GIVING TREE 2026

WHAT ARE WE DOING?

The Social Ministry group will “adopt” some local families for Christmas. We are working with the Colonial Toy Drive which has identified needy families. We will provide gifts and food.

HOW CAN YOU HELP?

Take a name tag from the tree. Each tag identifies a member of a family, and provides the gender, age, and size of the person you’ll shop for. If you grab a tag with “mom” on it, the mom would benefit from a food basket or grocery store gift card. Put your name and telephone number on the sign up sheet in the box corresponding to the tag # that you selected, so we can follow up just in case you forget to return the gifts by SUNDAY, December 13th.

WHAT’S DIFFERENT THIS YEAR?

Some parents request that the gifts NOT be wrapped so they can see what their children are receiving. THIS YEAR, ONLY FAMILY A REQUESTS THAT YOU NOT WRAP THE GIFTS. You are welcome to provide wrapping paper. Either way (and this is important), tape the name tag on the gift so we can identify it and get it to the right family.

CAN I HELP ST. PETER’S AT THE SAME TIME?

Sure! BEFORE you go shopping buy a RaiseRight card from St. Peter’s. You can either donate these gift cards to the family in need or use them to buy specific items. When you purchase a script card from St. Peter’s, for anything from food, clothing, to entertainment, St. Peter’s earns a percentage of each card purchased and you still get the full value of the card you are buying.

WHAT IS THE DEADLINE FOR BRINGING IN YOUR GIFTS?

All gifts and donations should be returned to the church by SUNDAY, DECEMBER 13th