February is thought of as the month of love. In the Old King James Version of the Bible the word love is mentioned 310 times. In the New American Standard Version, the word love is mentioned 348 times. In the New International Version, the word love is mentioned 551 times. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8a says Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way. It is not irritable or resentful; it does not rejoice at wrongdoing, but rejoices with the truth. To me this says, as Christ disciples He wants us to be understanding, generous, kind, compatible, happy, forgiving and rejoicing with truth as we show love. Think of how many times we invite or go out to eat with friends and family and how we are showing our love through preparing the food or buying the food. We have many single people, families and homeless people that get food from the two pantries that we supply. We can also show love to these people when we make our food purchases. This collection on February 5 will be going to Lacey’s Spring Share House and they are in need of:

cereal

pop tarts

pancake mix

syrup

peanut butter

jelly

canned vegetables

all types of pasta,

Hamburger Helper

seasoning packets (for meatloaf, chili, etc.)

Vienna sausages

canned meat

chips

cookies

Little Debbie snack cakes

small bags of sugar, flour, corn meal, and bread crumbs

powdered milk

For those of you that like to shop early our next collection on March 5 will go to Carolyn’s Cupboard at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church and they are in need of:

jelly

canned spaghetti sauce

spaghetti noodles

ravioli

beanie weanies

Spam

Vienna sausages

any meat or vegetables with pop top lids

Collection goes in the lobby bins on, or at the drive thru from 1 - 3 pm on Sunday, February 5.

Show your love this month by filling the bins!