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Food Barrel Needs Your Items!

Tough economic times have hit communities all over the United States and Marin County is no exception. Food is a base necessity but many are going hungry. Please help support those who are suffering in our community by bringing your food barrel donations. Suggested items are: canned fruit, vegetables, meats and juices, dried fruit and nuts, dried pasta, peanut butter, soups, etc. Please no glass jars. For more information on how you can donate go to the Marin Food Bank website at www.marinfood.org.

Prayer Shawl/Blanket Ministry

St. Luke's Prayer Blankets were sent out domestically and internationally in 2011. Thirty-four blankets were sent to those who are ill or undergoing medical treatment. These beautiful, handknit blankets provide warmth and comfort during difficult times. Please contact Tonya Church if you know someone who would enjoy a blanket.

Thank you to our eleven faithful knitters!

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Children's Christmas Service

Meals for those In Need

St. Luke's Cooking Community has meals available in the church freezer. If you know someone in need of a good, nutritious meal, stop by and pick one up.

The Cooking Community recently received a grant from the Presbytery of the Redwoods' Hunger Task Group and is reorganizing their efforts for 2012. Additional funding comes from the Deacons Fund and your donations to the Two Cents a Meal collection.

If you would like to be part of the Cooking Community, please contact Kathie Woolard.

Congregational Meeting Highlights

If you missed the annual Congregational Meeting on Sunday, January 22, you missed some delicious soups and salads. By popular demand, here is Kathleen Wilson's version of Italian Wedding Soup - YUM!

Mama’s Meatball Macaroni Soup
Meatballs:
1 (2 inch) piece stale sour dough French bread (Kat sometimes uses breadcrumbs)
½ lb. ground beef
1 egg
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
½ tsp. salt
¼ tsp. pepper
¼ cup grated dry Monterey Jack or Parmesan cheese
Soak bread in cold water until soft. Remove crust and squeeze out water; tear into pieces, about ½ cup. Combine all ingredients and roll into small meatballs. Makes 30 meatballs.
Soup:
½ cup chopped onion
2 T. butter
8 cups chicken stock
¼ cup finely chopped parsley
Salt & pepper
Meatballs
1 cup Golden Grain Sea Shells
Saute onion in butter. Stir in chicken stock, parsley, salt and pepper to taste. Bring to boil; add meatballs to soup. Return to boil and add Sea Shells and boil 15 minutes. Serve soup with grated dry Monterey Jack cheese. Makes 2 quarts soup.
(Note from Kat: I usually double the amount of meatballs)

School Backpack Ministry

The great generosity of the St. Luke congregation was more than matched by the teachers' smiles Tuesday, August 23rd as members from St. Luke delivered 50 backpacks filled with school items PLUS a tub filled with even more supplies to San Pedro Elementary School. The teachers expressed deep gratitude for the supplies. As Literacy Coordinator Brucine Doherty explained during the prior Sunday's worship, San Pedro's students come from the "poorest of the poor in Marin County". Now in its second year, this school backpack ministry is only one of the ways that St. Luke is striving to move into the lives of Canal residents.