Ahh… Wednesday. Halfway to the weekend.
In need of inspiration to help make it the rest of the way?
Chad Huss offers his favorite Bible verse that helps him:
“Be on your guard; stand firm in the faith; be men of courage; be strong.”
— 1 Corinthians 16:13
What about YOU?
What’s your favorite inspirational verse that helps you get through the day or week?
I’ll start with a thank you note you received this week from the WSCC Food Pantry Coordinator…
“I wanted to thank you for all of the donations we got this week!!! Blessings, Anne Tetzlaff”
The donations this week were amazing!!
The Comstock/Traughber Small Group collected the most this week scoring 216 points with 24 boxes of cereal, 6 boxes of spaghetti, 6 jars spaghetti sauce, 6 cans tuna, 6 boxes each of tuna and hamburger helper, 8 cans of soup, 8 cans of veggies, 4 cans baked beans, 4 cans pork & beans, 4 cans fruit, 4 cans pasta, 4 boxes each pudding & jello, 4 bottles each of shampoo & conditioner, 12 bars soap, 16 rolls toilet paper, 4 toothbrushes and for double points 2 jars peanut butter and 6 jars of jelly.
The Atkins/McDow Small Group collected the second highest number of donations this week scoring 98 points with 1 bottle each of shampoo & conditioner, 3 bars of soap, 4 rolls of toilet paper, 1 toothbrush, 10 boxes of macaroni & cheese and for double points 6 jars of peanut butter and 8 jars of jelly.
The Huss/Wenzel Small Group is still collecting and scored 60 points with 12 boxes of cereal, 2 boxes of spaghetti, 2 jars spaghetti sauce, 2 cans tuna, and 2 boxes each of tuna & hamburger helper and for double points 10 jars of pb&j
Bottom Line Standings to-date…
1st Place – Huss/Wenzel (392 points)
2nd Place – Comstock/Traughber (216 points)
3rd Place – Atkins/McDow (170 points)
If your group hasn’t started yet, it’s not too late!! However, this is the final week … don’t miss out on the opportunity to serve others. See the previous entry for news about the FINALE, Saturday, October 3rd. Bring your final donations and receive double points for Canned Fruit, Canned Corn, and pudding boxes. In addition to these donations, there will be opportunity at the event to rack up major points to add to your score.
Looking forward to celebrating with you on Saturday, October 3rd, beginning at 3:30 in the All Purpose Room at West Side!
Don’t forget: There’s only one week left in the Food Frenzy competition.
The winners will be announced on Oct. 3 during the SERVE! event, which begins @ 3:30 p.m.
So empty your pantry…
Points will be tallied, dinner will be served and the final winners (and prizes) will be awarded.
Don’t miss out!
Half of each small group’s members must attend in order to get ANY prizes.
Want to get ahead of the competition?
500 Bonus points will be awarded to any group that contacts the St. John’s Bread Line to schedule a date to volunteer to serve a meal (approximately 2 hour commitment). Write down the date that is scheduled, a name of the contact person from your group and a list of at least five people from your group who have committed to participate in order to receive the points. Bring this statement with you to the SERVE! event.
(You may schedule multiple volunteer dates…and will receive 500 points for each committed date.)
St. John’s Breadline: 430 N 5th St, Springfield.
(217) 528-6098
Points will be tallied and posted again tomorrow for the food frenzy. You may be surprised with the new post! If you have food to deliver for your team, just call or text me to be sure I’m home … 741-0196
Be sure to save the date of October 3 at 3:30 so you can participate in the Food Frenzy Finale!!
If that’s you, then please attend these Wednesday night gatherings starting September 23rd, and running through the month of October. We plan to have fellowship, bible study, and ultimately establish and launch one or more new small groups for this Fall. Our study time will align with the church-wide Fall Emphasis called “Wiii before Mi.”
We will meet at 2043 Briarcliff Drive, Springfield (Minick house). Doors open at 6:40, formally starting at 7:00. In order to plan accordingly, we want to hear from you. If you plan to attend, please let us know. If you want to participate, but can’t make it this first week, we want to know that. If you just have questions, we want to help.
Host Contact: John or Becky Minick
Phone: (217)741-2680
e-mail: JohnM@wschurch.org or BeckyM@wschurch.org
In the Lead with 332 points — Huss/Wenzel Team.
In second place with 72 points — Atkins/McDow Team.
Yet to score are the Comstock/Traughber, Fretz/Trewartha, and Spear/Spilman Teams.
On 9/26, the Huss/Wenzel group delivered 3 cereal kits, 5 meal kits (with extra spaghetti and sauce); 4 canned goods kits (with extra veggies); 3 toiletry items kits (with extra bar soap) for a total of 166 points… These points were DOUBLED because their group made the first delivery.
Today, the Atkins/McDow group delivered 2 cereal kits; 2 meal kits (with extra hamburger helper); 2 canned goods kits; and the bonus pb&jelly.
Double Point BONUS ITEMS for this week…
Peanut butter (minimum 28 oz.) normally 3 points (doubled to 6 this week)
Jelly (minimum 20 oz.) normally 2 points (doubled to 4 this week)
The peanut butter and jelly points will be doubled if delivered this week (deadline is noon on Sat. 9/26)
After their small group met tonight Kevin Minick, Steven Bull, Chad Johnson, and Chad Huss delivered the food pantry donations that their group collected this week. Group members not pictured are Ryan Janssen, Tom McEvoy, Elizabeth Wenzel, Allison Gnuse, Jamie Ingram, Christi Minick, Kristin Sullivan, and Stephanie Wise. Their donations totaled 166 points, but because they made the first delivery of the contest they racked up a total of 332 points!
GAME ON!!!
You may have noticed that scores were not updated Saturday for the Food Frenzy…that’s because they did not change. If your small group had made a drop off at the Minick’s for West Side’s Food Pantry, you would be in 1st Place!
So…let’s up the challenge. Be the FIRST small group to make a drop off (see Food Frenzy post for rules), and you will receive double points for that donation. Click here to see the scorecard we will be using.
Don’t forget: Friday is your chance to GROW.
Please join us for an evening of relevant bible study, sweet dessert, and great fellowship. We will meet at 2043 Briarcliff Drive, home of John and Becky Minick. Doors open at 6:40 p.m. and we will get started at 7 p.m.
Feel free to invite a friend to come with you.
Dessert hasn’t been purchased yet…got an opinion on what it should be…post a comment…
