CCC Special Christmas Offering
It is important during this Advent season to remember those in need. As is our tradition, CCC is collecting your gifts for the special Christmas offering. This year the money received through the offering will be divided among three worthy missions: Ministries United Silver Spring / Takoma Park (MUSST), Mid-County United Ministries (MUM), and the UCC Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross.
Ministries United Silver Spring Takoma Park, Inc. (MUSST) is a private, non-profit organization whose mission is to assist economically disadvantaged clients in Silver Spring and Takoma Park to cope with financial emergencies caused by loss of job or work hours, sickness or injury, family or relationship crises, or other situations that pose an immediate threat to a client’s health and/or well-being. MUSST carries out this mission by providing one-time emergency monetary grants, assisting clients to receive other types of emergency assistance from other cooperating agencies, and providing follow-on assistance to help clients toward a long-term solution to their financial emergency.
Mid-County United Ministries (MUM) is a small non-profit based in Wheaton that serves people experiencing food insecurity and financial emergencies in Wheaton, Aspen Hill and parts of Rockville. MUM operates a mobile food pantry that goes out to different locations every Sunday serving an average of 150-200 families a week with non-perishable food and fresh produce, bread, etc. MUM also provides financial support to people facing evictions, utility shut offs, and those who cannot afford prescription drugs. MUM relies on volunteers and in-kind as well as financial donations to serve our neighbors in need. “MUM helps people in crisis… with food, medicine, eviction prevention and utilities, emphasizing client choice, problem-solving and self- sufficiency.”
The UCC Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross supports retired ministers and lay employees of the United Church of Christ with health care premiums, housing and emergency grants. For over 116 years giving to the Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross has been a way to ensure the light of love and hope will always shine for the faithful servants of our wider church who may find themselves facing financial needs. Here is a brief video about the UCC Christmas Fund.
You may choose to donate by:
1) Cash or check (made payable to Christ Congregational Church with Christmas Offering in the memo line) and either placed in the offering plate at the sanctuary door or mailed to the church office at 9525 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20901.
2) Visit our Ways to Give page to give online. Please note: cash/checks and ACH/bank transfers are preferred, due to credit card processing fees.
All donations for this special Christmas offering will go directly to the above recipients. Thank you for your generosity.