This is Food Pantry Month

Praying handsMay is food pantry month here at Abilene First United Methodist Church. Among the items that are needed:

  • Baking Supplies: cake and muffin mixes, frosting, oil, flour and sugar
  • Canned Goods: fruit vegetables, soup, condiments, meat substitutes
  • Cereal: hot cereal, cold cereal, cereal and breakfast bars
  • Cleaning Supplies: laundry soap, dish soap, hand soap
  • Paper Goods: toilet tissue, paper towels, napkins, facial tissue
  • Pastas: macaroni, noodles, spaghetti
  • Personal Hygiene: shampoo, conditioner, deodorant, toothpaste, toothbrushes, women’s famine products, disposable diapers, shaving supplies, hand and body lotions and creams
  • Meats: any kind of canned meet and fish, especially tuna
  • Miscellaneous: peanut butter, jelly, coffee, tea, ramen noodles, rice, dry beans, crackers, juice, syrup, instant potatoes, hamburger helper, spices, salt and pepper, jello and pudding mixes

As in years past, there are grocery sacks available in the sanctuary.

Voice of the Day: Alice Walker

microphoneI found this in my email inbox from Sojourners a while back and I wanted to share it:

“People do not wish to appear foolish; to avoid the appearance of foolishness, they are willing to remain actually fools.” — Alice Walker

I don’t have anything to add except that I think we’ve all done it before and will probably all do it again.