Kid Junction
A Ministry Assisting Families with Children
What is Kid Junction?
It is a local mission provided by and operated through the
Galax First United Methodist Church on W. Center St. (across from the Fire Department).
It is funded by donations and staffed by volunteers.
It serves families with children (birth through middle school age)
once every four months if needed.
Each child in the family receives personal hygiene items: toothbrush, toothpaste,
body wash, a washcloth, diapers, wipes, lotion for babies, one set of clothing
(new or slightly used), underwear, shoes, socks, etc. at NO CHARGE!
Backpacks if needed and available.
It is open from 10:00-12 Noon on the 3rd Monday of each month.
TEXT OR CALL DIANNE at 276-233-7841 OR call the church office at 276-236-9937.
“But do not forget to do good and to share, for with such sacrifices God is well pleased.”
Hebrews 13:16 (NKJV)
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I have always thought it strange that the longest season of the Church Year, lasting from Pentecost until Advent, is called Ordinary Time. It does come after Eastertide, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday which are all busy and exciting times and the following months do not have those special celebrations, but still to call it ordinary is to suggest that it’s just not that important. And that is wrong.
God continues to work just as diligently and powerfully as God works in what is considered the busier times of the Liturgical Year. Also, for many, this is vacation season and we often act as if we think God is on vacation. However, God is always there, only a prayer away, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all the time. Therefore we must not consider Ordinary Time as a time to take a break from serving Christ and his church.
We have the challenge not to slow down. The Apostle Paul writes: “More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord. For his sake I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.” [Philippians 3:8 N.R.S.V.] Does not sound like ordinary work to me.
Also we have been called by Jesus to be his witnesses. What could be more extraordinary? So while our Church celebrations have quieted a bit, by no means is it a license for God’s people to quiet down. Now is the time to really step it up a notch and stroke the fire of the Holy Spirit for an ever increasingly broken world. May we allow the work of God to be present in our lives this summer and beyond? If Spring is time for new growth, then Summer is the time of discipleship and there is nothing ordinary about that!
Richard
The UMW will meet July 12th at 10:00 am in the UMW Room. Peggy will have the program and we will go to RJ’s for lunch. We hope you can attend this meeting. We won’t meet in August but will have our annual meeting at Foster Falls in September (13th).
What is God’s Storehouse?
It is a community soup kitchen located on the bottom floor of Rooftop. Started in 2012, the soup kitchen is now operated by The Hope Ladies, a Christian women’s group. The directors of God’s Storehouse are a mother/daughter duo named Delina Parks and Kisha Johnson. God’s Storehouse feeds over 600 people a week and they currently deliver 30 meals per day to elderly, sick and shut-in persons. They are a non-profit organization so every penny given goes back into the ministry. Everyone who works at God’s Storehouse is a volunteer. They receive no government funding and operate solely on donations. God’s Storehouse is open for dinner Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm-6pm. They are hosting a summer children’s program called Downtown J.A.M. (Jesus And Me) on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30 where they will be fed dinner and participate in an interactive devotional.
I have always thought it strange that the longest season of the Church Year, lasting from Pentecost until Advent, is called Ordinary Time. It does come after Eastertide, Pentecost and Trinity Sunday which are all busy and exciting times and the following months do not have those special celebrations, but still to call it ordinary is to suggest that it’s just not that important. And that is wrong.
God continues to work just as diligently and powerfully as God works in what is considered the busier times of the Liturgical Year. Also, for many, this is vacation season and we often act as if we think God is on vacation. However, God is always there, only a prayer away, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, all the time. Therefore we must not consider Ordinary Time as a time to take a break from serving Christ and his church.
We have the challenge not to slow down. The Apostle Paul writes: “More than that, I regard everything as loss because of the surpassing value of knowing Jesus Christ my Lord. For his sake I regard them as rubbish, in order that I may gain Christ.” [Philippians 3:8 N.R.S.V.] Does not sound like ordinary work to me.
Also we have been called by Jesus to be his witnesses. What could be more extraordinary? So while our Church celebrations have quieted a bit, by no means is it a license for God’s people to quiet down. Now is the time to really step it up a notch and stroke the fire of the Holy Spirit for an ever increasingly broken world. May we allow the work of God to be present in our lives this summer and beyond? If Spring is time for new growth, then Summer is the time of discipleship and there is nothing ordinary about that!
Richard
The UMW will meet July 12th at 10:00 am in the UMW Room. Peggy will have the program and we will go to RJ’s for lunch. We hope you can attend this meeting. We won’t meet in August but will have our annual meeting at Foster Falls in September (13th).
What is God’s Storehouse?
It is a community soup kitchen located on the bottom floor of Rooftop. Started in 2012, the soup kitchen is now operated by The Hope Ladies, a Christian women’s group. The directors of God’s Storehouse are a mother/daughter duo named Delina Parks and Kisha Johnson. God’s Storehouse feeds over 600 people a week and they currently deliver 30 meals per day to elderly, sick and shut-in persons. They are a non-profit organization so every penny given goes back into the ministry. Everyone who works at God’s Storehouse is a volunteer. They receive no government funding and operate solely on donations. God’s Storehouse is open for dinner Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from 4pm-6pm. They are hosting a summer children’s program called Downtown J.A.M. (Jesus And Me) on Wednesdays from 4:00-5:30 where they will be fed dinner and participate in an interactive devotional.