calendar April 13, 2020 in Public Health
Ministry Good News
In the midst of the coronavirus crisis, SEPA congregations are stepping up to continue or create ministries to serve their neighbors. Here are a couple of these stories.
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Bob Fisher and we will publish them.
Emmaus Road’s Manna Community Food Pantry
To help neighbors in need, Emmaus Road Lutheran Church in Levittown started an outdoor, good-will food pantry, with members of the community contributing canned goods. It is human contact-free and available to everyone. The church asks people to give what they can and take what they need. More info: Pastor Lisa Jester
Over a dozen members of Good Shepherd, King of Prussia, sewed hundreds of masks for the Devereux Foundation. The picture represents just a small sampling.
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Augustus Lutheran Church, Trappe, packed and delivered 150 bag lunches for the guests at the soup kitchen at St. John’s Episcopal Church, Norristown. They supported a local business by asking them to make the sandwiches.
Christ’s Lutheran Church, Trumbauersville, and New Creation, Kensington, have received matching ELCA Daily Bread grants to support their feeding ministries.
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To help neighbors in need, Emmaus Road Lutheran Church in Levittown started an outdoor, good-will food pantry, with members of the community contributing canned goods. It is human contact-free and available to everyone. The church asks people to give what they can and take what they need. More info: Pastor Lisa Jester
