Thank you to everyone who donated to the Indian Prairie School District Backpack Drive! We were able to donate 55 new backpacks for under-privileged children. Great Success!
Loaves & Fishes Support our local food pantry by bringing non-perishable food items. Place the items in the bench in the Narthex. The food items are collected year-round and delivered to Loaves & Fishes. See website for more details: www.loaves-fishes.org
Our Churches Wider Mission (OCWM) Once a year St. John collects donations for Our Churches Wider Mission. This donation occurs in March. These donations support the work of OCWM in the areas of ministerial support, global missions and social justice. See website for more details: www.ucc.org
St. Jude Hospital Every January through early February, join us as we sign, fold and seal Valentine’s cards for the children at St. Jude Hospital.
Feed My Starving Children Join the St. John team as we participate in a local event with the Feed My Starving Children organization. As their website describes: “You’ll hand-pack rice, soy, dried vegetables and a nutritionally complete blend of vitamins and minerals into bags which are then sealed, boxed, placed on pallets and shipped to our incredible partners working hard to reach the neediest children around the world.” Training provided – no experience needed. Sign up at St. John’s coming soon. See website for more details: www.fmsc.org
Here are some pictures from a very successful FEED MY STARVING CHILDREN event that took place on June 8th 2019. St. John was the Djbouti Group.
Djbouti is in the Horn of Africa – bordered by Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, and the Red Sea. It’s location makes if near the world’s busiest shipping lanes and is a key refueling center for the ships, and does much in the way of trans-shipment. There are several foreign military bases located here as well.
School Backpacks Help needy children in District 204 by bringing new school backpacks to St. John. Backpacks will be collected in July for the new school year.
Naperville Crop Walk Join us in October on the walk to fight hunger. We will participate in the Crop Walk hosted by Grace United Methodist Church at 300 E. Gartner Road. Sign-up at St. John during September. See website for more details: www.crophungerwalk.org/napervilleil . About the 2019 Crop Walk:
To all who participated in St John’s annual CROP (virtual) walk – Thank You!! Once again, your generosity proved to be amazing.
This year St John contributed $1755 towards ending hunger, both locally and globally. So once more, thank you to all those who contributed and all those who walked. -Sherri Russell
Thank You to all who donated to CROP Walk. As a Loaves and Fishes volunteer, I can tell you that your money is supporting people right here. Loaves and Fishes has seen a 777% increase in new clients from last year. On average the number of families served has increased from 789 to over 900 a week since the pandemic started. Thank you for helping. -Caroline Etzkorn
DuPage Care Center (DPCC) In December, we collect gifts for seniors at the DuPage Care Center. See the DPCC Holiday Wish List for requested items.
Christmas Caroling In December, join us as we gather to sing Christmas carols at local nursing homes.