Operation Christmas Child 2022

Nov 15 Update
Your Christmas Child boxes are on the way !

Nov 1 Update
Just a reminder that shoeboxes are due back on Sunday, November 13. Please bring them to the 10am worship service. They may be returned as early as this Sunday, November 6. Please do NOT seal your box!

Also, don’t forget that there is a $10 shipping fee per box. Checks may be mailed to Samaritan’s Purse using the envelope in the brochure or you may pay online. Also, you can register your box online so that you will eventually be notified of the country to which your box was sent! See your brochure for details.

You may still go online and pack a box OR you may wrap a shoebox or buy a plastic box the size of a tennis shoe box and pack it with goodies.

Thanks for participating in this exciting global ministry!  Please pray for the children receiving the boxes - that they will be open to the gospel message shared with them through the Greatest Journey discipleship program and that their families will come to know Jesus too!

Oct 25 Update
All 150 Operation Christmas Child cardboard boxes have been taken thanks to your enthusiasm for this wonderful ministry.  Brochures are available on the ministry table should you still want to pack a box.  You can either wrap a tennis shoe box with Christmas wrapping paper or buy a plastic tote the size of a shoebox.  You can even pack a shoebox online at the Samaritan’s Purse website!  
 
Shoeboxes are due back on Sunday, November 13.  Please bring them to the 10am worship service.  They may be returned as early as Sunday, November 6.  Due to storage issues, we ask that you please hold onto your box until the 6th.  
 
Please remember that there is a $10 shipping fee per box.  Checks may be mailed to Samaritan’s Purse using the envelope in the brochure or you may pay online.  Also, you can register your box online so that you will eventually be notified of the country to which your box was sent!  See your brochure for details.

Pay online to ship/track your box 

Thanks for participating in this exciting global ministry!  Please pray for the children receiving the boxes - that they will be open to the gospel message shared with them through the Greatest Journey discipleship program and that their families will come to know Jesus too!  Have fun packing your shoebox!  

 Questions, please contact Libby Puckette

Oct 16 Update
Thanks to many of you, all 150 Operation Christmas Child cardboard boxes were taken last Sunday.  You still have options if you want to pack a box.  You can either wrap a tennis shoe box with Christmas wrapping paper and fill it. You can buy a plastic tote the size of a shoebox and use it or you can pack a shoebox online at the Samaritan’s Purse website.  

Shoeboxes may be returned as early as Sunday November 6 and no later than Sunday, November 13.  Please bring them to the 10am worship service.  Due to storage issues, we ask that you please hold onto your box until the 6th.  

Thanks for participating in this exciting global ministry!  Please pray for the children receiving the boxes - that they will be open to the gospel message shared with them through the Greatest Journey discipleship program.  Have fun packing your shoebox!  

 Oct 13 2022
We have a wonderful opportunity to once again share the hope of Jesus Christ this Christmas with children all over the world and it begins with prayer and a shoebox of goodies! St. John's Parish will be participating in Operation Christmas Child through Samaritan’s Purse. Children, even in remote countries, will not only receive a shoebox of goodies but will be given the opportunity to learn from Christians in their country about Jesus Christ. This is such a great opportunity for families and a splendid way for us all to be involved in international ministry at Christmas. This year, in addition to your packing a box, we encourage you invite your neighbors, co-workers or other family members to pack one too!

St. John’s has ordered 150 cardboard boxes to pass out this coming Sunday, October 16. If we have any left over, we will have them available the following Sunday. With each box, you will receive a pamphlet that will detail the cost of shipping each box ($10 this year) plus wonderful information about what to pack in the box and what NOT to pack (reminder: no candy of any type, no gum and no liquids). You can use the trackable label so that your family can learn where the recipient of your box lives! So much fun for young children!

We will begin collecting filled boxes on Sunday, November 6 and will end on Sunday, November 13. The boxes will be taken to a collection center the next day. Questions, contact Libby Puckette. Thank you, in advance, for helping share the Gospel.