11 Days. 1 Million Items of food. You can help!

Join Ivy Chapel from Nov. 1-11 on a shared mission to feed the hungry and confront food-related injustice. We are working with the United Church of Christ on Mission: 1.

This is MISSION: 1

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will collect more than 1 MILLION ITEMS OF HEALTHY FOOD and other household items for local food banks and outreach services. Please drop off your food donations at Ivy Chapel United Church of Christ, 620 N. Woods Mill Road, Chesterfield, MO.

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will make an extra-special push to gather online contributions of more than $111,111 DOLLARS for Neighbors in Need food-related ministries, offerings that will be shared for hunger-action purposes with  agencies of justice and compassion throughout the United States; and $111,111 for East Africa famine-related ministries.

•  In 11 days, the United Church of Christ will offer more than 11,111 LETTERS to Congress asking our government to reform U.S. foreign assistance in a way that more effectively benefits hungry and poor people worldwide, helping to provide a major final push to Bread for the World’s 2011 “Offering of Letters” campaign.

Will you help? Have you already helped? Let us know in the comments or send us an e-mail and let us know, or call (314) 434-4991.

Trunk or Treat, Ivy Chapel Style!

Trunk or Treat has been one of the fellowship highlights at Ivy Chapel for several years. It’s always a lot of fun to see the kids dress up and get lets of treats.

But this year we decided to kick it up a notch. Of course, costumes were still the rule of the day. But we also roasted marshmallows, cooked hotdogs and enjoyed the afternoon under the pavilion. It was a great time at what is usually a very busy time of the year.

Thanks to everyone who took time to plan this event, and thanks to everyone who shared their Halloween spirit with us!

Here are some photos from the event. Check out more on the Ivy Chapel photos page.

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Let’s bake bread together

As has become our tradition at Ivy Chapel, early in October members gathered together to learn to bake a variety of international breads. We shared the bread with the congregation on World Communion Sunday, the first week in October.

This year, we made Mediterranean flatbread, Finnish barley bread and dark German Rye.

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