Category: Missions - Edmonds Presbyterian Church

Missions Parking Lot Sale

7/10/2019

Saturday, June 29th we held our annual parking lot sale – hopefully you noticed the change of date in the emails and announcements and were able to participate! We raised over $275 for our local food banks and Vision House. Thank-you for buying and selling with us!

If you are looking for a second opportunity to sell your stuff, our neighbors on 97th are having a sale on Friday, August 16th and Saturday, August 17th. Talk with Pastor Amy if you would like to join their sale by setting up a sale on our property. They will be using our lot for parking, so there will be lots of buyers!

Missions

6/4/2019

This month the focus will be on prayer for two of our mission partners. Our Malawi mission partner, Tyler Holm, would like prayer for the students graduating with a degree in theology from the University of Livingstonia. His latest mission letter highlighted three students from Zambia; one lady and two men. The young lady, Mary, was sent by her family to work as a domestic servant during her secondary school years. This was a difficult time for her as she was mistreated and did not have much time to study. She wanted to work on her education even when she could not attend school. She said the difficult times taught her to have courage and to praise God in everything. Gideon attended church with his family while growing up in Zambia, but did not feel that God was a real part of his life. Despite his lack of interest, his father and several people told him they thought he had gifts for teaching and preaching. When he was in secondary school, he had a dream in which a man came and told him to “go and preach the gospel.” He shared the dream with his family and pastor. They felt this was a true calling from God. Gideon became active in his church and affirmed his commitment to serve.
Edwin worked hard in school while he was growing up, but had to walk one hour both to and from school each day. He often prayed during these long walks. After graduating from secondary school the only job he found was at a brewery. He felt this work did not help his Christian life, so he quit and went to study at the University of Zambia. He did not feel that was the right place for him either. He talked with his pastor about becoming a pastor, but at 22 he was too young for the seminary in Zambia. He was accepted at the University of Livingstonia’s School of Theology. Let’s pray for God’s guidance for these young people as they seek ordination in the Synod of Zambia. Pastors are in short supply in most of Africa, and their services are greatly needed.

Cancer Pathways needs prayer as they continue to support cancer patients and their families. The staff and volunteers give individual attention to people at a low time in their lives, such as a man who needed a haircut but could not leave home because of treatments. Someone gladly went to his home and cut his hair.
Children who have cancer can enjoy a free week of camping at Camp Sparkle where they can enjoy many different activities. Several weeks ago I heard on the TV news that Cancer Pathways was having graffiti problems. They spent $2,000 on clean-up only to have the graffiti reappear. They faced fines from the city of Seattle, Please pray for the graffiti problems to stop so that all their funds can be used to help cancer patients and their families.

Mission Fundraising Parking-Lot Sale

6/4/2019

On Saturday, June 29th (note the change of date!) we will have another parking lot sale! What a great excuse to clean out the garage. As we did last year, we will reserve you a parking lot stall when you donate $25 per reserved stall toward our local mission causes. Ministries that will benefit from the sale this year include: The Mountlake Terrace food bank and Vision House (Shoreline). All the funds you raise from selling your yard sale goods are yours to do with as you wish. Last year we made over $200 for missions. An online registration link will be posted soon on our EPC website and Facebook page.

Missions

5/14/2019

Our main mission emphasis lately has been on the One Great Hour of Sharing Offering which was collected on Palm Sunday. Our congregation gave a total of $821 to this offering. The funds collected help with disaster assistance, help alleviate hunger, and help reduce oppression, poverty and injustice through offering legal help and funds to start very small businesses to improve incomes.

Easter Baskets

5/14/2019

Many thanks to all who helped on Friday night and/or Saturday morning to assemble the 120 Easter baskets for the children at the Concern for Neighbors food bank. Our volunteers gave out most of the 120, and the rest were given to families known to the volunteers who would appreciate the gift. Normally we assemble all the baskets on Saturday morning, but because of a memorial service later that day, we started the assembly Friday night at the coloring group. According to those who gave out the baskets, they were very much appreciated. One recipient even wondered who would be so generous to assemble and donate baskets for the children. (You are! Thank-you!) Many thanks to Ruth R. for all her organizing for this project.

Women’s Association

4/3/2019

The Women’s Association will meet at the Pancake Haus in Edmonds for lunch at noon on April 10th. Any lady who wants to come is welcome to join us for an enjoyable time of visiting and enjoying lunch together.

Also, the Women’s Association and the congregation are working together to provide 120 Easter baskets for the “Concern for Neighbors Food Bank” in Mountlake Terrace. The baskets will be filled on April 13th at 10AM. Anyone who can spare about 1 ½ hours is invited to help fill the baskets. It is fun working together and doing something that will bring pleasure to the children who receive the baskets.

One Great Hour of Sharing - April 14th

4/3/2019

As we learn more about the One Great Hour of Sharing offering, we can be thankful that God uses our gifts to offer a helping hand to people who truly need it. Thirty-six percent of the offering goes to the Presbyterian Hunger Program. The Presbyterian Disaster Fund and the Self Development of People Fund each receive 32% of the money given. The offering will be collected on Palm Sunday, April 14th. We will have readers on three Sundays to let us know how funds given to the offering will be used.

Missions:

3/19/2019

The Souper Bowl offering was collected on February 3rd, the day of the Super Bowl game. We gave $45 in cash and forty food items, for the Terrace View Food Bank in Mountlake Terrace.

Our next mission emphasis will be on the One Great Hour of Sharing offering which will be given on Palm Sunday. Presbyterian Disaster Assistance will receive 32% of the offering, Presbyterian Hunger Program will get 36%, and Self Development of People will receive 32%.

Our quarterly mission giving was distributed in January. Eagle Wings, Opening Blind Eyes, Jan Griffith and Renewal Ministries each received $400. The Puget Sound Christian Clinic was given $300 and The Jean Kim Foundation received $200. Gifts of $100 were given to the Everett Gospel Mission, Cancer Pathways, Habitat for Humanity and Tyler Holm, our mission partner in Malawi.

Souper Bowl 2019

3/19/2019

Jean Kim – book & Mission Moment Sunday

3/19/2019

Rev. Dr. Jean Kim has written a book about her life titled, “Hope in the Color Purple.” You may recognize her name from her work founding the Church of Mary Magdalene for Homeless Women (now Mary’s Place) and her more recent work with her foundation helping the homeless to obtain a college degree or accreditation. We hope to have Rev. Dr. Jean Kim visit us in April during worship and share a moment for mission with us.