Mission at Church of the Covenant - Check for new dates for these ongoing missions in 2012
(see photos below from previous year's missions)
Mark and Jenny Hare are working in Haiti. Click here for Mark and Jenny's blog
January Mission of the Month
Saturday, January 29th, 10:30 am carpool from the church--return by 1:30 pm. Prepare Meals for Martha’s Table. About 20 volunteers needed to make sandwiches, chop vegetables and bag pastries for McKenna’s Wagon, their mobile soup kitchen in downtown Washington. Children six and older are welcome to participate.
Sunday, January 30st, 4-7pm Meet at church to carpool. Deliver Meals to the Homeless in Washington DC. Ride in McKenna's Wagon, the mobile soup kitchen of Martha’s Table, to deliver meals to the homeless. Eight people needed; minimum age is 15.
  
February Mission of the Month
Assist with Assigned Jobs at the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC)
Saturday, February 26, 2011, Noon - 3:0015-20 volunteers are needed to help with needs of the day, which might include packaging rice or beans, shelving food or cleaning. Meet at Church of the Covenant at noon to car pool to AFAC. Contact Barb Keish to sign up … bekeish@juno.com
March Mission of the Month
Stream Cleanup with Arlingtonian’s for a Clean Environment (ACE)
Saturday, March 19, 2011, 9am – Noon
Clean up a local Arlington stream. Meet in Church of the Covenant parking lot to carpool. Recommend wearing boots/shoes that you don’t mind getting wet. Gloves and trash bags provided by ACE. Contact Barbara Fleming to sign up … barbarafleming@aol.com
September Mission of the Month: Gifts of the  Kits Delivered to Church World Service (CWS)
Last week Laura Bachmann, Mike Fleming and Susan Tarr delivered 31 school kits and 15 emergency cleanup kits to the CWS warehouse in New Windsor, MD.
 
Covenant’s Gift of the  kits joined rows and rows of kits from all over the United States--ready to be shipped to those in need of assistance after the next disaster.
Thanks to all who donated school supplies, sewed bags and/or bought cleanup items for the kits. A big thanks to CVS for a $100 gift card and to Home Depot for a 20% discount on the kit completion purchase (funded by the Deacons’ Fund with your communion offerings). And a special thanks to the children and adults who put all the kits together on Rally Day. Mission accomplished!
October Mission of the Month
Glean for AFAC, Saturday, October 23, 2010 7:30am(meet at church)– 1pm
Join in a fun and rewarding mission to glean fresh produce for the Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC). Gleaning is an old term associated with the law in Leviticus which tasked growers to not only allow the poor to follow behind the harvesters and claim the extra crops but also to be generous in leaving some crops along the edges of the fields so those less fortunate did not starve.
We will meet at the church and carpool to Miller Farms in Clinton, MD (about 45 minutes away).
Check out their website at http://millerfarmsclinton.com/community-work/. The group will work for a couple hours, gathering vegetables and hauling them to trucks on site, then return to the church by 1pm. Wear sturdy shoes or boots and bring gloves, sunscreen, water, and a bag lunch.
FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WELCOME! Sign up on the sheet in the church lobby or give your name to Barbara Fleming (barbarafleming@aol.com or 703-533-3933).
November Mission of the Month
Thanksgiving Baskets for 15 Families
"The Sunday before Thanksgiving, Deacons Kim Kenney and Sheila Mack (and spouses) delivered abundant groceries for 15 families at Sullivan House, a transitional-residence apartment complex operated by the Arlington-Alexandria Coalition for the Homeless. Thanks to all members and friends of Covenant who helped make Thanksgiving a bountiful occasion for these families."
 
December Mission Giving Tree - Make a wish come true.
Take a tag and make a wish come true for Doorways and ASPAN.
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