This is the eleventh year for this event for the ELCA. We will
be sharing this time with the cluster churches. The date will
be Saturday morning, September 14, 2024, at 10 AM at St.
Matthew. There will be a sign up sheet soon with the
addition of sizes for those who wish to purchase t-shirts.

Barb Woodard, Melody Costello, and Stephanie Hess are
members of the cluster church planning committee. St.
Matthew will be hosting the event. We will need volunteers to
help out. Closer to September 14, we will be asking for volunteers to help set up, tear down, and fix food for the luncheon. Keep the date open on your calendar and be ready
to volunteer.

For an organization, “For the Greater Good”, we will be assembling 150 packages of care kits for the homeless men in Cuyahoga County, We plan to have stations and an assembly method that is inclusive for those with mobility challenges to be able to participate. 50 additional kits will be distributed to members of our congregations to be passed out upon encountering someone in need.

We are asking for the following donations of items
for the above kits for men:
Deodorant   Toothbrush   Shampoo
Combs/hair piks   Band-Aids   Bar soap
Canvas/plastic re-usable grocery shopping bags
to package the care kits
 

Cash donations are being accepted, including Thrivent grant dollars, to be used to purchase (in bulk) the following items to be included in the kits: Men’s white t-shirts (various sizes), men’s underwear, men’s crew socks, wash cloths, and gallon-size zip lock bags to pack the hygiene items in the care kits.
 

The deadline for collecting items and cash donations is Sunday, August 18. Checks should be made out to “St. Matthew Lutheran Church” with a memo note “GWOH”.

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