Messiah Lutheran Church...

FACTS About Operation Christmas Child (OCC):

Operation Christmas Child is a children's project of Samaritan's Purse. Samaritan's Purse is an international relief and evangelism organization headed by Franklin Graham, the organization works in more than 100 countries to provide aid to victims of war, disease, disaster, poverty, famine and persecution.

A small shoebox can have a big impact. What goes into the box is fun, but what comes out of it is eternal. Be a part of changing children's lives all over the world in Jesus' Name through the power of a simple gift with Operation Christmas Child.

It is very simple to wrap a shoe box and fill it with small items for these children, click on the link below and it will explain exactly how to pack your own shoe box:

http://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/pack-a-shoe-box/

Messiah Lutheran Church is one of the drop off location for shoe boxes in the Hays area and will be open to receive shoe boxes during National Collection Week which is November 18 – 25, 2019. To find a drop off location near you and hours they are open to receive shoe boxes please visit:

https://www.samaritanspurse.org/operation-christmas-child/drop-off-locations/

Shoe Boxes collected in 2018 = 2,247

Shoe Boxes collected in 2017 = 2,933

Shoe boxes collected in 2016 = 3,128

Shoe boxes collected in 2015 = 2,806

Please contact: Stacey Stults at 785-650-3293 or stacey_stults@yahoo.com with any questions, to volunteer, for supplies or suggestions.

You are welcome to volunteer your time to help with this awesome ministry.

Please start packing your shoe boxes!! You never know how huge the impact your one small, gift-filled, shoe box can be!!

ALSO - Please note Dates and Times for Drop Off here at Messiah Lutheran Church:

11/18/19 – Monday - 4 - 6 pm

11/19/19 – Tuesday - 11 am - 1 pm 

11/20/19 – Wednesday - 11 am-1 pm

11/21/19 – Thursday - 11 am -1 pm

11/22/19 – Friday - 4 - 6 pm

11/23/19 – Saturday - 12 -2 pm

11/24/19 – Sunday - 12 -2 pm

11/25/19 – Monday - 9 -11 am

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Midweek Session will begin on Wednesday - Aug 28th - 5:30pm - 7:30pm

Our Midweek this year is built around 1 Timothy 4 -

so please come and be on GOD'S TEAM... learn about God and the amazing things he does for us!!  Encourage your friends to all come as well, to be a part of God's Team - Its gonna be a FANTASTIC TIME and you do not want to miss it... so don't "strike out" or lose a goal... stay in there and learn, learn, learn!!

GO GOD's TEAM GO!!!

Thank You..

We are reading the Bible together! Devote 15 minutes a day and  follow along with us in our daily Bible Readings as we read the entire bible in two years.  

http://lcmssermons.com/2year-list.php

We have many bible studies that happen at Messiah.  We welcome you to join one or more!  

AM Ladies Bible Study: Tuesdays, @ 8:30am and on the Last Tuesday of the Month, meet @ Good Samaritan Home 10:00am, 

Women in Prayer: Thursdays @ 7:00 @ Mokas

PM Ladies Bible Study: Thursdays at 8:30pm

Noble Men Bible Study: Wednesdays at 7:45pm

Sunday Adult Bible Study: Sunday's at 9:45am 

College Bible Study:- Thursdays at 7:30pm - FHSU Student Union Sunflower Room

Hays Area MOPS will meet at Messiah on the second Sunday of the month September through May from 9:30 to 11:30am. .  MOPS is for mothers with children ages 0 to Kindergarten.  For more information about the Hays MOPS group go to Facebook.  For more information on MOPS International to www.mops.org.

 You can find the most current newsletter as well as all of our other monthly newsletters under the "Info Center" tab above!

Thank You!

Christians, who have a gift to pray for others, agree to take telephone calls for prayer requests to pray and pass the request on to the person below them on the list, believing that God wants us to pray to Him and when everyone is praying simultaneously for the same requests, there is tremendous power!  To start the prayer chain please submit your prayer request located on the left.