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Current Outreach Updated 2/1/12 WOUNDED WARRIOR PROJECT 2012 In December 2011 generous donations were again made to the Red Cross at Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) at Bethesda to provide needed items for our wounded military convalescing at this facility. Requested items were underwear, pajamas, alarm clocks, watches, telephone cards and restaurant gift cards. According to the in-house Red Cross office at WRAMC, restaurant gift cards were among the most requested item by these veterans. Many of these patients are ambulatory but required to stay for many months at the hospital for rehab and physical therapy while adjusting to prosthetics. The opportunity for them to leave the hospital for a few hours and eat something other than hospital food is a great morale booster! The Care Ministry wants to continue to provide wounded service men and women at WRAMC with items that will make their convalescence easier. However, to do this, we need the continued supportof the congregation. In years past, St. Paul’s congregation has generously contributed to this project, and the Care Ministry prays that donations will continue in 2012. Please prayerfully consider contributing to this worthwhile effort. Make your donations to St. Paul’s, but note that it is intended for the Wounded Warrior project. Thank you in advance for your generosity. Updated
11/7/11
ThanksGiving Food Baskets St. Paul’s Social Outreach Network (SON) is now collecting canned food and monetary donations to be used to create Thanksgiving food baskets. These baskets will be delivered to needy families in Howard County this Thanksgiving. Please take a moment to buy a few things during your next visit to the grocery store. We will be collecting food through Friday, November 18th. Items needed are: Canned Vegetables, Canned Fruit, Canned Soup, Gravy, Canned yams, Mini marshmallows, Hot cocoa mix, Instant mashed potatoes, Instant stuffing mix, Cornbread or Muffin Mix, Spaghetti & sauce, Jell-O, Cake mixes, Frosting. Monetary donations to help purchase the turkey, butter & eggs can be left at the church office (please indicate “Holiday Baskets” on your check or cash donations). Updated 10/18/11 FROM THE QUILTING GROUP The
Quilting Group delivered 100 quilts to the Church of the Brethren Distribution Center in New Windsor, MD, on Tuesday, October
18, 2011 for the Lutheran World Relief. Thanks to the
people in our congregation who supply us with fabric to make these quilts during the year. Whenever you have clean fabric,
8 inches to sheet size, we can use it. Please mark for “quilting” and put downstairs. Also, thanks
for all the clothing for the Thrift Shop. Mark it for “Thrift Shop” and place downstairs too. I’ll
deliver it. Mary Hart, Coordinator    Annapolis Thrivent House 3/1/11 The “Thrivent Builders” and “Painting Parishoners” of St. Paul’s were hard at work nailing, drilling, painting, cleaning and racing to beat the clock in January as a deadline approached for completing a Habitat for Humanity home in Annapolis. The house on Pleasant Street, just a few blocks from the Maryland State House, was in danger of losing its funding support from Thrivent Financial for Lutherans because unforeseen delays were pushing its completion date beyond the specified time set in the funding agreement. Members of St. Paul’s put in four days of volunteer work as the January 15 deadline approached for getting an occupancy permit issued for the Thrivent-Habitat house. Our volunteers included Jerry Frankenfield, Ken Christie, Ed Schukraft, Paul Clark, Lorraine Hayleck, Eldon Hart, Knut Ellenes and Randy Arndt. We worked alongside other Lutheran church volunteers from several congregations in Anne Arundel County as well as some members of New Hope Lutheran Church in Columbia and a contingent of Habitat workers and AmeriCorps volunteers who work with Habitat. All of the work got done, the inspections were completed and the occupancy permit was issued on January 15. Two more Habitat houses adjoining the Thrivent house also got their finishing touches in February and are now ready for their new owners, as well. A dedication ceremony and formal presentation of the keys to these new houses is scheduled for February 26. Volunteering to work on Habitat building projects is a wonderful experience that requires no special skills or equipment. The project staff members and “Red Hat” volunteer mentors are always ready to provide guidance and assistance to the volunteers who come to help. And we now have a “Red Hat” at St. Paul’s. Jerry Frankenfield signed up to become a certified worksite mentor for Habitat and completed his training sessions in February. Congratulations, Jerry! The new year brings a new cycle of building with Habitat for Humanity, and there will once again be one or more Thrivent-sponsored houses in our area. When Thrivent sponsors a Habitat home, in conjunction with one or more Lutheran congregations in an area, there is a special incentive for participation by all Lutheran churches and Thrivent members in that project. A high level of Lutheran/Thrivent volunteer participation generates funding incentives by Thrivent for future activities. You can help keep the momentum growing by joining in. Contact Randy Arndt for more information: arndtran@gmail.com. Thrivent Builds with Habitat for Humanity Kick-off March 5, 2011 at 10 A.M. St. Marks Lutheran Church 1900 St. Paul Street Baltimore Maryland 21218 At the Kick-Off Thrivent will cover the construction schedule, funding needs and volunteer needs we are asking each congregation or organization to send at least one representative to the Kick-off. For additional information about this event please email Kevin Buckley, buckleyk@gmail.com or Weston Hull, weston.r.hull@verizon.net or call 443-438-5274. Join with us to give a family in Baltimore a better chance at economic independence. Volunteer for a day and Change a life - maybe even your own Therefore encourage one another and build up each other, as indeed you are doing 1 Thessalonians 5.11 Thank you Weston Hull, weston.r.hull@gmail.com. February 6, 2011 2011 Super Bowl of Caring Updated 12/5/10 2011
SUNDAY BLITZ SUPER
BOWL SUNDAY ALL DONATIONS COLLECTED ON THIS DAY WILL GO
TO GRASSROOTS OF HOWARD COUNTY! FROM THE QUILTING GROUP Updated 11/1/10 April 19 - Golf Outing in
Crofton to Raise Funds for Habitat-Thrivent Builds House
A new Thrivent Builds-Habitat for Humanity home is scheduled to begin construction soon, and members of St. Paul’s will again be invited to help work on this project on Clay Street in downtown Annapolis. A work schedule and volunteer days should be announced in April. eanwhile, any golfers ready to enjoy a round of golf to help support construction of this Thirvent-sponsored home are invited to a fundraising event at the Crofton Country Club on Monday, April 19. St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Annapolis is conducting its Fifth Annual Golf Outing to help meet its congregation’s commitment for this new Thrivent Builds-Habitat home. The cost is $100 per golfer with a Continental Breakfast and a Catered Lunch. It will be 4-person scramble format. Registration and breakfast will start at 8:00 am. Golfing will start at 9:00 am. Players can register individually, and congregations also are invited to register a team. Please contact Dave Schultz of St. Paul’s-Annapolis if you have any questions: david33.schultz@comcast.net Thanks from Grassroots for “Souper Bowl” Donation
Updated 3/29/10 A “Thank You” letter to the St. Paul’s Sunday School came from the Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center in appreciation of a special donation that totaled $375. The money included $275 from the “Souper Bowl of Caring” collection in February and a $100 matching grant from the Howard County chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Andrea S. Ingram, executive director of Grassroots, sent this letter: Dear Friends of Grassroots: Thank you so much for your most generous “Souper Bowl of Caring” contribution of $275 and for the $100 matching grant from the Howard County Chapter of Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. These past few weeks of unprecedented snow in Howard County have reminded us how fortunate we are for the homes and support systems we have. I am so proud of the staff who volunteered to be here many extra hours to ensure continuous operation of our crisis services and coverage for our shelter programs. I am grateful to our many residents who shoveled our parking lot and sidewalks, and dug out our cars. We weathered the storms beautifully. Just another example of the Grassroots spirit. However, there were also people in the cold weather shelter during the storms whose situation was even more challenging. Fortunately, the hosting congregation, First Presbyterian Church, truly extended themselves and allowed guests to stay at the church throughout the bad weather. Volunteers and staff who operate the Route One Day Resource Center provided for the folks who are living outside, to ensure their safety during the storms. Howard County showed its compassion towards those in need during this intense weather emergency. Thank you again for thinking of Grassroots and those we serve as recover from this challenging winter. A Million Dollar Challenge from Thrivent to Help Haiti Updated 2/4/10 Thrivent
Financial for Lutherans has generously helped St. Paul’s over the years with matching funds to support our activities
to improve our church and our outreach to needs in our community. Now Thrivent is offering another opportunity
to leverage assistance to Haiti by establishing a matching fund for contributions from Thrivent members. The following
information comes from the Thrivent website: ou want to help those affected by the Haiti earthquake. Thrivent wants to join
you.
St. Paul’s Volunteers Help Habitat Build Houses
 Fred Reno (second from left), a Habitat project manager, got some help from Ed Schukraft, Jerry Frankenfield and Randy Arndt during workday that brought nearly 60 volunteers together as part of the “Nine Houses in Nine Days” project in the Patterson Park neighborhood of East Baltimore.
 Shari Jones (second from left) has now moved into her new home in the
Freetown Road area south of Glen Burnie, along with her mother and daughter. Randy Arndt (far left) and Ken Christie
(second from right) were part of a volunteer crew working for Pete Cox (center) the Habitat project manager and Ruth (far
right), a Habitat project assistant.  Thrivent Financial for Lutherans took an active role in helping to build
the Freetown Road home for Shari Jones’ family, enlisting volunteers from Lutheran congregations in the area and also
contributing a $5,000 cash grant to Habitat to help fund the project.
Past Social Outreach Successes White Christmas and Warm Hearts The beauty of a White Christmas scene at St. Paul’s was no more wonderful than a generous spirit of sharing that brought the joys of the Christmas to nine needy families in Howard County. There were food baskets filled with all the ingredients for a festive Christmas dinner and two truckloads of gifts donated for the children on our Angel Tree. And while the snow glistened all around outside on Sunday, December 20, Pastor Cathy and Prue were busily at work in the church kitchen putting together a fresh-baked ham supper which we delivered for more than 50 residents at the Grassroots Crisis Shelter on Freetown Road in Atholton. Along with all of the wonderful generosity of our St. Paul’s families, we also were blessed with the support given by Cub Scout Pack 1702, which meets at Fulton Elementary School and is chartered by St. Paul’s. Thrivent Financial for Lutherans also provided matching funds for our Grassroots meals though Thrivent’s “Care Abounds in Communities” program. The Social Outreach Network team wishes to express our thanks and appreciation for all of the generous support that has made these activities possible and so wonderfully successful.
Thanksgiving Baskets Updated 11/11/09 St. Paul’s Social Outreach Network (SON) is now collecting canned food and monetary donations to be used to create Thanksgiving food baskets. These baskets will be delivered to needy families in Howard County this Thanksgiving. Please take a moment to buy a few things during your next visit to the grocery store. We will be collecting food through Friday, November 20th. Items needed are: Canned Vegetables FROM THE QUILTING GROUP 10/27/09 The Quilting Group delivered
112 quilts to the Church of the Brethren Distribution Center in New Windsor, MD on Tuesday, October 20, 2009 for Lutheran
World Relief.
Backpack Donations Fill the Bins Collection bins in the Parish Hall were filled to overflowing with donations for this year’s “Fill the Backpacks” campaign for needy schoolchildren. Donations of school supplies, schoolroom supplies, brand new backpacks and other items will be distributed to schools in the Baltimore-Washington area by students at the Lutheran Campus Ministry and the University of Maryland in College Park. Plans call for assembling the backpacks and school supplies during the last week of August. Donations will be welcomed into September to meet continuing needs. Last year more than 150 backpacks were provided to Langley Park-McCormick Elementary School and our Lutheran mission La Sagrada Familia,” said Pastor Elizabeth Platz, who leads the Campus Ministry. “We would like to continue to provide this encouragement to the many children that lack adequate resources for their education. May God continue to bless your ministry. You have been a blessing to ours.” St. Paul’s Meets St. Paul’s to Build for Habitat
and Thrivent A
work team from St. Paul’s in Fulton teamed up with a work crew from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Crofton for
a day of framing and other construction work at a home being rebuilt in Anne Arundel County by Habitat for Humanity.
The home on Freetown Road in southern Glen Burnie is also being sponsored by Thrivent Financial for Lutherans. Jerry
Frankenfield, Bob Peters, Ken Christie and Randy Arndt joined up with half a dozen volunteers from St. Paul’s in Crofton,
along with some other Habitat volunteers. A cold-cut platter for sandwiches was provided by the Crofton members, and
basket of ripe “Cal Ripken” peaches from Mike Heyser’s fruit stand made for a great summer picnic lunch
for everyone. The Sunday school held bake sales and fresh squeezed lemonade throughout
the summer. Updated 8/13/09 All proceeds from the sale go to the Baptist School & Orphanage in Ghana. Thanks to all who have supported our very popular bake sales! We have almost enough money to send 2 more students to school in Ghana. There are 9 students in total that are ready for High School at $750.00 per child! Any monetary donations to helping the Sunday school raise more money for the 7 remaining high school students, should be made out to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, with “Ghana” in the memo line!! Please let Debbie Marston know of your donation, I have to wire the money to Ghana and am keeping track of all donations! Cell phone collection box Updated 2/3/09 A cell phone collection box for donations of used cell phones for use by Domestic Violence Center is located in the Church Hall. Please think of giving your old cell phone when you come to Church.
Crop Hunger Walk - May 3rd, 2009 Updated 4/20/09 Churches, other organizations and individuals from our area will have an opportunity to
help overcome the growing problem of hunger by participating in the Greater Howard County CROP Hunger Walk on Sunday, May
3, in Columbia. CROP (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) has been conducting hunger walks in thousands of communities
for the past 20 years to bring people from different faiths, cultures and age groups together to help fight hunger and poverty
around the world. Walkers solicit pledges to support their efforts. http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/TR/2009SpringCropWalks/General?pg=entry&fr_id=3106
Angel Tree Yields Bright and Bountiful Christmas Harvest Updated 1/13/09 The joyful and generous spirt of Christmas at St. Paul's shined around the Angel Tree in December as brightly wrapped gifts of all sizes and shapes appeared for needy children in Howard County. This annual holiday project conducted by our Social Outreach Network provided food baskets and gifts for 10 families with young children, as well as additional food donations for other families in need. Families at St. Paul's became sponsors of 26 girls and boys whose names and Christmas wish lists were hung as ornaments on the Angel Tree in late November, just after Thanksgiving. The Salvation Army provided the names of the children for the Angel Tree and the families for the food baskets. The Cub Scouts of Pack 1702, which meets at Fulton Elementary School and is sponsored by St. Paul's, also supported the project with food baskets and gift cards for families. Blessings and thankful appreciation to everyone who joined in this wonderful celebration of Christmas at St. Paul's and in our community.
The Community of St. Dysmas sends thank you letter to St Paul's Lutheran Church Updated December 2008 2008 St_Dysmas_Thank_You_Letter Grassroots Crisis Intervention
Center Thank You Updated December 23, 2008 During this season when everyone wants to donate and volunteer, I want to take the time to send a special “Thank You” to those of you who remember us throughout the year. Our folks really rely on your help all year long, and I really appreciate your ongoing support. It has been a pleasure getting to know you and working with you.On behalf of our residents and our entire staff, you have our most sincere thanks. Please share our appreciation with all of those who have helped with your efforts. I hope you and yours have a happy, healthy holiday, and all the best wishes for the new year. Sincerely, Douglas Carl Kitchen Manager Grassroots Crisis Intervention Center 6700 Freetown Road Columbia, Maryland 21044
Operation Christmas Child Shoebox Gifts collected for children around the world Nearly two dozen brightly wrapped shoeboxes filled with gift items for children around the world were put together by Sunday School children and their families at St. Paul’s and sent on their way November 19. The shoeboxes filled with small toys, dolls, crayons, pens, pencils, small books and games, personal care items, bracelets, stuffed animals and other gifts – anything that can fit in a shoebox – are distributed to children in more than 100 countries. The annual “Operation Christmas Child” campaign , conducted by the Samaritan’s Purse ministry in Boone, N.C., was conceived as a way to spread the good news message of God's love to children living in hardship and poverty around the world. Thanks to all who supported this effort to bring joy and hope to children everywhere. Thanksgiving donations bring nourishment and cheer as holiday season begins
Generous donations by the members of St. Paul’s once again provided an abundance of hearty Thanksgiving food for needy families in Howard County. Food baskets, extra food donations and gift cards for purchasing fresh foods for Thanksgiving dinner were delivered to the Salvation Army for distribution to families in need. This annual holiday outreach activity has received wonderful and enthusiastic support from Cub Scout Pack 1702, which meets at Fulton Elementary School. St. Paul’s is the chartering organization for Pack 1702, and the scouts have become eager supporters of our holiday outreach activities and efforts to support work at the Ghana orphanage. Thanks and blessings to everyone for supporting this important work. |
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