WORLD MISSIONS AND OUTREACH

TO OUR COMMUNITY

At the Federated Church we have a strong sense of mission to people of Norfolk and beyond, meeting human needs with love, seeking wholeness through Jesus Christ and finding freedom in God's service. We participate in the Red Cross, Habitat for Humanity, the Norfolk Council on Aging, Attleboro Area Council of Churches Soup Kitchen, Norfolk Together, American Baptist Camps at Grotonwood and Oceanwood, United Church of Christ Camp at Craigville, One Great Hour of Sharing offering, Blankets and Health Kits for the Needy, and others. Our Committee meets the first Wednesday of each month. All are welcome to attend.

We have a special relationship with Honduras and have sent three mission teams there to help provide housing for the poorest of the poor. We continue to support the missionary efforts of our denominations in Honduras to help provide for the needs of the people they serve. In February 2007 and again in February 2008 a team from the Federated Church spent a week in New Orleans working with a UCC Church there to help with the recovery from Hurricane Katrina. In June 2007, we were blessed to have the Arndts from the UCC Church in Metairie, LA (where our mission teams have stayed) as our guests at a special dinner. They shared how much they appreciated the work of the teams that have come to their area.

SUMMER NOTES FROM MISSIONS

Thanks so much for the help with the June Soup Kitchen!  Our NEXT Soup Kitchen is scheduled for Saturday, AUGUST 21st.  We will be having a picnic! We will be serving sandwiches, potato salad, cole slaw and macaroni/pasta salad and cookies/brownies.  We hope you will be able to prepare something and/or help serve for the 75-100 guests. We are also grateful for contributions for the purchase of milk, juice, plates, etc.

We continue to collect non-perishable food and non-food items for the Norfolk Food Pantry.  The drop off  site is in the rear entryway.  Although many of us are thinking about getting away, hunger does not take a vacation, and the visitors to the Food Pantry are thankful for our help.