Compassionate Warehouse Reopening

 The link for this week's livestreamed service is here

I received a note from Brian this week informing me that he and Vivien were once again acting as a pick up service for the Compassionate Warehouse. They have already delivered some bags of donations from the church.

CW has been in hiatus for a long time due to COVID 19, but last Monday Brian learned they were reopening.  They still had to telephone ahead to the Warehouse at:  250 - 381 - 4483, to be given a suitable time to bring the stuff to them, but the doors were open at last.
They were pleased to receive our items and are hopeful that they
will be able to keep going, as restrictions begin to ease for exporting.

Brian says, "usually our church members would drop off items at the church for us to collect and deliver to the Warehouse.  However, given these still uncertain times, it would be best for anyone wishing to donate household items to first contact Darlene Crawford, or Joan Adamcsak, 250 656 6130, to find out if space is available in the nursery to store these items and when the church would be open to accept them. [If you prefer, call the church office at 250 656-2241. Our church secretary, Patricia, is always ready to help.]
If, however, anyone wishes to make a donation directly to the Warehouse, they should first contact them at the above number and make an appointment for delivery.  The Warehouse is situated on Devonshire Road in Esquimalt."

On Sunday I tested the system and asked Joan if I could leave a small item and she said yes. My linen closet desperately needs a clean out but before I tackle that I'll have to make sure the church and the Compassionate Warehouse are able to handle a really big box of stuff.

Brian's closing line read: I trust this will be an acceptable item for the Blog.
Yes! Yes, yes, yes! The church blog is meant to represent the many aspects of life at SPPC and all of its members. Send along anything that interests you. It's a great way to connect with the larger community.

Thanks Brian for sending along the information and thanks Tore for giving him a nudge.