OCTOBER 2020
Dear Edge Families,
We hope you all have had wonderful Fall breaks and your families continue to stay safe and well.
This month for Edge, we invite your middle schooler and family to participate in our "Edge Food Drive Challenge" to collect donations for the St. Martha HAAM food drive. See the details below on how to participate.
See also an opportunity to join in a community event hosted by our Family Catechesis program for All Saint's Day. We need your help to offer a "Showcase of Saints" in a "trunk-or-treat" style.
We continue to pray for God's protection and blessing upon you, your middle schoolers, and your families.
God Bless,
Lisa Hartsfield
Associate Director of Faith Formation, Grades 6-12
lisah@stmartha.com
EDGE FOOD DRIVE CHALLENGE
Get your middle schooler and family together to "trick-or-treat so others can eat!" collecting food from family, friends and neighbors as donations to support the St. Martha HAAM Food Drive.
Donations will be categorized into different point values - you will total up the points of the items you collect, and the family with the most points wins a gift card to the restaurant of their choice!
How to participate:
1. Brainstorm ways to collect donations from family, friends and neighbors
(i.e. make phone calls or place pre-made bags with a note on their door steps and arrange a time to pick-up the food. Or if you are trick-or-treating, ask for donations instead of candy!)
Pre-made notes and bags are available in a box outside the youth center, or print out the attachments below.
2. After collecting the food, print out a list of requested Food and Hygiene Items to see point values and total your family team score.
See the list below to know the point values for each donation item - you can specifically request these items, or just collect what you can and see what your total score ends up being.
3. Bring collected donations to the Church after any weekend Mass on October 31 & November 1 to drop off at the HAAM food truck.
4. Submit a picture of you dropping off the bags and a copy of your scorecard to Lisa at lisah@stmartha.com by November 2.
The Edge teen and family with the most points will get to choose the restaurant of your choice!
Contact Lisa at lisah@stmartha.com with any questions or concerns.
See also the opportunity below for your family to participate in a St. Martha community event on All Saint's Day.
We are in need of several families to sign-up to commit to decorating their car in order to offer this event to the community. Please consider this fun experience for the family to creatively explore and share in the life of a saint.
ALL SAINT'S DAY "Showcase of Saints"
We invite your families to be a part of our "Showcase of Saints" for our Family Gathering on November 1. We need your help to decorate your car "trunk-or-treat" style to showcase a Saint and create a gallery for people to walk through after the 9:00 am and 11:00 am Mass.
See the link below for more information and sign-up by October 25.
