Dear Members,
Thank you kindly for all the wonderful items you collected from our wish list! We are in need of supplies to operate the clinic on a daily basis. Therefore the toiletries, the over-the-counter medicine and the children’s materials you collected will be used efficiently and wisely for the care of our patients.
We are fortunate to be coming up on our twelfth year of providing primary care to people in McHenry County who are uninsured or underinsured. We saw 748 patient visits this past October which sets an all time record of monthly visits since we opened the clinic in 1996. We are on track to see over 7000 patient visits for 2007.
It is through the generosity of individuals, organizations and churches, such as yours that enables us to continue caring for our patients.
We have a saying here, “We may not be able to change the world, but we can change the world for some people”. Thank you for helping us to do just that!
Sincerely,
Cathy Patenaude, Development Coordinator
Family Health Partnership Clinic
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Thank you for your donation of Gift Cards, Slippers, & various soaps and lotions.
Your kindness and thoughtfulness is much appreciated by all our clients here.
PADS
Public Action To Deliver Shelter
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To Our Dear Friends at RCLPC,
Greetings,
Thank you so much for your generous gifts to our organization. The Office Depot gift certificates allowed us to purchase much needed computer equipment. The other office supplies and cards will get us through 2008!
Thank you so much for including us in your generosity! May the Lord continue to bless each of you in 2008 and beyond.
Rhonda Anderson
Faith In Action
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We are collecting pennies for the 30-hour famine. We are trying to collect 29,000 pennies—one for each child that dies from hunger a day. Bring your pennies to Teri’s office. Thanks.
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“Lord, as we enjoy the Super Bowl football game, help us be mindful of those who are without even a bowl of soup to eat.”
This is the prayer that started the Souper Bowl of Caring in 1988. On Super Bowl Sunday, churches and charities collect donations of canned goods and money to support people in need. Over $8 million were raised nationwide last year. Here at RCLPC we raised $1300 last year, along with 30 canned items. This year, lets beat that! The food pantry needs your help!
On Sunday, February 3, bring your donations of canned goods and money to church. Youth will collect donations in large soup pots at various places around the church. Part of the purpose of the Souper Bowl is for youth to learn about caring for others—let’s all learn together!
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McHenry County College Conference Center
8900 Rt. 14
Crystal Lake, IL
This is an opportunity for volunteers and staff from human service, civic and faith based organizations that provide for the essential needs of people in McHenry County to learn more about community resources. Workshops will be offered addressing health, housing, energy and emergency assistance, mental health and legal issues of people in need. A resource directory will also be provided. There is no charge for this program but to be guaranteed a resource directory pre-registration is requested by January 21. Continuing Education is available for social workers and counselors for a $10 fee. Sign up for CEU’s can be done the day of the program. You may register on-line at www.peopleinneedforum.org or call 815-455-8697. This program is sponsored by The United Way McHenry County Volunteer Center, McHenry County Department of Health, P.A.D.S. of McHenry County and The Center for Nonprofit Leadership at MCC.
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Thanks to everyone who donated supplies and money to send 301 Christmas stockings to the Marines and Sailors at Al Asad Air Base in Iraq. Church and community members donated about $11,500 worth of supplies and Christmas cards that were packed into 38 boxes on Nov. 16, and cost $878.20 to mail. Thanks to all of you who helped stuff the stockings, pack the boxes, and load them into cars to take them to the Post Office: Pastor Richard, Karen Leuchtmann, Ed Bennett, Raechel and Daniel Sowa, Leanna Miller, Jody LeFevre, Bob Tripp, Sue Hayden, Marie Randall, Linda Rosquist, Dorothy Vick, Kathy Rabe, Mish Munz, Karen Nelson, Doug Crane, Raj Dencker, Pat Moll, Ann Jarvis, Beth and Laura Esche, Sherri Dees, and Kim Stewart. Twelve of the boxes arrived on Thanksgiving Day, and the rest arrived shortly after that. Kim has included thank you notes from some of the Marines and Sailors, and if you go to our church website at www.rclpc.org, click on the menu on the left titled "Notes from our troops" to read them - they appreciated being remembered! ~ Mary Moltmann
Thank You!
I would like to thank everyone that donated items, set up, worked, cleaned up and participated in Jesus’ Birthday Party. What a joy it was to see so many of our youth having a good time. Thank you to Rick and Lois Johnson for helping with the storytime and then staying to have fun. To the “older youth”, Karissa Stewart, Kayla Stewart, Matt Hillman, Amanda Nelson, and Chris Palmer for taking time on a Friday night to participate in this event. Thank you also to Mary Moltmann for taking pictures and to Cindy Borre, Teri Peterson and my husband, Mark for making sure the food was on the table, the candles were lit and the movie worked. Yeah! I am grateful that so many of you went out with friends or had date night. It made my heart very happy to see so many parents with smiles on their faces. It told me that the night was a success. God Bless and Happy New Year. Raechel Sowa
A Note from Barb
"I would like to thank you all for the prayers, cards, phone calls, and visits during the last couple of months. I am doing fine! I did have a mastectomy. There was no cancer in the lymph nodes, fortunately, and the surgeon was able to remove the rest, so there will be no radiation or chemo. God has certainly been right by my side, and I do thank you all for that. You are such a great part of my life and my family, and I am so thankful for your love and caring.” Sincerely, Barb Turley
A Letter of Thanks
A big thank you from the Middle School Sunday School Class to our members and to the community for helping with The Home of the Sparrow Christmas Ornament Project. After the August floods destroyed all of their Christmas decorations, we asked people to donate ornaments which would be given to the women and children for this and future Christmas celebrations. We were able to fill 64 bags with about 8 ornaments each, along with snacks and treats for the women and children at The Home of the Sparrow. The Middle School youth had a great time doing it and experienced what we have been teaching them - that God wants us to reach out to people in need!
Wishing you a blessed New Year, Karen Nelson, Middle School Sunday School Teacher
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Please come to Fellowship Hall on Sunday, January 13, from 9am til noon to sign Valentine banners or make a Valentine for RCLPC's six troops serving in the Middle East. A sign-up sheet is posted in the Connecting Link if you would like to donate supplies or money for postage. Thanks, Mary Moltmann |
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Get your cookies! While you’re at it, grab some brownies and a pie! Buying your baked goodies for the week here instead of the store will support RCLPC’s Senior High Mission Trip 2008. All the goodies are on sale before, between, and after the worship services. Prices are reasonable, the cause is good, and the taste is fantastic! |
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Our next Meet-n-Eat will be at Krystal Thai in Crystal Lake on Saturday, January 19th at 7:00pm. There's a sign-up on the bulletin board in the Connecting Link. Questions, please contact Cindy Borre.
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Bring a pot of chili--all kinds, all spice-levels, all flavors welcome! We'll share our chili creations with one another, enjoy some friendly competition, and who knows--there might even be prizes! The evening's entertainment will include a game or two of Bingo and the viewing of a family-friendly movie.
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Wednesday WEAVE dinners could use your 15 minutes of help to either set up or to clean up each 1st thru 3rd Wednesday. Please plan to show up at 5:45 or stay a few minutes after 7pm to help - many hands make light work. Please just show up and we will direct you - thanks so much - the Fellowship Team. |
The Tuesday morning book group will be studying the book, “Parables from the Back Side” by J. Ellsworth Kalas. We meet on Tuesday mornings at 10am at the Borders Book Store in Crystal Lake. Please come and join us. Questions, please contact Kathy Rabe or Dale Prindiville.
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Girl Scout Cookies will soon go on sale. We will be shipping cookies to RCLPC's six troops: Ryan Atkinson, Jonathon Roach, Justin Roach, Andrew Pohl, Charles Gay, and Christopher Erwin. I will place a box across from the office at the end of February when the cookies start to arrive, and you can put your donation there.
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Last March many of us took part in an Offering of Letters to our Senators. We asked them to improve the farm bill so that rural communities would be strengthened, hungry people in this country would be helped, and farmers in developing countries would be supported in their efforts to sell their crops.
You probably received a letter from your Senator several months ago, but it seemed this might be a good time to note what has occurred since then.
The farm bill passed by the House last summer added more funding for conservation, minority farmers, school meals in poor countries, and hungry people in the United States. In mid-December the Senate passed its version, also containing improvements. The Senate bill increases food assistance to hungry families over the next five years and includes the Hunger-Free Communities Act. Neither bill adjusted subsidies to affluent landowners or raised support levels for more crops. Now the two bills must be reconciled through conference.
In the bigger picture, the 2007 farm bill that will be signed into law later this year is likely to be better than the current system, and deeper reforms may be on the horizon over the next few years.
Our letters provided one way to place the concerns of hungry and vulnerable people before elected leaders. ~ Mission Outreach Ministry
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Our next trip to Rosebud and Pine Ridge Indian Reservations will be June 22-27th. If you are interested in exploring the possibility of being a participant, contact Joy Martin immediately. Attendance at classes in May/June are mandatory for first time participants and a refresher course for those who have gone on previous trips with RCLPC members. ~ Joy Martin
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