H.O.P.E. Ministry
Helping Others by Providing Essentials
There are two teams that fall under H.O.P.E. Ministry:
- The Resource Team
- Migrant Farm Worker Team
The Resource Team sorts congregational donations of clothing, hygiene products, and answers emergency pleas for help. Hygiene Kits are put together and given to those in need throughout the community. Hygiene kits include toothpaste, socks, razors, wash cloth, shampoo, deodorant, combs, sewing kits (when available), and lotion.
The Migrant Farm Worker Team provides food boxes, warm clothing, and whatever items are donated, to the farms several times a year. At Christmas time the workers are also given gift cards and Christmas stockings. Each of the three camps (located just outside of Woodburn city limits) house between 10 - 50 people who work in agriculture in the area. They live in houses and barns as some follow the crops in California, Oregon, and Washington. The farm workers and their families have very little and are always grateful for the deliveries and for remembering them. Each of the visits remind us how blessed we are.
H.O.P.E.'s teams work independently with many people working to collect items, assemble hygiene kits, and make deliveries.
Community Mission
The Community Mission Team leads the congregation to "go out" into our city and connect with those who have no church home and support various community groups/organizations. They also help strengthen connections with guests and members of Immanuel, especially seniors and young families. Several projects the Community Mission Team is involved in currently are:
staff, and providing special "gifts" throughout the year.
Providing volunteers to keep our neighborhood park, Wyffle Park maintained.
Finding ways to support the young families at Immanuel's Little Lambs Preschool.
Finding ways to support Senior citizens in our community.
Willing Workers - Quilters
Weekly Quilters meet and create quilts for neighbors and international minitries to provide warmth to the needy. Quilters meet every Wednesday beginning at 9:00 a.m. in Immanuel's downstairs Fellowship Hall. The quilts are gathered with Lutheran churches throughout Southwest Idaho, Oregon and Southwest Washington and given to Lutheran World Relief. Lutheran World Relief then distributes the quilts to the needy around the world. Some quilts are donated locally as well.
Anyone interested in quilting is invited to attend -- the coffee pot is always on!
Immanuel's Faith Walkers
Woodburn Relay for Life
In 2010 Immanuel’s Faith Walkers raised over $2,100.00 with $500.00 going towards being a sponsor of the event. Immanuel welcomes anyone who would like to join our team or sign-up as a cancer survivor. (click on Woodburn Relay for Life's website below to sign-up, donate, or for more information)
Ways to support Immanuel’s Faith Walkers: Several fundraisers throughout the year will be available to participate in. Sign up as a cancer survivor. All who have battled or are battling cancer are
encouraged to sign up as a survivor. You do not have to be a team member to do this.
All survivors are invited to walk the first lap of Relay for Life at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, June 24th. cancer.
Woodburn’s 2011 Relay for Life® event will be held at Woodburn High School on June 24th beginning at 6:00 p.m. through June 25th at Noon. All are welcome to come enjoy the days events!! Donations can also be handed into the church office. Please write check out to American Cancer Society. For more information contact Annette Hobson or Patti Garza, Co-Captains.
"Relay For Life® is the American Cancer Society's signature event that brings more than 3.5 million people from 4,900 communities across the country together each year to celebrate the lives of those who have battled cancer, remember loved ones lost, and fight back against a disease that takes too much. Relay For Life® is a fun-filled, overnight event that empowers everyone to help fight cancer by raising money and awareness to support the American Cancer Society’s lifesaving mission.” For more information go to www.woodburnrelay.com.
Immanuel's Faith Walkers