Giving
Flint Street Fellowship is a faith-based ministry providing groceries, clothing, utility/rent/transportation assistance, resource information, and fellowship. All services are free of charge and volunteer-based.
We provide a monthly donation in conjunction with our monthly communion service. One of our monthly donations was delivered by Roxanne Royster.
Best Choice Labels are collected year-round and redeemed for cash. This program allowed us to donate $120 to Flint Street Food Pantry in April 2023.
Community Service
One of the community groups in Holiday Island is the Holiday Island Hospitality Association. This is a social group that sponsors several events and meeting yearly. The January meeting was hosted by Holiday Island Presbyterian Women. As you can see some of our men helped too. And Pastor Rito provided the invocation.
Peace and Global Witness applied locally
Knitted items, plushies, and a check from HIPC for the local portion of Peace and Global Witness Offering were delivered to Grandma’s House in Berryville.
Pictured are Gloria Eby, HIPC representative and Kaleigh from Grandma’s House staff.
September 2023
The PCUSA “Season of Peace” begins on Sunday, September 3, and continues all month, until World Communion Sunday on October 1. This is a wonderful opportunity to focus on peace, both locally, nationally, and globally. During this month, we will be collecting a special offering – “Peace and Global Witness.” 50% of the donations will support the work for peace and reconciliation being done by Presbyterians across the globe, 25% goes to mid-councils to unite congregations to support peacemaking in their regions, and 25% stays with our local congregation. Think about how we can support peace locally with our 25%, and let a Session member know your thoughts. Watch for special offering envelopes, bulletin inserts, and Minutes for Mission during the month of September.
People Helping People
The $480 collected at the CS Bank parking lot fundraiser will be sent to People Helping People, to help those in need with prescription drug and diabetic supply needs. They are grateful for all the support our congregation provides, and say that our donation will go a long way in helping.
Our Congregations Mission
At Holiday Island Presbyterian Church, (HIPC) we may not be a large congregation, but we LOVE mightily in caring for our community and each other. Reaching out in mission is a calling for us!
Our mission here at HIPC is “to proclaim and demonstrate the inclusiveness of God’s love to the people in the Ozarks and the needy of the world.”
When you donate to HIPC, know that your monies will be combined with others in supporting projects such as:
- Cup of Love – Eureka Springs Soup Kitchen and Pantry
- Flint street mission – food pantry
- ECHO and ECHO Village – Eureka Christian Health Organization – faith-based free medical clinic and village helping people out of a cycle of poverty
- People Helping People – volunteer organization providing medical supplies and prescription medication help
- Backpack Program – provides food to children for weekends
- National Disaster Relief – emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian church
- Purple Flower House – helps victims of domestic violence and sexual assault
Presbyterian Women (PW) has purchased a new wheelchair, a transportation chair, two shower chairs, and two potty chairs to upgrade our medical equipment. These items are stored in our basement and are available to be checked out. Thanks for your generosity ladies!!
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance
(PDA) is the emergency and refugee program of the Presbyterian Church U.S.A.
Colleen Shogren is holding our current donations.
As part of the PDA, we are sending three more “clean up kits” as well as a laundry basket full of “hygiene kits” to the collection site in Little Rock Ar.
Each Clean up Kits contains:
- 1 — 5-gallon bucket with resealable lid*
- 4 — scouring pads
- 7 — sponges, of assorted sizes
- 1 — scrub brush
- 1 — pkg. cleaning towels (18 reusable, like Easy Wipes®)
- 1 — 50 oz. or two 25 oz. bottle(s) of liquid laundry detergent
- 1 — liquid concentrated household cleaner (like Lysol®), 12 oz.
- 1 — bottle liquid disinfectant dish soap (like Dawn®), 24-28 oz.
- 1 — 1 pkg. clothespins, 48-50
- 1 — Clothesline, two 50 ft. or one 100 ft.
- 5 — dust masks
- 2 pair — heavy-duty, waterproof dishwashing gloves (latex-free, non-surgical)
- 1 pair — work gloves
- 1 — 24 to 28 count roll heavy-duty trash bags (30-45 gallon, remove from carton)
- 1 — bottle insect repellant (pump, drops or lotion; not aerosol), 6-9 oz.
Hygiene Kit
Each kit contains:
- 1 — hand towel (approximately 16″ x 28″, no fingertip or bath towels)
- 1 — washcloth
- 1 — wide-tooth comb (remove from package)
- 1 — nail clipper (UPDATE: nail clippers with metal files or emery boards attached are now accepted; remove from package)
- 1 — bar of soap (bath size in wrapper)
- 1 — toothbrush (in original packaging)
- 10 — Band-Aids® or other adhesive bandage strips
Please do not add toothpaste to the Hygiene Kit. Toothpaste that has an extended expiration date will be added to international Hygiene Kit shipments just prior to shipment. Seal all items in a one-gallon plastic bag with a zipper closure.
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Flint street food pantry requested we include more dessert items. So, with dessert as the focus along with some standard pantry items, Colleen and Steve Shogren made the November delivery. Also shown is Kathy Barnes, the director at Flint Street.
Flint Street donations for September. The theme this month was meals in a can. Colleen Shogren is pictured with this month’s delivery.
School supplies were collected for local schools prior to COVID. Since then supplies have been furnished by the schools.
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