Come To The Table 2023 | Blessing Bags
Before Come to the Table officially opened several people came to assist with a mission project of filling blessing bags with articles to share with people who are unhoused. The synod had reached out to presbyteries, churches and individuals asking them to send items which included hand warmers, hats, and gloves as we approach winter as well as toiletry items for men and women. At the initial worship service Rev. Stephen Park Choi, Synod Moderator, blessed 160 bags and commissioned them for dispersal across the synod. We wish to raise a particular thanks to the Foundations Recovery Community Center located in Nanuet, NY that provided 60 bags full of a variety of items needed by those who do not have housing security. As we left Silver Bay, attendees took bags to share across the Synod. Pictures show the distribution of some of these bags.