We are kicking off our Operation Christmas Child event on Sunday October 4^th.  There will be a short video during the offerings at both first and second services to showcase the importance of packing a shoe box.  This year we have 67 physical boxes to fill which will be located in the narthex.  We would like to also fill 33 ONLINE shoeboxes to reach our goal of 100 boxes for 2025.  In 2024 we collected 81 boxes and in 2023 we collected 50. I think we can meet or even surpass our 100 boxes goal this year.  Boxes are due Sunday November 9^th.

Be on the lookout for more information regarding our Thanksgiving donation baskets this year to help support The Soth Brevard Sharing Center.  There will be a sign-up sheet in the Narthex mid October if you would like to help donate a basket of items for our community.  All items will be listed on a provided sheet and will be placed in an oversized ALDI bag which has also been pre-purchased and provided for your convenience.  Due to unforeseeable circumstances, we will be using Outreach funds instead of a Thrivent card to support the purchase of gift cards to be used to purchase Turkeys via the families whom receive the Thanksgiving baskets.  Thank you for being an important part of supporting our community.

For October,  BLAST is especially in need of soup, breakfast items, pasta, and side dishes. As always, all non-perishable, non-expired food items are useful and appreciated. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Nancy Sutter at 321-537-2717. Thank you.

October we will be purchasing deodorant for the recipients at Daily Bread (Providence Connects). Hope members can donate Band-Aids or toothbrush kits (dollar tree). As always thank you for   continuing to sponsor Daily Bread as they transition to Providence Place.

For October, our cookies will go to Johnson Middle School, and will be due on October 19th. We are asking for 2 ½ dozen cookies to be bagged two to a bag in Ziplock Baggies. Please take a bag of “Baker’s Blessings” labels and put one on each bag of cookies. When you deliver your cookies, please put a check mark in the “Cookies Delivered” box. Should you have any  questions, please contact Nancy Sutter at (321) 537-2717. Thank you!

Hope Cares is a program that matches needs with resources all within our Hope family community. Here are just a few of the categories we could use help in providing:

              -Greeting cards to shut-ins and emails

              -Meals to homes – mostly after surgery, births, and so on

              -Transportation – mostly to church, appointments, important errands

              -Contribute food to funeral lunches, as per the family’s request

If you would like to be a resource providing these activities, please fill out a gold half-sheet which is on table in the narthex then check off your choices.  Next, please give the form to Deaconess Lois or drop off in the church office. You will receive an email, or phone call, when a request for these items comes up.

Hope Cares is truly a blessing to our Hope family.  Thank you for your help.

If you would like more information, please contact Deaconess Lois Diebel at 321-536-0430 or deaconess.lois@hope-brevard.org

• Operation Christmas Child
• Gifts from the Heart
• Guardian ad Litem Angel Tree
• Children's Hunger Project
• New Life Mission
• CITA Mission
• The Haven for Children
• Trinity Lutheran School
• Sherwood Elementary School
• Daily Bread, The Sharing Center, Genesis Food Pantry
  
• Family Promise of Brevard
  
• Habitat for Humanity
• LCMS and LWML
• Seven AA Groups