Items for Food Box
for Wiarton Food Bank
At the Heart of Everything We Do
Box of Cereal, Peanut Butter, Stuffing Mix, Boxed Potatoes, Macaroni and Cheese, Canned Fruit, Canned Tomatoes, Canned Tuna, Dessert Mix, Jar of Applesauce, Juice, Pancake Mix, Canned Beans, Box of Crackers, Package of Rice, Package of Oatmeal, Package of Pasta, Spaghetti Sauce, Chicken Noodle Soup or a Box of Tea or bag of coffee.
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Ukraine Crisis
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A Prayer for Ukraine........
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The news can be difficult to listen to and to read.
When that news relates to faces we know
and to voices familiar to us,
it becomes all the harder to hear.
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Lord God,
We ask you to hold the people of Ukraine deep in your heart.
Protect them, we pray;
from violence,
from political gamesmanship,
from being used and abused.
Give, we pray,
the nations of the world the courage
and the wisdom
to stand up for justice
and the courage too,
to dare to care―generously.
Lord, in your mercy,
take from us all
the tendencies in us
that seek to lord it over others:
take from us those traits
that see us pursuing our own needs and wants
before those of others.
Teach us how to live in love
and dignity
and respect―following your example.
In your name and for your sake,
Amen
―Issued by Lord Wallace, Moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, and the Very Rev. Dr. Susan Brown, convener of the Faith Impact Forum, Church of Scotland
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From the United Church of Canada
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The invasion of Ukraine is costing precious lives and creating a humanitarian crisis as people flee to safety. The United Nations reports that a growing number of over a million people, displaced from their homes, are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. Many have lost friends, loved ones, and property; struggle to meet their basic needs, and face an uncertain future.
United Church Mission & Service partners are responding to the rapidly unfolding crisis.
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You can help. Right now, people urgently need shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention.
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Please show your support by making a gift today.
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OUR VISION - A world without hunger.
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OUR MISSION - Working to end global hunger.
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OUR IDENTITY - Canadian Foodgrains Bank is a partnership of Canadian churches and church-based agencies working to end global hunger.
OUR WORK - Canadian Foodgrains Bank, in conjunction with its members and their partners around the world, works to end global hunger by:
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supporting international programs to meet immediate food needs, reduce malnutrition, and achieve sustainable food security;
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influencing improvements in national and international policies that contribute to ending global hunger; and
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increasing and deepening the engagement of Canadians in efforts to end global hunger.
Find Out More About This Charity: www.foodgrainsbank.ca
Shallow Lake United Church has been a partner of the Canadian Foodgrains Bank for many years, with some of our congregation contributing personally to the significant impact we make each year. Keith Kirk is the mastermind behind this project, being the farmer responsible for ensuring the crop is planted, tended to, harvested and delivered to the elevators. In order to have land to plant the crop, we required a landowner to donate some acreage to accommodate the planting. From 2009 to 2019, Verona McKinnon donated 8 acres of land. Then in 2020 we were fortunate to have June Shouldice come forward and donate 12 acres of land for this project. Now in 2021, the Foodgrains project is back on the old McKinnon farm with Keith Kirk being our land and management sponsor.
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What some us might not know is that a lot of people make this project happen. In addition to the donation of land, the seed is donated by Pioneer Hi-Bred Ltd., planting is done by Kevin Kirk and the trucking of the crop to market by Scott Kirk. Plus Keith, himself, keeps track of the paperwork and submitting it to our church treasurer.
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In 2019 we received $5,776 for the wheat and Keith was able to sell 49 bales of straw as a bonus for $1862. Donations came in for $1024 for a total of $8,662. Additionally interesting is the fact that the federal government matches this donation four to one.
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The Vision of the Canada Foodgrains Bank - A world without hunger and The Mission of the Canada Foodgrains Bank - Working to end global hunger certainly meets the objectives of the Shallow Lake United Church's goal to support worthy causes around the world.
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If you would like to contribute to this worthy project, make your cheque payable to the Shallow Lake UC Foodgrains Bank Project and forward to Shallow Lake UC, c/o Treasurer, Judy Stobbe, 75 Cruickshank Street, Shallow Lake, ON N0H 2K0
2021 - new Location
The invasion of Ukraine is costing precious lives and creating a humanitarian crisis as people flee to safety. The United Nations reports that a growing number of over a million people, displaced from their homes, are seeking refuge in neighbouring countries. Many have lost friends, loved ones, and property; struggle to meet their basic needs, and face an uncertain future.
United Church Mission & Service partners are responding to the rapidly unfolding crisis.
You can help. Right now, people urgently need shelter, clean water, food, and medical attention.
Please show your support by making a gift today.
Donate Now
Online via our secure donation page.
Phone 416-231-5931 or toll-free 1-800-268-3781 ext. 2738 and use your Visa or MasterCard.
Send a cheque or money order to:
The United Church of Canada
Philanthropy Unit - Emergency Response
3250 Bloor Street West, Suite 200
Toronto, ON M8X 2Y4
Please be sure to note "Emergency Response—Ukraine" on the face of your cheque.
Note: As part of the United Church’s Emergency Response Fund, 100% of your donation goes directly to emergency relief, with 85% of your donation responding to this designated emergency and 15% responding to future emergencies that do not receive intense media coverage. Donations to Mission & Service enable the United Church to cover all of the costs of emergency response work without deducting any fees from your donation.
The United Church of Canada is committed to working in partnership. We are responding to the crisis in Ukraine with Mission & Service partners ACT Alliance and the Canadian Foodgrains Bank.