The ELCA designates the second Sunday of September as God's Work Our Hands Sunday. The point of GWOH is to do a project or event that benefits a community organization.

So this year, Atonement Lutheran partnered up with our sister church, Resurrection House in Dade City to make "care bags" to give out to homeless people.

Members from ALC collected the items and following service on September 8,2024, we met up at Resurrection House in Dade City. Pastor Margarita Romo along with members from Resurrection House helped fill the bags with the items.

The bags contained soap, shampoo, toothpaste, a toothbrush, a washcloth, a hand towel, a flashlight, bottled water and deodorant and 2 large extra large contractor bags(to be used as a tarp/ ground cover) and extra bags with feminine hygiene items for any women who may also be homeless.

Once the bags (50 of them) were done, they were taken out and some were given out to a group of homeless men who stay down the street from Resurrection House. Resurrection House members provided a lunch for anyone who wanted something to eat. This include any of the homeless folks, ALC members and anyone who happened to be around!

It was a great afternoon and we look forward to GWOH next year.