Regular Worship Schedule
Traditional Worship at 8:30 am & FB Live (also found on Home Page)
Contemporary Worship at 10:30 am
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
Messiah's Social Ministry provides members the opportunity to make a positive difference. Bringing compassion and helpfulness to individuals in our immediate and worldwide community.
February Collections
Our February Collection will be for “A Fresh Start”. This non-profit was started in 2020 and at this time is an all-volunteer organization. A Fresh Start supports those impacted by homelessness by offering some of the essentials needed for a home to those who are emerging from homelessness or poverty. The organization takes referrals from local social service providers, then tries to provide the essentials needed in a home – everything from furniture, bedding or towels to kitchen items, storage containers and more – to give folks a fresh start.
New or lightly used items:
· For the kitchen – pots/pans, dishes, silverware, drinking cups. Kitchen knives, hot pads, kitchen towels, measuring cups, mixing spoons, spatulas. Can openers, cutting boards, food storage containers.
· For the bedroom – sheets, comforters or blankets.
· For the bathroom – cleaning products, toilet bowl brush, bath towels and wash clothes, shower curtain and hooks.
· Other – broom/dust pan, lamp, booster/high chair, toilet paper and other paper products, dish soap, laundry soap, laundry basket, hangers.
Worship Opportunities
A sign-up sheet is in the Narthex at the Ushers Stand, for volunteers willing to assist with 8:30 screens and 10:30 screens and/or Facebook livestream. Anyone who knows how, can sign up can sign up on a week-by-week basis. If you’re interested but don’t know how, it’s easy and we can train you whenever it works best for you—it only takes 30 minutes to get the hang of it. This is a great opportunity for students who are looking for volunteer hours.
Please Note: We will continue to stream the 8:30 am worship each week. We will add 10:30 Facebook livestream when we have volunteers.
Crossroads Lunch for a Buck
Crossroads Campus Ministry is for students of all backgrounds and beliefs who need food to sustain them through challenging times. Messiah is looking for volunteers to make food, deliver and serve food.
The sign up sheet to prepare meals will be available on Sunday mornings before and after worship. You can also call the church office to sign up. If you are unable to help make, serve, or deliver food, please consider a donation to purchase the food.
Looking ahead we will also serve on the following dates -
2023: March 20 & 21, April 17 & 18
Connections Ministry
The Connections shelter is an emergency shelter in Mankato that houses men, women, and families. The shelter is open from 6 pm-8 am daily and have a 35-bed capacity with nightly meal. Messiah as committed to volunteer as a congregation 2 days per month to make and serve the evening meal.
The sign up sheet to make part of a meal or serve will be available on Sunday mornings before and after worship. You can also call the church office to sign up. If you are unable to help make, serve, or deliver food, please consider a donation to purchase the food.
Looking ahead we will also serve on the following dates -
2023: February 27 & 28, March 30 & 31, April 21 & 22
Opportunities Throughout the Year
The generosity of our Messiah family is present all year in sharing time and talents with some of the following:
ECHO Food Shelf
Meals on Wheels
Share the Warmth
Salvation Army
Fair Trade
Sharing Tree
FOCP Backpack Program