Tuesday, February 26, 2013
Lemont's Bethany Lutheran Church is collecting items for the local VFW to send to U.S. troops, most of whom are currently stationed in Afghanistan.
Lifelong Lemont resident Virginia “Ginny” Connelly put out a call to fellow members of Bethany Lutheran Church after learning the local VFW typically experiences a shortage of items this time of year for their monthly troop care packages. The church is encouraging members of the community to get involved, too, by donating some of the troops’ favorite items – which come in handy when they are far from home. Here’s a list of some of the things you can donate: According to Operation Care Packages, other favorite goodies include protein bars, pre-sweetened powdered drinks, Ziplock bags, hot chocolate and hot cider packets, canned fruit, dried fruit, fruit snacks, canned hearty soup, ravioli, stew, Cup-A-Soup, Ramen noodles, trail mix, instant …
Tuesday, December 18, 2012
Saturday’s event at Jewel collected food and toys, raised funds to benefit local organizations.
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Tuesday, December 18, 2012
The Lemont Firemen’s Association would like to extend their gratitude to the Jewel Food Store, Lemont location, and their patrons, for supporting the food and toy drive this past Saturday, Dec.15. Food donations and $405 in cash were delivered to the Bethany Lutheran Church Food Pantry. The toys were given to Earl Anderson (a.k.a. Santa) to be delivered to the local hospital's children’s wards on behalf of the Jeff Anderson Foundation. Sincerely, Mike Kasperski, president Lemont Firemen's Association; Est. 1886
Friday, May 11, 2012
Food pantries at Lemont United Methodist Church and Bethany Lutheran Church will split all food collected by Lemont postal workers Saturday.
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Friday, May 11, 2012
This food drive is an easy one. As easy as putting out the mail. It's even easier, because you don't need a stamp. On Saturday, May 12, Lemont letter carriers will join in the effort to Stamp Out Hunger, a nationwide effort to combat hunger. To participate in the 20th Stamp Out Hunger food drive, residents are encouraged to leave a sturdy bag containing non-perishable foods, such as canned soup, canned vegetables, pasta, rice or cereal next to their mailbox prior to the time of regular mail delivery on Saturday, May 12. All donations will be split between the food pantries at Lemont United Methodist Church, 25 W. Custer St., and Bethany Lutheran Church, 500 Lemont St. May 12 marks the 20th anniversary of the National Association of Letter …
Friday, May 4, 2012
The church will host a "service celebration" on May 6 to collect bags of groceries for the food pantries at Lemont United Methodist Church and Bethany Lutheran Church.
Community Christian Church will hold a service celebration Sunday to give the Lemont Food Pantries a boost as they head into the slow summer months. The downtown Lemont church, located at 102 Stephen St., is partnering with local families, retailers, Lemont Township and the Hope and Friendship Foundation to collect bags of groceries to stock the pantries shelves at Bethany Lutheran Church and Lemont United Methodist Church. Community Christian will skip its regular 9:45 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. services Sunday to collect donations around Lemont. There are currently more than 100 families who qualify for assistance through the Lemont Food Pantries. Families are able to visit both pantries once each month. They are also given a voucher to …
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Saturday, April 7, 2012
A roundup of services offered at Lemont churches Saturday and Sunday.
Looking to attend Easter services this weekend? Lemont has no shortage or churches, so we've compiled a list of worship times for Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday. Easter Sunday: Breakfast at 9 a.m. and worship at 10:30 a.m. Easter Sunday: Service at 10 a.m. Saturday: Children's "Easter Egg-stravaganza" from 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m. Easter Sunday: Worship at 9:30 a.m. Easter Sunday: Services at 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Holy Saturday: Easter service at 6 p.m. followed by fellowship and refreshments. Easter Sunday: Easter services at 8:30 a.m. and 11 a.m. Free Easter breakfast served at 9 a.m. in the East Gym. Evening service at 5:30 p.m. Easter Sunday: Sunrise worship at 6:30 a.m., Easter egg hunt at 10 a.m. and worship at 10:45 a.m. Holy …
Shari
7:49 pm on Sunday, May 13, 2012
Well, I left our donation out and the mailman did not take it. I tried to wave him down, but he did not stop. About and hour later when my husband had stopped a carrier about having someone come get our donation.....he took our info to where we lived and told us someone will be there. Guess what no one came. Oh well, shouldn't have advertise this without following through. I ended up putting it … more ›