Hunger Ministry More than 18,000 children die each day from hunger related causes. That is not okay. It is important to address hunger issues on a variety of fronts--tending to the immediate need of providing food and resources for people in crisis as well as working to address the root causes of hunger. Incarnation partners with organizations locally and globally to make that happen. Ralph Reeder Foodshelf Incarnation's partnership with Ralph Reeder Foodshelf gives people a chance to serve residents in the Mounds View School District by volunteering to sort food and stock shelves at the New Brighton facility or ![[IMAGE]](images/581_ralph_reeder_volunteers.png) by donating money, food, backpacks and school supplies. Operation Christmas Joy collects and distributes toys and food in December. During the month of July, Incarnation holds the Ton of Love Summer Food Drive to gather 2,000 pounds of food and household goods to restock dwindling food shelf supplies. Donations may be placed in the Food Shelf bin in the Atrium at Incarnation.Thank You from Ralph Reeder Food Shelf Dorothy Day/Loaves & Fishes Catholic Charities' Dorothy Day Center drop-in center provides a hospitable environment while upholding the dignity of homeless people in need. The center alleviates the immediate suffering for those experiencing homelessness and provides resources to help people and families move toward self-sufficiency. On the second Saturday of every other month, Incarnation volunteers prepare and serve lunch to the homeless residents at the Dorothy Day Center in St. Paul. About $5,000 of Incarnation’s mission support goes to Dorothy Day each year to pay for the food that is prepared and served by Incarnation volunteers. To volunteer, contact Joan Volkmann in the Incarnation Office.Meals on Wheels Meals on Wheels is a program that delivers meals to seniors who are living independently. Based out of the Shoreview Community Center and serving the Mounds View area, Incarnation is responsible for one Meals on Wheels route on Fridays at lunch time. This is a fun, low time commitment opportunity to do with a friend, your children, or on your own. To volunteer, contact Joan Volkmann in the Incarnation Office. Hunger Around the World Feed My Starving Children Incarnation has partnered with Feed My Starving Children (FMSC) since 2007 by hosting MobilePack™ events on site. Over the first four MobilePack events, Incarnation volunteers have pack more than 1.6 million meals! That is enough to feed more than 4,384 kids for a year. In 2012, the goal is to pack another 426,250 meals to feed an additional 1,250 kids for a year. Learn more about FMSC MobilePack Events at Incarnation. CROP Walk CROP Walk, sponsored by Church World Service, is the oldest hunger-fighting fundraising event in the U.S. It involves more than 1,600 communities each year, helping people around the world to have enough food to eat, clean water to drink, and allowing children to have the best start at life possible. Hunger is preventable; God calls us to walk with the nearly one billion people living in poverty worldwide. Hunger Action Group Interested in learning about and acting in the fight against world hunger? This group combines ongoing study with local projects and orchestrates events that draw the community of Incarnation into this important work. Contact Vernita Kennen through the Incarnation Office for more information. Offering of Letters Check out Incarnation's other mission partners: Mkwawa Lutheran Church: Iringa, Tanzania LifeHaven/Lutheran Social Service of Minnesota: St. Paul, MN Solid Ground Feed My Starving Children Hunger Ministry |
Incarnation Lutheran Church * 4880 Hodgson Road, Shoreview, MN 55126 * Office Phone: 651-484-7213
