JULY MISSION ENVELOPES are designated to support WINGS FLIGHTS OF HOPE. Wings is a local group of pilots that volunteer their time and their planes to fly patients, free of charge, to specialty hospitals to receive needed medical care. Many of these patients cannot use commercial flights because of their health status or the need for special equipment. If you would like to support Wings, place your mission envelope in the offering plate during July or give online using the “monthly mission” option.
SALES HAVE STARTED: We are accepting donations of school supplies, craft supplies, socks, and underwear. Craft supplies will be donated in September to Potter’s Field 99 on Highland Avenue, a group of Christian adults that provides mentoring and activities several times a week for children with limited or inadequate parental supervision. School supplies and clothing items will be distributed to our inner city children by the teachers and nurses at Harry Abate Elementary School in Niagara Falls. There are tables available in the chapel and narthex for your donations.
FUNDRAISERS: We are continuing to sell Niagara Chocolate candy bars after worship to help raise money for our new boiler. There are also envelopes available on the white board in the chapel if you would like to participate in our Envelope Fundraiser. Remove an envelope (or as many as you like), fill it with the amount indicated on the envelope (cash or check), and place it in the offering plate. Thank you for helping our “Warm Hearts, Warm Toes” fundraising campaign.
BOWLING FOR CHARITY – The 3rd Annual Rapids sponsored “NO-TAP” bowling event will take place on Saturday, August 12, 2023. “NO-TAP” gives you a strike if you knock down nine pins on your first ball. There are two shifts to bowl – 9:30 AM & 12:30 PM. The cost is $10.00 which gives you three games to bowl with your shoes included. There will be bumpers and a ramp for children to use to help them with their bowling. Rapids, once again, is donating all 32 lanes for free to help our charity with this fundraising event. Also, there will be many baskets and other items to purchase tickets to win them. All the money raised goes 100% to helping the homeless in our area through our charity -Help and Hope for Homeless, Inc. Recently we helped a 42-year-old woman by paying for her adult Licensed Practical Nursing class at ON-BOCES In addition, we paid all of her State Board exam and licensing fees plus her review book. On June 8th she took and passed her exam. She currently is employed full-time for a healthcare facility on Grand Island.
Entry forms to bowl are on the glass case in the fellowship hall. You can also go to Rapids Bowling Center. Com and click on EVENTS to download the entry form from there. Any questions talk to Robin Stephenson, Sue Loss, or John Loss.