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A.M.E.N. Food Pantry Month

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Food Pantry shelves

May is Food Pantry Month

MLLC has a strong commitment to serving our neighbors in need through food assistance ministry.  Our primary focus is continued support of the A.M.E.N. (Area Ministries for Emergency Needs) Food Pantry.  Every other month we work together to give non-perishable food items and monetary donations to help feed our hungry neighbors.  With many out of work or who are struggling with reduced income, this is an even more important ministry than before.

There are two main ways you can give to A.M.E.N. through MLLC.

  1. You can make a monetary donation.  This can be done by two main avenues.  One is to mail or drop by a monetary gift designated to AMEN.  You can make the check out to MLLC, and we will send all of it to AMEN.  You can use your regular offering envelope to do so.  Another option is to use our secure giving site.  Click this link to go there.  About halfway down the page you will see noted, “Food Pantry – AMEN.” That is where you will note the amount of your gift.
  2. You can also bring your non-perishable food items to the church office.  A large donation box has been placed just inside the main entrance to the sanctuary and office area.  See the sign by the box with the big A.M.E.N. on it.

Together we are fighting hunger and loving our neighbors. Prayerfully consider giving to our county food relief ministry this month and in the future.

Bernice Pratt Funeral Information

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Bernice Pratt for Web Site

Remembering Bernice Pratt

We give thanks for the life and ministry of Bernice Pratt.  For more than a year Bernice had been the oldest member of MLLC.  She celebrated her 94th birthday with her church family on Mothers Day Weekend – May 14, 2017.  The photo above was taken on that day.

Visitation at Memorial Oaks Chapel in Brenham – Tuesday, June 13 – 5:30 -7:30 p.m.

Funeral at MLLC on Wednesday, June 14 – 10:00 a.m., with a meal to follow.

More will be posted here as information becomes available.

Please remember to keep her family in your prayers.

 

Souper Bowl of Caring Final Total

Posted by Pastor David Tinker in Announcements, Youth and tagged with , , , , , , , , , ,

ImageWow!  Thank you all very much.  Thanks be to God, the provider of all.

The Lutheran Youth Organization (LYO) of Martin Luther Lutheran Church (MLLC) had the greatest year ever for the Souper Bowl of Caring. After a final accounting of all gifts given our grand total is $907.00.  That means we will be giving $453.50 to each of our chosen local hunger relief charities.

$453.50 will be given to Fishes & Loaves in western Washington County, Texas.

$453.50 will be given to A.M.E.N. (Area Ministries for Emergency Needs) in La Grange, the county seat of our own Fayette County, Texas.

With these donations we can help these hunger relief agencies purchase food items to alleviate hunger in our community.

MLLC is in Carmine, Texas, which is at the Northeast corner of Fayette County. Fishes & Loaves and A.M.E.N. serve the areas closest to Carmine. Our ongoing support of these two agencies is in line with the mission of the national Souper Bowl of Caring.  The mission statement is:  “Using the energy of the Super Bowl to mobilize youth in a united national effort to care for people in their local communities who are hungry and those in need.”

This is a growing ministry of MLLC.  Here is the growth of the giving over the past few years:

In 2010 we collected $156.17.

In 2011 we collected $176.35

In 2012 we collected $233.00

In 2013 we collected $637.74

In 2014 we collected $907.00

Thank you to all who made gifts of any amount to this special project.

Thank you to the numerous youth who gave of their time to receive the donations.

The National Souper Bowl of Caring web site is:  http://www.souperbowl.org/