Food on the First-For our December donation BLAST is low on and especially in need of  macaroni and cheese, peanut butter, and jelly. As always, all food donations are appreciated. This will be our last collection before Christmas break and will help ensure that these children have food to eat over the break. Thank you for your support.

All our angel cards have been taken! Many, many thanks to everyone who selected angel request cards for these children who have been in difficult home situations. You are reminded that unwrapped gifts with the angel cards attached are due at church by Dec. 4.  If you have questions, please contact Nancy Roberts at 804-513-5375.

Calling all carolers! Hope members are invited to join a caroling group on Dec. 22nd after second service. Following a lunch of sub sandwiches and water which will be provided by Hope fellowship, the afternoon will be spent caroling at three care centers which are home to Hope members. A sign up sheet will be available in the narthex to indicate that you will join the group and also to help estimate the number of sandwiches needed. Questions? Please contact Kathy Burrier at 321-794-0610. Let’s join together to bring Christmas cheer to our community!

Fleece blankets have been very popular items at Daily Bread, and this ongoing ministry is especially important in these winter months when there will be lower temperatures and an even greater need. We have added kits with warmer fleece to help meet this need, and all members and friends are welcome to make blankets; you might think of it as a special gift for a homeless person. We are thankful for dedicated Hope blanket makers who have produced about 80 blankets since June. The kits have directions and photos, but if you need additional assistance please contact Nancy Sutter (321-537-2717) or Nancy Roberts (804-5513-5375).

Daily Bread is so thankful for your continued support throughout the year. Not only do Hope members provide items each month but Thrivent members also provide $250 Thrivent cards to purchase more expensive items like blankets, tents, towels, clothing and hygiene items. Thrivent provided $3,000 worth of these much-needed items to members in our community who may be unsheltered or under sheltered.  The December Thrivent card was used to purchase socks and men’s medium underwear as these items are used so often and rarely stay on the shelves. Hope members can donate “hot hands”- hand warmers which can be found at the dollar store, Walmart or amazon. 

We will be having our final 5^th Sunday of the month volunteer serving on Sunday December 29^th 10:30am-1:30pm.  If you are interested in joining, please be sure to let Tori Cooper know ASAP.  We need a minimum of 6  volunteers to run a smooth ship. If you have not already filled out a volunteer form for Daily Bread they can be provided to you prior to the end.

Baker's Blessings will be taking a break for December and January. The next sign-up will be for February. Thank you for your support.

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