Social Outreach
The Advent Social Outreach Committee organizes events that benefit the local community, and national and international efforts in humanitarian support. Throughout the calendar year, the team leads and participates in various fundraisers and "drives" which allow Advent members to share in giving, along with operating a food bank for the surrounding area.
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​​"Can Can Sunday” is back! What is Can Can Sunday, you ask? It’s when we bring in items for Advent’s Food Pantry on the first Sunday of the month. These donations enable us to provide food boxes for people who contact Advent requesting food assistance.
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Thanksgiving Food Baskets
22 Thanksgiving food bags were assembled and delivered along with turkeys and pies to families of students at Gregory Hills Learning Center. Thank you for your amazing generosity that enabled these abundant food baskets! These families will have a wonderful Thanksgiving dinner as Advent lives out it's mission: "That All May Know God's Love".
Adopt-a-Child for Christmas Gifts
Advent will be collecting Christmas gifts for children of Gregory Hills Learning Center families. Each child will need to receive a want and need that has been requested. You can sign up n the Narthex from November 23rd to December 7th. Please do not take a child’s tag without filling out the sign- up sheet.
All gifts must be brought to Advent by Sunday, December 14th. The gifts should be unwrapped, but have a tag attached with the child’s name on it. Thank you!!
Hope House Meals
Monthly, Advent provides a meal (lunch or dinner) to the clients and staff at Hope House. If you are interested in helping with one of these meals, contact Karen Trinidad or Joan LaRose for more information.
Thank you to everyone who donated coats and warm clothing during our annual Coat Drive and made it a great success. We were able to spread the warmth to clients of Precious Child and The Rising by providing this clothing to fight the chill of Colorado's weather.
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Mission Statement
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Advent’s Social Outreach team strives to share the hospitality and warmth of Advent with others so “All
May Know Christ’s Love”. The team organizes events throughout the year to so members of our
congregation can share their blessings with those less fortunate.
Our team is always looking to do more for our local neighbors in need. Through programs like the food
bank, the annual school supply drive, the coat drive, and the ornament tree that provides gifts for
children who might not have any on Christmas, we hope we are making life a little easier for our
immediate community.
We also strive to care for our brothers and sisters in the Rocky Mountain Synod and throughout the
world who are served by the E.L.C.A. We hold an annual fund raiser to provide ELCA global gifts and
encourage Advent members to contribute to Lutheran World Relief. Christ tells us to take care of our brothers and sisters. The Social Outreach team provides the opportunities for members of Advent to give to those who need to know that Christ and their neighbors care for them.
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