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Medina First United Methodist Church |
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Touching Lives For Christ |
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The Angel Tree |
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Christmas is a very special time but for some parents it is a time of dread. They struggle to give their children the simple necessities of life and there is nothing left for Christmas gifts: toys or clothes.
Around the beginning of the Advent Season, the church gathers a list of children in our community that will not have gifts for Christmas without our help. The names of the children are never published to the church.
After the needs and sizes of the children are known, each item is written on an angel shaped card and placed on a tree in the narthex of the church. Each member tries to take at least one card from the tree. They purchase the items, wrap them, and put them under the angel tree with the card attached. The gifts are delivered to the needy for the children to open on Christmas morning.
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