POP Tabs for RMHC CHARLESTON

Even the LITTLE things make a BIG difference!

HOW DO THE POP TABS HELP RMHC CHARLESTON?

The tab of an aluminum can is pure aluminum unlike the rest of the can, which contains paint and other residue. Once our pop tab dumpster is full, we take the pop tabs to a local aluminum recycler. According to the price of aluminum at that time and the weight of our tabs, the recycling center gives us a check. The price of aluminum fluctuates anywhere between 35 to 85 cents a pound. This money is used for our general operating expenses meaning it truly helps in keeping our doors open to continue to serve more than 900 families annually.

While the whole can is valuable as a recyclable, RMHC Charleston does not have the storage capacity to collect the whole can. The aluminum tabs are smaller and easier to handle; they are much easier to handle when large volumes are delivered.

Pop off your tops & bring them to church (look for the gray bin with the pop tops inside a teddy bear container) & we will collect them to give to the Ronald McDonald House Charities in Charleston

Dear Saints

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“Let the nations be glad and sing for joy, for you…guide all the nations on earth.” – Psalm 67:4
 
Dear Saints, Where do you see God? Do you see God in nature, or hear God in the quiet moments? Do you see God in children, hear him in their laughter? Do you see him in the lightning and hear him in the thunder? Or do you see him when helping hands are reaching out in loving care? The more we keep our eyes and ears open for God’s activity and voice in the world, the more we will recognize his creative and life-giving presence all around us. There’s no end to the ways we can experience the divine.
 
Just as all individuals see God in different ways, so do different cultures. Some find God in quiet mediation, while others make a loud and joyful noise.  Some emphasize bringing offerings before God, while others focus more on acts of service toward the neighbor. Some put all their energy into major holy-days, while others seek God daily. Around the world, God is called by many names, but one thing remains the same: divine presence in and among the human experience.
 
Psalm 67 calls “all nations” to sing with gladness and celebrate God’s guiding hand in every part of earth. This psalm makes the radical claim that even outside our religion, all nations of the earth have access to God. Sometimes we like to think that we have exclusive access to God. But scripture acknowledges over and over again that the God who created the whole world has an active presence in “all nations.” And this presence in “all nations” started before any  missionaries were sent to “convert” other peoples. The God who created all peoples has always been present among all peoples.
 
We may never know or understand all the ways God reveals himself to those outside our religion, but that’s OK. We know God is almighty. We know God is love. We know the Son of God. For us, that will have to be enough. For others, we give thanks for the many and various ways they are invited to see God.
 
+ Pastor Ginger +
 
 
 

Hello Thrivent Members!

Are you a benefit member of Thrivent Financial?  Did you know that each year you have Thrivent Choice Dollars to contribute to a charitable organization of your choice?  You have the option to designate All Saints Lutheran Church as the recipient of these Choice Dollars. If you would like to make this designation, access your Thrivent account electronically or call Thrivent Financial at 800-847-4836. Don’t miss this year’s opportunity to direct your Choice Dollars.

Also, you may qualify for an annual Thrivent Action Team (or two)! We can do so much to support our community with the generosity of Thrivent Action Teams. Apply and Thrivent may award your project $250 seed money, which can be used for just about anything related to the project that can be purchased with a gift card. Not planning a service or fund-raiser, but don’t want to not lose the “free money?” All Saints would be happy to help you use your Action Team with such projects as Shrove Tuesday dinner, Vacation Bible School, Youth mission week, Feeding the Unhoused, Windwood Farm dinners, our Quilting ministry and stocking our Blessing Box–to name just a few. For more information, please contact Tricia Finkenberg.