Handbag of Hope Ministry

10/11/2026

Autumn is here and Winter is fast approaching!
We have another 30 bags ready to go!

This batch has Emergency Blankets and Hand Warmers as nights can get a little chilled!

Thanks to generous donations and compassionate hearts we have been stocked with some necessary items and the monetary donations have helped us to get the winter items from Amazon!

We are also happy to have real face cloths at a reasonable price thanks to Amazon's connections.

We included a pocket Gospel of John courtesy of sponsors at pocket testament league.

God bless those sweet and kind people out there!

We hope these bags help during tough times!

10/09/2026

We look forward to seeing you on Monday, November 2nd at Trinity United Church. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

10/09/2026

Calvin Presbyterian Church, a member of the The Compassionate Committee for the Homeless in North Bay, will offer prayers on World Homeless Day, Saturday, October 10, 2026.

10/06/2026

10/02/2026

A Blessing Bag is a easy and handy way to show how much you care for your brothers and sisters. Just yesterday, I handed out a Blessing Bag to someone lying on the sidewalk. I keep one fully stocked in my car for occasion like these.

09/12/2026

We continue to help, because it is needed!
Our bags give Hope and sometimes Hope is all there is.
But it IS enough. Thank you everyone who has helped and especially to our church family!

We are happy to have filled our 400th bag!

07/03/2026

We are in need of some new items for summer, anything helps!
Thank you and God Bless!
https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/PKWAZ7552SBZ/ref=nav_wishlist_lists_2

06/26/2026

We are putting together a workshop and would like your input 🩷

05/11/2026

We will never grow tired of helping those who really need some hope and when they see someone cares, they will see that they are worth more than they may think.

There is no place for judgement and this is when real progress takes place. It fills out hearts to put these bags together and overflows when we give them out, but we dont do this for the feeling. We do this because its the Right thing to do. Helping those in need is just the humane thing to do and if we feel good about it, then maybe thats telling us what we are doing God's work 😌

We often purchased items we have not received (which can be hard as we are not rich and it can get rather expensive, but it is worth it!) to complete our bags so that there ars some snacks in them, if you'd like to help, don't be shy!

We accept email money transfers at
[email protected]

Or you can go to our Amazon wishlist and items will be deliver to us so that we can continue making our bags 🎒 😉

Amazon wish list https://www.amazon.ca/hz/wishlist/ls/PKWAZ7552SBZ

Thank you for your help! God appreciates it and so do we!

Handbag of Hope Ministry - St. Brice's Church, North Bay, ON.

05/04/2026

In an encampment...

I met a young man yesterday who needed a few bags, actually more than one as there were quite a few people there.
I asked him how long things have been this way for him, and he told me that it had been 8 years.

8 years....

He said that it gets better then not so good. I wished him good things, and added him and his girlfriend to my prayers.

The world is hard yet hope is always there.