tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post6041365823394794756..comments2024-03-28T03:23:23.959-04:00Comments on Simplicity by Lateblossom: A Season of HopeSusan Raihalahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03018860599601419989noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-34235097726700438042014-12-01T06:49:00.777-05:002014-12-01T06:49:00.777-05:00Our church has adopted 14 families to provide Than...Our church has adopted 14 families to provide Thanksgiving baskets and then are providing gifts for their Christmas along with another food basket.. We are also having a Blue Christmas service this Thursday to help people having a difficult time for any reason and a ride to this for shut-ins. The tags are a great idea!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-16867669007360726332014-10-29T18:32:23.845-04:002014-10-29T18:32:23.845-04:00Let me apologize if this comment is a repeat! Som...Let me apologize if this comment is a repeat! Sometimes I hate technology!!<br />One out reach our church has is prayer quilts. There are several ladies who love to quilt and they get together and will make and pray for a specific recipient. The quilt is then taken to church and members are then given the opportunity to tie a prayer knot on the quilt. The idea is that the recipient will not only be wrapped in the physical warmth of the quilt, but also warmed by the thoughts and prayers represented by the prayer knots. These quilts have not only gone to those in poor health, but those who have lost homes in fires, lost loved ones and hurting in ways that only a few know of. Starlahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02075522354027547485noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-61179147583058165132014-10-29T07:26:14.541-04:002014-10-29T07:26:14.541-04:00Our fellowship hosts a potluck (turkey provided) o...Our fellowship hosts a potluck (turkey provided) on Thanksgiving day for those who will not be gathering with extended family. It seems to well attended and appreciated, though I have never gone since we have the opposite problem of too many gatherings and too little time.<br /><br />We also "adopt" two Head Start classes for the holidays each year. You choose a name(s) and the tag tells you gender, age, clothing size, and needed/wanted toys. Gifts are wrapped, labeled with the tag, and then left in the church library to be delivered to the class all at once. It's always fun to have my kids help with the shopping and as a parent I know that it is a gift to the parents as well as the child.Sherrihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01919309636834420471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-8446454321905848722014-10-28T23:45:54.519-04:002014-10-28T23:45:54.519-04:00Perhaps, sadly, the lack of responses show the lac...Perhaps, sadly, the lack of responses show the lack of purposeful reaching out. I can't think of a particular thing that my church does to reach the people who are hurting. I know they do things for the needy ... for children in the nearby slum, they give gifts and a party, for families in need they give boxes of food. But thanks for the ideas. I don't think Stephen's Ministry has reached us yet in this part of the worldJanet a.k.a. swanlady21https://www.blogger.com/profile/11967516564810839917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9008375791436102784.post-55811217146138106822014-10-26T19:47:35.454-04:002014-10-26T19:47:35.454-04:00This sounds like a great idea Susan. I blogged la...This sounds like a great idea Susan. I blogged last year about a lady who did 40 random acts of kindness for her 40th birthday and I am planning to do 50 in advent for my 50th birthday this year. An ornament would be a lovely gift as part of my project and I hope I'll get some more good ideas from other replies.<br /><br />http://tiarahelen.blogspot.co.uk/2013_01_01_archive.htmlTiaraHelenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00448619418539423710noreply@blogger.com