Mission Events The third annual Mission Sunday was held on April 25, 2010.  This year, Mark Behle from Lesotho in the southern part of Africa delivered the message.  Mark is a high school math teacher and also does Bible study with the people of Lesotho.  After lunch, Dr. Behle showed slides and held a question and answer session on life in Lesotho. On Friday, May 14 at 7:00 PM, inspirational Christian musician, Bryan Sirchio, performed a concert to benefit Haiti.  Bryan has worked in Haiti for just about 20 years. He has been in Haiti since the earthquake and knows, first hand, the kinds of assistance the people need.   Prior to the concert, we hosted a spaghetti dinner, from 5-7 pm, to benefit Haiti earthquake relief efforts.  A free-will donation for the meal from those in attendance was received.  One Great Hour of Sharing helps families and villages around the world to build lives and communities that are healthy, safe and sustainable. Sharing our resources can really change lives!  The OGHS gifts were dedicated during worship on March 14th.  The first Sunday of each month has always been designated for food ingathering for the Slinger Food Pantry.  Donations are accepted on any Sunday. The Sunday School children once again sponspored the Souper Bowl of Caring.  Non-perishable food items were collected during January and on Super Bowl Sunday.  After extending the drive another week, they reached their goal for 2010 of 550 food items.  Last year 478 items were gathered for the Slinger Food Pantry.   KFC also raised over $500 to buy a heifer through Heifer Project International.  The second annual local Mission Sunday was on May 3rd in 2009.  Representatives from Albrecht Free Clinic and from the Gathering gave presentations during worship.  These people, along with representatives from Habitat for Humanity and Interfaith Care Givers were available to answer any questions before and after worship that Sunday.  Members of the congregation brought coins which were collected during the service in a special offering.   This offering was given to these groups to assist them in their local mission work. A dinner followed the worship service.   The youth worked at the Gathering on Saturday, April 18, 2009.    The Lenten Denial offering in 2009 was distributed with Habitat for Humanity of Washington County, Interfaith Caregivers, Albrecht Free Clinic, and The Gathering. During December, coffee, warm socks, mittens and adult hats were collected for The Gathering in Milwaukee.  The Neighbors in Need offering was received on October 5th.  NIN supports the UCC ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States.