Women, men and youth of our congregation participate in this outreach ministry to the local community in two principal ways.

Once a month, we prepare sandwiches, ditty bags (useful necessities), cookies and soup and take it to St. Luke’s Episcopal Church in downtown Long Beach, California.  Men’s clothing is also collected and taken to St. Luke’s. Our members assist St. Luke’s with their shower program for homeless persons once a month and serve the guests who come with food that we have prepared, and give out clothing and small necessities. 

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                                                    5th Annual
                               Christmas Present Ministry
                                                  of
                                       Feed My Lambs

Feed My Lambs of St. Gregory's is inviting you to prepare a shoe box or medium-size gift bag for those less fortunate than ourselves.  Please decorate the box or use a Christmas-theme bag which we will check and "seal" with a color-coded ribbon. The gifts will be blessed by Father Williams on December 14th so we will ask you to bring them in between Thanksgiving and December 7th to the Parish Hall or the Office.

Please attach a label indicating the recipient's sex and age group (adult man or teenage girl, for instance).  Add a card signed with "Thinking of you" or "A friend from St. Gregory's".  If you sign a name, use only your first name.   Items should be new (books excepted) and not fragile.  No medications, please (lip salve, cough drops and first aid creams excepted).

Following is a list of suggested items:
A pair of heavy crew socks                    Nail clippers/emery boards
Band-aids in a baggie                             Energy bar and a drink
Chapstick                                                Package of gum or Dentyne
Kleenex packets                                      Duct tape
Deck of cards                                          Toothbrush and a small toothpaste
Washcloth                                               Wrapped Christmas candy
Shoestrings for tennis shoes                   Comb or brush
Knit cap or gloves                                   Paperback book (that you enjoyed)
Soap                                                        Tin of  sausages or protein food.
Shampoo w/ conditioner                         Ponytail scrunchie
Pen & pad of paper                                 Package of cheese & crackers
Packet of fruit, nuts or pudding              Tube of skin ointment
Rain poncho                                            Deodorant

This is a present.  Place two sheets of tissue paper on the top and the card.  Please do not buy expensive items.  Visit Target, Wal-Mart, The 99c Store or The Dollar Store.  Feed My Lambs thanks you for helping with this project which is in the Spirit of Christmas.  If you wish, you may donate items or cash to help out.  We will "Thank you, thank you, thank you" for whatever help you can offer.

Questions?  Call Lurlie Edgecomb 562-598-1458 or Anne Ruffner 562-430-0877