The Big Dig

Times Contributor

 

Blessings come in all shapes and sizes. The “Big Dig” happened on Saturday, Sept. 29 as members from Lord of All Lutheran Church in Strathmore harvested the community garden planted in the spring of this year.

Mike Ewashen (Missions Director) at Lord of All said the community garden project was well received by the members of the congregation in doing something local for Missions. Often when talking about Missions in a church one thinks of making quilts, baby layettes and school kits for kids overseas in Africa. Lord of All recognized that “we have a need right in our own backyards, sometimes we just need to open our eyes to see it.”

Early in the spring members went to a farm (just outside of Strathmore) belonging to a member of the congregation to plant a community garden. They planted many of the heartier vegetables like potatoes, carrots, beets, cabbage, beans, zucchini, lettuce and kale, just to name a few. Throughout the summer people went out volunteering their time on a regular basis to weed, and to harvest things that were ready. The produce harvested throughout the summer was donated to the local Women’s Shelter in Strathmore.

Pastor Dawn Nelson, along with about a dozen members and kids, finished the harvesting of the garden on Saturday in their “Big Dig” where they collected their produce and delivered it to the Strathmore Food Bank. Pastor Dawn says, “I am proud of the show of support that my members give to the various missions projects and it shows the kids that there are needs in their community as well”. 

To celebrate the harvest time and a time of Thanksgiving Lord of All Lutheran Church will be having their annual Harvest Supper on Saturday, Oct. 27 at 5:30 p.m. at the Strathmore Civic Centre. Tickets for the event are still available for $20 with Claudia at the Remax office in Strathmore.