National Hunger Action Month: Tuesday, Sept 30

I Timothy 6:6-8
Put a gift in your coin box as a thanksgiving for the many blessings you enjoy.

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National Hunger Action Month: Monday, Sept 29

I Corinthians 11:23-26
Put 1¢ in your coin box for every time you have celebrated the Lord’s Supper.

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National Hunger Action Month: Sunday, Sept 28

I Corinthians 10:23-31
Serve a meal at a soup kitchen or shelter today, for the glory of God.

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National Hunger Action Month: Saturday, Sept 27

Romans 14:1-9
Try a new food, from a different culture today.

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National Hunger Action Month: Friday, Sept 26

Acts 10
Put 1¢ in your coin box for every animal, reptile, and bird you can name.

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National Hunger Action Month: Thursday, Sept 25

John 6:35-40
Give thanks today for Jesus, the Bread of Life.

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National Hunger Action Month: Wednesday, Sept 24

John 6:22-34
How are you working for the food that endures for eternal life?
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National Hunger Action Month: Tuesday, Sept 23

John 6:1-14
Skip lunch today and give the money you’d have spent to Society of St. Andrew instead.

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National Hunger Action Month: Monday, Sept 22

Luke 14:15-24
Is there an area of your life in which you are refusing God’s invitation?

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National Hunger Action Month: Sunday, Sept 21

Luke 12:13-33
Put 25¢ in your coin box each time you worry this week.

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National Hunger Action Month: Saturday, Sept 20

Luke 11:5-8
Put 1¢ in your coin box for every hour you slept this week.
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National Hunger Action Month: Friday, Sept 19

Matthew 7:7-11
Pray for agencies in your community that feed the hungry. Schedule a time to volunteer with one of those agencies.

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National Hunger Action Month: Thursday, Sept 18

Matthew 6:7-13
Put an amount in your coin box equivalent to what you spend on a loaf of bread.

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National Hunger Action Month: Wednesday, Sept 17

Matthew 4:1-11
They say talk is cheap. Put 1¢ in your coin box for every word you speak today. (Estimate, of course!)

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National Hunger Action Month: Tuesday, Sept 16

Isaiah 58:6-11
How is hunger an issue of justice? Consider the politics of food and hunger. Find your voice and be heard!

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National Hunger Action Month: Monday, Sept 15

Isaiah 55
For what are you hungering and thirsting today? Spend time in prayer with today’s reading.

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National Hunger Action Month: Sunday, Sept 14

Ecclesiastes 9:7-10a
Enjoy a special meal with good friends or family today. Thank God for their presence in your life.

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National Hunger Action Month: Saturday, Sept 13

Proverbs 30:7-9
Set aside a “want” and share a tithe (10%) of what that “want” would cost with your congregation or with Society of St. Andrew.

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National Hunger Action Month: Friday, Sept 12

Proverbs 15:15-17
Serve only vegetables and love for dinner tonight.

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National Hunger Action Month: Thursday, Sept 11

Psalm 104
Where in your life do you experience abundance? Money? Love? Hope? Time? Share what seems overflowing today.

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National Hunger Action Month: Wednesday, Sept 10

Psalm 23
“The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want.” Practice contentment today.

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National Hunger Action Month: Tuesday, Sept 9

1 Kings 17:12-16
What are you worried that you don’t have enough of? Money? Love? Hope? Time? Share some of what seems scarce today.

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National Hunger Action Month: Monday, Sept 8

Ruth 1-2
Food left in fields is forgotten, like loose change is forgotten money. Put your loose change in your coin box today.

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National Hunger Action Month: Sunday, Sept 7

Leviticus 19:9-10
Tell a friend how the Society of St. Andrew feeds the hungry, following the biblical practice of gleaning.

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National Hunger Action Month: Saturday, Sept 6

Exodus 16
Eat only leftovers today. 50 million hungry Americans would love to have such good food to eat.

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National Hunger Action Month: Friday, Sept 5

Exodus 13:1-10
The Hebrew people ate in a hurry. Put 50¢ in your coin box for every fast food meal you ate last month.

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National Hunger Action Month: Thursday, Sept 4

Genesis 41:25-36
Count the number of food items in your kitchen cupboards. Put 1¢ for each in your coin box.

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National Hunger Action Month: Wednesday, Sept 3

Genesis 25:29-34

Enjoy a meal of beans and rice, and donate a package of each to your local food pantry.

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National Hunger Action Month: Tuesday, Sept 2

Genesis 18:1-15
At your meal table today, set an extra place. To whom is God calling you to show hospitality?

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National Hunger Action Month: Monday, Sept 1

Genesis 1:26-31
On this Labor Day, pray for those who seek work in order to feed themselves and their families.

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Free the Kids: Back to School in Haiti?

A mission program from my (Mark's) former church in New Jersey.

BACK TO SCHOOL? Most American kids would be happy to see a question mark at the end of this sentence, but the kids at Pwoje Espwa are not!  They don't have many toys or other activities to fill their days, and they realize that school is their only hope to escape poverty.  We put the question mark above because we need your help to meet the basic needs of our 450 kids.  As you shop for your own children or grandchildren, please remember our kids who are excited to get back to school, even though many have to do so without shoes, uniform or books.  Haitians are very good at making do with very little, but it is tough to stretch our funds with so many kids and ever higher prices.  Food prices in Haiti rose 5% in July alone, so there is less left for other needs.  To start school, each student will need: Used Backpack ... $15 School Supplies ... $20 Shoes ... $15 Socks & Undergarments ... $10 Uniform ... $30 Books ... $35 We do our best to use uniforms and shoes until they are worn, so not everyone will need those, but we do want to at least give everyone underwear and socks, plus books and a book bag.  Our kids don't complain when 5 share a book, but they probably don't learn as much as they could. A Donation of $125 will help one student get off to a good start this school year! With these pressing needs, our back to school budget requires $15,000 more than planned.   Please share some of your own budget to help boost ours. There is no question that your donation will help ensure that supplies are on hand and our students are prepared!     Join us on Facebook      Follow up on Twitter      Learn more about our mission

Hunger Action Month

September is National Hunger Action Month. Deepen your spiritual life as you read, reflect, and take action to end hunger in your community and across the country this September. Visit the Society of St. Andrew EndHunger.org website to download a copy of the 2014 Calendar for Prayer and Action. The calendar includes scripture readings and related reflections or activities, suitable for the entire family, for each day of September. Copies of the calendar are available at the back of the Church on Sunday mornings and will be posted here each day.

Plan now to make September 2014 a time for to stand together against hunger, joining with the Society of St. Andrew to see that each person in this country has healthy, nourishing food to eat.