Mission of the Month: Holy Joe S Café Coffee for the Troops

In Gathering: Fins, Feathers, and Fur (canned protein) – please place your donations in the wagon in the hallway by the community bulletin board Mission of the Month: Holy Joe’s Café – Coffee for the Troops

At this time many of our troops find themselves in difficult and sometimes life-threatening situations. Their daily experiences extract an extreme physical, emotional and psychological tool. Many of them are young and inexperienced in dealing with such extreme issues. Our chaplains are a first line of defense against the emotional and psychological issues faced by our troops.

United Church of Christ military chaplains have found an old way to invite U.S. soldiers into a safe and informal place where they can receive spiritual care and good coffee. Congregations and individuals can support the Coffee House Ministry and simultaneously participate in the UCC Coffee Project by sending Equal Exchange Coffee to the military chaplains in Afghanistan, and Kuwait. Because of generous support, 151 chaplains are able to participate.

Ways to support Holy Joe's Cafe:

 Make a financial contribution to Missions during the month of May.  Join us during Fellowship Time, Sunday, May 26th with our special Holy Joe’s Café time  Order at the Equal Exchange Interfaith Online Store: http://interfaith.equalexchange.com/ with your Visa or MasterCard. (Holy Joe’s suggests that you go to the "Percolator Coffees" page and order Fellowship Blend, but they are happy to receive any coffee you choose.) o Under "Choose the Shipping Address," be sure to enter the following: o (first name) Holy Joe’s (last name) Café c/o Cooper- Atkins Corporation 33 Reed’s Gap Road Middlefield, CT 06455 o Under "Customer ID" please enter "IRAQ001." o Under "Congregation or Organization" you may enter your church’s name or, if you or ordering individually, "UCC Individual.".  Remember to pray for our chaplains as they administer spiritual care to our troops in Holy Joe’s Cafes and in the field.

For more information about this and other missions please contact Jeanne Long at [email protected]

This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you. No one has greater love than this, to lay down one’s life for one’s friends John 15:12 - 13