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Missions and Outreach
Our mission focus for October is Operation Christmas Child! If you want to join us in sharing the love of Jesus with children worldwide, come to church and get some shoeboxes and begin purchasing and bringing to church needed items. Call us at 417-833-6171 for a list of suggested gift items. We will resume Ozarks Food Harvest, Victory Mission, and assisting Ebenezer United Methodist Food Pantry in November.
We enjoyed helping to package 18,927 senior meals at Ozarks Food Harvest on Tuesday September 17th! You read that right, 18,927 meals for seniors who have to make the choice between paying for food or paying for prescription medication every month.
THANK YOU Randy, Dallas, Dianna, Stan, John, Melanie, Bob, Vicki, Persephone, Rowdy and Pastor Kevin. Awesome job Team Antioch! OoooRAH! Ozarks Food Harvest receives, processes and distributes food to a network of 270 charities every month.
We had a blast packaging 5,184 senior meals and student meals at Ozarks Food Harvest on Tuesday August 20. THANK YOU Randy, Dallas, Dianna, Stan, Ginger, Steve, Nicole, John, Ginger, Melanie, Joyce and Pastor Kevin. Awesome job Team Antioch! Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before people..."
Ozarks Food Harvest receives, processes and distributes enough food for nearly 2 million meals each month. That’s enough food to fill 73 semi-trucks, carrying $2.75 million worth of groceries to a network of 270 charities every month.
We do this on third Tuesdays so call the church office at 417-833-6171 for more information or to get involved.
We served food to about 25 homeless men at the Victory Mission Shelter for Men on Friday August 23.
Operation Christmas Child is coming up!! The shoeboxes and materials are in the hospitality area. You may begin now to purchase the items and bring them to church and place them in the boxes which we will have set up by this Sunday in the hospitality area. I have attached the Official Gift Suggestions list to this email as a pdf attachment. Items you purchase must fit inside a shoe box. Together we will reach children across the globe for Jesus!
HERE ARE THE ITEMS and their respective categories:
A “WOW” ITEM: Small backpack or purse, Doll, Soccer ball and pump, Stuffed animal, Jewelry making or hobby kit, Large toy.
PERSONAL CARE ITEMS: Toothbrush, Washcloth, Comb and brush, Nail clipper and file, Water bottle, Flashlight.
SCHOOL SUPPLIES: Pencils, sharpener, and erasers, Pencil container, Pens, Crayons, Colored pencils, Markers, Notebooks, Index cards, Calculator, Scissors, Ruler, Glue stick, Small adhesive tape, Drawstring bag.
CLOTHING ACCESSORIES: Flip-flops or shoes, Sunglasses, Hat, Wristwatch, Costume jewelry, Hair accessories, Clothing and undergarments, Winter cap, scarf, and mittens.
GAMES ACTIVITIES: Puzzles, Coloring books or pads, Dry watercolor set, Binoculars and compass, Musical instruments, Chalkboard and chalk, Jump rope, Stickers, Games,
TOYS: Small ball, Building blocks or LEGO® sets, Slinky® or yo-yo, Plastic animals, Magnets, Finger puppets, Interactive toys, Other small toys and action figures (superheroes, nothing war-related).
DO NOT INCLUDE: Food, candy, or gum, Toothpaste, Used or damaged items, Scary or war-related items, Wearable traditional camouflage, Seeds or organic matter, Liquids, Medication, Money, Breakable items, Matches, fire starters, or aerosols, Knives, saws, or razor blades,
Items you purchase must fit inside a shoe box. We will have containers in our hospitality area in which you can bring these items for the next several weeks.
We packaged 13,635 meals at Ozarks Food Harvest on Tuesday July 16. THANK YOU Randy, Vicki, Stan, Ginger, Steve, Nicole, John, Andy and Pastor Kevin. Awesome job Team Antioch! Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before people..."
We packaged 15,984 meals at Ozarks Food Harvest for seniors in Southwest Missouri on the third Tuesday of June.
We packaged 13,635 meals at Ozarks Food Harvest in the month of May for seniors in Southwest Missouri. THANK YOU Randy, Vicki, Stan, Ginger, Steve, Nicole, John, Andy and Pastor Kevin. Awesome job Team Antioch! Jesus said, "Let your light so shine before people..."
We served food to about 25 homeless men at the Victory Mission Shelter for Men on Friday July 19 at 5:00 (arrive at 4:45). Sign up Sunday!
We also collect food items for the Hillcrest High School food pantry.
Thanks to all who expressed interest in a once-a-week After School Program at Antioch. We will have a meeting on Sunday July 21 at 12:15.
LOOKING BACK: We also have had two 5K Walks in 2014 to raise money for Robberson elementary school in Springfield...
Making an Impact by Serving People in Need at Victory Mission once a quarter.
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