Each year we mail shoe boxes to the active duty military and college students that are apart of our church family. These shoeboxes are filled with items that they may not have available to them or necessities like school supplies, stamps or quarters for laundry or even just little things that you find that you think would be nice to receive if you were away from home and on a shoestring budget. The gathering and mailing of these shoeboxes has proven to be the challenging part over the years. Please call the church office with the addresses for these young people so that we have up to date and accurate information. We certainly do not want the boxes not to be received. The following are the dates to pay attention to:
-- Military shoeboxes will be available on or
about September 17 and will be due back on or about October 29.
-- The college shoeboxes will be available on or
about February 4 and will be due back on or about February 25.
This is a fun ministry that our college students and military alike have come to look forward to. If you have any questions please contact Laura Morrison or the church office.
P.S. Please send the address of this page or the corresponding newsletter to someone in college or the military to keep them up to date and encourage them to send us their address! :)
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NOTE FROM CAMPUS MINISTRIES
Shoebox Greetings
For many years CAMPUS MINISTRIES was a "line item" on our list of church ministries. Several years ago we decided to kick it up a notch and determined that if Hallmark could have shoebox greetings so could we. Therefore, the shoebox ministry for our college students was born. We mail these boxes out in February - after they have returned to school after the holidays with their families to give them a little lift and encouragement.
This year WE HAVE 40 COLLEGE STUDENTS here at Salem. A shoebox with each and every one of these college students names on it was made available for adoption last week. It is our fervent prayer that if you adopt a shoebox that you will have fun putting thought and care into filling it - you may have selected a student that you know very well and can make your shoebox very personal or you may have a shoebox for a student that you do not know as well and this is a great opportunity for you to get to know them or their family much better. It is our hope that if we maintain contact with our youth that they will remember that and return to our church when they are home as well as after college when they are starting families of their own. Salem United Methodist Church is a family, please take this opportuity to reach out to our college students and have some fun in the process. There is something exciting and uplifting about getting mail (that is not a bill) that just lets you know that someone has you in their thoughts and prayers.
I have a letter that I would like packed in each shoebox before they are sealed - if you adopted a shoebox please see me to obtain a copy of that letter before you seal the box - I also have a list of suggestions for filing the boxes if you are interested.
The shoeboxes are due back on Sunday February 12th. It is very important that all boxes be here at that time since anyone who took the time to include baked goods would like them to arrive fresh.
** Check after church today to see if there are any more boxes available for adoption**
Thank you for the time, effort and love that you show our collgeg students!
Laura Morrison - Chairperson of campus ministries
Shoebox Greetings
For many years CAMPUS MINISTRIES was a "line item" on our list of church ministries. Several years ago we decided to kick it up a notch and determined that if Hallmark could have shoebox greetings so could we. Therefore, the shoebox ministry for our college students was born. We mail these boxes out in February - after they have returned to school after the holidays with their families to give them a little lift and encouragement.
This year WE HAVE 40 COLLEGE STUDENTS here at Salem. A shoebox with each and every one of these college students names on it was made available for adoption last week. It is our fervent prayer that if you adopt a shoebox that you will have fun putting thought and care into filling it - you may have selected a student that you know very well and can make your shoebox very personal or you may have a shoebox for a student that you do not know as well and this is a great opportunity for you to get to know them or their family much better. It is our hope that if we maintain contact with our youth that they will remember that and return to our church when they are home as well as after college when they are starting families of their own. Salem United Methodist Church is a family, please take this opportuity to reach out to our college students and have some fun in the process. There is something exciting and uplifting about getting mail (that is not a bill) that just lets you know that someone has you in their thoughts and prayers.
I have a letter that I would like packed in each shoebox before they are sealed - if you adopted a shoebox please see me to obtain a copy of that letter before you seal the box - I also have a list of suggestions for filing the boxes if you are interested.
The shoeboxes are due back on Sunday February 12th. It is very important that all boxes be here at that time since anyone who took the time to include baked goods would like them to arrive fresh.
** Check after church today to see if there are any more boxes available for adoption**
Thank you for the time, effort and love that you show our collgeg students!
Laura Morrison - Chairperson of campus ministries
