Malachi Market
Alternative Gifts Market at Shadyside Presbyterian Church
"Bring the whole tithe into the storehouse that there will be enough food in my House. If you do, test me in this, says the Lord Almighty, and see if I will not throw open the floodgates of heaven and pour out so much blessing that you will not have enough room for it. Malachi 3:10
Details
Dates: Sunday, December 2 , and Sunday, December 9
Times: 12:00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M.
Link: Malachi Market form (PDF, 110 KB)
About the Malachi Market
Shadyside Presbyterian Church’s Malachi Market is, in part, inspired by Alternative Gifts International, Inc., a non-profit, inter-faith agency begun in 1980 by Harriet Prichard, former Director of Christian Education at Pasadena Presbyterian Church, California. Her hope was to find a way for children to give gifts to add to the justice and peace of the world in the name of Jesus Christ during the Advent and Christmas season.
Malachi Market derives its name from Malachi, the prophet who spoke to God’s people when they were expecting God to bring them justice and peace. Malachi calls the people of God to help “prepare the way” (Malachi 3:1). Preparing the way for the Lord means to join God in bringing justice by tending to the orphans, the widows, the foreigner, the hungry, the sick, the poor, and the imprisoned in the world. This, Malachi believes, is how the people of God find their delight and blessing. It goes with God’s own delight.
This Year's Malachi Market
As Advent draws near, we invite you to consider purchasing unique and useful gifts in honor of your loved ones through the Malachi Market. Now in its third year, this alternative gift market sells relief and development gifts to benefit those in need locally, nationally, and internationally. Catalogs will soon be available, and gifts may be purchased in the parish hall on the designated dates.
The monies raised from the designated purchases will be distributed to families in need by nonprofit agencies that guarantee their delivery. This year, gifts will support Beginning with Books; Garfield Jubilee Association; Girls Hope of Pittsburgh; Off the Floor Pittsburgh, a ministry dedicated to eradicating poverty by providing basic needs to families eating and sleeping on the floor; Bibles for Eastern Europe; Christianity in Russia, supporting the work of two missionaries; Global Links, a medical aid organization; and Vintage Senior Center.
Your monetary gift includes a card with the recipient organization’s name and an ornament. Information about the charities also will be available. All gifts are tax-deductible.
Below are all the gifts available for you to give this year.
| BEGINNING WITH BOOKS | GARFIELD JUBILEE ASSOCIATION | |||
| Ten high-quality children’s books | $60 |
Vacuum cleaner | $60 |
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| Five high-quality children’s books | $30 |
One package of ten socks | $8 |
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| Ten well-baby visit books for urban pediatric offices | $50 |
One package of three T-shirts | $6 |
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| One package of three briefs | $5 |
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| GIRLS HOPE OF PITTSUBURGH | OFF THE FLOOR PITTSBURGH | |||
| One week of groceries for a house-full of girls | $270 |
One year of rent for an extra storage locker | $1,800 |
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| One college textbook for one student | $60 |
A kitchen table and chairs | $1,000 |
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| One extra-curricular activity for one girl | $45 |
New Bibles for 100 families | $500 |
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| One girl’s set of bed sheets | $30 |
One new twin bed, with linens, for a child | $275 |
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| One girl’s Christmas gift | $10 |
U-haul rental and fuel for a pick-up delivery day | $150 |
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| One girl’s birthday cake | $8 |
Sets of new towels for a family of four | $100 |
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| One new set of bedding | $50 |
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| BIBLES FOR EASTERN EUROPE | Two new box fans | $25 |
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| One Bible (incl. shipping + handling) | $4 |
Two new pillows | $10 |
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| CHRISTIANITY IN RUSSIA | GLOBAL LINKS | |||
| One share in building supplies to finish the kitchen at an Orthodox drug rehab center in Ivanova | $25 |
One operating room table to replace no longer useable tables currently in clinics | $1,500 |
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| A theology textbook for students at St. Tikhon’s Orthodox University in Moscow, Russia’s first-ever Christian university | $25 |
One fetal Doppler to allow medical staff to monitor fetus’s heartbeat and provide appropriate prenatal care | $500 |
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| One share in the Russian Baptist and Roma Baptist outreach ministry to the Roma (gypsy) people in Russia, an ethnic group experiencing great discrimination and poverty | $15 |
One oto-opthalmoscope (basic diagnostic instrument for doctors checking ears, eyes, and throat – often in short supply or non-existent) | $200 |
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| One share in sporting equipment and craft supplies for Russian Baptist summer camps, a once-per-year opportunity for children to get out of crowded cities into a place of natural beauty and safety | $15 |
One case of refurbished blood pressure equipment, which allows doctors to detect and monitor many life-threatening illnesses | $120 |
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| One share in Bibles, Christian story books, and art supplies for the children in the Sunday School at the Church of the Icon of the Mother of God, the Joy of All Who Suffer (Russian Orthodox) in St. Petersburg | $10 |
Nebulizer kits (key equipment for asthma and respiratory treatment) | $60 |
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| One share in school supplies for the children at the Russian Christian School in St. Petersburg, with its ministry to children who are unable to succeed in the stressed public school system | $10 |
One share of primary care supplies (five cases of syringes, bandages, gloves) | $25 |
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| VINTAGE | ||||
| One month of scholarship funding for a needy, frail older adult to attend adult day services, helping them avoid unnecessary nursing home placement | $480 |
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| Exercise classes for a needy senior to attend twice a week for one year, assisting them to remain healthy and active | $100 |
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| One hour of therapeutic programming for a group of six Alzheimer participants | $30 |
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| One session of training provided to local university and high school students on issues of growing older | $25 |
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| One hour of blood pressure screenings for 50 seniors | $20 |
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| Direct assistance for a needy senior to access services for basic living needs | $20 |
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Instructions for Giving
Please browse the gift catalog, and print and complete the Malachi Market form, indicating desired quantities. Then return this entire form to Shadyside Presbyterian Church for fulfillment. Mail your order before December 9 to the church, or submit it in person in the parish hall on Sundays, December 2 and 9, between noon and 2:00 p.m. (Checks should be made payable to Shadyside Presbyterian Church.)
Additional Information
Read Malachi Market: Giving Gifts to the World, and article from the October Mouse written by Laura Vondas.