Category: Missions - Edmonds Presbyterian Church

You Are Invited

5/2/2018

You are invited to the 5th Annual Community College Outreach Dinner Saturday, May 12, 6:00 to 8:00PM at Calvin Presbyterian - 18826 Third Ave NW Shoreline WA. Rev. Milad Nakla invites you to join him for dinner to learn about some of the barriers CCO students encounter when they penetrate mainstream culture through Christian witness. The students will explain the Witnessing Model they’ve developed to allow the Holy Spirit to empower them on the front lines of evangelistic ministry. Come discover what it’s really like at “Ground Zero: Encounters in Current College Culture.” Costs: $30 per person $50 per couple; Adults only please. Please call Calvin to RSVP!! Tickets available online at calvinpc.org or mail requests to Calvin at their church address. The dinner will include a request for donations. Proceeds help fund CCO’s ministry on four local campuses.

Missions

5/2/2018

The One Great Hour of Sharing offering totaled $683, which is a generous amount for a small congregation. Thank you for caring and sharing.
Cancer Pathways is one of the agencies which receives funds from the mission tithe. This organization provides education about cancer, support for people diagnosed with cancer and their loved ones, and community help all free of charge. Cancer Pathways was formerly known as “Gilda’s Club” after a woman in New York who began helpful services for people with cancer. The name was changed to “Cancer Pathways” in 2017. If you would like further information, their website is www.cancerpathways.org.

Mission Fundraising Parking-Lot Sale—Saturday, July 14th.

5/2/2018

We will have another parking lot sale this summer! 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 Edmonds & Mountlake Terrace Food banks, Vision House (Shoreline), and the Puget Sound Christian Clinic’s dental clinic in Lynnwood. 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.

Women’s Association

4/5/2018

Gerad Schneider from AmeriCorps spoke at the March meeting. He spoke about his work with disaster preparedness and his helping with local disasters. The next meeting will be on April 11th. Ferrill Fleming from the Senior Center will be the speaker.

130 Easter baskets for Concern for Neighbors Food Bank were filled on March 24th. The baskets were filled with an Easter story coloring book, a stuffed animal, and candy.

Missions

4/5/2018

The One Great Hour of Sharing has been the mission emphasis of March. The offering was collected on March 25th, but it is not too late to give if you didn’t get the chance before. This offering helps people around the world, as well as here in the United States. People in disaster areas, women who have been trafficked, those who need help to start a small business to support their family, and people trying to recover from drug addiction are just some of the people who will receive help from the One Great Hour of Sharing offering.

Coming Up

4/5/2018

Missions

2/28/2018

Our next mission emphasis is on One Great Hour of Sharing offering which will be collected on Palm Sunday, March 25th.
Started in 1949, One Great Hour of Sharing is a long-standing ecumenical effort aimed at raising the funds necessary to provide relief and reconstruction for communities in the aftermath of disaster. What started as an hour-long radio appeal has evolved over the years, varying from eight to 29 participating denominations, and has become the most participated-in offering in the PC(USA). Today, projects supported by One Great Hour of Sharing are underway in more than 100 countries.
The funds from this offering provide help to the Presbyterian Hunger Program, Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and Self-Development of People.

Easter Basket Stuffing

2/28/2018

We will be stuffing Easter baskets again for the Concern for Neighbors Food Bank in Mountlake Terrace. The Women's Association invites you to bring wrapped candy (any candy will do as long as it’s individually wrapped) for the baskets, by March 18th, and/or join them on Saturday, March 24th at 10AM to fill and wrap all the baskets. Bring a friend!

Souper Bowl 2018

2/28/2018

Missions

2/5/2018

The Christmas Joy offering, totaling $360, was collected in December. This offering helps retired church workers with urgent medical and financial needs; provides aid to current church workers; gives scholarships for ethnic students attending Presbyterian related schools and colleges; and helps equip ethnic leaders for ministry.