St. Ansgar's Members support Missionary, Andy Henderlie, in Madagascar. You may sign your name on the Mission Board for $20 a Sunday.
Summary of what the Henderlie family have been doing:
Projects in Ejeda and Mahafaly with the hospital and poor fund, wells projects in the South as well as the Northern parts of the country, Seminary support for Betela, Bezaha and the SALT (the central Theology school for higher level education). Scholarships for women and church leadership. Missionaries like the Cox’s working with Shalom (Evangelism outreach to Muslims) and MANNA (Women’s organization to help self sufficiency), Pat Bentsen working with SALFA (the medical wing of the Lutheran Church) with help from SOA and GHM and Barbara Hinderlie working as the Administrator for the Missionaries of the ELCA in Madagascar (MELCAM). |
Marie Sandvik Shoebox Project
Once again, St. Ansgar's Mission Committee is sponsoring the Marie Sandvik Shoebox Project. The Marie Sandvik Center is a Christian based mission center serving the Philip's neighborhood in South Minneapolis. The goal of the project is to collect basic hygiene and personal items to share with the clients of the Marie Sandvik Center. Recipients of the filled shoeboxes can include adult men and women, as well as boys and girls, ages infant through teenage years.
Participating in the shoebox project is as easy as 1, 2, 3!
1. Fill a shoebox with any of these suggested items:
- personal hygiene products (soap, deodorant, toothpaste & brush, etc.)
- combs, hairbrush, hair care roducts
- hand towels, wash clothes
- basic beauty aids, makeup
- shirts (X-large for adults)
- small toys (no battery operated toys)
- crayons, markers, simple art supplies
- hats, mittens, gloves (X-large for adults)
2. Wrap the shoebox in Christmas paper, wrapping the lid and box separately. Next, label who the box is for (e.g.. adult male, teen girl, etc.)
3. Return the wrapped, filled shoebox to St. Ansgar's on or before Sunday, December 2.
Mitten Tree Mission Event
Are you looking for a way to help brighten the holidays of needy families within our community? Consider participating in the “Christmas Giving Tree” project, coordinated by St. Ansgar’s Mission committee. Beginning Sunday, December 2, look for a small Christmas tree in the church narthex, decorated with paper mittens. Each mitten lists a gift for a needy child, teen, or adult, along with the age and gender of the intended recipient; sizes are given when needed. (To assure the anonymity of the recipients, names are not included; rather, each mitten will have a family code.) To take part in the “Christmas Giving Tree” project, simply select a mitten from the tree, purchase the gift item, and then place the unwrapped gift back under the tree in the narthex. The coded paper mitten should be included with the gift. Gifts need to be turned in by Sunday, December 16. A number of mittens will also request a gift of money. Monetary donations will enable each family to receive an Econo Foods gift certificate for their Christmas meal. Checks may be made payable to St. Ansgar’s Lutheran Church. Thrivent Financial is matching funds for this project. Volunteers needed for a work center on Monday, December 17th @ 1:00 pm to sort and wrap gifts.
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