UMCOR (United Methodist Committee on Relief) and UMNS (United Methodist News Service) reports that the situation in Haiti remains dire. There are three missing UMCOR workers among hundreds of thousands of others that we continue to hold in prayer. In addition to giving through UMCOR and your prayers, you can help by assembling health kits, which will be shipped from UMCOR’s Sagar Brown Depot in Louisiana. Health Kit contents can be found at this link, and health kits should be returned to Kenwood by Sunday, January 24.
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Helping Haiti Update
January 14, 2010What You Can Do to Help Haiti
January 13, 2010In the aftermath of a devastating 7.0 earthquake which struck Haiti Tuesday evening, we can reach out in numerous ways to help the people of what is already one of the poorest countries on record.
- Pray for strength for aid workers, medical professionals, civic and government leaders and others who will be leading rescue and recovery efforts.
- Visit the United Methodist Church website for information about how United Methodists are responding.
- Know that there were already several United Methodist mission teams on the ground in Haiti during the earthquake including teams from Blacksburg, VA and from North Carolina. All have been accounted for at this writing and are involved in rescue and recovery efforts.
- Give to the United Methodist Committee on Relief (UMCOR) one of the leading international aid agencies.
Kenwood’s Fall Festival Is Just Around the Corner!
October 15, 2009Kenwood’s 2009 Fall Festival will be on Saturday, November 7, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. This year, we will be raising money to fund a mission trip that members of the congregation will take to Appalachia in 2010. There are a wide variety of ways you can participate:
Volunteer the day of the festival to be a greeter, a cashier, a seller or a game attendant
Donate baked goods
Donate a themed Bountiful Basket for the Bountiful Basket Auction
Put a yard sign in your yard the week before to advertise the festival
Volunteer to put flyers in mailboxes two weeks before.
Donate baked goods
Donate a themed Bountiful Basket for the Bountiful Basket Auction
Put a yard sign in your yard the week before to advertise the festival
Volunteer to put flyers in mailboxes two weeks before.
We will be selling Snow White Inn Barbecue by the plate, Brunswick Stew made by the Ruritan Club by the quart, having a silent auction for Bountiful Baskets, and free activities for children. IVNA will also be at the church giving flu shots.
Join us on November 7! To volunteer, please click here to e-mail the church office.
Update on the Selby Family
February 14, 2009As many of you know, the Selby family’s home burned down on Thursday morning. Mary Beth serves on Kenwood’s Finance Committee and co-leads one of our Brownie Troops. Sam and Erin are active in Kid Zone, Higher Ground and Children’s Choir ministries. We are grateful that the family is safe, and mourn with them the loss of the family pets. The Selbys are in temporary housing and hope to be in rental housing by the end of the week. Their primary need right now is for care and support, because they do not have a lot of storage space. There is a Facebook support group for them which lists sizes for them, as well as people who are coordinating various aspects of needs. We will keep you informed of specific needs in the weeks and months ahead, but for right now the best thing you can do is keep them in your prayers. If you wish to make a contribution to the Selby Family Fund here at Kenwood, you can write a check and memo it “Selby” and place it in the offering plate or send it to 11208 ELmont Road, Ashland, VA 23005.
Help A Family This Christmas
December 5, 2008Kenwood has adopted a family for Christmas from the Elmont Elementary community. The mom and 10 year old boy need our help to make their season bright. Donations will be collected in the sanctuary foyer through Sunday, December 14. You may donate: gift cards (Ukrops, Wal-Mart, Target, Kohl’s, Old Navy, etc.), clothing size 10 boys (sweat shirts, pants, winter coat, t-shirts, etc.), shoes & boots size 3 boys, blankets and towels, and household paper products. If you would prefer to make a cash donation, write a check to Kenwood and memo it “Christmas Family.”
Fall Festival an Amazing Success!
November 18, 2008The weather cleared for the window of time between 11-2 on Saturday, just long enough to bring out the crowds to Kenwood’s Fall Festival. Winners of the soup competition were declared by a team of expert judges, Lois Covington, Mark Johnston and Savannah Toms. The first place went to JoAnn Fowler for her Vegetable Soup. Second place went to Mark Waite’s Chili, and third place to Barbara Huster’s Sausage Soup. A final figure for how much we raised for ShyAnne Shane will not be available until next week, but the talley will top $4500!
Serving Through Mission to Hanover
November 10, 2008On Saturday, November 8, 13 Kenwood folks joined together to do winterization and repairs on four homes in our community. Jobs included putting plastic over windows, repairing a mouse hole, removing yard debris, insulating pipes and more. The day included memorable moments–welcoming clients, including one who was the first Sunday School teacher of one of the team members. There was also a near miss with a ladder fall, which all turned out for the best. Thanks to all who helped out!
Mission to Hanover Happens November 8
October 23, 2008On Saturday, November 8, the Kenwood community will reach out to our neighbors once more in Mission to Hanover. We have been assigned four homes to winterize, and need helping hands to get it done! We start at 8 in the morning and finish by noon. If you’re planning to help out, contact Bill McGill at bill.mcgill@comcast.net.
