The Christmas Angel Tree ministry is a way La Casa de Cristo can share and witness God's love in Christ Jesus by assisting families in need with food, gifts, and the joy of the newborn King during the Christmas season.
Coordinators:
Dan & Barb Halaburda and Rich & Peggy Redding
If you have any additional questions, please e-mail us at ChristmasAngelTree1@Cox.net.
Key Dates
- Adoption/Sign Up: November 17, 18, 21, 25 – The adoption process will begin after worship on Sundays, November 18 and 26 and Saturday, November 17 and Wednesday, November 21.
- Gift Return/Drop Off: Sunday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 12.
- Christmas Angel Tree delivery day on December 15
Here are the Committee Opportunities:
Adoption Table
Helping two Sundays and one Wednesday in November assisting the congregation in choosing families, obtaining delivery sign-ups, answering questions, and completing their paperwork.
Blanket Drive
Receiving blanket donations, inventorying, and coordinating distribution of blankets to the families. Committee meets from September to October and delivery is a Saturday in December.
Inventory Control at La Casa
Assisting in receiving the gift/food boxes, inventorying, and monitoring. Lifting is required. Committee is needed during the stated "drop-off" times on Sunday, December 9, and Wednesday, December 12.
Delivery Day/Gift Delivery Control - La Casa
Assist in all aspects of the delivery day, including assisting the delivery drivers.
Publicity and Communication
Preparing maps, instruction booklets, emailing, creating posters; office work.
Christmas Angel Tree Ministry 2007
The Christmas Angel Tree Ministry is one way our congregation shares the love of Jesus Christ by reaching out to the needy in our community during the Christmas season. In recent years, Palomino and Campo Bello elementary schools, and the Bridge have been the recipients of the generosity of our congregation members.
We are pleased to once again partner with our sister congregation of La Sagrada Familia in providing food boxes and gifts for the children of families experiencing financial hardships. We hope it will enable you to experience the joy of giving in the name of Jesus Christ and see first-hand how the Christmas Angel Tree Ministry helps others.
If you have any questions, please call Dan or Barb Halaburda at 480-585-7494. You may also call any one of the program committee members: Terry Chaillie, Karen Clark, Brad Fortune, Bill Gronlund, Bobbi Hess, Ron Howard, Sheri Lawson, Maribel Ornelas, Peggy or Richard Redding.
Adoption Process – November 17, 18, 21, 25 – The adoption process will begin after worship on Sundays, November 18 and 26 and Saturday, November 17 and Wednesday, November 21. Tables are located in the courtyard where you can sign up to provide gifts for one or more children and/or food boxes for the families as well as sign up to deliver gifts on delivery day, December 15. Gift return/drop off will be Sunday, December 9 and Wednesday, December 12. It is imperative that you label each box and/or package with the number of the family receiving the gifts. Guidelines have been developed on gift giving and food basket preparation. There is also a list of frequently asked questions concerning this ministry.
The Christmas Angel Tree Ministry will also accept gift certificates for shoes. These certificates will be given to Pastor Jose for use throughout the year in helping to provide shoes for children as needed. Stores that sell shoes include, but are not limited to: Payless Shoe Source, Wal-Mart, DSW Shoe Warehouse, J.C. Penney’s, Target, Sears, Famous Footwear and Red Wing Shoe Store. Just bring the certificates/cards to the La Casa de Cristo church office during the week, or drop them off at the Information Table on Sundays. Please mark the items to the attention of “Christmas Angel Tree Ministry.”
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