Mission Moment
November 2020
  A note from Sheridan's Mission & Outreach Ministries
Angel Tree Sponsorship Tomorrow!
Sat., Nov. 21; 9am-noon; by Door 1
Drive up event only: Sponsor a child (birth to age 18) for Angel Tree by using the drive-thru by Door 1 on Sat., Nov. 21.
Once you have been given a child to sponsor, please:
  • Purchase a gift for this child with a maximum budget of $50.
  • Do not buy gift cards, video games, video consoles, or fake weapons (Nerf guns, etc.).
  • Wrap the present and return it to the church in the Great Hall by Sun., Nov. 29 with the identification name tag on top of the gift. You may drop off the gift in the church office on weekdays from 8am-5pm, OR Sun., Nov. 29 from 8:30am-noon.
Contact Pastor Rhonda Bostrom with any questions.

Gift Delivery
Gifts will be delivered to the families on Dec. 16. If you are interested in delivering gifts, sign up online.
Thanksgiving Eve Worship
Wed., Nov. 25; 7pm; Online Worship
Reflect on God's blessings and give Him thanks in this special online Thanksgiving Eve worship.
This worship service will feature a time of special offering to benefit our Habitat for Humanity ministry partners.
Magnificent Gifts Devotional & Giving Guide
The 2020 Magnificent Gifts Devotional and Giving Guide is ready! In this booklet, you will find weekly devotionals for the Advent season and information about our Magnificent Gifts partner, Barnabas Community. This year's Advent worship series, What Lies Beneath, focuses on the hope, peace, love & joy beneath the gifts that we give. Consider using this resource to connect spiritually with your family and spread generosity this season.
Noisy Offering - Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center
Pine Ridge Reconciliation Center serves in the town of Pine Ridge, SD, on the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation. Pine Ridge serves as a retreat center for guests, children and youth outreach center, and provides quilts, hygiene kits and meals to members of the community who are in need. This month’s Noisy Offering benefits the work of PRRC.
Lutheran World Relief Kits Update
Thanks to everyone who donated items for school, personal care and baby care kits. We sent 138 school, 37 baby care and 133 personal care kits to Lutheran World Relief. Thanks to the many people who helped put together and pack these kits. The quilters made many beautiful quilts, of which 59 went to LWR, 20 to Pine Ridge and six to Barnabas. It was another great group that packed the quilts. Thank you, Sheridan, for sharing abundantly! 
Donation Bins: Hygiene Kits
We are collecting hygiene kits for our local ministry partners. Place in a one gallon re-sealable bag:
  • two washcloths
  • two bars of soap
  • two toothbrushes
  • one full size toothpaste
  • one full size deodorant
  • one wide tooth comb.

Please place any of the above items in the Donation Bins during the month of December. 
Mission Partners Update - Tanzania & Haiti
Thank you for your generosity through the Noisy Offering in October. Through your gifts were are able to provide a partial scholarship supporting a student in Tanzania and a partial scholarship supporting a student at Trinity School in Jacmel, Haiti.
Outreach Ministry Facebook Group
We have a Facebook Group! This public group allows for story sharing and community building beyond the walls of Sheridan Lutheran Church.
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