Backpack Buddies
This new ministry, Backpack Buddies, is a cooperative ministry with Second Harvest of St. Joseph, USD 452, and Nekap's Headstart program, which strives to provide backpacks filled with nutritious food to elementary school children who go home from school on weekends to an environment where they might not receive any sustenance over the weekend.
As a Christian community, our churches will be providing backpacks with hearty, nutritious food, to 125 pre-school children in Leavenworth USD 452 and 50 pre-schoolers in the Leavenworth area. Cava Sittnick is leading our effort. St. Paul's will be the first church delivering food to the schools we are supporting. We will be packing the food after services this Sunday & next Sunday. It costs $125 per child per year to provide food for the children we are supporting.
Social Ministry Offering
for Outreach – A second offering is received the 2nd Sunday of each
month at both services. Funds from this offering are given to the various
outreach ministries in the Leavenworth area.
Help Feed the Hungry – 2nd Saturday of each month at St.
Paul’s, Kansas City, Kansas
Volunteers from our parish are asked to go to St. Paul’s, Kansas City, Kansas to
help prepare and serve breakfast to those in need. We leave at 7 a.m. on
Saturday morning.
Also on the 2nd Saturday of each month, volunteers are needed at the Food Pantry
at St. Paul’s, Kansas City, Kansas , to help distribute food to those in need.
If you can help with either or both of these outreach opportunities, or have
questions, please contact Carol Sharp, 772-0749 or caroljsharp@earthlink.net
Alliance Against Family Violence – supply paper and
personal products to center needs personal hygiene items and paper products.
Please place these items in the basket located in the entrance of the parish
marked for the Alliance.
The Leavenworth Assistance Center needs non-perishable food
items. Please place items in the baskets provided in the church or parish hall.
There are also brown paper bags available with a list of items needed.
Kids Connection - Each Wednesday, volunteers from St.
Paul’s take healthy snacks to the kids at the Kids Connection. Sign up sheet on
table in church. Contact Carol Sharp, 772-0749.