BEAVER RIDGE UNITED METHODIST
The Church at Karns
Sunday Worship at 10 am
LOCAL MISSIONS
Our community ministries offer help to those nearby. This includes, but is not limited to our food pantry, Second Harvest food distribution, coat giveaway, local school mentoring, and the "I Support the Girls" (which provides undergarments and personal hygiene items for homeless girls & women).
Beaver Ridge UMC is dedicated to missions. We celebrate all types of mission opportunities - from trips to collecting mittens to donating food, and more. You are invited to participate in any or all of these mission opportunities!
Contacts:
Food Pantry - Leslie Little, deanleslielittle@gmail.com
Second Harvest Food Drop - Mary Hunt, acumanager@comcast.net
FOOD PANTRY
Mondays from 1 to 2 pm
Wednesdays 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm
in the Education Bldg.
(bldg. closest to Weigel's)
Beaver Ridge Food Pantry serves anyone in the
community in need of help with groceries.
**A list of needed food items is listed in the church newsletter each month.**
We're All About Missions
The Lenten season is here. One of the things Lent means to me (and not necessarily anyone else!) is to stop my tendency to procrastinate and to face my responsibilities. Hence, I am now on a diet, and trying to resume some sort of exercise. Sigh. I have also updated the Food Pantry Volunteer list (see copy included in this newsletter), and am asking if there is anyone who would like to serve in the Pantry in some capacity: working on Mondays from 1:00-2:00, working on Wednesdays from 6:30-7:30, serving as a
substitute, or being a local shopper (look at the sales, buy items for the Pantry.....reimbursement is offered with a receipt). We currently have a wonderful group of volunteers, but some have needed to drop off the list due to health and/or family issues. Ideally, we should have at least 3 volunteers for each time our Pantry is open...especially if we are to maintain the Coat Closet. If interested, I'd love to hear from you...or call any of the volunteers on the list to ask questions. It's 1-2 hours a month and very rewarding to know that you can make a difference in our neighbors' lives.
Speaking of the Food Pantry, Karns High School recently collected a MOUNTAIN of food for the Pantry!!! I was not here when it came in, but Charlotte DeLozier and I have spent a good part of the last two Mondays unpacking the boxes and sorting it into categories we can use for restocking the Pantry....I don't think we'll need to buy green beans, corn, soup, or macaroni & cheese for quite a while! Many thanks to Karns High, and to BRUMC Youth for moving it over to the Ed Building!
Heads up for March: Randy Creswell is leading a Woodcut Trip to Project Crossroads in Marion VA. We will be headed up to Marion on Friday evening (March 15), spend the night in the Project House, and work Saturday before returning back to Knoxville. Lunch will be provided on Saturday. If interested, contact Randy at 865-712-7414.
Blessings to all,
Leslie Little, Missions Chair
Your Donations to KARM Help Others
Anytime is a great time to clean out clutter from your home and garage to donate to the Knoxville Area Rescue Mission. When you drop off your items be sure to tell them you want Beaver Ridge UMC to receive credit. KARM will then give us gift cards to distribute to folks in our community who are in need of clothing and household items.
Let your unwanted stuff assist others and our church ministries!
I Support the Girls is a worldwide non-profit which provides feminine hygiene products, new and gently used bras, new underwear, and socks to those in need. Currently, we have over 60 affiliates worldwide. Since its inception in 2016, ISTG has distributed over 25 million items.
Erica Zuckerman is the director of the Knoxville affiliate. Some of the organizations that have received your donations around Knoxville include Wesley House, BRUMC Food Pantry, Susannah's House, Community Coalition against Human Trafficking, Angelic Ministries, Ladies of Charity, Carecuts, and several schools in Knox, Anderson, and Hamblen Counties. These are just a few of the many organizations that have received your donations.
If you have any donations, please place them in the labeled bin in the office hallway of the sanctuary building. If you have questions or would like to learn more about ISTG, feel free to contact Erica at 865-660-3687.
COMMUNITY OUTREACH
Hello All!
Our Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory movie event was a success for all who attended! Ramona and Lori were the winners of the movie baskets that were raffled off!
Kerri and I will be representing BRUMC and have a table set up at the Women’s Resource Day on March 3 that Erica Zuckerman is leading. We have 2 baskets to raffle as well. Community Outreach will be helping with a craft at the Egg Hunt and Pancake Breakfast on March 30th. We will also have a registration table set up to give information away for those that come visit that day! If you would like to help on this day, please see myself or Kerri.
Our next AMAZING event is our Prayer Walk on April 14th. Please plan to attend a yummy lunch and then divide and cover our church and Community in prayer!! God is calling us to be prayer warriors! The world needs us!
-Suzanne Davidson, Outreach Chair