Join St. Luke’s this Advent season and Be the Presence of Christmas in the lives of children, youth, adults, and families in our congregation, our community, and our world!
This year we want to continue the tradition of helping you choose a YES, AND offering.
See below what your life transforming generosity can do for children in two of St. Luke’s Mission partner schools, who are facing hunger and homelessness.
| $25 | Provides a full set of school uniform for a child at Maxey Elementary |
| $50 | Pays for two crockpots for a couple of children’s families living in a motel |
| $75 | Provides 3 meals a day for a week for a family facing homelessness |
| $100 | Buys a week worth of supplementary grocery for a family of 4 |
| $300 | Covers utility connection fees for one family |
| $500 | Fills the gap in Supplemental Nutritiion Assistant Program (food stamp) for 5 families |
| $750 | Provides 25 children access to nutritious meals |
| $1,500 | Builds 6 single beds for 6 children who are sleeping on the floor/in crowded beds |
| $3,500 | Provides weekly nutritious meals for 50 children during the two weeks school is closed for winter break |
| $5,000 | Helps a child and her family living in a motel with rent downpayment |
| $9,000 | Sponsors 80-120 orphaned children in Rwanda/Zimbabwe through ZOE Empowers |
| $15,000 | Provides children facing food insecurity with monthly supplies of fresh produce |
| $20,000 | Helps a Maxey Elementary child and her family living in a motel move into their own home |
| $50,000 | Buys a year worth of weekly meals for the 30 most vulnerable children and their families |
Give directly to St. Luke’s Missions online by clicking the button below:
How to give:
- Online – visit st.lukes.org/give and select “Missions” from the dropdown menu
- St. Luke’s App – tap “Give” on the home screen of the APP and select “Missions” from the dropdown menu
- In person – give your designated gift for “Missions” in worship during the Offering time, or put your gift in the metal lockbox outside the entrance to Building C
- Check – make checks payable to St. Luke’s UMC, note “Advent-Missions” in the memo line of your check and drop it off at the church office OR mail it to:
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (c/o Finance Office)
4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd.
Orlando, FL 32819
How to give:
- Online – visit st.lukes.org/give and select “Missions” from the dropdown menu
- St. Luke’s App – tap “Give” on the home screen of the APP and select “Missions” from the dropdown menu
- In person – give your designated gift in worship during the Offering time, or put your gift in the metal lockbox outside the entrance to Building C
- Check – make checks payable to St. Luke’s UMC, note “Advent-Missions” in the memo line of your check and drop it off at the church office OR mail it to:
St. Luke’s United Methodist Church (c/o Finance Office)
4851 S. Apopka-Vineland Rd.
Orlando, FL 32819
Holiday Bags of Grace
Let’s embrace the spirit of giving this holiday season! St. Luke’s is organizing a Bags of Grace food collection for 100 of the most vulnerable children at our partner elementary schools over the break because hunger does not take a break. While school is out this holiday season families who rely on school meals face food insecurity.
12% of children in St. Luke’s partner school Maxey Elementary and 5% at Mollie Ray are facing increased food insecurity and hunger. This list below will help us bridge the food gap food for a family of four for 4 days. Food sources for protein are often hard to find. Our goal is to collect enough food to give each family 2 bags of all the food listed below.
- Canned tuna (4 cans, 5 or 6 oz.)
- Canned veggies—green beans, corn, mixed veggies (4 cans ,4.5 oz.)
- Canned chicken (4 cans, 9 to 12 oz.)
- Canned fruit (4 cans, 15 oz.)
- Cereal (1 box)
- Jelly (1 medium jar)
- Macaroni and Cheese (2 boxes)
- Mashed potatoes (15 oz. box)
- Pasta/Spaghetti (2 boxes)
- Pasta sauce (1 jar)
- Peanut Butter (16 oz. jar)
- Rice (2 boxes or 2 small bags)
- Soups: Chicken & Rice, Chicken Noodle, Vegetable (4 cans)
(No Cream of Mushroom or broths please)
Holiday Bags of Grace will be collected on Sunday, December 17 from 10:30 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Please bring food to the Santos Welcome Hall (Building C), near the South Entrance (near the gym entrance) and deposit items in designated bins.
Contact Saniye Kazan email or call 407.876.4991, ext. 297.