Care Packages for the Homeless and Black Nativity

Don't forget to get others to sign up for donating to the Care Packages for the Homeless drive.  The shortened link for easy sharing is tinyurl.com/homelesspacks

FAQs:

• Can other things can be donated besides those on the list? YES. As long as it is something that can fit inside the gallon size zip-lock bag.
• Can people outside of Mount Pilgrim can donate? YES! I have an SIS (Sister in Spirit) who lives in Florida and she is sending donations by mail. 
• Can people donate money instead? We'd prefer not to gather funds at this time. Perhaps in a future drive we will be set up for that. This time it's about putting your feet and hands to work in the Lord's service. Handling money at this time may take away from the focus of giving. Let's make this a successful drive so that it becomes a tradition in celebrating the REAL reason Christ was incarnated in flesh. Please come out and help us assemble the bags on December 10, 2019 during Sisterhood meeting. You don't have to be a regular attendee or a female to be present and help.
• How will you get the packs to the homeless? There are a couple of very generous men for whom the welfare of the homeless is a personal ministry. The packets will be delivered to one or both of their organizations. Perhaps later we can go out in groups and hand deliver. It's 
• How was the list of items devised? Not only do I have friends who make packets, I researched things needed for homeless packets. The items asked for occur on most lists I found.
• Will the SignUp Genius web site use my email address for marketing? No. You should only receive an automatic reminder from the program. Unless you leave a question in the comments which comes to the drive author --me-- for me to reply to you. My reply will come to your mailbox without my seeing your email address.

If you should have a question or concern about our Care Packages for the homeless drive, please place them in the comments section below this post.

Black Nativity
Remember to order your tickets for the New Venture Theater's production of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity. Choose the Saturday, December 14, 2019 at 7:00 PM showing at this link: 
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=nvt

We will meet in the south side parking lot of the church to consolidate rides for a carpool.

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YSIC,
~KMichael

Homeless Care Packages

Good morning Sisters!

Here are the instructions for our care packages for the homeless:

1. Go to the address below either on your phone, tablet, or computer. Scroll below the intro to find the list of items we need to serve God by serving the homeless.
2. Chose 3 items that you will supply for our packets. If you will notice, if 50 of one item are needed, for example, the slot may say that you should supply 5 of that item while 10 more slots are available for ten more people to sign up to supply 5 of that item as well.
3. After you have chosen 3 places to sign up, provide an opportunity for 10 people to receive their blessings by asking them to choose something from the list to contribute. Message them, call them, talk to them in person. To make it easier to remember the link has been shortened to an easy-to-remember address at https://tinyurl.com/HomelessPacks

    4. Collect the items in time for our next meeting at 6:00 PM on December 10, 2019.                 You  may ask your signers to bring them there instead of hauling to the meeting.
    5. At the December meeting while we enjoy our Christmas meal, and before we do our            annual prayer circle, we will assemble the care packs in gallon-size zip-lock bags.              [We might have time to weave sleep mats from plastic shopping bags. But if that is            something you'd like to start now to include with the packets, click here for the                  YouTube tutorial.] 
     6.  Write an uplifting message on an index card for each recipient. If you'd like to be              one of the folks who helps to deliver the packages I will let you know when one of              the gentlemen who will helping lets me know where it is best to meet them.

Sisterhood Meeting &Thanksgiving Potluck

Tomorrow we will have meeting and our annual potluck to celebrate.
The items for the homeless packets will be discussed again but for tomorrow bring non-perishable items --two meal packs, two cans, or a meal pack and a can-- for our food bank box.

Next month for our Christmas gathering we decided to celebrate why Christ came instead of a birthday for which we expect gifts for ourselves. We will still bring food to munch on while we work joyously in this best of celebrations. For our homeless packets we will complete 24 packets of the following items:

• socks
• bottled water
• gallon size zip-lock bags
• granola bars
• toothbrushes
• toothpaste
• trial sizes of lotion
• trial sizes of non-aluminum deodorant
• trial size soap
• wipes
• peanut butter or cheese crackers
• handwritten notes from us
• dental floss 
• chap-stick
• fruit snacks
• applesauce

YSIC,

~KM

Addendum: I forgot to mention our trip to the New venture Theater production of Langston Hughes' Black Nativity. If you would like to get your tickets on line-- I believe we agreed on Saturday Dec. 14 at 7:30PM.
https://www.newventuretheatre.org/SHOWS%20AND%20TIX/FLEX%20PASSES/blacknativity/

Tonight I will bring my tablet and my laptop so that any of you who wishes to purchase a ticket on line may do so. You can also use your smart phone. Bring your debit or credit card for assistance.

As usual, please forward this message... and make sure that a sister who has neither an email address nor a mobile phone gets the message.

Last Laity Day Reminder

Those who wanted to volunteer to help Sister Melissa Porter with serving at the repast be sure to do so ASAP if you have not already. Thanks in advanced.

YSIC,
~KM

Laity Day Reminder and Volunteer Request

Some of you received your mid-week reminder of Laity Day via the Remind App or straight text yesterday. My computer was not cooperating for an email text. Ask me for the Remind link via text or email if you did not receive it.

Some of you probably got the word that a few sisters got together and donated funds for a repast. Brother Galloway and I agreed to allow this however let's not make it a habit of going on with your own plans after a decision has been made and discussed. Brother Galloway is nice enough to go ahead to ask some of the men for their donations to help out despite having the situation that I explained in our last Sisterhood meeting. Please understand that your donation is just that, a donation and is not a reimbursable expenditure. I cannot make it a requirement either; a donation is totally voluntary.

With that said, if anyone would like to volunteer their two hands to help sister Melissa Porter with the repast please contact her ASAP.

Looking at the time of my Houston appointments, I will probably be in attendance after all as I asked that the ophthalmologist review be moved back to November. 

Meanwhile, on another subject that you're tired of hearing about, not enough of my church family has signed up for the real work of God and that is to join a prayer vigil for those of us who volunteer for the prison ministry, the candidate/residents, prison staff, and guests. I cannot fathom why. But in case it was a matter of forgetting, please CLICK HERE and add your name while I have you here.

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YSIC,
Kathy Michael

Laity Day, Cookie Bake, and Prayers

Kairos Closing Ceremony Form can be found at listenlistenlovelove.com. Print and fax your DOC application ASAP-- like today-- for the greatest God-breathed graduation you've ever seen!

Cookie baking for Kairos is at Woodlawn Baptist this time. If you have any of the other supplies for cookies we would greatly appreciate your bringing them out to WBC. A great benefactor helped purchase about $700 worth of cookie dough!

Laity Day is next Sunday. It's the turn for the men to choose and provide a male speaker-- and they have a good one! Thanks to Brother Tommy Cain for agreeing to treat us. Thanks also, to Sister Nona our VP for representing the Sisterhood in my stead as I have to go to my regularly scheduled appointments at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center. I'll be with you all in spirit!

Kairos Angola #67 is still on for 10/31-11/3/2019. Please add you name to the prayer vigil at tinyurl.com/kairos67. For other ways to help, please visit the Kairos Angola website at listenlistenlovelove.com.

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As usual, please share this information with folks on your email list or with a sister you know who has neither an email address or a mobile phone number.

YSIC,
Kathy Michael

October Meeting and Laity Day Planning

The meeting with Brother Galloway concerning Laity Day (see last post) was discussed at Tuesday's Sisterhood meeting. Between us we were able to get most of the folks suggested for the program.
As promised, I revisited the repast for Laity Day with him as some of the ladies at the meeting suggested. It was suggested that if a repast was desired, donations should be made to provide the food since no money was allotted in the church's budget. I suggested that some donate parts of a small menu like finger sandwiches, sheet cake and punch.  Sister Nona suggested the lady who has done catering for us in the past. The last such venture with her cost about $200 or more. It was suggested that the Sisterhood members donate $10 each to make this happen and ask the Brotherhood to do the same.

However, after speaking with Brother Galloway,  it makes more sense to stick with the original plan as decided in the planning meeting. Their membership has been tapped for another event and there is not the same number of active members he had a few months ago. There were about 8 members of Sisterhood present. That would mean we could raise a possible $80-- far from what would be needed for a caterer. Original plan: No repast. Final plan: No repast.

VP Sister Nona will serve as the Sisterhood rep at Laity Day. My quarterly checkups at MD Anderson requires that I travel to Houston on that day.

The Sisterhood was informed of the program and agreed that members will wear black.

We agreed to send something for Sister Lenora Benard's services and lift Sister McKnight in prayer. We need to keep Peggy Wallace in our prayers as well.

Kairos #67 is scheduled for the end of this month. Team membership is still available. Visit the website at listenlistenlovelove.com for the schedule and for the application. There is also an application for attending the graduation that we call "Closing Ceremony." Closing will be held on Sunday, November 3, 2019 at 2:00PM.  Sisterhood members are invited. Applications should be turned in ASAP as they must be screened and processed by DOC weeks in advance of the event.

Cookie baking will take place at Woodlawn Baptist Church this time. The address is 5805 Jones Creek Road. If you cannot bring cookie dough, parchment paper, ziplock bags, printer paper boxes, just bring willing hands and stay as long as your schedule allows. The dates are October 21 and 22.

At our November meeting, which will be on Veteran's Day, November 11 at 6:00PM, we will have a potluck dinner. Members may receive a 'Remind' text with  a link to 'SignUp Genuius .'

The next arts outing will be in December to see Langston Hugh's "Black Nativity." Go to this page and order your ticket for the December 14 showing:
https://app.arts-people.com/index.php?ticketing=nvt

We'll leave from the southern parking lot at 6:45 PM. To meet us there, the production will be at
VENUE INFORMATION
LSU Shaver Theatre
Louisiana State University
105 Music and Dramatic Building
Baton Rouge, LA 70803

Also for December, instead of gifts for each other, each member will be asked to bring items for packets for the homeless. Check your inbox for a Signup Genius notice. We will have another potluck and prayer circle. December 9 is the 2nd Tuesday in December.

 The membership was reminded to get calendar info/ideas to me ASAP.

If anything was left off, please reply to this post in the comments section. 

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YSIC,
~KM