2008-2009:

This year, the change jar in the Narthex will have a new label.  We will support Covenant House .  Covenant House is a wonderful organization (the local branch is in Philadelphia) that is a literal lifesaver for homeless teens.  Each night in our city, there is a number of teenagers who walk the city with no food and nowhere to rest their heads - young people from terrible home situations, those who have been forced to exit the foster care system, etc.  In many cases these troubled kids have more troubles still - no high school diplomas, no job training.  Without help their futures are bleak indeed.

Covenant House is open to these children 24 hours a day, providing emergency food, clothing, shelter, and medical care.  Beyond meeting their immediate needs, Covenant House offers a network of ongoing support - GED tutoring, job training, and much more.

This organization exists to rescue an often-forgotten group of young people, and to give them hope for a much brighter tomorrow.

In addition to collecting money, we will periodically be collecting items as well (you may recall last Lent we collected hundreds of pairs of socks for them)

 Covenant House is asking for donations of gloves and hats (adult size, as the people they serve are older teenages) during the holiday season.  These kids come in off the street, sometimes with only the clothes on their backs.  A pair of gloves or a hat would be deeply appreciated by these teens.  Please consider donating a new pair of warm gloves or a winter hat. and help us help the good folks at Covenant House.

 There will be a collection bin in the Narthex starting November 23 and as we get a little closer to Christmas we'll put items on a "mitten tree"

A  SPECIAL  WAY  TO  GIVE THANKS THIS THANKSGIVING

Break bread with your friends and family to benefit Covenant House, this year's Sunday School outreach project.
The Joy Circle will be baking home-made breads for you to pick up after church on November 23 to share for the holiday.

All loaves are $7.50.
Pumpkin bread with or without chocolate chips
Banana bread with or without walnuts
Cranberry orange

Orders will be taken in the Narthex after the 10:30 services on November 9th and 16th or by using the insert in the bulletin.

Past Projects:

Raised $10,000 to buy two "arks" of animals with Heifer International.

Raised $20,000 to benefit the people of the Rosebud Lakota Sioux tribe (including a university scholarship, eyeglass fund, support for the Two Strike community, and a visit from a 17-member church mission team)

2004-2005:Building Faith --supporting Habitat for Humanity Norristown. Work teams helped renovate homes, the children made housewarming gifts, the Joy Circle ran a Father's Day tool drive...

2007-2008: Raised more than $6,100 to purchase playground equipment for the Ninh Thuan Orphanage in Vietnam, and to send a number of the children to school, too.

For more information about our annual special project, click here.