Advent Toiletries Drive

For a lot of Minnesotans this time of year, there is just one gift that they are looking for:

Toilet Paper.

A few weeks ago, a few of us from First Christian went to Community Emergency Service, a ministry located in the Phillips Neighborhood in Minneapolis.  We spent a few hours taking the food and other items located in the warehouse (which used to be the sanctuary- CES is in a former Methodist Church) to the foodshelf downstairs.  We were able to fulfill the most of the foodstuffs, but when it came to toiletries like shampoo or toilet paper or toothpaste, those things were in short supply.

When we think of people who have trouble making ends meet, we tend to think about them being able to eat, which makes sense.  But we tend to forget that people who need food also need to take a bath or brush their teeth.  And they need toilet paper.

So, after coming back from that experience, First Christian has asked for people to donate toiletries during Advent, ending on Christmas Eve.  All the donations will go to Community Emergency Service that as I said earlier, really needs it.

We are looking for the following items:

• shampoo;
• soap;
• deodorant
• toothpaste
• toothbrushes
• toilet paper

You can drop these off at church during the day or on Sunday.  As we celebrate the One who came to live among us and redeem us, in love for God and for each other, let us help the “least of these.”

Thanks!