Mary Anne Eurich, a former, long-time member of this congregation, died on October 10, following several years of declining health. Mary Anne's sweet, gentle spirit and strength will be missed.
A memorial service for Mary Anne was held at The Manor at the Willow Valley Retirement Community, where she resided for a number of years, on Saturday, November 9 at 11:30 a.m.
Come have a good hot breakfast on the first and third Wednesday mornings each month! Totally free! 8:30-10:30 AM (unless the weather is treacherous or our main cook is away — check our calendar).
The next free breakfast is November 20.
We always have scrambled eggs and bacon and/or sausage, and hash browns. The buffet table has boxes of cereal, orange juice, coffee, decaf coffee, hot water with tea bags, and cream & sugar. Sometimes we also have pancakes with syrup. The front door is open at 8:00 AM and the hot food is usually ready around 8:30. We serve until 10:30. Come sit awhile and have a good breakfast! All are welcome!
Will Johnston is a producer and assistant director for The Africa Doc. Will will be part of a three-person documentary team traveling to Cameroon, Africa in January. There they will travel to the community where the non-profit organization, Caring Hands Africa will set up a medical clinic. The Africa Doc will document how the people of Toube in Cameroon live, the struggles that they endure on a regular basis, and how Caring Hands helps them. Let's support this project.
Join us for our semi-annual American Red Cross blood drive at Marple Christian Church on Tuesday, November 26, from 2:00 to 7:00. Each time you donate blood, you help save up to three lives. Appointments are preferred. For an appointment, speak to Jeff or sign up online at the Red Cross site.
Here is this year’s link for the PressOn for Michael team's fundraising page in the Light the Night walk on October 12. You can support the team in raising funds to fight blood cancer. The Leukemia and Lymphoma Society's Light the Night Walk aims to bring light to the darkness of cancer through research and cures.
You can donate on the team's fundraising page through the end of this year.
We collect non-perishable food and household supplies for our community food bank, St. Mark's Food Center. We can leave them outside the pastor's office.
The Food Center always needs soup, pasta, and pasta sauce. And they can always use tuna, peanut butter, and canned fruit. See more ideas.