However, in a congregation of 900 members, I would like a large response, a large sample. Therefore, I invite all of you who have not yet filled out a survey, to do so at the end of this sermon. You need not be an official member of the church to fill out the form. We can learn from the perspective of non members and visitors to our service. Before you vote I want briefly to share with you some of the reasons why these issues are on this ballot.
Hunger is the first issue on the list.
Our church is already involved in on-going projects to relieve hunger. For the past thirteen years, forty or fifty persons in the church have prepared meals twice a month for Zacchaeus Kitchen, a shelter in the District. For the past seven years, two Cedar Lane teams have each provided a dinner once a month at Bethesda House, a men's shelter in Bethesda. Members of the congregation also donate food for the hungry, by placing food in a blue box in the entrance way to the chapel. Homelessness is the second issue on the ballot.