The Food Pantry is seeking donations of money and listed food items to continue its ministry. It also needs new people to serve as the current people need to step aside. Please consider joining the Food Pantry team and also donating money or the following items:

 Canned Meals
 Beef Stew
 Chicken & Dumplings
 Spaghetti & Meatballs
 Ravioli
 Tuna Helper
 Tuna
 Dried Milk (in quart packages)
 Canned Fruit
 Peanut Butter/Jelly
 Cereal
 Crackers
 Rice (small packages)
 Pasta/Pasta Sauce
Please, No Substitutes.

First, please–no more plastic bags. The Pantry has enough for now.

Second, the Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive is Saturday, May 11. Paul Minor is seeking some able-bodied people to help get the food from the Post Office. he has pickup trucks and need people to load and unload. He also needs people on Monday, May 13 to sort and store the donations. If you can help, please email to call Paul.

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.

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

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.