Coates Street Presbyterian Deacons

The next Deacon meeting will be November 10th, at 6 PM in the Session Room.

We will participate in the Foster Children’s Christmas gifts again this year. Our church donates generously every year, and it is very much appreciated by the Foster Families. There will be a basket at the back of the church to leave general gifts for children and young adults, to be given before Christmas tags come out.

The CSPC Deacon Benevolent Fund donates quarterly to the following nonprofit organizations:
Christos Center, Community Childcare Learning Center, Moberly Resource Coordinator Home to School Program, Safe Passage, Rooted 242, Coyote Hill Foster Care of Moberly & Randolph County Ministerial Alliance. Thank you for your continued support to the Deacons, so they can continue to bless these local missions.

The Deacons will host a celebration the second Sunday of each month for all who have a birthday, anniversary that month. Everyone is invited to join in the celebration in the Parlor for cake and fellowship after worship. Sunday, November 9th is the next celebration.

the Deacon’s will be collecting donations for Safe Passage.  They are in need of inexpensive bed pillows, new or gently used towels, 13-gallon kitchen trash bags, paper towels, baby wipes.    There is a basket in the back of the sanctuary for donations.

Deacon’s are still collecting pairs of socks, all sizes from infants, children, men & women’s, for the blessing box.

The Deacon’s help with the Moberly School district for Resources for Home to School.  If you would like to donate items to help those students that may need assistance, some of the items they can use are School supplies for the winter.  A lot of the children walk to school and get their feet, clothing etc. wet. So they could really use gently used clothing, coats, gloves & shoes, socks, hygiene items, undergarments, so if they need to change into dry clothing, there will be some available. There is a basket in the hall for donations.

Safe Passage is in need of make-up, hair products, hair clippers, kitchen trash bags, paper towels, liquid dish soap, baby shampoo and wash, spray Lysol, liquid dish soap and women’s deodorant.

The Blessing Box is in need of some items. Donations can be things like canned goods, soups, fruits, and vegetables; crackers, cereal, peanut butter, SpaghettiOs, cookies, breakfast bars, individual fruit cups, puddings, chips; tuna, canned chicken breast, easy to fix items, nonperishable food items.  Hygiene products, feminine items, soap, shampoo, coats, gloves, socks, clothing, small household items and much more. 

Rooted 242 Café, located at 422 W. Coates St.  the hours are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursdays 6AM – 6PM Friday & Saturday 6AM-7PM; closed Tuesdays.

Donate to the “Spice Collection” for Rooted 242.  Some of the spices they can use are Garlic; Cinnamon; Cumin; Parsley; Chili Powder; Minced Onion; Sesame Seeds.  Also collecting: Board Games & Children’s Books. A collection tote is in the hallway on the large bookshelf.

Coyote Hill Foster Care Services is continuing to collect school supplies for foster children.  If you would like to donate school supplies, i.e.: pencils, notebooks, erasers, rulers, scissors, backpack, etc… you can leave them at the church, and a Deacon will deliver the supplies to them. 

Christmas is coming! Now accepting general gifts for Foster children and young adult foster kids. There will be a basket in the Sanctuary

Coyote Hill would like to share how you can get involved in the foster care community, either by becoming a foster parent, respite provider, or volunteer. If you would like to know more about what Coyote Hill is doing locally, right here in Randolph County!  https://www.facebook.com/events/643993950739689

The Christos Center supports our community by supplementing food to those in need. We are seeing more families who need our help. Personal hygiene items cannot be purchased with food stamps. The board members would like to provide bar soap too each of our clients. I would like to make this an ongoing project for our congregation. Diane Fischer, Christos Board Member
Christos Center is looking for people to sew. They have a simple pattern to turn horse feed bags into carry bags for their walking clients. Please call 263-0278
Food transport volunteers are always a need at the Christos Center.

The Deacons’ Ministry is divided into several areas:

Transportation Those willing to drive church members to a doctor’s visit or medical procedure are recruited and names made available. 

Worship Support Each Deacon serves two months as usher and head usher at our Sunday morning service.  The 1^st Sunday of the month, Maundy Thursday and Christmas Eve, the Deacon’s prepare and set up for the Lord’s Supper.

Community Donations Deacons receive all cash contributions the first Sunday of the month cash, along with any checks (memo for Deacons), or money in a Deacon offering envelope.  The Deacons prayerfully decide how to distribute those funds.  Currently, over $7000 annually goes to our community: Christos Center Food, Community Child Care & Learning Center, Safe Passage, Moberly Home to School Program, Randolph County Ministerial Alliance, Rooted 242, Coyote Hill of Moberly, and other needs the Board votes on.

The Deacon’s meet on the 2nd Monday of each month at 6:00 PM.

The Deacons have set a new BLESSING BOX outside of the church at the parking lot entrance.  This blessing box is for people to leave what they can and take what they need.  Some of the items that can be left in the blessing box is canned goods soups fruits and vegetables; nonperishable food items.  Hygiene products: feminine items, soap, shampoo, gloves for winter, small household items and much more. 

The Deacon’s collected items for the Festival of Sharing “Missouri Reading and Writing Kits”. They collected enough to make 50 kits at a value of $14.00 each, equaling $700.00 value of donations to help Missouri Students.