Messiah Stories of Hope choose hope & connect to joy May 21, 2020

Thank you for sharing ways that you find joy at home, spread it to others and keep living in hope and faith. Here are some stories from this week! Share your story here.  Photo: Beautiful Rose "Saw this rose on my walk and had to stop and to look at its simple beauty. Made me pause and feel hopeful." 

COVID-19 MATCHING FUND DRIVE Your generosity is amazing! We actually hit our $50,000 goal this week! And remember that $50,000 grows to $100,000 through matching. Thanks to all who have contributed so far. But don’t worry, it’s not too late to give! Let's see how far we can go!  Although the matching portion has been met, your continuing donations will   enable our Church and Preschool ministries to meet the changing needs facing our ministry as a result of these COVID-19 times. Click here and choose Covid-19 Matching Fund Drive for your giving type. Thank you from the bottom of our hearts. Your support is truly humbling!

DRIVE THRU OPPORTUNITIES Pastor Bob and Pastor Jay will offer Drive Thru Prayers & Cookies on Thursday, May 28 1-3pm. Drive Thru Communion will be on Thursday, June 4 at two times: 9-11am and 4:30-6:30pm. All are welcome to drive thru and have a safe interaction. We hope to see many of you!

Worship from Home on Sunday, May 24. Hear the message I Am the Way, the Truth and the Life. Worship All Together with other Messiah friends at 8:30am and 10am or Anytime after as services remain on our website. We have Kids and Jr. High messages along with activities and discussion guides plus much more! It's all available here on our Worship Now page .

"Loved seeing this family perform together during Sunday's online service."

"There are many albums that changed my life in one way or another. You’ve probably got time to listen to these. Maybe they’ll change your life too."  Click here to see Pastor Jay's Favorite Albums 2nd Edition

Thanks to all who participated in our Messiah at the Cross "Messiah Love!" video. We feel the love! Click here to see the final video! Don't forget to subscribe to Messiah's YouTube channel while you're there!

REGISTER FOR VBS! Kids will have a blast as they discover how to trust in what they CAN’T see because of what they CAN see by putting the FOCUS on God and His amazing plan for us.   This will be a super fun week from the comfort and safety of your own home and we'll be with you every step of the way! You will receive a package of crafts and activities and we will have a dedicated VBS website with daily age appropriate videos for the kids and all the information you’ll need to make it fun. VBS is for Pre-K through 6th graders. Cost of $20 per child and $5 for each additional child in the same family includes t-shirt and all materials. CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

DRIVE THRU NEXT TUESDAY! We had another great Drive Thru this week in! The rain didn't stop many of you from coming. Mario had fun with us and gave chocolate coins to all the kids. You brought tons of donations for the Food Pantry! Thanks for your continued support. Due to Memorial Day next Monday, we'll have our Drive Thru on TUESDAY May 26 9-11am with two special guests and more goodies for the kids! Plus, there's always donuts! It's going to be fun! Here is the list of needs Caring Hands Pantry has provided this week.

From Caring Hands Pantry: "I had the privilege of helping unload the truck on Monday. It is a constant reminder of how awesome people are. Thank you for this weekly feeding of 100+. We could NOT do what we do without this amazing outpouring of generosity!

"Our animal family is expanding! Connor's long awaited dream came true. We are happy to introduce Elizabeth, Ann and Sunshine. This is what pure joy looks like!"

JOIN MESSIAH'S TEAM This year's Walk in happening in your city, on your street, at your pace! Register to walk whatever distance works best for you from 3K to 21K. Join our team on May 30. Our goal is to raise $10,150 to sponsor a clean water well. Click here for info and to donate or join.

FREE PIZZA PROGRAM Our pizza program has been growing and feeding hundreds of people each week! If you and your family could use a slice of help during this time order a free individual size pizza on us (up to five per family). Pizzas can be picked up on Mondays at Messiah at 5pm.* Click Here to Order. *Please Note: Pizzas will be available next week on Memorial Day - Monday, May 25 at 5pm. "A big thank you to Dena for leading this program and coming out each week to hand out pizzas!" Click here to donate to this program and choose Pizza of God for your giving type.

Did you know we have a page on our website that has links to each Stories of Hope Newsletter we have sent for your convenience? Click here to visit this page.

"A late afternoon trip to Rich Farm Ice Cream!"

"Fishing with these crazies and enjoying God's beautiful world."

"His first time out shopping. Thought this would be a good look!"

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