From time to time our Work Area on Mission sponsors special projects. These include Lights On for Cookson in February, which invites church members to help the Cookson Hills Mission Center pay its utility bills and ongoing operating expenses. July brings July Missions Emphasis Month, when a different ministry or agency is highlighted each Sunday and church members are invited to help meet their needs. Other special projects are sponsored as the church sees a need to be met.
July Mission Emphasis Month
Each Sunday during July, the Work Area on Missions collects needed items for area agencies and ministries. All donations may be placed on the tables in Bishops' Hall. Click here to see our brochure about July Mission Emphasis Month.
Appreciated Donations for 2010:
July 4 ~ Child S.H.A.R.E./Circle of Care
Housed at the FrancesWillardMinistryCenter in Tulsa, this ministry is an intensive foster care recruitment program that recruits foster parents, respite parents, babysitters, volunteer professionals, and volunteers to help support and nurture children who are in need of foster care.
NEEDS (All items MUST be new):
diapers & pull-ups, up to size 6
boys & girls clothes, sizes infant - 4T
pajamas, children’s sizes
youth-sized tennis shoes
small, snuggly blankets
crib sheets & mattress protectors
toddler Bibles (Bibles for young readers)
family-oriented DVDs
wipes & baby lotion
toys for children ages 9 months - 18 months
July 4 ~ The Stork's Nest
The Stork's Nest makes clothes, diapers, and formula available to those prospective mothers who participate in prenatal programs. Clients that attend classes on health, prenatal education, and physical education then receive needed baby items. The following items are needed to provide and stock supplies for these new mothers.
NEEDS (All items MUST be new):
powdered formula
diapers, sizes NB - 3
wipes
crib sheets
clothing: simple cotton sleepers & onesies
supplies: baby shampoo, lotions, soaps
baby food & bottles
July 11 ~ Cookson Hills Center
A MethodistMissionaryCenter in Northeastern Oklahoma serving rural low-income people. Boston Avenue has a covenant relationship with Meri Whitaker, the missionary serving the area at Cookson. The target group of the Center's service is Native American people. This is one of the poorest areas in the United States. A new program called "Pack-n-Snack" has been started. During the week, children receive free breakfast and lunch through the school, but on weekends and when school isn't in session, most children go hungry because there is no food in the home. Food packs are filled and given to the children when they come on Thursday afternoons for the children's activity programs.
NEEDS (Foods must be snack-sized and non-perishable):
peanut butter cracker snacks
cheese cracker snacks
granola bars
dried fruit
jerky
snack packs of cereals
peanuts
Cheese Nips
non-perishable Lunchables
Ramen noodles
easy-open soups and meals
Vienna sausages
tuna or chicken in a pouch
flavor packs that can be added to water
individual bags of chips
July 18 ~ Domestic Violence Intervention Services (DVIS)
DVIS, Inc. is the only nonprofit agency in Tulsa and the surrounding communities to provide comprehensive intervention and prevention services to men, women, and children affected by domestic violence.
NEEDS (All items MUST be new):
diapers, sized 1-6
pull-ups, up to size 6
wipes
powdered formula
infant and children's clothing
women's clothing
pajamas, women and children’s sizes
sweatsuits, socks, & women's underwear (for rape survivors)
personal items (bath and hair care, etc.)
children's small security blankets
children's toys (stuffed animals and small toys)
July 25 ~ Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma
In cooperation with the Community Food Bank, the Boston Avenue Work Area on Missions collects food twice a year (in July and November) for distribution to food pantries in Eastern Oklahoma.
NEEDS (Foods should have an expiration date of AT LEAST 2011):
Non-perishable food items, including:
rice, macaroni & cheese, spaghetti, Ramen noodles
dry pinto beans
canned fruit & vegetables
canned fruit & vegetable juices
canned evaporated milk
canned meats (NO TUNA)
boxed cereals
chicken bouillon, cumin, garlic, oregano
sugar, flour, salt, coffee
Sundays throughout July ~ School Supplies
for Boston Avenue Families and Area Agencies
NEEDS:
backpacks
ruled notebook paper
one-subject spiral notebooks
#2 pencils
rulers
cap erasers
pink erasers
glue sticks
small scissors
Kleenex
pocket folders
washable markers
crayons
colored pencils
pencil bags
3-ring binders
NO BOOKS, PLEASE
