Thank you all for continuing to support Operation Christmas Child. National box collection week is November 17-21^st so we would like all online boxes ordered and physical boxes to be returned by Sunday November 9^th to allow time for a Blessing and a drop off to the designated drop off church in Melbourne. You may pick from the following selections Boy 2-4 years old, Boy 5-9 years old, Boy 10-14 years old OR Girl 2-4 years old, Girl 5-9 years old or Girl 10-14 years old.  Here is the link for the goal page for OCC. https://build-a-shoebox.samaritanspurse.org/view/80872730-8c9e-46ce-b471-3c35343ca571. You may also scan this QR code above to get to our goal page.

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.

This month BLAST is requesting items to be used with Thanksgiving dinners such as instant mashed potatoes, jarred gravy, Stuffing, canned yams, cranberry sauce, and corn bread mix. As always, all non-expired non-perishable foods are useful and appreciated. Should you have any questions, please contact Nancy Sutter at (321)537-2717. Thank you!

We will be purchasing small fleece blankets for Providence Connects for November.  Hope members can donate hand warmers (found at most dollar trees).  We are preparing and stocking up for their winter time needs.

This month’s cookies will be due on Sunday, November 17th and will be going to Eau Gallie High School. 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