All ages turned out on Saturday August 10th to help maintain the 6th St neighborhood gardens. Fresh produce is not easily obtained by people experiencing poverty.
The gardens teach people to garden and provide plots, fresh produce and healthy choices.
The director of the gardens shared how pleased she was with the work accomplished!
We have so many excellent items that you will WANT to Bid on for the silent auction at Trivia night tomorrow!
Select Items will be available for bidding through 11:15am on Sunday Aug 25th, however most items close at the end of trivia night Aug 17th! Make sure to get to Heritage Hall to check it out!
After careful and prayerful study, plus ongoing dialogue with the Director and Board of Starting Strong, our church has committed $130,000 to support this ministry to young adults aging out of foster care.
In addition, we committed to a dollar-for-dollar match, up to $50,000 to create an endowment, ensuring Starting Strong’s sustainability into the future.
With this money, from the Kier Bequest, the organization will be able to make a transformational impact on young people’s lives. We will also partner with Starting Strong, volunteering where needed. To learn more, please contact any Mission Committee member or Ellen Clark. This is only the beginning. Our mission team will continue to seek God's guidance in looking at additional opportunities to partner with organizations in Licking County, promoting transformational change.
Sweet Celebrations!
FPC is celebrating our 1-year anniversary of serving meals at Second Presbyterian, Newark.
Over 30 FPC members are involved, alternating shifts every other Monday, feeding warm meals to our neighbors who might just need a lift. Thank you to all who give their time and love in this hands-on ministry. We could use more volunteers to bring desserts, once or twice a month. Please contact Deb Hibler. THANK YOU!
And, a heartfelt thank you to Sue Barton, Austin McElroy, and Sandy Rinehart for serving lunch EVERY Thursday for many, many years. If you’d like to be part of this ministry, contact Austin McElroy or Ellen.
TEASER FOR SILENT AUCTION!!!
Here are just a few of the incredible items that you will want to bid on for the silent auction happening in conjunction with the Trivia Night!
OSU Football Home Game Tickets
Vaile Series Tickets
Prince Concert Tickets
Artwork
Dinners for 8
$500 gift certificate to Granville Rec redeemable for ALL programs, for ALL ages,
and SO MUCH MORE! We hope you’ll come to bid on these incredible things at Trivia Night on Aug 17! SIGN UP FOR A TABLE NOW! Call the office , Kristin or Ellen, and we’ll get you set up!
Contact Ellen at eclark@granpres.org if you are interested or want to know more about being involved.
There are more ways we can have hands-on experiences helping young adults aging out of Foster Care. Please see the opportunities below.
Mechanics - Starting Strong wants to provide safe, reliable cars for young adults to purchase. They need people who like to work on cars to evaluate cars donated to the organization, make recommendations for repair, and if possible, make the repairs. The time requirement would be once or twice a year- if that. It all depends on when a car is donated. If you or someone you know has these gifts, let Ellen know.
Care Packages - Remember how good it was to receive care packages from loved ones? College students have aged out of their foster homes and may never have this uplifting experience. Unless YOU are interested in making those experiences possible. Right now, Starting Strong has a young female adult attending OSU Main Campus. They are looking for someone to send occasional care packages. Let us know if you are interested or even slightly curious.
Gift Cards for Care Packages - Everyone likes to have food delivered to their door or eat out from time to time, right? So do college students who are pulling "all-nighters" before an exam or just need a break. Consider donating DoorDash or restaurant gift cards to put in the care packages mentioned above. This will surely make someone's day better and studying more tolerable.
Open House
We have been invited to learn about the new model for distributing food at the food pantries of Licking County. Come, learn, experience the change which gives clients a sense of dignity and choice. Want to carpool? Contact Ellen at eclark@granpres.org.
ALSO, come to Trivia Night on August 17 and help the Food Pantry Network fill their shelves. Call the office to sign up to attend!
Gaga It Is!
Mark Atchison, Greg Bossart and Jason Sturgeon built and assembled a “gaga pit” for the youth at the YES Club. A gaga pit is a corral-like structure. Players get inside and play “dodge ball”, of sorts. It is all the rage with young people and a safe way to have fun. The youth have already used it and are so very grateful. Thank you, Greg, Jason and Mark!
Bakers Needed
We are approaching our first-year anniversary for preparing and serving Monday Community Meals in Newark. And we are continuing!! That means we are needing desserts for 90 people every two weeks. Could you participate in this hands-on mission? The only requirement is that the desserts can be frozen if needed. Drop your baked goods, labeled “Community Dinners” off anytime at the church kitchen. We’ll take it from there. Questions? Please email Ellen at eclark@granpres.org.
We have planned another “work” day at the community gardens in Newark.
August 10 from 9- 12pm. Do you have a few hours to share to work on a needed project at the gardens? It’s a great hands-on mission event.
Let’s do this! Contact Ellen if you are interested.
Mission Committee and Faith Formation teamed together to bring the YES Club to our July Wonderful Wednesday.
The director, GHS 2009 graduate, Haley Snyder shared with us all about the YES Club and their important work with teens. Thank you to all who attended and learned more about the needs and FPC opportunities to partner in Licking County. And, to the Mission Committee (pictured in the photos below) for making it happen!
We’ve got the EVENT FOR YOU!
Trivia Night and Silent Auction on Aug 17, 2024.
We’re hosting the first annual trivia night benefitting the Senior High Youth work trip, and the Licking County Food Pantry Network. Tickets are $15 per person or STACK YOUR WINNING TEAM by pre-selecting all 8 members for $150. Doors will open at 6:30, trivia starts at 7. There will also be a silent auction filled with amazing items! Childcare provided. Questions? email Kristin or Ellen!
What a Difference!
Our Blessing Box shelves were empty a few weeks ago. Thanks to two generous financial donations and to the Mautz family for shopping, we have filled them back up. We are grateful beyond words…..the picture says it all!
If you are traveling this summer, we are running out of travel sized shampoo, soap and lotions. Thank you!
Do You Know Someone Who Needs a Meal on a Regular Basis?
Our “Meals On Wheels Program” prepares a sack lunch, a hot meal and a dessert five days a week and delivers them to our clients. If you know someone who lives in the Granville School District who needs assistance with meals 1-5 days a week, please contact Centenary Methodist at 740 587-0022.
Mission Focused Wonderful Wednesday-
Plus Commissioning Montreat Travelers
FPC has had a long-running relationship with the YES Club of Newark, a safe place for 7th-12th graders to go after school and in the summer months. The Apackis were very instrumental in installing solar panels on their building. Janie Drake and Shirley Hale used to cook dinner every Wednesday for these youth. This summer FPC is helping build a GaGa Pit (ask any youth what this is) and rain barrels. Our youth are cooking lunch for them twice. On July 10, Wonderful Wednesday, we have an opportunity to hear from the YES Club Director, Haley Snyder. Haley is a Granville graduate and attended FPC’s Teen Center (an after-school program for middle school youth from 2001-2010). She will share the latest news on “what’s going on” at the YES Club while Jenni has activities for the kids! Come! Share a meal, enjoy fellowship, and learn more about the youth of our community. Please RSVP—dinner at 5:30 with program to follow.
Stand Up for the Children of Haiti was heartwarming on so many levels. Our families came together teaching their children about the needs of others, finding creative ways for hands on mission and raising money, Healing Arts Mission was highlighted all round town, and Tracee Laing, the co-founder visited every stand! As icing on the cake, our families raised over $1400. Thank you for living out Matthew 25 at home and for the people of Haiti.
Do you love trivia, the youth of our church, and mission?
We have the EVENT FOR YOU!
On Aug 17 we’re hosting the first annual trivia night benefitting the Senior High Youth work trip, and the Licking County Food Pantry Network. Tickets are $15 per person, or STACK YOUR WINNING TEAM by pre-selecting all 8 members for $150. Doors will open at 6:30, trivia starts at 7. There will also be a silent auction filled with amazing items! Childcare provided. Questions? email Kristin or Ellen!
Sharing the Harvest is an easy activity to get the whole family involved in hands on mission!
Volunteers are needed to help in this FPC mission tradition for over 10 years.
It takes about 1 1/2 hours on a Saturday at noon. It's easy and it provides the Salvation Army with excess produce, baked goods and other items from Granville's Farmers Market. To get fresh vegetables and baked goods is a huge blessing. Contact Ellen for more information, or just CLICK HERE to sign up! THANK YOU.
THANK YOU, SENIOR HIGH!
Our senior high youth came together Wednesday night to cook a meal for the YES Club in Newark. We prepared tacos with all the toppings, fruit, and cookies. About 25 youth attend the YES Club daily during the summer. It is a safe place to hang out, have enrichment activities and lunch. The Director, Haley Snyder, will come to our July 10 picnic to share more about this Mental Health of America organization. We hope you will, too!
