St. Matthew's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Welland, Ontario, Canada

Food Drive for Open Arms Mission

Started March 8 for 2 weeks (anytime, any day)

Front porch drop off (ring doorbell, and the Specks will take care of storing the donations and delivering to Open Arms Mission)

34 Pinehurst Drive, Welland

Thank you

Hello everyone,

Last week Open Arms Mission emailed an update to Welland churches with the following information: “Our non-perishable food stocks are significantly depleted and this is a result of a 150% in demand for food in the Welland community. The Welland Food Drive gave us $30,000 for food yet each week we give out between $5000-$7000 worth of food. In less than a month, we will be out of pasta sauce and other key items.”

In response to this great need, Open Arms Mission is planning a pop-up food drive.

Brian and Sinikka Speck are offering their home as a drop-off location for donations from members of St. Matthew’s.

Food Drive for Open Arms Mission

Starting today (March 8) for 2 weeks (anytime, any day)

34 Pinehurst Drive, Welland

Front porch drop off (ring doorbell, and the Specks will take care of storing the donations and delivering to Open Arms Mission)

Thank you, Brian and Sinikka, for your efforts, and to everyone else for your support!

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The provincial government has moved Niagara into the Red zone, clearing the way for limited church attendance with restrictions as before.

Dr. Hirji, our medical doctor of heath does not agree. He thinks that in light of the mutant viruses and other factors, we should not open up yet.

Church council has voted to delay opening until Easter which is April 4th. This is dependent on our status at that time. Hopefully this will be our last closure. I pray that we can all be vaccinated soon and return to a more “normal” situation.

I thank all who have continued to support their church with their offerings during this difficult time. In the meantime, take care of yourselves and each other.

Sinikka
Chairperson

February 27, 2021

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