1. Generosity Sunday at St. Paul

2. Church-wide and Synod Ministries
ELCA Disaster Response
Lutheran World Relief
Jenny Lind Chapel
Lutheran Social Services of Illinois
Lutheran Outdoor Ministry Center
Mosaic
Northern Illinois Synod Assembly In-kind Offering: Gift Cards for LSSI
Tanzania Nursing Project
Thanksgiving Lutheran Church, Santa Rosa, CA
Fill the Well
Buck-a-Chick

3. Local Area Ministries FCA Black Hawk Area Special Education Center
Children’s Advocacy Center – Braveheart
King’s Harvest Ministries
Christian Care
Orion Area Children’s Christmas Gifts
School Breakfast Food Donations for all 3 Orion Schools
God’s Work, Our Hands
Work done at Village and Parks, Schools, and Church

4. Orion area Food Pantry Serve’s an average of 25 families/month
Includes an average of 28 children in these families
Serve’s an average of 75 individual children and adults/month
Holiday Meals:
Easter – 21 families
Thanksgiving – 30 families

5. OAFP Backpack Blessings Program
Pack bags for 29 children each week during the school year every Friday or at other times if school week ends early due to holidays, teacher institutes, etc. This program is in its 5th year and we serve children at all three schools through this program.

6. New Ministries coming soon!
Winter Coats & Accessories Free Distribution to those who come by church
ELCA Good Gifts Program