The Worship and Music Committee of St. John’s United Church of Christ, 1415 Rising Sun Road, Laurys Station, is sponsoring a clothing and household goods drive April 12 to May 17. Donations will be processed by Recycle Local for distribution in the United States and other countries.

Clothing and fabric houseware items should be placed in a well-tied plastic bag. Fragile things such as dinnerware, glassware or baking dishes must be placed in a sealed box marked “Fragile.”

Contributions may include clothing and shoes for people of all ages; accessories such as purses, backpacks, hats and items for babies; household fabric items such as bedding, blankets, pillows and towels; soft toys including stuffed animals and Beanie Babies; and hard toys like cars, trucks and action figures.

Call the church office at 610-262-8061 for information or to arrange a drop-off time.

Union Lutheran Church, Schnecksville, collected materials for Daybreak, a mission program of the Lehigh Conference of Churches during Lent.

The organization was formed when the owner of a store in downtown Allentown responded to customer complaints about “vagrants” loitering and blocking the store’s entrance.

After learning these people had been released from the state hospital and had nowhere else to go, he called the Lehigh Conference of Churches and asked for help.

Daybreak opened in 1979. Services include a conference kitchen which provides a free meal three times a day, five days a week to people in need.

The conference housing program offers rental assistance, furniture and support for those needing a place to live.

The organization has an outreach team to connect with the homeless by providing supplies and building trust relationships.

To learn more about Daybreak, call the church office at 610-767-6884.