Wow! Its hard to believe that Christmas is just around the corner. As our thoughts turn to the giving spirit of the holiday season, please consider adding the following missions to your "shopping list."
Christmas Joy Offering: Collected on Christmas Eve, this offering is divided equally between the Presbyterian Board of Pensions and Presbyterian Racial Ethnic Schools/Colleges.
The Board of Pensions provides current and retired church
workers
(and surviving spouses) with funds to help recover from a natural
disaster, obtain medical services or equipment not covered by
insurance, and other unexpected financial needs.
The Presbyterian Racial Ethnic Schools/Colleges are
Presbyterian
church (U.S.A.)-related schools and colleges open to any qualified
student regardless of race. The Christmas Joy Offering funds help with
basic operating costs and provide scholarships to deserving students.
Toys for Gateway: Each year a beautiful
Christmas tree is
set up at the front of our sanctuary. The unwrapped toys placed under
this tree are taken to Gateway Community Outreach, here in Deerfield
Beach. Their toy collection program allows parents in current financial
distress to provide Christmas presents for their children.
The Duvall Presbyterian Home: Located in
Glenwood, FL, "the
Home seeks to provide the highest quality of life and independence for
each resident and to provide for their physical, emotional, and
spiritual health within a family setting." Founded in 1945, they now
have over 200 staff members providing 24 hour care to the 160 residents
with developmental disabilities. (We support Duvall all year with our
Campbell's soup labels.)
May you have a blessed and joyous Christmas season.