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Eastern Adams County's Only Independent Voice Since 1887
SOUPER BOWL. While many people were busy watching the Big Game on Feb. 5, members of the Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ Patty Schoesler and Bob Shockley were gathering donations for Souper Bowl of Caring at the Ritzville church. -Photo courtesy of Johnathan Carter
The Ritzville Zion Philadelphia United Church of Christ participated in the nationwide Souper Bowl of Caring for the 2017 Super Bowl game.
Souper Bowl of Caring began in 1996 by a youth group from Spring Valley Presbyterian Church in Columbia with a mission to combine America’s largest football weekend with a celebration of giving and serving to those in need.
As participants of the events for several years, Zion Philadelphia UCC Board of Missions member Patty Schoesler challenged church members and friends to donate cans of soup or cash in an attempt to match the combined score of the game.
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