This summer and fall, our church will again be collecting school supplies for local families in need. The official start begins at the end of August and continues through September and October.

Recently, an eager donor got a head start on this mission and left several packages of crayons and colored pencils in the church’s pantry donation basket!

Those wishing to donate may bring their supplies to the church building. Items may be left in the food pantry basket near the entryway. We will again have a second plastic bin marked “School Supplies” on the church deck near the far entry door. If choosing this option, please place your items in the school supplies bin and close the cover tightly.

Please note: If using the outside bin, leave only paper, pencils and other items that are not affected by warm temperatures. In previous years, items such as crayons have melted in the heat.

Members of the Mission Team will arrive at the church mid-day or early afternoon on Tuesdays, gather the school supplies and take them to the Chatham Area Silent Pantry; where they will be distributed to area families with school children.

Suggested items include: loose leaf paper, construction paper, index cards, post it notes, plastic pencil boxes, glue sticks, gallon size zip lock bags, children’s scissors, crayons, markers, highlighters, dry erase markers, lead pencils, and colored pencils.

We are grateful for any and all donations to this worthy cause.

Ed Fallon
For the Missions Team

Your donations will support Church World Service’s mission to provide tens of thousands of warm, durable blankets to people around the world facing homelessness, recovering from disasters, and fleeing from conflict.

A gift of ten dollars purchases a blanket for one individual and 50 dollars will provide blankets for an entire family.

Donations may be mailed to the Canaan Congregational Church, P.O. Box 66, Canaan, NY 12029. Thank you for your gifts to this worthy and longstanding global mission of our church.

Ed Fallon
For the Missions Team

Our vintage laundry basket is routinely filled to the top with items the congregation recently donated to the needy of the community. Our focus is to collect goods that are not comestible but equally important such as bath tissue, diapers, toothpaste, light bulbs etc. Thank you all for your support and kindness to the needy in our community.