17 Ash Wednesday
Make a special lenten heart chain and lenten jar
Look up our United Church web site to learn about getting involved
Add $1.00 for every handshake you got today; $0.05 for every smile
For each weekend movie or favourite TV show add $0.25
Praise God for the connection of family and friends
Add $0.20 for each family member
Add $0.20 for each family pet
Deposit $1.00 for a family vacation this year
Add $0.25 for each phone call you got today from family or friends
Deposit $1.00 for each good deed done for you today
For each good neighbour add $0.25
We are connected to over 3000 United Church congregations in Canada and abroad
1 Monday
If you have a United Church minister add $1.00
Add $0.10 for each Sunday School class at your church
For your church organ deposit $0.50; for a piano or keyboard $0.40
For a church secretary deposit $1.00
Add $0.20 for a church computer; $0.20 for a copier; $0.20 for a printer
Add $0.10 for each stained glass window at church
Through Local Outreach we reach out to others in our area
Give thanks for clean water; add $0.10 per tap in your house
Add $0.05 for every bottle of medicine in your medicine cabinet
Put in $0.10 for each family doctor and dentist
Add $0.10 for each year of school you have
We are grateful for comfortable homes; add $0.20 for a furnace or air conditioner
Add $0.50 if you have vitamins in your house
Give thanks for the opportunity to love and serve others through Local Outreach
Add $0.25 for each meal you had today
Deposit $0.20 for each jacket or coat you have
Add $0.25 for a washer; $0.25 for a clothes dryer
Deposit $0.25 for each bed in your home
For a roof over your head add $0.50 ($0.40 if it leaks)
Add $0.20 for each appliance in your kitchen
Pray for our world mission and outreach partners
Add $0.25 for every country you have been in
Add $1.00 for every language you can speak
Deposit $0.25 for each home computer
Add $0.25 for each window in your house
Add $0.25 for each bathroom in your house
Add $0.25 for each phone in your home
Pray for peace initiatives all over the world
For our safe cities and communities, add $1.00
Add $0.05 for each TV channel you get
For the ability to vote in safety, add $0.50
1 Maundy Thursday
For each pair
of shoes, add $0.10
Add $0.25 for each radio and TV you own
Add $0.10 for each car and bike you have
Celebrate our Outreach activities
