Poverty Mission Activities
• Social Services Mission Activities
• National and International Mission Activities

You Can Support  Special Campaigns and Collections When They Are Announced

Special campaigns will be conducted to meet unforeseen needs and emergencies, in particular for natural disasters.  Relief efforts for hurricanes, earthquakes, and other natural disasters will be the subject of special appeals, because funds for such contingencies are very limited in the current budget.

Look for our Mission Handbook, available at Lewinsville Presbyterian Church. All information in the Handbook is also found on these Outreach webpages. There are approximately 25 separate activities listed under four major headings: Housing, Hunger and Poverty, Social Services, and National and International. This Mission Handbook contains information about all the Mission projects that Lewinsville supports as of August 2009.

Updated January 25, 2012