Everyone is invited to a “Come and See” tour at New Life Mission, 326 Croton Road, on May 2. The 45 minute tours are done from 10 a.m.-12 noon. This is a wonderful opportunity to see the NLM property and discover more about their mission to transform the lives of homeless women and their children. You may register online at newlife-mission.org or by calling 321-480-9100, prompt 5. If you have questions, you may check with Cathy Chase.

It’s teacher appreciation time! We will be doing a breakfast for the teachers at Sherwood Elementary on Tuesday, May 5. We still need help with a couple of meal items and also with serving. Specific information is available on the signup sheets in the narthex. See Nancy Roberts (804-513-5375) if you have questions or need more information. Please consider helping as we show our appreciation to these individuals who serve our community each day!

For May, BLAST is in need of side dishes, snacks, cereal, canned veggies, peanut butter, and jelly. As always, any non-perishable, non-expired food items are welcome and appreciated. This will be our last collection for this school year, so please make sure all items are dropped off by Sunday, May 3rd. Otherwise, please hold your items until the first Sunday in August when Food on the First resumes. Should you have any questions regarding this, you can speak to Nancy Sutter at 321-537-2717. Thank you for your support. 

We will be taking the month of May off. Baker's Blessings will resume in June. June's cookies will go the Sarno Road Sheriff's Department.

Thank you for your April donations of reading glasses to Providence Place. In May we will be using a Thrivent card for single use camping tents and Hope members may donate tooth brush/ tooth paste kits (found at dollar tree or Walmart). To clarify below are the items purchased using Thrivent cards. I noticed I missed one as it arrived late and was used midway through the next month. January-Backpacks (24 purchased), February- Sleeping Bags (24 purchased), March- Bug Spray (36 cans purchased), April- Dude Wipes (72 packs 48ct purchased), May- Single use camping tents (Not purchased yet).

Hope Cares Hope Cares is a program that takes care of our Hope family. There is a lot that all of us can do to be of help to others here at Hope Lutheran. It may be donating food items for funeral and memorial services or sending out sending greeting cards to the homebound or those celebrating birthdays and anniversaries. Perhaps you would like to bless someone by bringing a meal to them in their time of need, due to injury or surgery, or by giving someone a ride to church. We serve our Lord and share our blessings.

Getting involved is easy. Just pick up a goldenrod (yellow/gold) colored half-sheet that lists all the activities we offer and simply choose your interests. Be sure to add your contact information to be added to email lists for chosen activities. You will receive an email to let you know you are added. If you have any questions, my contact information is below. If you ever need to change your list of activities for the program, it’s no problem, just let me know. Deaconess Lois Diebel 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