I received this e-mail today from the woman in charge of the Angel Food program at Mercy House.
Dear Customers,
Some of you may already know this, however if you did not order this month, we would like to let everyone know that effective October 17, 2009 Mercy House will no longer be offering Angel Food Ministries. Mercy House can no longer sustain our role in Angel Food due to the recent loss of our distribution space. We have been unable to locate adequate space to continue the program. Additionally, the amount of work that Angel Food has grown to is beyond the 6 female staff to handle. Since we are not a church host site with a congregation, it has left us to find volunteers to run our distribution. We have added new programs and fundraisers to our agency and the additional time required by Angel Food is too much for us. This has come after extensive review of our programs and some very tough decision making. We feel as though we have fulfilled our mission to bring Angel Food to Harrisonburg and the surrounding areas and are very proud of what Angel Food has become in the Shenandoah Valley. We thank you for you patronage over the past 1 ½ years. You have been instrumental in the goal of bringing this program to your community.
To continue ordering, you can contact any of the host sites listed below who would be happy to have you as a customer!
Spring Creek Church, Bridgewater, VA
540-828-3366
Life Harvest Church, Verona, VA
540-248-0622
Christ Episcopal Church, Luray, VA
540-742-1743
Windhaven Church, Mt. Jackson, VA
540-975-0726
Riverside United Methodist Church, Bergton, VA
540-852-3577
Community Fellowship Church of the Nazarene, Waynesboro, VA
540-886-8984
Upper Room Church, Elkton, VA 540-298-8000 or 540-746-0642
***If you pre-ordered the Thanksgiving Box you can pick it up at the Mercy House Shelter at 247 N. High Street on Monday, November 16 between 9 am and 5 pm. We will not accept any more pre-orders for Thanksgiving boxes after Saturday, October 17.***
