Sunday of Service - 11/6/22
Stomp Out Hunger 5k Walk
On Sunday, November 6th, instead of gathering in the sanctuary for worship we will be participating in the Hopewell Council of Churches Sunday of Service. Gather at Aunt Chubby’s (1 Railroad Place) for a Commissioning Service at 9:00 AM and then join us at 9:30 AM for a walk through St. Michael’s Preserve to benefit the Chubby’s Project. Chubby’s Project delivers food and support to families in Hopewell. To register for the walk click here. There is a suggested donation of $15, which will go directly to the Chubby’s project. (No one will be turned away for lack of funds.) Donations may be made via cash, check, venmo @chubbys22, or paypal @thechubbysproject.
Click here for the Sponsor Tracker Form to help raise money for the walk.
Volunteers are also needed!
Sign up to volunteer to support the walk, help with food collection, and a few other opportunities to help by clicking here.
Crafting Event at HPC
Bring your own quilting, knitting, needlepoint, crocheting, etc. to work on and share with the group. It will be wonderful to see all of the creativity alive in our community! On December 18th there will be a craft sale and auction to benefit Chubby’s, so consider donating one of your handmade items! If you do not have a current project to work on, no worries – we need many hands for our joint effort: DELIVERY BAGS FOR CHUBBY’S PROJECT
Three days each week meals are delivered to about 20 families in the area by volunteers. The volunteers need large, sturdy, reusable bags for these deliveries. We have found premade bags which are the size needed, but we need to customize them with label pockets, inside holders, reinforced hems, and stiff bottoms. The skills and equipment needed:
IRONING the bags (we need 2 ironing boards and irons)
CUTTING out vinyl for pockets to hold a card with the clients’ names (bring scissors or rolling cutters and cutting boards)
MACHINE SEWING the vinyl pockets in place and reinforcing the top hems (bring a portable sewing machine)
CUTTING AND HAND STITCHING elastic to create a flower cup holder inside each bag (bring needle, thread, thimble)
CUTTING corrugated plastic board to reinforce the bottoms of the bags (we will have box cutters for this)
Pizza Dinner & Worship Service
As a conclusion to our day of service, all are encouraged to come to Hopewell United Methodist Church (20 Blackwell Avenue) for a Pizza Dinner at 5:30 PM and Worship Service at 6:00 PM.