March 2023

Ministerium Social Outreach and Planning Meeting

March 2, 2023

Welcome: Doug Lamb

Introductions:

Community Updates:

Informational Updates:

·       United Churches Elizabethtown Area (UCEA)- Doug Lamb

o   Gave updates on the Food Pantry/ Clothing barn and Programs on campus.

·       ECHOS- No one represented

o   Shelter will run until April 2nd.

o   Prayers for the staff and clients.

·       EACTC- Gail Viscome

o   Club Ophelia at Bear Creek … it’s going well.

§  100 Women helping 100 girls lunch- 3/15/23 at Funk’s Brewing. Will help fundraise for this program and other ones too.

o   Homework Helpers is going so well at the Elizabethtown Area Middle School, but they are looking to start Homework Helpers at the High School. They already have 20 students and this would benefit them.

·       Everence Financial- Lynette Morales

o   Stewardship University - March 18th Work Shops at Calvary Church (Lancaster) 8:00 am – 1:00 pm. Lunch provided and free for pastors and their wives.

·       Love, Inc.- Jay Rairgh

o   “Compassion Month” July of this year. Looking for Host churches to help do work projects for those in need in the Community. Need a contact person per church by April.

·       Caregiver Support Group- Mason Brown

o   Helping caregivers with support, once a month at Trinity Full Gospel Chapel, 132 Hershey Road, Etown. Happens on the 3rd Monday of each Month - 4:00 PM.

·       Upcoming Events

o   Lenten Services in March!

§  3/8: St. Paul’s United Methodist Church

§  3/15: Christ Church United Church of Christ

§  3/22: Elizabethtown Mennonite

§  3/29- Sell Chapel

o   Carry the Cross- April 7 at 5pm Starting at Elizabethtown Mennonite, followed by a Community Meal at Elizabethtown Mennonite.

·       Closing Prayer- Doug Lamb