Mission Work at Rehoboth Evangelical Lutheran Church
Rehoboth is involved with a lot of Global and Local mission work. See the various sections for more details.
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Rehoboth Evangelical Lutheran Church
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SPECIAL MISSION FOCUS FOR HAITI (Feb & Mar 2010)
With the recent earthquake in Haiti, many people are asking how Rehoboth is participating in the relief effort. Our mission committee has found an agency that will match donated funds ($1 for every $2 donated) up through March 31, 2010. This agency is Thrivent Financial For Lutherans. Rehoboth will collect donations up through the end of March to help in the relief effort. If you wish to donate, you may do so in 2 ways: Visit, www.thrivent.com/helpinghaiti and make an online contribution OR Put your money or check (made out to Rehoboth Lutheran Church) into a separate envelope and mark it Mission Committee: Haiti and the Mission Committee will make sure it gets to Thrivent. Thrivent Financial supports the following relief agencies:
Thrivent Financial will add $1 to every $2 its members donate, up to a total Thrivent Financial contribution of $1 million. That means a potential of $3 million or more to support relief efforts: $2 million + from its members and $1 million added by Thrivent Financial. For questions or alternative ways to donate through this program, please call 800-236-3736. When promoted, say “directory” and enter ext. 83003. Any other concerns can be directed to anyone on the Mission Committee: Donna DuPont, Lori Shoup, Julie Whalen, and Pastor Eric. Steel Drum Concert
Mark your calendar for Sunday, April 11th, 2010 at 4:00 PM. The Ambridge Area High School Steel Drum Band will perform an exclusive concert at Rehoboth to benefit the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). The concert starts at 4:00 PM in the Sanctuary; following the concert, we'll have great food & gift basket raffles in the Fellowship Hall. Come out, listen to some great music and support a great cause. Several of our church members and their families suffer from these diseases. Contact Rich Insull with any questions. BASKET RAFFLE DONATIONS: Please place any gift cards in the dedicated box in the narthex during March. Alternatively, we welcome any donation of baskets full of goodies! Contact Rich Insull with any questions. All proceeds will be donated to the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America. Thanks in advance for your donations! The Insull family is selling t-shirts to raise money for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA). They will be in the fellowship hall after church services. The t-shirts are only $10 each and all proceeds will be donated to the charity. CCFA’s Mission is “To cure Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, and to improve the quality of life of children and adults affected by these diseases.” See Sarah with any questions or orders. TSC Bowling Tournament
Join us for our 2nd annual Bowling Tournament which benefits the Tuberous Sclerosis Alliance on April 18, 2010 at the Baden Bowl. Sign-in time is 12:30 pm and starting time is 1:00 pm. Team entries should include 4 persons per team. Cost is $20.00 per person which includes lunch, a shirt, and door prizes. Lane sponsorships are $50.00 each. Any other in-kind donations are also welcome. See Lori Shoup for more information.
Mission Focus for December 2009 Christmas Giving Garland
Each December, the people of Rehoboth select a mission project to help out the needy. Again this year, we have a great project to help out a local family in need. Our project again is locally focused. During December, a “Giving Garland” will once again be hung with tags attached listing a needed item that you may purchase. These items will be collected here at Rehoboth and will be donated to a needy family in this immediate area. We ask that these items be wrapped and the garland tag be attached to the package so we can keep track of the items. The family that we are helping out this year has recently moved into the area. They originally moved to this area to be with an ailing father/grandfather who has since passed away. This family consists of a mom, dad and five (5) children (two of which have autism). The father is currently ill and unable to work, but has done mission work in the past. The items on the giving garland will be items that the family has requested in addition to items to provide a Christmas dinner for their family. Bright Beginnings Preschool will also be helping out with this mission project by providing Giant Eagle gift certificates and monetary donations. We are asking that all items for this project be purchased or given by Sunday, December 20th. You may place you items in the mission basket out in the narthex or give them to anyone on the mission committee. If you have any questions, please contact anyone on the Mission Committee (Donna DuPont, Lori Shoup, or Julie Whalen). Thank you again for your support to help a family’s Christmas be a bit more merrier. Sunday School Outreach Project May 2009 - Heifer International
 During May of 2009, our Sunday School is doing an outreach project. We chose The Heifer Project. During the entire month of May, our Sunday School will collect money to help poverty-striken families by purchasing animals for them. Animals provide a multitude of benefits including food (i.e. eggs from chickens, milk from cows and goats, honey from bees, etc.), income from animal related products (they can sell their extra eggs, milk, honey, etc.), manure for growing crops, and the means to feed and support their families. Each family that is given an animal also gets training on caring for that animal and is required to give at least one of their offspring back into the project to benefit another family. The Heifer Project offers the following options for purchase:
You may opt to purchase specific animals or offer a general donation. All general donations will be added up at the end of the month to purchase the most expensive animal that the money will buy. Heifer International is trying to end World Hunger one family at a time. We appreciate your support of this project. Further information can be found at www.heifer.org. Check out these YouTube videos: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hiJJL7t3rSg http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rPQ-67Snj5I http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wAJWy9zwKt4 Are you a CBS Survivor Fan? Want to buy a CBS Survivor Tocantin's T-Shirt that supports Heifer International? Go here: http://cbs.seenon.com/detail.php?p=86258&SESSID=6cf8630a6dc45692a594b32b80d60c5e&v=All Want to enter the CBS contest to win a Heifer International Study Tour to one of three Central or South American locations OR a limited edition Survivor/Heifer iPod OR a a T-Shirt? Go here: http://cbs.seenon.com/register.php?survivorcontest=1
Mission Focus for April 2009: A Mother’s Voice: Lydia’s Place
Lydia’s Place located on Fifth Avenue in Pittsburgh helps female incarcerated offenders and their children rebuild their lives. Incarceration is often only a small part of a devastating set of life circumstances for female offenders and their families. A lack of support systems and coping skills, coupled with a history of abuse and mental illness lead many women into the vicious cycle of addiction and criminal activity. Most incarcerated women are mothers whose children suffer in a unique and significant way. One way that Lydia’s Place is trying to help is through their A Mother's Voice project. This special project allows incarcerated mothers to read and record stories for their children. Each child receives a cassette tape and a copy of the book to keep. This project needs new or gently used children’s books, blank cassette tapes, tape players, padded envelopes and stamps. If you would like to donate these items, a basket is available out in the narthex to place your items. Here is a suggested list of book titles:
Lydia’s Place is also the 2009 Designated Outreach for the Women of the ELCA. These women will be collecting the following additional products throughout the 2009 year to support this outreach: women’s sample sized toiletries (such as toothpaste, toothbrushes, lotion, soap/bodywash, shampoo/conditioner), maxipads/tampons, women’s white socks (they want to collect a total of 300 pairs), regular sized bottles of lotion, bars of Dial soap (they want to collect 300 bars), large candy bars (Snickers, Hershey, or Milky Way – they want to collect 300), small packages of tissues, hand sanitizer, batteries (all sizes), diapers (all sizes), wipes, pens, pencils, composition books, new toys, craft supplies, 2 liter bottles of Coke and Diet Coke, bags of chips, pretzels, and cookies. Thank you for your support. For more information, go to www.lydiasplace.org or call 412-391-1013 or send an email to: info@lydiasplace.org.
47 Bridge Street Beaver Falls, PA 15010 724/846-1630 Habitat for Humanity International is a nonprofit, ecumenical Christian housing ministry. HFHI seeks to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness from the world, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. Habitat for Humanity of Beaver County is Beaver County Pennsylvania's local Habitat affiliate. HFHBC was organized in 1992 and has completed 33 houses in Beaver County. HFHBC’s tithes to HFHI have funded the construction of over 54 houses overseas. Their ReStore located at 47 Bridge Street Beaver Falls, PA sells quality used and surplus building materials at a fraction of normal prices. Proceeds from ReStore help fund the construction of Habitat houses in Beaver County. Materials are usually donated from building supply stores, contractors, demolition crews or from individuals who wish to show their support for Habitat. In addition to raising funds, they help the environment by rechanneling good, usable materials into use. If you have items to donate to the ReStore, contact Joe at (724) 843-7939. HFHBC receives no monies from Habitat for Humanity International. In fact, just as they require the families to give back to the community, they tithe 10% of undesignated contributions to Habitat for Humanity International for overseas Habitat construction. Rehoboth and Concord Presbyterian will be collecting monetary donations during our Wednesday Lenten offerings (Feb 25th – April 11th). Check out their website: www.beavercountyhabitat.org for volunteer opportunities!
Mission Focus for February 2009: Tower of Hope
Let’s help out local babies in need! Tower of Hope, Inc. is one of the many outreach programs provided by the At no cost, they offer the following: Pregnancy Tests, Adoption Information, Prenatal & Childbirth Information, Post Abortive Support, Abstinence Program, and Parenting Support. They welcome unmarried or married women of any age, race, income level or religion who need help dealing with a pregnancy, babies and children, or abortion related issues. They are available to do programs for church or youth groups. All of their consultations are kept strictly confidential. Contact Information: Roe Collins, Director 724-728-2457 toh4help@yahoo.com Rehoboth has chosen this organization to support during the month of February. This program is in need of diapering and feeding supplies for babies and small children. Many mothers receive help from WIC, but many times the moms run out of supplies before the end of the month. Let’s help out and support these precious little babies!
Tower of Hope will also accept infant/toddler car seats (front and back-facing), baby furniture, and gently used baby clothes in sizes newborn to 2T (right now - spring and summer clothes only please), and other baby-related items that you think a new mom would need. Please place your donations is the appropriately marked basket out in the narthex. We will deliver the collected supplies to them at the end of the month. Thank you for your support.
Habitat for Humanity Lenten Offering
Our mission focus for February and March of 2008 was for Habitat for Humanity. Our 2008 Lenten offerings were again given to benefit Habitat for Humanity. This year Rehoboth and Concord raised $711.89 for this mission. Thank you again for supporting this mission. During Wednesdays in Lent 2007, Rehoboth along with our neighboring congregation at Concord Presbyterian gathered our lenten offerings together to put towards Habitat for Humanity. We are happy to report that over $1000 was raised for this mission. Thank you to all who gave generously.
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