Growing Our Food Pantry

The month of May was quite busy for our food pantry! A nice group stayed for our community lunch of hot dogs and baked beans. Special thanks to Betsy Ralston for her generosity in making baked pineapple for dessert. It was delicious!

In addition, an Aetna Medicare representative visited during our food pantry distribution to answer our patrons’ questions. The representative distributed toothbrushes, toothpaste, and dental floss, which are items we would not generally have on hand to give with the food items.

On Saturday, May 13th, we also benefitted once again from the Monaca Post Office Letter Carriers’ annual Stamp Out Hunger campaign. We received three truckloads of food donations from people in and around Monaca! We are putting those donations right back into the community through our food pantry distributions!

Thank you to the letter carriers for undertaking this campaign again this year and for allowing our patrons to benefit from what is collected. We also thank the many wonderful church volunteers who helped sort through all of that food to get it ready for distribution! (Above is a picture of some of the volunteers hard at work.)

Coming up in June, our food pantry patrons are going to receive a special treat with their regular food items: a pound of fresh ground beef! With rising food costs, having fresh meat is a luxury that not everyone can afford. The meat was purchased at Milk House Meats, who graciously split our order into one-pound packages for us.

On behalf of the Food Pantry Team and everyone served, thank you to all who support Monaca UMC’s feeding ministries through volunteer service and monetary donations!

If you would like to make a financial contribution in support of our food pantry and community lunches, please send a check to Monaca UMC with “food pantry” in the memo, or click the button below to give now (be sure to choose “feeding ministries” from the drop-down menu):

To learn more about giving online to Monaca UMC, please see our giving page.

Coming Up…

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          1 2AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
3Worship w/ Communion at 11:00 am
Holy Communion Offered Church Sanctuary + Google calendarAll Saints Sunday from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
Honoring friends and loved ones who went to their heavenly home in the past year with a special remembrance during worship + Google calendar
4 5Bowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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6AA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
7Busy Hands from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Volunteer Group
Carey Community Center + Google calendar
8 9AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
10Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
11 12Food Pantry Distribution from 11:00 am to 12:00 pm
+ Google calendarBowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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13Aliquippa First "PhDs" at 6:30 pm
For "Projects Half Done" - knitting/crochet group; 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at Aliquippa First UMC + Google calendarAA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
14 15 16AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
17Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
18 19Bowling League from 7:00 pm to 9:00 pm
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20AA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
21Busy Hands from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm
Volunteer Group
Carey Community Center + Google calendar
22 23AA Meeting at 10:30 am
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
24Worship at 11:00 am
Traditional worship, including prayer and the singing of traditional hymns. Church Sanctuary + Google calendar
25 26No Bowling all day
Thanksgiving + Google calendar
27Aliquippa First "PhDs" at 6:30 pm
For "Projects Half Done" - knitting/crochet group; 2nd & 4th Wednesday of the month at Aliquippa First UMC + Google calendarAA Meeting from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous Fellowship Hall + Google calendar
28Happy Thanksgiving! all day
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29 30AA Meeting at 10:30 am
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