5th Sunday Serve
On the 5th Sunday of the month, we reach out to serve our neighbors. We call it 5th Sunday Serve, and this month, we've got lots of outdoor and indoor neighbor needs available!
We're collecting Vacation Bible School supplies for the Nurmay Missions trip in August -- sign up and bring in by June 22 HERE.
Blood Drive
9am-2pm on Sunday, June 29
Sign-Up Link: HERE
Exodus World Services – Local Refugee families continue to have a need for household supplies as they acclimate to life in the US. This group will pack “Household Care Packs” for 10 families. There will be an educational component to this project that teaches you what it is like to be a refugee. In addition, there will be opportunity to deliver the care pack to a family either Sunday or the following Monday or Tuesday. Great project for a family with kids to do together. 15 Needed
Packing Crates for August Missions Trip – A group of 16 ECRC folks are headed to Kenya from August 1-11. They will be bringing supplies with them in 15 crates or suitcases. We hope that those supplies will be showing up over the next month and a half. The crates will need to be packed by some organized people to make sure that they are no more than 50 pounds and ready for the team to leave with. 5 Needed
Brandywine Family Fun Fest – This will be a fun and festive event right near the Brandywine neighborhood at the playground at Stevenson School. We need helpers to man the bouncy huts, greet people, paint faces, help with food and be ambassadors of hospitality to all who show up. 40 Needed
Stuff the Bus – Come and pack school supplies for kids who need help getting ready for school in the fall. We will pack the supplies specific to each grade level for grades K-5 for Stevenson and York Center Schools in Lombard. 35 Needed
District 205 Homeless Students – District 205 has 80 homeless students attending their schools. They need back packs, school supplies, and water bottles. We would purchase and then pack with a note of encouragement. 8 Needed
Bethshan Christian Services – Bethshan is a Christian organization that provides homes and support services for people who have intellectual and developmental disabilities. Bethshan will bring some residents from the Group Homes to join us in packing school supplies and then for lunch. On this serve project you will assist a Bethshan resident in packing school supplies and then have lunch at 11 with the group to get to know them and encourage them. 15 Needed
Prayer and Encouragement Cards for Africa Missions Volunteers – The team going to Africa will be having an amazing Kingdom time, but they will also be experiencing a different culture and challenges along the way. This group will create daily prayer cards for the participants so that every day they will be able to read a prayer and encouragement from home as they begin their day. 15 Needed
Jubilee – There is no landscaping crew at Jubilee Furniture. It is all volunteer. The outside of the building usually needs some tender loving care at this time of year. We need some garbage cleanup crews, some bush trimmers, and some general landscape cleanup. We could also have a team inside sorting clothes and washing windows. All the money from the store goes to benefit Timothy Christian Schools and Outreach York. Unlimited Needed
Cook for a Cop – Encourage our local police officers with some good food that you will make and then drop off at Elmhurst, Villa Park, and Oakbrook Terrace Police Departments. 10 Needed