Sundays and Beyond. Join us for Lenten Worship Wednesday Evenings at 7:00pm Lenten Theme: Open My Life, Lord

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1 Sundays and Beyond East Koshkonong Lutheran Church February 2016 Newsletter We begin our Lenten observance with the Ash Wednesday service, including the imposition of ashes and Holy Communion. The service begins at 7:00pm on February 10. All are invited to attend this important service of repentance and new life in Christ. Fellowship of Prayer You will love this devotional! The author is a dynamic pastor and author of the book Blessed Are the Crazy: Breaking the Silence about Mental Illness, Family, and Church INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Lenten Worship FRONT PAGE Pastor s Message Page 2 Prayers for our People Page 3 Church Council Page 4 DEC. Council Minutes Page 5 EKLC Members Page 6 & & Events at EKLC Page 7 Women of EKLC Page 8 The Lost is Found Page 9 Holy Communion Class Page 9 Worship Helpers Page 10 February Calendar Page 11 Cambridge Food Pantry BACK PAGE Join us for Lenten Worship Wednesday Evenings at 7:00pm Lenten Theme: Open My Life, Lord February 17, Open My Eyes Lord February 24, Open My Hands Lord March 2, Open My Ears Lord March 9, Open My Heart Lord March 16, Open My Life Lord Each Wednesday we will collect an offering to be divided among five food pantries: Cambridge, Deerfield, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson and Stoughton.

2 From the Pastor s Desk Pastor Brenda Lovick Contact Information: : pastor.brendalovick@gmail.com Cell Phone: Dear Friends in Christ, Thank you so much for a very uplifting and affirming annual meeting. For those who weren t there, the congregation moved and approved to make the pastor position full time, a financial and time adjustment from 75% time. I am humbled and blessed to be part of this community of faithful people. What does this mean for my time? I will have a regular weekly day off on Fridays. I will continue my office hours on Tuesdays, which is time when you will almost always be able to call me or stop in and chat and I will be available. I say almost because in the event that there is someone who needs me to visit in the hospital immediately or if someone schedules a meeting with me at the church, I may not be available in the office. I will obviously spend more time in the office throughout the week, but these office hours on Tuesday is the time when my schedule will be freed up for you to know I m there and available. I am available at other times by cell phone or by appointment. My schedule is generally quite flexible for meeting with people. My biggest intention in the additional time is to make more regular visits. If you would like me to visit you in your home or in your workplace, please let me know! I will visit people I hear from first, so if you don t hear from me first, it s likely because I m visiting people who I know would like a visit from me. It will take some time for my family and I to adjust to these changes in our family life. I also need to be intentional in caring for my family and protecting time with my family. Wife/mom/pastor can be a challenging combination, but it is also incredibly fulfilling. I will do my best to steward my time carefully and faithfully to do what God has called me to do. Thank you, EKLC! Lent is just a couple of weeks away! Ash Wednesday begins the season on February 10, and we have worship at 7:00 pm.. We are having a midweek Lenten series for five consecutive Wednesdays during Lent, beginning on February 17, also at 7:00 pm. The series is called Open My Life, Lord, and we will consider how God is opening our lives to reveal God s beauty in the midst of the world s despair. We will read, sing, pray, and reflect. During these Wednesdays, we will also be collecting special offerings for our local food pantries. There are five Wednesdays, so we will collect money and nonperishable items for the five food pantries that we support in our community: Cambridge, Deerfield, Edgerton, Fort Atkinson, and Stoughton. After we collect the goods for the five weeks, we will distribute the offerings equally between the five communities. Did you know that a $10 monetary donation can stretch a lot further than $10 of nonperishable food that you buy yourself out of the grocery store? The food pantry can order food directly from the food bank for literally pennies on the dollar. I ve known food banks to distribute food as inexpensively as $0.18 per item. Food pantries will appreciate either food or money, but please consider this when you consider a donation! May our Lenten efforts serve our neighbor and give God glory! See you in church! Pastor Brenda Lovick P a g e 2

3 February Council Meeting Tuesday, February 23, :15pm 2016 COUNCIL PRESIDENT: Hilary Terland VICE-PRESIDENT: Brenda Schroeder SECRETARY: Barb Klemp TREASURER: Don Amundson COUNCIL MEMBERS: Brian Rosenthal Sonja Christensen Vicki Schuh If you need to speak to a council member please call the church office to leave a message and they will return your call. Thank You. Treasurer s Report Financial Secretary: Elizabeth Kaashagen Treasurer: Holly Loomis Income, December 2015 ~ $23, Expenses, December 2015 ~ $13, Income, Year to date ~ $180, Please pick up your 2016 Church Offering Envelopes in the Church Narthex. Thank you! From the Church Council In case you didn't hear, the line of credit that was opened to make repairs around the church has been paid off! This line of credit was opened back in 2008 and it was used to repair many areas around the church. Expenses included resurfacing the parking lot/driveway around the church, re-roofing the educational wing, repairing the stained glass windows in the sanctuary, replace the exterior entrance door in the narthex, install new carpeting in the narthex, installing the security camera system in the office, installing a new water heater, baseboard trim work as well as work on the furnaces and boilers. Thank you all for your financial support over the years in helping to maintain the beauty and integrity of our home of worship. Congregational Council Join the Stewardship Committee We have added a new member to the stewardship committee, Lindsay Mani! Welcome to the team! We would like to encourage more people to join the Stewardship team! We value input and fresh ideas on how we can make EKLC a church that really works for its members and our communities! Please contact Kristen Lien, Brenda Schroeder, or Hilary Terland for more information and meeting dates! Exciting news from Stewardship! The stewardship team recently met and discussed the idea of donating to build a Habitat for Humanity home! However, before we commit with Habitat, we would like our members and friends to commit to this project. We are looking at donating to their "Faith Build", where we would partner with 11 other churches in Dane county to build one home. Our "Apostle Share" would be $7,500 plus 5 volunteer build days of 8 people each day. So what we are looking for at this time are people that would be willing to commit to these 5 build days so we can fulfill our share of building this home. Volunteers must be 18 and older (16-17 with signed permission slip from parents), and DO NOT need to be just from our church! So ask your friends or family members that are not currently EKLC members for their volunteer participation. Please contact Hilary Terland by phone (608) or hterland@outlook.com if you are willing to donate time to the build days, or if you have questions. There will also be a sign up sheet in the Narthex, as well as more information. P a g e 3 For it is in giving that we receive. -St. Francis of Assis

4 EKLC December Council Minutes December 16, 2015 Meeting called to order by Sonja Christensen at 6:35 p.m. Ministry Committee. Attendance: Pastor Brenda, Elizabeth Kaashagen, Sonja Christensen, Don Amundson, Hilary Terland, Brian Rosenthal, Sharon Jacobson, Roger Evenson, Brenda Schroeder Guest: Lane Taylor Devotions: Shared by Pastor Brenda Motion to approve the November 18, 2015, meeting minutes was made by Hilary Terland, seconded by Don Amundson. Motion carried. Financial Report: Income has exceeded expenses for the month of November by $3,700. Offering goal for November was $17,000, actual received was $15,000. The Building Loan is down to $3, Elizabeth will follow up on the transfer of the Altar Table funds of $23.00 to be transferred to the Altar Guild account. Motion to approve the November financial reports was made by Hilary Terland, seconded by Brenda Schroeder. Motion carried. Proposed 2016 budget was reviewed. Motion to accept the proposed 2016 budget with Pastor at 80% for $192, was made by Don Amundson, seconded by Roger Evenson. Motion carried. Old Business: None New Business: Motion to approve the attached housing allowance resolution for Pastor was made by Brenda Schroeder, seconded by Hilary Terland. Motion carried. Approved letter is on file. Council recommended the announcement for the annual meeting be made via postcard. A request was made to have the annual meeting changed to February to allow all of the numbers to be in for the year for budgeting purposes. This was tabled for the January 2016 meeting. Need to check with synod to see if they have any requirements. Sonja Christensen will check into any possible requirements. Annual meeting will be held in the sanctuary. Brenda Schroeder will obtain cups with lids and cookies. January Council meeting add to the agenda to discuss the Mutual Reports: President s Report: Reach out to people that are at church that you haven t seen in a while Rick is out on medical leave. His son Ryan will be filling in for Rick in his absence Things are going very well preparing for the annual meeting Pastor s Report: See attached report dated 12/16/15 Standing Committee Reports: Worship & Music: See attached report dated 12/6/15 Education/Youth: No report Property: Items on the projects list are continuing to be added and completed. Updated project list dated 12/16/15 is attached. Stewardship: No report. Next meeting January 10, Personnel: Performance reviews of the paid personnel of the church are complete and on file. ARK: No report Motion to approve all standing reports was made by Don Amundson, seconded by Brian Rosenthal. Motion carried. Brenda Schroeder made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:30 pm, seconded by Hilary Terland. Motion carried. Adjournment Closed with the Lord s Prayer Next meeting Wednesday, January 20th, at 6:30 p.m. P a g e 4

5 EKLC Homebound Members Agnes Goodrich ~ Sienna Crest ~ 1531 Commonwealth Dr. #20, Fort Atkinson, WI Lois Zerkle ~ 1508 Raveen St., Fort Atkinson, WI Gerald Bergholz ~ 410 Lawn St., Cambridge, WI Irene Hensel ~ 402 Lawn St., Cambridge, WI Orin Kaare ~ 107 Buckingham Ct., Cambridge, WI Hazel Tellefson ~ Fairhaven ~ 435 W. Starin, Whitewater, WI Rev. Stan & Mary Ellen Christensen ~ Sunset Ridge ~ 1275 Remmel Dr. Rm. 15, Johnson Creek, WI Carol Barfknecht ~ 741 CTH A, Edgerton, WI Alma Houfe ~ Swift Haven ~ 124 Henry St. Apt. #106, Edgerton, WI Violet Jasensky ~ Swift Haven ~ 124 Henry St. Apt #303, Edgerton, WI Janette Klemp ~ 400 Mildred Ave, Edgerton, WI Roger Olstad ~ 1040 Bliven Rd., Edgerton, WI Doris Rudisill ~ 3801 N. Wright Rd., #253, Janesville, WI Thank you A special thank you to the 5th & 6th grade Sunday School for bringing in Sunshine on Christmas Eve Day. It was really appreciated! ~ Lois Zerkle I just wanted to extend thanks for the kind care package I receive. The cookies and little treats were delicious!...i appreciate that my home congregation is so supportive from afar. Thanks again and take care. God Bless ~ Emma Stolen To EKLC Christmas Basket Assemblers, Thank you to the great group of individuals who came and helped assemble the Christmas Baskets. You did an awesome job of assembling them quickly!! ~Nancy Brattlie, Cambridge Food Pantry Coordinator Dear EKLC, Thank you for your generous donation to the Cambridge Food Pantry and Resource Center. Your donation is extremely generous, and will allow us to continue to help our community members. It is our hope that you will continue to be a partner in ending hunger in the Cambridge Community. We, and those we serve, deeply appreciate your generosity. ~Nancy Brattlie, Cambridge Food Pantry & Resource Center Coordinator. Thank you for your generous contribution to ECO s programs and services. Your support is greatly appreciated. ~ Howard Christiansen, Edgerton Community Outreach On behalf of the Stoughton Food Pantry, I thank you for your Benevolence/Mission Fund donation. The food pantry is a valuable resource for needy families of our area, and many will benefit from your generosity. In December we served 177 households, 423 individuals and distributed 12,036 pounds of food. Thank you for your continued support of the food pantry. Stoughton is a better place because of caring congregations such as yours. ~ Karol Castle, Volunteer, The City of Stoughton Food Pantry. Thank you for your generous gift. I praise God that you re helping us spread the great joy of Christ s Incarnation...Thank you for helping us share the Good News with Native American people. With your ongoing partnership, we ll continue to proclaim the Christmas message of God s unfailing love and hope in His Son, Jesus Christ. Your faithfulness over the years has touched many lives. ~ Thank You! Rev. Dr. Don Johnson and Sue Gebel, Lutheran Indian Ministries...Thank you for your gift. I m grateful for your exceptional financial support as we work together to end hunger in our own country and abroad. ~ Bread for the World EKLC Youth Group, Thank you for your generous gift in support of the people of Nepal following April s devastating earthquake ~Lutheran World Relief (Thank you cards in their entirety are posted in the Church Narthex) P a g e 5

6 Future Bible Study We will soon start a weekly Bible study during the day, likely beginning in April. If you have a preference for day of the week and time, please let Pastor Brenda know. Thank you Jenna Christensen for being the Nursery Volunteer Coordinator at EKLC! If you would like to help in the nursery please see Jenna. Attention: Do you play an instrument or like to sing by yourself or with others? We would love to have anyone from elementary school to adult provide special music for our services. Contact Pastor Brenda or Vicki Schuh. On Sunday, December 6, 2015 East Koshkonong Lutheran Church welcomed into Holy Baptism: Owen Michael Rosenthal Parents ~ Brian and Brittany Rosenthal Sponsors ~ Chris and Kayla Griffin On Sunday, January 24, 2016 East Koshkonong Lutheran Church welcomed into Holy Baptism: Dax Victor Sunne-Wipperfurth Parents ~ Victor Wipperfurth and Kaia Sunne Sponsors ~ Renee Kotek and Isaac Sunne-Murray Are you interested in membership with ELKC? If you are interested in becoming a member or know someone who is, please contact Pastor Brenda or Julie in the church office. Pastor Brenda would like to offer a membership class, but would like to know when to schedule it. We extend our sympathy to the family of: RUTH JACOBSON who died on January 4, Her memorial was held at EKLC on January 18, P a g e 6

7 News from the church basement ladies. Peace Circle will present a Valentine Brunch after service on Sunday, February 14. All are invited to attend. The menu includes pancakes, Canadian Bacon, and applesauce. There is no ticket price, just an offering of your choice. Come and share food and fellowship. If anyone would like to help with the dishes afterward, you are welcome in the kitchen! Our next Pin and Sew day is scheduled for Thursday, February 4 at 9 AM. We will have a pot luck lunch at noon, followed by a business meeting and Bible Study. All are welcome. We can find jobs for everyone. It's a fun time, and we hope to get a good amount of quilts done for Lutheran World Relief. We will be hosted by Light Circle on this day. Thank you to our faithful folks who delivered Meals on Wheels on those cold January days. Your help is so much appreciated. Our next delivery dates will be warmer, I'm almost sure- we'll be delivering on weekdays from April 18 to 29th. Volunteers are welcome. Thank you to Peace Circle and Volunteers, for the funeral serving work last month. There is a list of volunteers for this work in our yearly booklet (page 26), and if you would like to be included in that list, let me know, or Julie in the office. Speaking of the booklet, there are extra copies in the kitchen if you would like one. And thank you to all of you who do the important work for the family at East: Circles, Altar Guild, cleaning, repairs, and much more. We need everyone's help to keep the church strong. God Bless you all. Communicator Carolyn EKL Youth invited to Rock N Jump with Grace Lutheran Youth February 21 at 1:00 pm. Cost is $5 per person (EKL Youth will pay the rest) If you would like to go, please contact Cathy at or cathy@bg3llc.com They are looking for chaperones too! Mutual Ministry Committee will begin its work together on February 4 at 6:00 pm. Please pray for this committee as they work together to maximize the growth of our congregation and its mission. P a g e 7

8 The Lost Is Found In February of 2015, East Koshkonong Lutheran Church, rural Cambridge, celebrated the 170 th anniversary of the dedication of their first church building, the Log Church. In researching various documents, it was discovered that a silver altar chalice had been given as a gift to the Koshkonong congregations from the children of the late Bishop Sorenssen of Akershus Diocese in Christiania (Norway). The chalice was crafted in 1833 in Kongsberg, Norway and brought to America by the Rev. J. W. C. Dietrichson on his return from Norway to serve as their pastor. Rev. Dietrichson presented the altar chalice in the East Koshkonong Church on Sept. 28, 1846; and to the West Koshkonong Church on Oct. 4, The chalice was intended to serve the congregations on the Koshkonong Prairie as an altar chalice. It would have traveled with Rev. Dietrichson as he ministered to the people on the Koshkonong Prairie. The Rev. Dietrichson was instrumental in organizing many of the Norwegian Lutheran congregations in southern Wisconsin in the mid 1840s and 1850s. One hundred years later, in the summer of 1956, this long-forgotten silver chalice was found behind the altar of the West Koshkonong Church. In April of 1958 it was on display at the West Church and in good condition with the Latin inscription being quite legible. Sometime later, it was used in a celebration service by a neighboring congregation. After this specific use of the silver chalice, no one knew where the chalice was stored. When the altar chalice could not be found in time for the 170 th anniversary in February of 2015, help was later requested from area churches where Rev. Dietrichson would have conducted worship services in the mid-1850s. This included West Koshkonong (rural Stoughton), Christ Lutheran in DeForest, Norway Grove Memorial Church in rural DeForest, and Grace Lutheran Church in Cambridge. Lay people, staff and pastors searched storage areas and cupboards and talked with older members of their congregations. In August of 2015 some 50 (plus) years of last being seen the silver altar chalice was re-discovered! It was layered with dust and found in a dark corner of a lower cabinet. Thanks to a curious and persistent pastor Pastor Richard Dowling the lost has been found and the silver chalice is once again on display at the West Koshkonong Lutheran Church, rural Stoughton, Wisconsin. -This article was compiled by Bonnie Ehrke; 2 nd great granddaughter of Amund Anderson who was one of the founding settlers on the Koshkonong Prairie. The people of East Koshkonong first met in the barn of Amund Anderson on September 1, 1844 under the leadership of the Rev. J. W. C. Dietrichson. Holy Communion Class On March 6 at 11:30, Pastor Brenda will lead a class about what Lutheran Christians believe around Holy Communion. This class is an opportunity to discuss and learn together what Holy Communion means for us. All people of all ages are welcome, and especially children and parents preparing for taking communion for the first time. In the tradition of Martin Luther, children may begin any time after they are baptized at a time that is determined through mutual conversation including the pastor, the child, and parents or sponsors involved. We will recognize those who have prepared for communion on Maundy Thursday, March 24. The class will include lunch and making bread! We will be finished by 3:00 pm. P a g e 8

9 Worship Helpers for February 2016 U Musician ~ 2/7 ~ Andrew Severson 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Judy Rusch 2/14 ~ Judy Rusch 2/17 ~ Lent, Andrew Severson 2/21 ~ Andrew Severson 2/24 ~ Lent, Judy Rusch 2/28 ~ Judy Rusch Ushers~ 2/7 ~ Kurt & Barb Klemp, Carroll & Bonnie Ehrke 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Lane & Judy Taylor, Don & Eileen Hoehn 2/14 ~ Carol Wibralski, Dennis Ehle, Arvid & Linda Mathison 2/21 ~ Brenda Schroeder, Harriet Eikland, Carolyn Lien & Peggy Luther 2/28 ~ Don Amundson Family Assisting Ministers~ 2/7 ~ Holly Loomis 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Michael Stuve 2/14 ~ Karen Hayes 2/21 ~ Arvid Mathison 2/28 ~ Carolyn Lien Lay Readers~ 2/7 ~ Ann Nottestad 2/14 ~ Bobbie Rawinski 2/21 ~ Ken Rockney 2/28 ~ Vicki Schuh Acolytes ~ 2/7 ~ Allison Lund & Erika Lund 2/14 ~ Kody Lewellin & Emma Nottestad 2/21 ~ Cody Georgeson & Autumn Evenson 2/28 ~ Ryan Lund & Sully Schlieckau Greeters~ 2/7 ~ Gloria Fruit 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Diane Luginbuhl 2/14 ~ Katie Dieckhoff 2/21 ~ Carolyn Lien 2/28 ~ Hal & Vicki Schuh Coffee Fellowship Hour ~ 2/7 ~ Sunday School 2/14 ~ Valentine Brunch hosted by Peace Circle 2/21 ~ Karen Hayes & Gloria Fruit 2/28 ~ Light Circle Communion Set-up/Take-down~ 2/7 ~ Light Circle 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Marge Stach 2/14 ~ Light Circle 2/21 ~ Judy Taylor & Jackie Zahn 2/28 ~ Gloria Fruit & Barb Klemp Communion Assistants~ 2/7 ~ Judy Taylor & Brenda Schroeder 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Ken Rockney & Holly Loomis 2/14 ~ Will & Bjorn Kaashagen 2/21 ~ Peggy Luther & Hilary Terland 2/28 ~ Carolyn Lien & Gloria Fruit Offering Counters~ 2/7 ~ Brenda Schroeder & Leila Carl 2/14 ~ Arvid Mathison & Gloria Fruit 2/21 ~ Jean Carlson, Eric & Cheryl Nuenthel 2/28 ~ Joy Graffin, Brian & Brittany Rosenthal Nursery Attendants~ 2/7~ Sabra Jacobson or Brenda Schroeder 2/14 ~ Sonja & Jenna Christensen 2/21 ~ Nataliya Amundson 2/28 ~ VOLUNTEER NEEDED Sunday Church Lock-Up~ 2/7 ~ Holly Loomis 2/10 ~ Ash Wed., Judy Rusch 2/14 ~ Arvid Mathison 2/17 ~ Wed. Lent, Gloria Fruit 2/21 ~ Holly Loomis 2/24 ~ Wed., Lent, Judy Rusch 2/28 ~ Arvid Mathison Did you know? We abstain from saying the word Alleluia during Lent, and on February 7 the children will bury the Alleluia during worship. Where will they put it? Come and find out! P a g e 9

10 From Pastor Brenda, regarding her schedule: I am available during office hours and by appointment. I am always available for pastoral emergencies - you may call me at Please remember that family and personal responsibilities are needed times also. Thank you! Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat am Prayers for Our People PASTOR BRENDA ON VACATION 3 6:00pm 6:30pm Choir Practice 7:15pm Worship Committee Meeting 4 9am Text Study 6pm Mutual Ministry Committee Meeting 5 PASTOR S DAY OFF 6 7 9am Worship, Children sing 10am Coffee Hour hosted by Sunday School 10:15am 8 9 9am Staff 9am Peace Circle meets at Marilyn Gunderson s home 10am Prayers for Our People 10:30am-1:30pm Pastor s Office Hours 6pm Education committee Meeting 10 6:00pm 7pm Ash Wednesday Worship 11 9am Text Study 11am Conference Clergy Meeting 12 PASTOR S DAY OFF am Choir Practice 9am Worship 10am Valentine Brunch hosted by Peace Circle 10:15am Sunday School/ am Staff 10am Prayers for Our People 10:30am-1:30pm Pastor s Office Hours 17 6:00pm 7pm Lenten Worship 18 8:00am Men s Breakfast 9am Text Study 19 PASTOR S DAY OFF am Worship 10am Coffee Hour hosted by Karen Hayes & Gloria Fruit 10:15am Sunday School/ 1pm Youth Event w/ Grace Lutheran to Rock n Jump am Staff 10am Prayers for Our People 10:30am-1:30pm Pastor s Office Hours 7:15pm Church Council Meeting 24 6:00pm 7pm Lenten Worship 25 9am Text Study 9am Newsletter Assembly 26 PASTOR S DAY OFF am Choir Practice 9am Worship 10am Coffee Hour hosted by Light Circle 10:15am Sunday School/ 10:15am Stewardship Committee Meeting 11am Choir to Sienna Crest in Fort Atkinson 29 P a g e 10

11 East Koshkonong Lutheran Church NON PROFIT ORG. U.S Postage Paid BULK RATE Cambridge, WI Permit #4 454 East Church Road Cambridge, WI RETURN SERVICE REQUESTED Tel: Website: OFFICE HOURS Monday - Thursday 8:00 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. In case of severe weather, you may contact the following resources to learn about cancellations at East Koshkonong : *church (A message will be left on the office answering system as soon as a cancellation is made) *web site, The Cambridge Food Pantry & Resource Center is open for shopping every Monday evening from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Guests are invited to shop every other Monday. Donation hours are Monday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Thursday 8:00 a.m. till 3 p.m. The Food Pantry is located in the Nikolay Middle School, 211 South Street under the blue canopy. Thank you to churches and all who generously supported the Cambridge Food Pantry by donating food and money toward the Thanksgiving and Christmas meal baskets that the Food Pantry put together and handed out to families coming to the Food Pantry. MILLION POUND CHALLENGE Please help spread the word and register! For every 1 pound of weight loss or 1 hour of exercise, 10 pounds of food is donated directly to the Cambridge Food Pantry. To register, click on : Select Join a Team, Designate the Cambridge Food Pantry & Resource Center (Cambridge Schools Team) as the benefiting hunger relief organization. Join the Million Pound Challenge today and raise food for the Cambridge Food Pantry. FOOD AND OTHER ITEMS NEEDED AT CAMBRIDGE FOOD PANTRY The Cambridge Food Pantry is in need of the following items Cereal, Ramen Noodles, Tuna, Pancake Mix and Syrup, Diapers sizes 4 & 5, Pull Ups size 5, Shampoo, Bars of Deodorant Soap, Toothpaste and Maxi Tampons Community Café February 4th is the next Cambridge Community Café! Join the Dip for Dozer team as they serve up a delicious Italian meal! Meal is served 5:30 pm 6:30 pm at the Cambridge High School, 403 Blue Jay Way. Everyone in Community is invited to come!