Our Mission Focus for July was John Calvin Presbytery Living Waters for the World. The Mission Committee approved $500 from our budgeted funds and the congregation added $150. This will be used for training volunteers to establish and lead water mission teams that partner with communities to implement and operate sustainable water purification systems and health education programs.
Our August Mission Focus is the Shell Knob School District. Shell Knob School District #78 educates, encourages, inspires, and prepares students for success in their future endeavors by providing a safe and engaging learning environment.
Shell Knob School has high educational standards and expectations for each student. Students have established a tradition of excellent academic success and attendance, which goes hand-in-hand to produce the kind of caring, committed, and contributing citizens for which Shell Knob is known. We believe that hard work, cooperation, and involvement of the staff, students, parents, and the community are the keys to each individual student's success.
Mission support will include a luncheon for the staff and faculty on August 16th at 11:30 a.m. We are asking for volunteers to help host this luncheon. Please sign up in the Narthex or contact a member of the Mission Committee to let us know if you can help. We also help provide hats, scarves and gloves/mittens for the children during the winter months. These can be hand made or purchased and given to the Mission Committee and we will make sure they get to the school for the children. Another way we are planning to support the teachers is by giving them each a $25 Wal Mart gift card so they will be able to buy extra things for their students and rooms that are not covered by any other program. These gift cards have been a great hit the last two years. Principal Ethan Farr will be with us for worship on August 11th to accept the gift cards and tell us a little bit about the Shell Knob School District. Donations for these cards would be greatly appreciated. As always, if you would like to donate to the School District just put a check in the offering with school in the memo.