Dear Friends in Christ, 

It’s ironic in a sad and tragic way:  As we come to Thanksgiving when many of us stuff ourselves with food and love of family and dear friends around our tables, SNAP recipients and travelers headed home face a grave challenge: living with the ignorance, callousness, and cruelty of some of our nation’s political leaders.

But as Christians, we can do something about this sad, tragic situation.  While we can’t replace and relieve unpaid air-traffic controllers, we can provide food and funds for local and regional organizations that provide food for SNAP recipients who are victims of hard-hearted, MAGA-minded leaders. 

So it is, we’ll receive a special Thanksgiving offering of financial contributions and food items during the next two weeks.  The offering of these will help us support a local family as well as other people who live with uncertainty about having sufficient food on their tables this Thanksgiving.  

I hope you’ll join us in this effort as well as pray for the healing of those in leadership circles who abuse their political power.  For then, we’ll be putting “meat” on Jesus’ vision of blessing those who are hungry for food on their tables and for righteousness in our nation. 

Blessings on Your Giving,
Pastor Ed