West Side Young Adults

Join us for the 2nd Annual Wabash Trail Clean Up on Saturday, July 10.  We will be meeting at the church parking lot at 1:45pm and carpooling to pick up litter along the Wabash Bike Trail.  Supplies, water, and snacks will be provided.  Don’t miss the opportunity to serve your community while having fun with friends along the way.  Pizza will be provided for all workers following the event.  If you have questions, contact Latif at licarus@rocketmail.com or (608) 213-8111.

Young Adults “serving” in the church? Surely, that doesn’t happen. An occasional special event is one thing, but making an ongoing commitment to return to your post every month is out of character for our spontaneous young adult population… or is it?  Truth be told, we have quite a few young adults who serve faithfully in a number of vital roles at West Side.  They bring their time and talents to serve others, but they are also blessed in return.

This Sunday, March 14th, you have an  opportunity to step up… and sign up for serving in some area of ministry.  For the past couple of weeks, the church bulletin has included an insert publicizing the “Volunteer Expo” in the concourse area.  When you come to church this week, come early enough to look around and see all the ways you can make a difference… not just “one and done”, but on a regular, ongoing basis. 

The Apostle Paul, in Philippians 2:4 says “Each of you should look not only to your own interests, but also to the interests of others.”  Elsewhere, in 1 Timothy 4:12 he encourages his young friend by saying “Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in life, in love, in faith and in purity”.  If Paul were walking the halls at West Side this Sunday, what would he be telling you?

Go to (http://www.wschurch.org/pdf/444insert.pdf) and take a closer look at where you might fit in.

The leaves are falling … and it’s our chance to SERVE!

The Young Adults are setting out to serve on Saturday, November 7th, and we want you to join us.  We will meet at 1 p.m. in Centennial Hall, then go out in teams to rake leaves.  Dinner will be provided for all workers.  If you have rakes and gloves, please bring them. Leaf bags will be provided and some extra rakes and gloves will be available.  Please join us for this fun time as we bless others through serving. Mark your calendars and tell all your friends.

Questions? Contact Christi Minick at Christi.Minick@Comcast.net or call/text 217.741.4664

During the last five weeks, the YA ministry has been collecting food as part of a church-wide effort to help fill West Side’s food pantry.
Here’s what the YA ministry contributed:

78 boxes of breakfast cereal
34 lbs of spaghetti
33 jars/cans of spaghetti sauce
179 cans of tuna
55 boxes of Tuna Helper
30 boxes of Hamburger Helper
44 cans of soup
93 cans of Corn
43 cans of green beans
24 cans of baked beans
27 cans of pork & beans
80 cans of Fruit
31 cans of pasta
84 boxes of pudding
24 boxes of Jell-O
10 bottles of shampoo
9 bottles of conditioner
38 bars of soap
32 rolls of toilet paper
15 toothbrushes
4 tubes of toothpaste
19 jars of peanut butter
69 jars of jelly
1 box of taco shells
1 box of AuGratin potatoes
12 boxes of Mac & Cheese
4 pkgs Ramen Noodles
6 bags of pasta sides
3 cans of refried beans
1 can of tomatoes
1 can of drink mix
2 cans of black olives
12 Bags Used Clothing dropped off at Goodwill Store

And the winners of the Food Frenzy competition are…

First place overall:  Atkins/McDow group
1,205 points (2nd fastest shoppers)

And just 15 points shy…

2nd place overall: Huss/Wenzel group
(First place in event day points)

3rd place: Comstock/Traughber group
(Fastest shoppers)

Fourth place: Combined couples group

Congratulations!!

Join in and SERVE!
Saturday, October 3rd
3:30 pm
All Purpose Room at WSCC

Bring your final donations … Still double points for canned corn, canned fruit, and boxes of pudding
Hope to see you there!

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!!