WHUMC is a mission-minded church. Many of our members are involved in a number of mission areas.
“But do not forget to do good and to
share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.” ~
Hebrews 13:16
FEBRUARY RAM HOUSE NEEDS
Copy paper, 55 gal. trash bags, coffee creamer, coffee filters styrofoam
cups/plates, plastic forks & spoons (*no knives), 3M sticky hooks,
over-the-door hanging racks, oven mitts, sugar, butter, latex gloves
(size large), clear plastic food service gloves, small rubber floor mats
& aluminum baking pans.
RONALD MCDONALD HOUSE
The Missions Committee encourages you to continue to save your aluminum
tab tops from soda, soup, or beverage cans which benefit Ronald McDonald
House.
The Ronald McDonald House is a “home away from home” for families of
seriously ill children in local hospitals in the Roanoke Valley. It is
located at the corner of Jefferson and 23rd Street. The house has 18
bedrooms, as well as a kitchen, dining room, library, living room, play
room, and laundry facilities. There is no charge to stay there, but
donations are requested.
Aluminum tab tops are easier to store than aluminum cans and are smaller
and cleaner! The tab is made of high quality, high grade aluminum, thus
Ronald McDonald House receives a higher rate per pound of tabs when
taken to a local recycling center.
This was a project near and dear to the heart of Mickie Kagey, and we
want to continue to support it. Start collecting the tabs now, and if
you are already bringing them in, we thank you!
There is a collection jar on the table under the Missions Board in the
breezeway.
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITY
Roanoke District United Methodist Volunteers in Mission
is sponsoring a Medical and Construction
Mission Trip to Guatemala June 9 – 17, 2012
~all skill levels welcome~
Please contact:
Jim and Anita Gooding, (agooding1@cox.net) or 540-776-3441
for more information or to let us know that you’re interested in going.
I want to give you the latest news
concerning our 2012 ASP team. We have committed to provide 4 teams of
six people for the week of June 24th. I am already praying for a cool
period during that week. This is the earliest that we have known what
our week will be. I hope all of you will use this extra time to make
arrangements for vacations and do all you can to set aside this time to
spend with some of the finest people in the world.
Since Dopher and I have become snow birds I can no longer fill the
position as it should be filled. We need to find a new contact person
for Windsor Hills UMC. Being the contact person is not a real hard job.
You are the contact person between the ASP headquarters and Windsor
Hills UMC. As for the preparations for the trip you will have all kinds
of people more than willing to help you. Peter Steinmaker, Dave Tanis,
Don Witt and Tracey Bennett are all very knowledgeable of the
requirements and all of them would be willing to help in any way. Of
course I am only a phone call away. One thing I want to make clear you
don't have to have any construction knowledge to be the contact person.
Another thing you don't have to be old to do the job. Personally I would
love to see a twenty something person take the job. I ask for all of you
to sincerely pray for guidance as to whether you should serve our Lord
as the contact person for some of the best ASPers in the country.
Windsor Hills UMC offers a wide variety of opportunities for spiritual growth, fellowship and service through the programs listed below. We support a number of other programs financially.
AfterCare Social Club:
In the spring of 1983, AfterCare was formed to provide a social setting where adults with mental disabilities come together for fun in games, music, arts and crafts and refreshments. The AfterCare Social Club meets twice a month at the church and also goes on special outings for pizza, baseball games, bowling, shopping and a picnic. Club members live in homes for adults, in group homes or independent housing and are referred by Blue Ridge Behavioral Health Care. 20 church members volunteer with this ministry that has provided more than 200 club members with program since WHUMC participation in the program.
Appalachian Service Project:
Since 1984, youth and adults from our Church have participated in ASP project teams which have traveled to areas in Virginia, West Virginia, Tennessee, and Kentucky to share love and make emergency home repairs.
Disaster Response Team Support:
This fund enables volunteers from our congregation to exemplify Christian love in action through short-term mission service trips. In the past, teams from WHUMC have labored significantly to rebuild homes damaged by hurricanes in Pensacola, Florida, and in Slidell, Louisiana. WHUMC is in the process of forming a Disaster Response Team for this fall to repair homes damaged by flooding.
Helping Our Own:
Established two years ago during the downturn of our economy, this fund has assisted members of our own Church family who have experienced job loss and financial difficulty.
Henry Fork Service Center:
Campbell’s soup labels are collected for this program for children and youth in Franklin County, Virginia.
Restin Outreach:
Since January, 2009, WHUMC has reached out to the 12 residents of Restin South Assisted Living Facility. A core of 10-12 volunteers provide food, fellowship, friendship, and fun to this great group of veterans.
Society of Saint Andrew-Potato Project:
Each Advent season members of the church support this mission by saving their change in special potato project banks. The Society of Saint Andrew is a national nonprofit hunger relief ministry. Through their gleaning projects and potato projects they saved 25,480,885 pounds of food for the hungry.
Salvation Army Christmas Project:
Every year women of the Church create outfits for dolls to be given to underprivileged children in the Roanoke Valley. Others in the congregation purchase doll outfits and dress each doll with loving care. Members of the congregation also participate in filling Christmas stockings for these children.
Southwest Harvest Food Bank:
Nonperishable food items are collected by members of WHUMC and delivered to the food bank to help feed those in need in the Roanoke Valley.
Trinity UMC C.O.P. Program:
Community Outreach Program is
an after-school program for children of low-income homes, bringing them
into the caring Christian community of the Church. C.O.P. offers
opportunities for the children to participate in programs such as: 4-H,
DARE, weekly tutoring and recreational and social activities. A clothes
closet and nutritious meals also help fill the gaps for these children
who are not accustomed to extras.
Last updated Feb. 4,, 2012