A big Thank You to all who donated food for Good Shepherd’s Thanksgiving Food Bags. The people of the Food Pantry filled 47 bags with food for Thanksgiving; these will be distributed on Tuesday, November 21st.
Category Archives: Food Pantry
Thanksgiving Meal Donations for Food Pantry
Please have all donations in by Sunday, Nov. 18 for the Holiday Bags, which will be handed out on Tuesday, Nov. 21st. Needed food items are listed below; please put them in the basket in the Narthex.
1-2 pound canned hams (Aldi’s has them)
Dressing Mix
Dried/Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Cranberry Sauce
Canned Gravy or Dry Gravy Mix
Canned Sweet Potatoes or Yams
Food Pantry date changes and clarification
The Food Pantry days will change in November and December due to holiday conflicts. The new dates are:
Tuesday, November 5 & 21 and Tuesday, December 5 & 19
Although Bob and Paula Minor are stepping down as leaders of the Food Pantry, they are not leaving the pantry. if anyone wants to serve the community by taking their place, let them or a Food Pantry member know.
Food Pantry update for April through September 2023
Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry gave 549 bags of food to feed 1240 people last quarter. Prayers were said for 341 people.
We are grateful for all the people who made donations of food or money to our Food Pantry.
Food Pantry also needs a few good people
Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry is seeking volunteers who have a heart for those in need. If you can spare 4-6 hours each month helping to fill food bags, receive prayer requests and pass them on to Pastor Bruce, maintain the catalogue of family size of those served, and to help them with lists of open jobs, then we have the spot for you.
Those who come for help are treated with the utmost respect and care; the goal is to fill the gap until they are able again to afford to feed their families. See Bob Minor for more information.
Food Pantry Low on Food
Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry served 184 people last Tuesday and the shelves need replenishing before the next Pantry Day on August 11th. Please consider a donation of money or food items from the list below.
- canned meals of beef stew, chicken & dumplings, spaghetti & meatballs, or ravioli
- Tuna Helper
- canned tuna
- dried milk in quart packages
- canned fruit
- peanut butter
- jelly
- boxed cereal
- pancake mix in small packages
- pancake syrup in small bottles
- crackers
- small bags of rice
- pasta
- pasta sauce
Please, no substitutions
Grateful for the Postal Service Food Drive
We’re thankful for the food given to our Food Pantry from the 2023 Postal Service Food Drive this past weekend. Thank you to all who participated!
Food Pantry News
From December 2022 to March 2023, Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry handed out 293 bags of groceries to help 718 people. Those working with the pantry prayed with 305 people.
Food Pantry Activity
From August through November 2022, the Food Pantry provided 429 bags of food to 1,037 people. 320 people requested [prayers.
Food Pantry Thanksgiving Meal Bags
Thanksgiving Meal bags will be given on Tuesday, Nov. 22 during the regular pantry hours. To help, please donate the following foods:
- Small Canned Hams
- Dressing Mix
- Dried Mashed Potatoes
- Canned Cranberry Sauce
- Gravy
- Canned Sweet Potatoes or Yams
Food Pantry Needs Grocery Bags
Please bring any grocery bags–plastics or paper–to church for the Food Pantry to use. Increased demand for food has depleted the supply.
Food Pantry News
Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry served 198 people with 74 bags of groceries and prayed for 58 requests and concerns. Thanks to Leo, bread was given, and also bananas donated by the Love Restaurant.
No Food Pantry Tuesday, June 30
Dun to a case of covid, there will be no Food Pantry this week.
Food Pantry Sunday July 3
Next Sunday, July 3 is Food Pantry Sunday.
Please continue to help this ministry with either cash donations or the following items: Tuna, Tuna Helper, Dried milk-quart packages, canned fruit, canned meals-beef stew, chicken & dumplings, spaghetti & meatballs, ravioli; peanut butter, jelly, cereal, small packages of pancake mix, syrup-small bottles, crackers, small bags of rice, pasta/pasta sauce. Please no substitutes, Thanks.
Thank you to all who have made donations to this ongoing ministry.
Food Pantry Update for April-May 2022
Food Pantry statistics for April, 2022
- Bags given: 76
- People served: 211
- Prayers requested: 66
Food Pantry statistics for May, 2022
- Bags given: 63
- People served: 153
- Prayers requested: 43
We are still giving out fresh bread thanks to Leo.
Thankful for the Post Office Food Drive May 14
A big Thank You! to those who participated in the USPS Food Drive Saturday. The food received is greatly needed and appreciated.
Food Pantry News
From last August through this March, the Food Pantry provided 417 bags of groceries and fed 1,116 people. Prayers were requested by 333 persons.
The volunteers gave out special bags for Thanksgiving and gift certificates for Christmas.
Leo has provided loaves from bread to hand out during March. We expect more bread for April.
Food Pantry Statistics
Over the past four months, Good Shepherd’s Food Pantry has given out 283 bags of food, which served 807 people. Requests for prayers numbered 221.
Food Pantry Sunday
The first Sunday of the month is Food Pantry Sunday. Please continue to help this ministry with either cash donations or the following items: Tuna, Tuna Helper, Dried milk-quart packages, canned fruit, canned meals-beef stew, chicken & dumplings, spaghetti & meatballs, ravioli; peanut butter, jelly, cereal, pancake mix-Small packages, syrup-small bottles, crackers, small bags of rice, pasta/pasta sauce. Please no substitutes.
Thank you to all who have made donations to this ongoing ministry.
Food Pantry
Good Shepherd Lutheran Church Food Pantry is a ministry that survives solely on donations from church members and community donations in the form of food staples and or cash donations. Not only does this ministry provide food for those in need in the community it also provides spiritual needs by accepting pray requests.
The food pantry is open 9:30 AM- 12 noon the 2nd and last Tuesday of the month. You must be a resident of northern Brevard County so please bring your ID card. For more information please call the church office (321)-2674323.
The food pantry is always accepting cash donations or the following items. Tuna, Tuna Helper, dried milk-quart packages, canned fruit, canned meals-beef stew, chicken &dumplings, spaghetti and meatballs, ravioli, peanut butter, jelly, cereal, pancake-mix small packages, syrup-small bottles, crackers, small bags of rice, pasta/pasta sauce Please no substitutes.
Food Pantry News
On Tuesday, November 23rd, the food pantry gave $20 gift certificates, Thanskgiving food bags, and regular food bag to thirty-three families and people, which helped 184 people. The next day, someone presented the pantry with a healthy donation.
Thank you to the donor and to all those who helped the pantry with the Thanksgiving food distribution.
Food Pantry Thanksgiving Bag
We are making special Thanksgiving bags for our food pantry patrons. If you can help by donating, it would be greatly appreciated. Suggestions would be canned sweet potatoes, boxed dressing, boxed potatoes, cornbread mix, canned hams, gravy mix, cranberry sauce–anything you would serve to complete a Thanksgiving meal.
Donations can be brought to church and left on the long table. Thank You for your continued support!