Operation Christmas Child will kick off the first week of October. There will be a meeting on September 13^th at First Baptist Church of Port St John at 10:00am-1pm or so.  If you are interested in learning more about OCC and how we can be leaders in our community. Please contact Tori Cooper if you would like to join the meeting as she needs to RSVP by September 8^th. Carpooling is available if needed. Due to the meeting, I have pushed our sign up and collection date to October. Look for more information coming soon.  If you have any questions or would like to be a bigger part of our OCC group, please let Tori Cooper know.

Sherwood Elementary was so very grateful for all the children’s backpacks and teacher supplies donated for this school year.  Our donation enables 14 students to have a successful year along with many more teachers and staff. Many thanks for all who helped the children and teachers in our community.

This month BLAST is especially in need of soup, side dishes, and cereal. As always, all  non-perishable, non-expired donations are useful and greatly appreciated. If you have any question, please contact to Nancy Sutter at (321) 537-2717. Thank you for your support.

Items are always welcomed year-round. As always, if you have any questions please contact Tori Cooper.

For September, we will be providing cookies for the staff at Sherwood Elementary School. Cookies will be due on September 28th. 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 on the "Cookies Delivered" box. Should you have any questions, please contact Nancy Sutter at (321) 537-2717. 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