Hunger a Weapon of Mass Destruction

President Lula de Silva of Brazil states: "Hunger is actually the worst weapon of mass destruction.  It claims millions of victims each year." 

St. Mark, Salem, Oregon, battles hunger by hosting a Sunday soup kitchen, selling fair trade coffee and chocolate, supporting an AIDS orphanage in Tanzania, and participating in the Salem InterFaith Hospitality Network.  We also plan Thanksgiving and Christmas giving activities.  This Sunday was the congregation's first Offering of Letters.



Here's the report:

Participants 36

Sign ups 24

Letters produced 42

Crew about a dozen

Fellowship and mission:  priceless

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James Schackel is a member of Saint Mark Lutheran Church in Salem, Oregon and recently organized there first Offering of Letters.  He took the picture in the article and is also welcomed as a first time Blogger for Bread.