Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – December 2017
DONATIONS NEEDED:
- Cookies for Party on December 16 – Drop off at church by Friday, 12/15
- WARM winter coats and jackets – All ages and sizes for men, women, and children.
- New UNWRAPPED Toys for ages 0-18 – Drop off at church by Monday, 12/11
- New Socks & Underwear Drive – All sizes for men, women, children and teens, especially SM, MED, LG and XL (UMW Sponsored – Look for the boxes)
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, December 21st
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Donations for Urban Ministries, Ongoing
You can donate items for Urban Ministries by bringing them to the church, Get the updated list of accepted items.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – November 2017
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, November 16th and November 30th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries, November 25th
Volunteers are needed serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Donations for Urban Ministries, Ongoing
You can donate items for Urban Ministries by bringing them to the church, Get the updated list of accepted items.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – September 2017
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, September 21sr
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries, September 23rd
Volunteers are needed serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Donations for Urban Ministries, Ongoing
You can donate items for Urban Ministries by bringing them to the church, Get the updated list of accepted items.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – August 2017
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, August 17th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, August 31st
A second opportunity to Serve this month! Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Donations for Urban Ministries, Ongoing
You can donate items for Urban Ministries by bringing them to the church, Get the updated list of accepted items.
School Supplies Drive for Parkwood Elementary School Students
We are now collecting school supplies for Parkwood Elementary students in need. There are tubs at the end of the entry hall to put your donations in, We will collect until August 20th. See the list of needed supplies.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – July 2017
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, July 20th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other Parkwood UMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries, July 22nd
Volunteers are needed serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Bring in Eggs for Urban Ministries, July 23rd
Our next Egg Collection Day is July 23rd. Bring eggs and put them in the refrigerator. They will be delivered to Urban Ministries.
Volunteer with the Summer Food Program, June 27th – August 3rd
Parkwood UMC will be the site for the summer food program formerly at Emerald Forest. This is part of our connection with Parkwood Elementary School. The program runs from June 27-August 3. We need volunteers to distribute the food for breakfast (9-10 am) and lunch (12-1 pm) on Mon.-Thur. each of those weeks. This is an opportunity for you to serve the children of our community and does not require a huge commitment of time. Sign up sheets are available in the church hallway.Please join us making sure these children do not go hungry during the summer months.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors – June 2017
Volunteer in the Food Pantry & Clothes Closet at Urban Ministries, June 15th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other PUMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Serve Lunch at Urban Ministries, June 24th
Volunteers are needed serve lunch at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Volunteer with the Summer Food Program, June 27th – August 3rd
Parkwood UMC will be the site for the summer food program formerly at Emerald Forest. This is part of our connection with Parkwood Elementary School. The program runs from June 27-August 3. We need volunteers to distribute the food for breakfast (9-10 am) and lunch (12-1 pm) on Mon.-Thur. each of those weeks. This is an opportunity for you to serve the children of our community and does not require a huge commitment of time. Sign up sheets are available in the church hallway.Please join us making sure these children do not go hungry during the summer months.
Support the Durham CROP Hunger Walk
It is not too late to support the Durham CROP Hunger Walk and our ParkwoodUMC team of Walkers. Get more information at the Durham CROP Hunger Walk Website
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors
Volunteer in the Urban Ministries Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, May 18th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other PUMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries, May 27th
Volunteers are needed serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Volunteer with the Summer Food Program
Parkwood UMC will be the site for the summer food program formerly at Emerald Forest. This is part of our connection with Parkwood Elementary School. The program runs from June 27-August 3. We need volunteers to distribute the food for breakfast (9-10 am) and lunch (12-1 pm) on Mon.-Thur. each of those weeks. This is an opportunity for you to serve the children of our community and does not require a huge commitment of time. Sign up sheets are available in the church hallway.Please join us making sure these children do not go hungry during the summer months.
Support the Durham CROP Hunger Walk
It is not too late to support the Durham CROP Hunger Walk and our ParkwoodUMC team of Walkers. Get more information at the Durham CROP Hunger Walk Website
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Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries, March 25th
Volunteers are needed serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Volunteer in the Urban Ministries Food Pantry and Clothes Closet, March 30th
Spend your morning helping others. Volunteer with other PUMC folks serving at Urban Ministries.
Walk In or Support the Durham CROP Hunger Walk, April 2nd
Join the ParkwoodUMC Team or sponsor walkers. Get more information at the Durham CROP Hunger Walk Website
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Serve Lunch at Urban Ministries, Saturday February 25th
Volunteers are needed serve lunch at Urban Ministries. Sign up sheet available in the church hallway.
Make Desserts for Empty Bowls Event
PUMC has been asked by Urban Ministries to provide some desserts for the annual EMPTY BOWLS event on Thursday, March 2nd. There will be a sign up sheet on Sunday. Desserts can be brought to the church and we will be delivering them on the afternoon of March 2nd. Please put all desserts in disposable containers.
Tickets to the event are now on sale through Urban Ministries.
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Opportunities to Serve Our Neighbors in January
Food Drop at Parkwood Elementary School, Saturday January 21st
There are two options for participating in this event at Parkwood Elementary School. To help with setup plan to be at the school from 10 am through 12 pm. Food distribution will take place from 12:00 – 2:00 pm
Egg Sunday in January
On Sunday, January 22, we will be collecting eggs for Urban Ministries’ food pantry clients. Our record so far is 75 dozen. You can bring eggs that morning or place them in the refrigerators during the week. It is very special for these people to have fresh eggs and I want to thank you for your continued support of this effort.
Serve Breakfast at Urban Ministries
On Saturday, Jan. 28, we are scheduled to serve breakfast at Urban Ministries. I will have a sign up sheet on Sunday, or respond to this email if you are able to help us. We will meet at 7:45 am to carpool.
Making Sandwiches on the Fifth Tuesday of the Month
Parkwood United Methodist Church is signed up to make sandwiches for UM Cafe on the fifth Tuesdays of the month. A number of you responded that you would help. We have a fifth Tuesday next week, Jan. 31. Please contact Jan Schwarze if you plan to go . We will meet at the church parking lot at 9:10 am to carpool.
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