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We collect cereal for NIN several times a year! |
Our Mission Trip Group visited Nicaragua in February 2008! |
Collecting supplies for the trip to Nicaragua! |
| Mission & Outreach |
We are an energetic, interactive, loving and diverse Christian community. We seek to expand our community through spiritual growth and scriptural reflection to connect faith and life within ourselves, our local community, our denominations and the world. Feed the NeedTo Feed the Need is our hope and our goal at Ballard Vale United Church. We strive to feed the needs of our members through spiritual growth, education and fellowship. We strive to feed the need in Lawrence, the Merrimack Valley and the world beyond. Neighbors in Need (NIN)Our church has made an ongoing commitment with Neighbors in Need to provide cereal to the children of Lawrence. We have a large wooden ark in our church's narthex that we fill with boxes of cereal. When it is full, members of the Outreach Committee deliver it to NIN. We also provided Christmas dinner boxes this past year to families at NIN in Lawrence. Our church families filled the boxes with the makings of a holiday dinner, and the boxes were delivered and distributed to NIN. We delivered 28 boxes this past year, and look forward to doing it again for Christmas 2008. Mission to NicaraguaFebruary 2008 Mission Trip (Read trip summaries & view photos!) Samaritans of Merrimack ValleyNew Partnership The Samaritans report that the Teen Hot Line is coming! They have their first volunteer in place and recruiting is underway for others. The plan is to have it up and running by November. We will keep you posted on the progress. The next training to become a Samaritan volunteer is scheduled for Saturday, November 1 and Saturday, November 8 from 9:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Lunch is served. Our pledge to the Samaritans was to offer our support in many ways, including providing volunteers. The qualifications are simple - you need to be able to listen with an open mind, with compassion and without judgment. They provide the training, you need to do the rest. And you can make your own schedule. They are grateful for any help you can provide. Please email them at samaritans@familyserviceinc.com, call 978-688-0030, or let Pastor Ed or Noni Yount know if you are interested in the volunteer training in November.
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