As many of you are aware, each Fall our monthly service projects benefit an awesome organization called Operation Christmas Child, which is operated through Samaritan’s Purse. Operation Christmas Child’s mission is to “demonstrate God’s love in a tangible way to needy children around the world, and together with the local church worldwide, to share the Good News of Jesus Christ.” Through the gift of a simple shoebox filled with small toys, school supplies, personal hygiene items, and other assorted small items, children worldwide get to experience the Love of God and to hear the Gospel, both very often for the very first time!
Church on the Sound in Stony Brook is one of the several Operation Christmas Child relay centers in our area. Churches from all across Long Island will be sending their filled shoeboxes over to Church on the Sound, where these shoeboxes will be packed into cartons and loaded onto trucks to be sent off to one of the main national Operation Christmas Child relay centers. These cartons will then be dispersed through a team of volunteers to children all across the world!
This year, FUSE has the awesome opportunity to become more involved with such a worthwhile cause. We will be partnering with Operation Christmas Child and Church on the Sound in helping to pack the cartons and load them onto the trucks. The dates and times below are the times that FUSE will be helping out with Operation Christmas Child:
Saturday afternoon, Nov 19, from 2- 4 pm
Sunday afternoon, Nov. 20, from 4 – 5:30 pm
Can’t make one of the above dates but would still like to help? Below are the dates and times that Operation Christmas Child volunteers will be at Church on the Sound:
Monday, Nov. 14 from 5-7 pm
Tuesday, Nov. 15 from 11 am – 1 pm
Wednesday, Nov. 16 from 5-7 pm
Thursday, Nov. 17 from 11 am – 1 pm
Saturday, Nov. 19 from 10 am – 4 pm
Sunday, Nov. 20 from 1 pm – 5:30 pm
Monday, Nov. 21 from 1 pm – 7 pm
No prior notice is needed…you can just show up to Church on the Sound whenever you are available and donate your time and talent to this wonderful cause. FUSE will be getting together on Saturday, November 19 and Sunday, November 20 to help out.
Church on the Sound is also hosting a shoebox packing party on Sunday, November 13 starting at 1:00pm. All are welcome to attend
We hope to see you all there!
Church on the Sound is located at:
335 Oxhead Road
Stony Brook, NY 11790
Operation Christmas Child website:
www.samaritanspurse.org/index.php/OCC/index/
Church on the Sound website:
www.churchonthesound.org