Thornwell Orphanage - Collections from Sunday School offerings are donated to help                                              at Thornwell Childrens' Home

JPC'S Mission of the Month for November: Presbyterian Disaster Relief Fund (more informtion to follow soon)    Mission of the Month for August:  (August is past but donations are always accepted and appreciated)    Life Choices Pregnancy Resource Center ( Jackson )    Our Earn While You Learn mentoring program for young single moms or                    young couples is very busy right now! Our clients are rewarded for coming                   once a week and meeting with their mentor, watching DVD’s on pregnancy, parenting, and budgeting, doing our Bible Studies, and attending local   churches. We’ve already had 10 babies born to us… and about 10 more expectant mommies are in the program now! Here is a list of some of our immediate needs for our “mommy store”; Baby beds, Baby bed mattresses, (we have a few beds without mattresses), Baby monitors, Pack n plays, Strollers, New car seats, High chairs, Toddler bed, Electric breast pump, Boy baby socks, Baby bottles, New baby bottle nipples, Baby bathtub, Baby carrier (front & back), diaper wipes, Newborn diapers, Portable cribs, and baby swings. We also very much need volunteers…..counselors and mentors(we train!!), office workers, someone to cut the grass and do landscaping, someone to help organize and run the “mommy” store, etc. I’m sure you have some women (and we need a few men counselors, also!) that have a real heart for young people in crisis situations and who would make great mentors…please have them call us! 770-775-5116. And we always need donors who see the real need to get down in the trenches and help these young people, to try and set them on the right path! Please join us! www.lifecholcesprc.org

Missions sponsored by Women of the Church            The WOC have various activities that are ongoing or that are scheduled throughout the year.    The first mission is the 2008 Santa Claus Express.  Each year Presbyterian Women celebrate the holidays with residents of the health services centers at Presbyterian Home, Quitman and Presbyterian Village, Austell.  In September, the joyous task of collecting gifts for  residents begins.  Santa's elves pick up the gifts from depot churches and deliver them to the campuses to be wrapped for residents.  Santa himself delivers the gifts to the residents at Christmas parties. Whether carefully selected from a store or made lovingly by hand, these gifts remind residents of the joys of the holidays.  Throughout the year, gifts are given to honor birthdays and to welcome new residents, and are treasured prizes for games and therapy sessions. A list of "Suggested Gift Items" is available at the church.  PLEASE DO NOT WRAP your gifts.  There is a box at the church where your donations may be placed.  Please have your gifts to the church by the end of the month as all gifts will be taken to their drop off site on Dec 3.  If you have any questions, either ask one of the Women of the Church or call the church office during office hours.

        Mission sponsored by Lunch Bunch

             Our Lunch Bunch group continues to send needed items to Open Door Community located on

        Ponce de Leon Avenue in Atlanta where many poor and homeless people come to receive help.

        Part of their association is with the Harriet Tubman Medical Clinic.  Items that are always needed

        are:

                                 ibuprofen

                                 lubriderm lotion

                                 cough drops

                                 non-drowsy allergy tablets

                                 cough medicine (alcohol free)

              They are also associated with the Foot Care Clinic and items that are needed there are:

                                 epsom salt

                                 anti-bacterial soap

                                 shoe inserts

                                 corn removal pads

                                 exfoliation cream (e.g., apricot scrub)

                                 pumice stones

                                 foot spa

                                 cuticle clippers

                                 latex gloves

                                 nail files (large)

                                 toenail clippers (large)

                                 medicated foot powder

                                 antifungal cream (Tolfanate)

                                 white socks

              These items are being collected and will be taken to the clinics on Oct. 8.

               The clinics are also looking for volunteers to help staff their Foot Care Clinic on Wednesday

               evenings from 6:45 - 9 p.m.  If you are interested or have any other questions, please contact

               Leon or Gayle Meenach  770 898-2209.