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Final Reminder:

It's Brunch Time at First Pres!

Sunday, August 11, 2024 | 10:30 a.m.

First Pres Magnolia Hall

Here's the latest: the brunch will be held inside in Magnolia Hall!

And just to let you know that, even if you missed the original RSVP deadline, you’re still welcome to join in this friendly, tasty event at First Pres! RSVPs are needed for planning, but they’re not meant to exclude folks. You’ll be welcome with a big, warm smile no matter what!

And one last thing – bring yourself, bring your family, and bring your friends! The more the merrier!

Online RSVP

Brown Bag Bible Exploration

Tuesday, August 20, 2024 | 12 noon – 1:30 p.m. | First Pres Multipurpose Room #103

Brown Bag Bible Exploration is a wonderfully profound way to help you understand God’s Word more deeply. Explore the scriptures, ask questions, and share your faith with others. And build relationships with others in our faith community! So, bring your Bible, bring your thirst for God’s Word, bring your lunch, and join us for Brown Bag Bible Exploration!

Community Breakfast

Saturday, August 24, 2024 | 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. | First Pres Magnolia Hall

The community breakfast is a cornerstone for connection and support, offering a delicious, homecooked meal and a starting point for meaningful conversations. Join us to share in this experience, whether you’re seeking assistance, looking to help, or simply want to be part of a community that cares. Together, we’re not just sharing a meal; we’re nurturing the roots of our community.

Stuff the Shelter Event!

420 Ceape Avenue, Oshkosh

Accepting Donations:

Monday, August 12 - Thursday, August 15, 2024

Shelter Tours:

Monday, August 12 - Thursday, August 15, 2024

10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Day by Day Shelter will be hosting a STUFF THE SHELTER event the week of August 12, 2024! Help them get the Shelter ready to transition from a very active summer to a bustling upcoming fall.

They are especially in need of the following items:

Cleaning Supplies (floor, window, spray cleaners)
Paper Products (napkins, paper towel)
Laundry Detergent, Dryer Sheets, Laundry Baskets, Laundry Bags
Garbage Bags (all sizes, 4 - 55 gallon)
Personal Hygiene Items (toothbrushes, toothpaste, dental floss, large shampoo and conditioner, large body wash, deodorant, qtips)
Backpacks
Umbrellas
Socks
Men’s and Women’s Underwear

Bring your family members and friends with you to drop off your donation and TOUR the Shelter.

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Equine-Assisted Memory Café

Monday, August 19, 2024 | 1:30 – 3:00 p.m.

BEAMING Barn | 2692 County Road GG, Neenah

Free Admission | Registration Required

call 920.851.6160 or email incbeaming@gmail.com

The BEAMING Barn community members with early- to moderate-stage dementia and their caregivers to enjoy horse experiences and other interactive activities such as educational presentations, musical performances, arts and crafts projects and other outdoor and barn activities. These hands-on horse experiences offer participants and their families an opportunity to engage in a social gathering and meet others for support.

Traveling Oshkosh Memory Café

Wednesday, August 21, 2024 | 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. (note this a time change)

Menominee Park Shelter #2, Pratt Trail, Oshkosh

Registration Required: call 920.851.8319

This promises to be a delightful afternoon of food, fun, and friends! There will be games, and a picnic lunch will be provided.

Enjoy a Scoop: Ice Cream Social

Thursday, August 22, 2024 | 12:00 – 1:30 p.m.

YMCA | 3303 W. 20th Avenue, Oshkosh

Registration Required: 920.230.8439

What’s better than friendship, fun, and food, especially when it includes ice cream! So, chill out with sweet treats! Come and enjoy summer ice cream treats while mingling with ForeverWell members! They’ll have a game or two, as well! This is a free event for Y members and $5 for guests.

Streets of Hope: Art and Culture Fundraiser for Day By Day Shelter

Friday, October 11, 2024 | 6:00 – 11:00 p.m. | Becket’s Center Atrium | 2 Jackson Street, Oshkosh

Tickets on Sale Now:

call: 920-203-4536

email: michele@daybydayshelter.org

online: Streets of Hope Ticket Sales

Save this date because you won’t want to miss this exciting indoor street art festival that is built off the colorful energy of street culture. Street culture is revered across the world as a leading influence in modern music, art, dance, fashion, and food. Streets of Hope will be a night of appreciation for this culture featuring street food, live art, live music, storytelling, performance art, street fashion, and more.

Many shelter guests suffer the emotional stigma of their authentic experiences on the streets. Streets of Hope will honor the creativity that rises from street culture in a way that highlights resilience, vitality, and diversity.

Oshkosh Area Community Pantry: PBJ Food Drive

2551 Jackson Street, Oshkosh

Donation Hours: Monday – Friday 9:00 a.m. – 3: 30 p.m.

It’s time for this month’s Food Drive for Oshkosh Area Community Pantry. Join the August Food Drive Focus this month and help change up donations with the peanut butter and jelly food drive! So, add an item or three from the list to your shopping cart and drop off at OACP.

Some examples of items they’re looking for include:

creamy peanut butter * crunchy peanut butter * jelly * jam * honey

They, of course, can still use any donations whether it be food or monetary, but this month they are encouraging donors to pick up your favorite PBJ to share with an OACP family!

Minute for Mission: Day of Prayer for the Peaceful Reunification of the Korean Peninsula

August 11, 2024

by Dr. Andrew J. Peterson, Associate for Peacemaking, Presbyterian Peacemaking Program

In recent years, news from the Korean peninsula has tended to focus on the North. Nuclear capabilities and missile tests, famine and poverty, and the political turmoil that marked Kim Jong Un’s ascendance following the death of his father, Kim Jong-Il, have all captured headlines. Added together, these headlines can give the misimpression that the barriers to peace and reunification on the Korean peninsula are largely parochial affairs to which those of us in far flung places can only look in on. But because today is set aside as a chance for us to reflect on and hope for peace, reconciliation and reunification on the Korean peninsula, it’s also worth remembering that the current situation is deeply indebted to U.S. interference and a longstanding U.S. foreign policy that puts militarism first. Read more.

You shall love the alien as yourself’

August 13, 2024

by Mike Ferguson, Editor, Presbyterian News Service, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

A recent Wednesday Chapel Service for the national staff of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) focused on the recorded personal stories of five refugees living and working in the United States.

Huai Pal, a Burmese refugee who came to the United States 13 years ago, recalled the challenge of her mother’s hospitalization one month following the family’s arrival. “We were lost and hopeless,” Pal recalled. After completing her studies at the University of Louisville, she landed a job as a caseworker at Kentucky Refugee Ministries, “where I can leverage my experience and language skills to help other refugees.” Read more.