Episcopal Relief and Development
Disaster Season is Upon Us- WE MUST BE READY
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that there is no "us" and "them" — there is only "us." For those of us who have remained healthy and safe during the crisis, this is an opportunity to care for our neighbors who have been less fortunate.
While the pandemic claims our attention both in the US and abroad, we find ourselves nearing the height of the Atlantic hurricane season. Already, we’ve seen the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Laura, and we’ve also witnessed the tragic wildfires as they rage in California. The weeks and months ahead hold a great deal of uncertainty, and they ask one thing of us: Be ready.
So that we can continue to provide relief in communities across the country - and be ready to act in the weeks ahead - I ask you to make a donation to Episcopal Relief & Development's Disaster Fund.
The COVID-19 pandemic has made it clear that there is no "us" and "them" — there is only "us." For those of us who have remained healthy and safe during the crisis, this is an opportunity to care for our neighbors who have been less fortunate.
While the pandemic claims our attention both in the US and abroad, we find ourselves nearing the height of the Atlantic hurricane season. Already, we’ve seen the Gulf Coast devastated by Hurricane Laura, and we’ve also witnessed the tragic wildfires as they rage in California. The weeks and months ahead hold a great deal of uncertainty, and they ask one thing of us: Be ready.
So that we can continue to provide relief in communities across the country - and be ready to act in the weeks ahead - I ask you to make a donation to Episcopal Relief & Development's Disaster Fund.
The Big Yellow Bin
Please help fill the BIG YELLOW BIN
Below is a list of welcomed items. Please do not bring items in glass jars or cardboard boxes, and please check expiration dates.
If you are attending church you can leave your items in the narthex; otherwise, the bin by the angel fountain outside the sanctuary doors is there for you to drop off those extra items from your trip to Publix. Any day, any time. Thanks to the Food Bank, we now have a lid on the bin to keep rain off.
Canned tuna chicken or salmon
Peanut butter in plastic container
Jelly, squeeze bottle in plastic container
Canned soups, stews, chili
Canned vegetables
Trail mix or dried fruit
Canned fruit in own juice or water
Powdered milk
Dried beans
Enfamil formula
Diapers
Baby wipes
Desitin cream
Baby food in plastic containers
In these times it may be more feasible to contribute monies online, especially for you who are not getting out to shop.
Go to https://mealsonwheelsplus.org/ or call 941 747 3663 or make out a check to All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, memo line Manatee Food Bank.
Thank you for supporting ECW and Outreach
Below is a list of welcomed items. Please do not bring items in glass jars or cardboard boxes, and please check expiration dates.
If you are attending church you can leave your items in the narthex; otherwise, the bin by the angel fountain outside the sanctuary doors is there for you to drop off those extra items from your trip to Publix. Any day, any time. Thanks to the Food Bank, we now have a lid on the bin to keep rain off.
Canned tuna chicken or salmon
Peanut butter in plastic container
Jelly, squeeze bottle in plastic container
Canned soups, stews, chili
Canned vegetables
Trail mix or dried fruit
Canned fruit in own juice or water
Powdered milk
Dried beans
Enfamil formula
Diapers
Baby wipes
Desitin cream
Baby food in plastic containers
In these times it may be more feasible to contribute monies online, especially for you who are not getting out to shop.
Go to https://mealsonwheelsplus.org/ or call 941 747 3663 or make out a check to All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church, memo line Manatee Food Bank.
Thank you for supporting ECW and Outreach
ECW News
After months of no news from ECW, I am pleased to tell you that we have sent another installment of $1000 to Our Little Roses in Honduras. As you recall we set aside $2500 as a result of our fundraising efforts and your generous contributions. Because of the pandemic and unrest in Honduras we sent $1000 in the spring. It got there and was much needed. I found out that there was a dollar for dollar match if monies could be received by July 15. We met the deadline and your $1000 became $2000.
If you would like to see what your contribution is doing to help these girls go to:
Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society olrfms@ourlittleroses.org
Gail Clay
Gift from a Parishioner
Recently, All Angels received a $2,000 gift from a parishioner to be used for meals for children during these difficult times. The Outreach Commission elected to provide $1,000 to Children First and $1,000 to Meals on Wheels of Manatee County with a request that these gifts were to be used for meals for children.
If you would like to see what your contribution is doing to help these girls go to:
Our Little Roses Foreign Mission Society olrfms@ourlittleroses.org
Gail Clay
Gift from a Parishioner
Recently, All Angels received a $2,000 gift from a parishioner to be used for meals for children during these difficult times. The Outreach Commission elected to provide $1,000 to Children First and $1,000 to Meals on Wheels of Manatee County with a request that these gifts were to be used for meals for children.
Education for Ministry Classes Forming Across Diocese
Across the diocese, there are many Education for Ministry classes and groups offered by parishes that are forming this summer. Education for Ministry, or EfM, is a four-year certificate program for laity under the direction of The School of Theology at Sewanee, The University of the South. The EfM program is preparation for the ministry to which we all are called. The Diocese of Southwest Florida supports this important ministry to laity, through our various parishes. Groups begin meeting in September and run for 36 weeks. Registration starts each summer.
If you are interested in finding out more about EfM or in registering for a group, please call Deacon Martha Goodwill at (941) 556-0315 or email at mgoodwill@episcopalswfl.org
If you are interested in finding out more about EfM or in registering for a group, please call Deacon Martha Goodwill at (941) 556-0315 or email at mgoodwill@episcopalswfl.org
ECW News
We are happy to report that your generous support and donations to the Mardi Gras event are on the way to those in need.
As you recall, we held the monies for Our Little Roses because the situation in Honduras has been so tenuous. They are under martial law. We have been advised by the home office in Miami that funds are getting through. Their budget is $70,000 a month to pay staff and buy food. Their income is from donations, which are down, and sponsorships. So our monies are badly needed. "A Godsend," the director told me, coming at this time. The girls are safe and well cared for and there is no virus at the school.
The ECW executive board decided to send $5500 in two installments to the Miami home office where it will be wire transfered to their bank in Honduras.
I encourage you to go to their website to see how they are coping.
www.ourlittleroses.org
The remaining monies, $5000, was going to be directed to Rev Dee's medical mission to Honduras. In speaking to her, her team will not be returning to Honduras in the foreseeable future. She is in agreement that we should use the funds locally as the need is so great. We assured her that we will support her when it is safe for her and her team to return.
In reviewing locally charities, the executive board of ECW made the decision to donate $5000 to the Community Foundation of Sarasota where it will be matched by the Patterson Foundation. We designated Manatee and Sarasota counties. The funds will assist families directly in need to pay bills and meet their immediate needs. Please check out their website at: wwwcfsarasota.org
Gail Clay, President ECW
As you recall, we held the monies for Our Little Roses because the situation in Honduras has been so tenuous. They are under martial law. We have been advised by the home office in Miami that funds are getting through. Their budget is $70,000 a month to pay staff and buy food. Their income is from donations, which are down, and sponsorships. So our monies are badly needed. "A Godsend," the director told me, coming at this time. The girls are safe and well cared for and there is no virus at the school.
The ECW executive board decided to send $5500 in two installments to the Miami home office where it will be wire transfered to their bank in Honduras.
I encourage you to go to their website to see how they are coping.
www.ourlittleroses.org
The remaining monies, $5000, was going to be directed to Rev Dee's medical mission to Honduras. In speaking to her, her team will not be returning to Honduras in the foreseeable future. She is in agreement that we should use the funds locally as the need is so great. We assured her that we will support her when it is safe for her and her team to return.
In reviewing locally charities, the executive board of ECW made the decision to donate $5000 to the Community Foundation of Sarasota where it will be matched by the Patterson Foundation. We designated Manatee and Sarasota counties. The funds will assist families directly in need to pay bills and meet their immediate needs. Please check out their website at: wwwcfsarasota.org
Gail Clay, President ECW
Thank You From Children First
A Message About Outreach: Where Your Donations Go
Children First: Children First serves the most at risk children and families in Sarasota County. During normal circumstances, our families struggle. In these extraordinary times, our families are facing a crisis of magnitude never seen before. They are struggling to meet the most basic needs of their children, while living with fear and uncertainty of their health, employment, housing and their child’s education. We must be a lifeline for our families and we need you to help. The four ways we are helping at this time are:
1. Prevent learning loss
2. Ensure basic hygiene
3. Support mental health
4. Provide emergency food
Meals on Wheels - Plus: We are providing food to seniors who are isolated during the stay at home order. In the month of March, the number of seniors requesting assistance from Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee increased by 30% over the prior month. We are providing food to families via our Food4Families program, distributing thousands of meals each Friday to provide nutrition to families over the weekend In the last three weeks, we have provided 34,500 meals to families via the Food 4 Families program. We are providing food to nearly 100 food pantries and partner agencies in Manatee County We have already experienced a 20% increase in food being withdrawn from The Food Bank of Manatee and we anticipate the needs to grow exponentially over the coming weeks and months
Over the next several months, we will purchase thousands of dollars of food, leveraging our wholesale buying power, to provide food for people in need in the community.
1. Prevent learning loss
2. Ensure basic hygiene
3. Support mental health
4. Provide emergency food
Meals on Wheels - Plus: We are providing food to seniors who are isolated during the stay at home order. In the month of March, the number of seniors requesting assistance from Meals on Wheels PLUS of Manatee increased by 30% over the prior month. We are providing food to families via our Food4Families program, distributing thousands of meals each Friday to provide nutrition to families over the weekend In the last three weeks, we have provided 34,500 meals to families via the Food 4 Families program. We are providing food to nearly 100 food pantries and partner agencies in Manatee County We have already experienced a 20% increase in food being withdrawn from The Food Bank of Manatee and we anticipate the needs to grow exponentially over the coming weeks and months
Over the next several months, we will purchase thousands of dollars of food, leveraging our wholesale buying power, to provide food for people in need in the community.
Charitable Giving
During this time many of us are looking for ways to help but want to be sure our monies get to where it is needed.
The Community Foundation of Sarasota (a vetted local organization) is sponsoring a Giving Challenge on April 28 and 29. Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar.
Go to givingpartnerchallenge.org to learn more about this event which supports more than 700 nonprofits in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSota counties.
The Community Foundation of Sarasota (a vetted local organization) is sponsoring a Giving Challenge on April 28 and 29. Your contribution will be matched dollar for dollar.
Go to givingpartnerchallenge.org to learn more about this event which supports more than 700 nonprofits in Sarasota, Manatee, Charlotte and DeSota counties.