November 2025 Helping Hard Rock Newsletter
As you may have heard, our 2025 holiday drive for Hard Rock is officially underway, and we are partnering up with the leadership of the Hard Rock Senior Center to help them put on a festive community dinner for the Christmas season! Below, you’ll see three categories of requested items.
The first list consists of food items for the holiday meal. Next, leaders have asked us if we could help to put together Christmas stockings for the Elders of the community, so we have listed some items we can put together as a gift for them. Lastly, due to budget cuts, there are items that their kitchen is in need of for day-to-day operations.
Senior Center Holiday Meal:
Turkey or ham (4)
Boxed potatoes or bags of potatoes
Canned green beans
Canned cranberry sauce
Canned gravy
Frozen bread rolls
Boxed stuffing
Boxed brownie or cake mix
Canned corn
Sparkling water, juice, soda, or bottled water
Special Seasonal Items
Stocking stuffers (for 70 seniors): Gloves, socks, slippers, soft candies, chocolates, lip balm, lotion, herbal tea, flashlights
Blankets
Strike anywhere matches
Senior Center: Other needed items:
#10 cans of fruits and vegetables (Available at Smart and Final)
Cooking oil and spray
Paper plates
Plastic silverware
Paper towels
Kleenex
Pine Sol
Bottled water
Salad dressings
Egg noodles/Pasta
Monetary donations will go towards:
You can drop off donations in the church lobby on Sunday mornings or during the week during office hours. You can also donate monetarily here.
The first list consists of food items for the holiday meal. Next, leaders have asked us if we could help to put together Christmas stockings for the Elders of the community, so we have listed some items we can put together as a gift for them. Lastly, due to budget cuts, there are items that their kitchen is in need of for day-to-day operations.
Senior Center Holiday Meal:
Turkey or ham (4)
Boxed potatoes or bags of potatoes
Canned green beans
Canned cranberry sauce
Canned gravy
Frozen bread rolls
Boxed stuffing
Boxed brownie or cake mix
Canned corn
Sparkling water, juice, soda, or bottled water
Special Seasonal Items
Stocking stuffers (for 70 seniors): Gloves, socks, slippers, soft candies, chocolates, lip balm, lotion, herbal tea, flashlights
Blankets
Strike anywhere matches
Senior Center: Other needed items:
#10 cans of fruits and vegetables (Available at Smart and Final)
Cooking oil and spray
Paper plates
Plastic silverware
Paper towels
Kleenex
Pine Sol
Bottled water
Salad dressings
Egg noodles/Pasta
Monetary donations will go towards:
- Gas for the drive to the reservation
- Christmas stockings
- Garden hose for the Senior Center
- Produce we will purchase the day before the trip (onions, garlic, potatoes, apples)
- Tablecloths for their holiday dinner
- Any other missing items that were not donated
You can drop off donations in the church lobby on Sunday mornings or during the week during office hours. You can also donate monetarily here.
Native American Heritage Month
November is recognized as Native American Heritage Month, a time to learn about the history and celebrate the culture of Native American communities.
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“Unsettling Truths” by Mark Charles & Soong-Chan Rah | Purchase
“Rescuing the Gospel from the Cowboys: A Native American Expression of the Jesus Way” by Richard Twiss | Purchase
“First Nations Version: An Indigenous Bible Translation of the New Testament” by Terry M. Wildman (Consulting Editor First Nations Version Translation Council) | Purchase
“First Nations Version Psalms and Proverbs: An Indigenous Bible Translation” by Terry M. Wildman (Consulting Editor First Nations Version Translation Council) | Purchase
[VIDEO] Christianity Today | Heritage and Hope: Listening to Native American Christian Voices: A conversation with indigenous leaders on the power of faith, history, and culture. | Watch
[VIDEO] Check out the recent Vineyard Gilbert service with Terry & Darlene Wildman and Brian Doerksen | Watch
Matthew 5:3-12
(First Nations Version)
Creator’s blessing rests on the poor, the ones with broken spirits. The good road from above is theirs to walk.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who walk a trail of tears, for he will wipe the tears from their eyes and comfort them.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who walk softly and in a humble manner. The earth, land, and sky will welcome them and always be their home.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who hunger and thirst for wrongs to be made right again. They will eat and drink until they are full.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who are merciful and kind to others. Their kindness will find its way back to them-full circle.
Creator’s blessing rests on the pure of heart. They are the ones who will see the Great Spirit.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who make peace. It will be said of them, “They are the children of the Great Spirit!”
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who are hunted down, and mistreated for doing what is right, for they are walking the good road from above.
Others will lie about you, speak against you, and look down on you with scorn and contempt, all because you walk the road with me. This is a sign that Creator’s blessing is resting on you. So let your hearts be glad and jump for joy for you will be honored in the spirit-world above. You are like the prophets of old, who were treated in the same way by your ancestors.
(First Nations Version)
Creator’s blessing rests on the poor, the ones with broken spirits. The good road from above is theirs to walk.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who walk a trail of tears, for he will wipe the tears from their eyes and comfort them.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who walk softly and in a humble manner. The earth, land, and sky will welcome them and always be their home.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who hunger and thirst for wrongs to be made right again. They will eat and drink until they are full.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who are merciful and kind to others. Their kindness will find its way back to them-full circle.
Creator’s blessing rests on the pure of heart. They are the ones who will see the Great Spirit.
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who make peace. It will be said of them, “They are the children of the Great Spirit!”
Creator’s blessing rests on the ones who are hunted down, and mistreated for doing what is right, for they are walking the good road from above.
Others will lie about you, speak against you, and look down on you with scorn and contempt, all because you walk the road with me. This is a sign that Creator’s blessing is resting on you. So let your hearts be glad and jump for joy for you will be honored in the spirit-world above. You are like the prophets of old, who were treated in the same way by your ancestors.
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