DEACON'S CORNER FOR CONSCIENTIOUS GIVING
June 2026
Please prayerfully consider how you can support this month's offering causes and consciously plan your donation
June 07: Youth Empowerment and Support Services (YESS) -- has been providing programs, resources, and support to youth in Edmonton for over 35 years! The youth who bravely show up at YESS come from all cultures, economic backgrounds, races, religions, communities, sexual orientations, and gender identities. Youth who are experiencing crisis need immediate access to stabilization at any time of the day or night and they can find that at YESS. Along with providing basic needs for safe sleeping, healthy food, and warm clothing, YESS is also committed to supporting the physical, mental, cultural/spiritual, and emotional needs of youth to help them create sustainable change in their lives.
June 14: World Renew DRS -- For over 40 years World Renew DRS has responded to natural disasters across North America. It's mission is To show God’s love and bring hope to disaster-impacted communities in North America by restoring the homes and lives of those who are most vulnerable, To help communities build their capacity to prepare for and recover from disaster, and,*To provide opportunities for Christians to honor the Lord by using their time, talents and financial resources in service to others. World Renew DRS carries out its mission through services at every stage of recovery, in partnership with other organizations and volunteers. For more information or to find out how you can be involved in this ministry, please see https://worldrenew.net/disaster-response-services.
June 21: Resonate Global Outreach--ICRC church partners with Resonate as we share the good news around the world. This offering will support the work of Inglewood's Outreach workers: Selena Headley, working with churches and Youth Impact clubs in Africa; Nasser Z. and Sylvie C. working with Farsi speaking seekers in Eastern Canada; Kevin and Liz Schouten (as Kevin teaches English to Moroccan students). Each recipient will receive 1/3 of the total.
June 28: Edmonton Food Bank -- The mission of the Edmonton Food Bank is rooted in a holistic approach that addresses both immediate needs and long-term well-being- “to be stewards in the collection of surplus and donated food for effective distribution, free of charge to people in need in our community while seeking solutions to the causes of hunger.” The Food bank envisions a community where hunger does not exist, where all citizens have access to an adequate and nutritious supply of food. The food bank offers many programs such as the hamper program, food depots such as the one we run here at Inglewood, assistance with job finding and much more. They provide snacks for school children as well as providing food for agencies to cook meals for the less fortunate. The Food Bank is also a partner with us in supporting the neighbourhood table meals we host at our church twice a month. In 2025 the EFB distributed an average of 43,850 hampers per month. Edmonton's Food Bank does not receive funding from any level of government for programs or services. Their work is only possible through the generosity of donations.
“Second Bag” Collection is for the church ministries– We as a congregation have committed to a church budget. The budget provides revenue used to pay for ministry staff, classical and denominational shares for the Christian Reformed denomination, Sunday School and Youth curriculum, janitorial services and supplies, and the maintenance of the building. Operational expenses such as printing weekly bulletins, electricity, telephone and internet services and the coffee you enjoy on Sunday are all included. Let’s work together to contribute to the financial well being of our church.