Rebuilding Together Workday—Saturday, April 24, 9:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m. (or whatever you can manage). Repair homes of low-income seniors. All skill levels welcome. Please click here to sign up, or sign up in Fellowship Hall or the FLC lobby. Please indicate if you have special construction skills, as this will affect our project assignment.

20/20 Club Drivers—Volunteers needed to drive low-vision people to monthly meetings. Membership is growing, and callers have been turned away. Meetings are usually at SPC at 2:00 p.m. on the 2nd Wednesday, Sept.-June. If you can help, call Larry Thompson at 294-1850 or Virginia Campbell at 281-9399.

SPC’S Food Pantry—Our supplies are low after Christmas! Please bring nonperishable food to the collection boxes in Fellowship Hall and the FLC lobby. We give to a different food project each week, so we need new supplies weekly:  hearty soups, rice, beans, powdered milk, canned fruit/vegetables/ meat, peanut butter, jam/jelly, un-sugared cereal, baby food/formula/cereal, pasta, chili, stew, juice, oatmeal, crackers, breakfast/granola bars, various tomato products/sauces.

Dismas House Dinners—We provide dinners for residents twice a month. Ideal for covenant group service projects. Please click here to sign up.

Haitian Disaster Relief—PC(USA) is responding to the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti through Presbyterian Disaster Assistance and its partners. Funds from One Great Hour of Sharing are already helping with the initial response. You can give to the ongoing relief effort through http://www.pcusa.org/give/online, project #DR00064. For details on the PC(USA) response, visit http://www.pcusa.org/pda/response/latinamerica/haiti-earthquake011310.htm.

NEW TAX RULE FOR HAITI DONATIONS. A new tax-relief law allows donors who contributed in 2010 (Jan. 12-March 1) to charities providing Haiti earthquake relief to take a tax deduction for the contribution on the 2009 tax return instead of the 2010 return, but not both. This means you may receive an immediate tax benefit, rather than having to wait until you file next year’s return. Please consult your tax professional (not SPC) for additional details and restrictions, which include records, cash donations (includes credit/debit cards, text, checks), and donations specific to Haiti (not general-purpose donations to Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, Red Cross, or other organizations). Details at www.irs.gov.

Baby Cuddlers Needed—Volunteers for Sundays during the 9:30 service. We have had many babies, and they need loving arms to cradle them. Please contact Lorna Loeffler, 856-5040 x115, if you can help.

Quilts for Babies—Our Children's Ministry team presents babies with quilts when they are baptized, and we need more quilters! If you would like to be a part of this ministry, please contact Lorna Loeffler, 856-5040 x115. Meetings at SPC on the 2nd and 4th Mondays at 9:30 a.m.

Rides to Church—If you need a ride to church for our Sunday worship, or are able to provide rides for any of our Sunday services, please contact William Jirón at wmvkjiron@mac.com or 269-6867 (e-mail is preferred to provide written record). He has volunteered to coordinate drivers and riders for these three services. 

Parish Nurses—The Parish Nurse Ministry helps Sandia's members with their healthcare needs by assessing their situations, guiding them to resources as appropriate, and educating them about their health. Fourteen Registered Nurses from our congregation help with blood pressure screenings once a month, as well as providing hospital visits, phone visits, and home visits for our members. If you would like to refer one of our congregation members to the Parish Nurses or are interested in helping with this ministry, please call Betsy Everett, 828-0674.

Travel with a Purpose—Are you ready for a trip to make a difference? Living Water Int’l. will train you in well drilling, pump repair, and hygiene while on a trip to Central America. For more information please call Jean Peet, 797-3965.

Prayer Shawls—We have people who knit and crochet prayer shawls for those needing God’s comfort and support during difficult times. Contact Karen McCullough, 821-8511, for information on how to become involved, or if you know someone who could benefit from a shawl. This ministry also needs monetary contributions to buy supplies. One group meets on the first Wednesday each month in the church prayer room at 9:30 a.m., and another group meets on the first Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m. No experience is needed—instruction and assistance are available.