Skyland Church sponsors local families at CT English Middle School, Loma Prieta Elementary School and other families in need for the holiday season. This year is especially important due to all the changes necessary during this pandemic. Can you dig a little deeper and help those neighbors in need? The felt Giving Tree in Whitaker Hall has been our way of showing the generosity of our church community and our neighbors. Gift cards will be bought for children's gifts and for family meals for the holidays. At Skyland Church in Whitaker Hall we decorate the tree with a felt ball to symbolize your gift of $50. Money will be collected November 14 - Nov 28th so our school families can shop for Christmas in advance. Last year, thanks to the generosity of our members, our mountain neighbors and a matching donor, we raised almost $5,000 for each of the 15 families we supported who got $100 Safeway, $100 Gr...
Little Food Pantry Updates June brought us heat and we realized that the food goes quicker than usual. Refrigeration is key to keeping things fresh. Our volunteers are key to keeping the two outside refrigerators stocked. We learned that the basement of the church can add a couple of weeks to our fresh veggies and fruits from expiring. We take food from inside to outside every day as it is always being use. If you want to help, please join one of our volunteers at their times. They will appreciate it very much as they have being dining this work for almost a year. Amazing. A huge thanks to all of the helpers that come every week to do this: Monday- 5 pm- Bonnie Cloyd Tuesday- 5 pm- Terrie Landini Wednesday- 12:30- Janet Davies, Shannon Edwards, Melinda Malloy Thursday- 10 am- Dawn Hooper and Jeanne Tillman Friday- ...
Wisdom is with the aged, and understanding in length of days. --Job 12:12 Let no one despise you for your youth, but set the believers an example in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith, in purity. --1 Timothy 4:12 Happy Easter! Easter is more than just one day of shouting "Alleluia!" hunting eggs, eating chocolate, and rejoicing at the once-again empty tomb. Easter is a whole season, seven weeks to celebrate resurrection, new life, and new opportunities. As we celebrate this season right alongside celebrating the cautious opening up of our society as the pandemic seems to wane, it is a great time to take a look at ourselves and at our congregation, at who is present and who isn't, at how to build connections between generations. Last Year's Soothing Series grew out of a desire for intergenerational connections. Young women took time from work and family and home to teach and to learn from each other and feel a new kind of joyful connection....