Church support is passed on to community

Editor:
Two months ago, we at St. John’s United Church sent a letter entitled, An Offering to Help and Help with an Offering. It was directed both to our members and to the wider community, the latter reached in part by publication in The Echo in mid-April.
Responses have been varied and generous, with several thousand dollars coming from outside the regular St. John’s congregation.
With this money we have supported the Big Heart Food Box Program, and refreshed our own emergency relief account. We have also earmarked the greater part of the money for needs now arising in our area as, for example, local daycares or social organizations such as The Creemore Legion which may need supplemental assistance to cover the very real cost of resuming operations in a safe way.
If anyone knows of individuals or groups in situations where we might help, please contact us with a written request. It will be considered quickly and confidentially. Please contact us before mid-August via post or email.
We thank everyone who gave money and will thank everyone who comes to us with suggestions for its use. We too are working on resuming regular services, which may be possible as early as September. In the meantime, you are invited to join us on Zoom or Facebook each Sunday morning at 10 a.m.
For meeting ID and password and helpful instructions, go to www.stjohnscreemore.ca.
The website has lots of other helpful links and information about us, so please check it out.
And, special thanks to The Echo which continues to build and bind our community.
Sincerely,
Gayle Millsap
Bill McLeod
Keith Mantesso
Marilyn Steed