A Prayer for Peace Among the Nations
(BCP 816)
Let us pray in this time of conflict for the countries of Russia and the Ukraine,
Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world
into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them
that peace which is the fruit of righteousness,
that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
(BCP 816)
Let us pray in this time of conflict for the countries of Russia and the Ukraine,
Almighty God our heavenly Father, guide the nations of the world
into the way of justice and truth, and establish among them
that peace which is the fruit of righteousness,
that they may become the kingdom of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.
Your support will help Episcopal Relief & Development and other Anglican partners provide humanitarian assistance
to people fleeing the violence in Ukraine.
Turning Points
Margie Dawson, Director of Development for Turning Points, receives the proceeds from the All Angels New to You Art Sale in the amount of $9319.
Book Drive
Thank you for your generosity: Children First received159 books, donated by All Angels.
Mothers Helping Mothers
Our Toy Day was a success, thanks to you!
We wanted to express our gratitude for your support during this year's holiday Toy Day event. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide gifts and gift cards to 400 families, including over 1100 children. This included 175 new bikes, toys, gift bags, and more, making it the best Toy Day ever!
We rely on the support of donors like you, and we were humbled by the abundance of giving this season. We are certain that your kindness and generosity will bring joy to those who need it most this Christmas.
We would also like to share with you a link to our photo gallery that captures the joy of the event. We hope you enjoy them! https://www.mhmsarasota.com/gallery
Thank you on behalf of those we serve and the children who will benefit from your gifts.
Cheri DeVries
MHM Executive Director
We wanted to express our gratitude for your support during this year's holiday Toy Day event. Thanks to your generosity, we were able to provide gifts and gift cards to 400 families, including over 1100 children. This included 175 new bikes, toys, gift bags, and more, making it the best Toy Day ever!
We rely on the support of donors like you, and we were humbled by the abundance of giving this season. We are certain that your kindness and generosity will bring joy to those who need it most this Christmas.
We would also like to share with you a link to our photo gallery that captures the joy of the event. We hope you enjoy them! https://www.mhmsarasota.com/gallery
Thank you on behalf of those we serve and the children who will benefit from your gifts.
Cheri DeVries
MHM Executive Director
The Food Bucket
Please consider donating food to help the Food Bank of Manatee, especially if you are leaving the island for the summer. Perhaps you need a place to bring that food you didn't use.
Please make sure food has current dates.
Please make sure food has current dates.
From the Manatee County Habitat for Humanity Newsletter
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Johntrice's Dedication
On Saturday, March 11th, we dedicated a recycled home in our Washington Park community to Johntrice and her two children, Promise and Rylain. Manatee Habitat staff and donors and over 20 members of Johntrice’s extended family gathered for the beautiful ceremony. We want to thank Manatee Literacy Council for donating books for Johntrice and her family, Leaders Furniture for donating pieces for the home, and All Angels by the Sea Episcopal Church for helping to fund the rehab. |
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MOTHERS HELPING MOTHERS
Just a BIG shout out to the generous parishioners of All Angel's for all the wonderful toys.
They will be delivered to Mother's Helping Mothers.
They will be delivered to Mother's Helping Mothers.
TURNING POINTS
Also, the Outreach Commission is partnering with Turning Points in Bradenton. For more information on the vital help Turning Points does, please click here or read this article from the Bradenton Herald: Bradenton Herald - Turning Points
DONATE TO HURRICANE RELIEF
If you would like to help with the long and tedious process of recovery and rebuilding, the most beneficial form of assistance is monetary donations. Your financial assistance will a response that is quick and adaptive to the specific needs on the ground.
Please continue to pray for all those who have been impacted by this storm:
May God give us the strength and grace needed to meet the days to come.
There are two ways to contribute:
Donate Online Here
Or write a check payable to Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida and mail it to Diocesan House, 8005 25th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219.
Make sure to note “Hurricane Relief” in your memo line.
Please continue to pray for all those who have been impacted by this storm:
May God give us the strength and grace needed to meet the days to come.
There are two ways to contribute:
Donate Online Here
Or write a check payable to Episcopal Diocese of Southwest Florida and mail it to Diocesan House, 8005 25th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219.
Make sure to note “Hurricane Relief” in your memo line.
Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication
On Saturday we attended the Habitat for Humanity Home Dedication and Celebration in Palmetto for Terry Bibbins. He is a Palmetto native, six-year Army veteran who served in Iraq. Many local dignitaries spoke first, praising Habitat and Terry. Terry thanked all. He said the one thing which everyone did, but he did NOT like was that they said, 'Thank you for your service, as if it was a sacrifice. No, I WANTED to serve my country.'
He was presented with the American flag in the traditional three cornered box so he can fly it over his house. When they gave him the keys to his kingdom it was hard to keep a dry eye, as neither Terry nor the presenter could.
Then we toured the house. No furnishings or wall hangings yet, but soon there will be so he can make a house a home. Maybe we should invite him to the Art Sale next year...
If you look out the back door of this house there are three lots with foundations poured, one already framed. The one in the middle, lighter sand, is the one that Yvette will have.
A delicious lunch followed.
Habitat serves a great need, especially in these times when affordable housing is denied to so many. They cannot help the whole world, but it means the whole world to the one they can help.
-Katzy Nager
He was presented with the American flag in the traditional three cornered box so he can fly it over his house. When they gave him the keys to his kingdom it was hard to keep a dry eye, as neither Terry nor the presenter could.
Then we toured the house. No furnishings or wall hangings yet, but soon there will be so he can make a house a home. Maybe we should invite him to the Art Sale next year...
If you look out the back door of this house there are three lots with foundations poured, one already framed. The one in the middle, lighter sand, is the one that Yvette will have.
A delicious lunch followed.
Habitat serves a great need, especially in these times when affordable housing is denied to so many. They cannot help the whole world, but it means the whole world to the one they can help.
-Katzy Nager
Habitat For Humanity
All Angels raised $4700 for Habitat for Humanity through the New to You Art Sale
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Mothers Helping Mothers
Lenten Outreach
MHM 2021 Year in Review
All Angel's outreach committee is asking that we remember those in our community in need this Lenten season. We have identified a group, Mothers Helping Mothers, that needs our help. We have committed to giving this organization $5000 (and an additional matching gift of $5000 from the Flanzer trust).
This organization is completely run by volunteers. They provide necessities, clothing, car seats, cribs and more to families in Manatee and Sarasota counties. When needed they step in to support emergent needs like help with utility bills, car repairs and rent.
During the season of Lent we pray, study, fast and give alms. Almsgiving is not a word we use often today. We speak of mission and charity, but almsgiving comes from being moved by compassion when we see the plight of others. Almsgiving is of undeniable importance, as Christ told us he would be in the person of the poor, sick and hungry.
Every month, MHM provides Hygiene bags to their clients. And in this vein, we are asking you to bring these items to church each Sunday in Lent. As you shop for them, think of the families you are helping and pray for them.
March 6: Soap and bath wash
March 13: Toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss
March 20: Shampoo and Conditioner
March 27: Razors
April 3: Feminine Hygiene products
April 10: Deodorant
This organization is completely run by volunteers. They provide necessities, clothing, car seats, cribs and more to families in Manatee and Sarasota counties. When needed they step in to support emergent needs like help with utility bills, car repairs and rent.
During the season of Lent we pray, study, fast and give alms. Almsgiving is not a word we use often today. We speak of mission and charity, but almsgiving comes from being moved by compassion when we see the plight of others. Almsgiving is of undeniable importance, as Christ told us he would be in the person of the poor, sick and hungry.
Every month, MHM provides Hygiene bags to their clients. And in this vein, we are asking you to bring these items to church each Sunday in Lent. As you shop for them, think of the families you are helping and pray for them.
March 6: Soap and bath wash
March 13: Toothbrushes, toothpaste and floss
March 20: Shampoo and Conditioner
March 27: Razors
April 3: Feminine Hygiene products
April 10: Deodorant
Manatee Food Bank
Food is always needed for the Manatee Food Bank.
BOGO's at Publix are a great way to support this cause.
Thank You
A big thank you to all who participated in the collecting of diapers.
28 packs of diapers were donated to the Manatee Food Bank.
They really appreciated the donation.
28 packs of diapers were donated to the Manatee Food Bank.
They really appreciated the donation.
ERD: Tornado Relief
Diocese Donates More Than $21,000 to Episcopal Relief & Development to Support Tornado Victims
and Other Global Needs
On Monday, December 13, the Diocese of Southwest Florida donated $21,589 to Episcopal Relief & Development with $3,000 going directly to cover the excruciating trauma experienced by the state of Kentucky and other states during the 'Quad-State Tornado' storm system on Friday, December 10, 2021.
“This donation comes from the diocesan budget, voted for in convention by all the congregations. However, I encourage and urge all congregations in the diocese in this Advent and impending Christmas season to be generous to Episcopal Relief & Development for the relief of the tornado victims,” said the Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.
As reported by the Weather Channel, the storm system generated more than 30 tornado reports across six states stretching across the Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and Midwest. The most deadly tornado killed at least 70 people and may have set the record for the longest continuous tornado in American history.
Episcopal Relief & Development works in collaboration with church partners and other local organizations to facilitate healthier, more fulfilling lives in communities that are struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster, and disease. The organization works around the world and here in the US responding to and rebuilding after disasters including the 'Quad-State Tornado' storms disaster.
Episcopal Relief & Development programs impact the lives of more than 3 million people annually. The organization's expertise, experience, and practical knowledge support communities to lasting change with a focus on three key priorities: women, children, and climate.
The diocese also donated $18,589 to the Episcopal Relief & Development's Sustainable Development Goals which address global poverty, hunger, sustainable community growth, and climate change. You can read more about the Sustainable Development Goals HERE.
You can make a donation online to the Episcopal Relief & Development HERE or you can send relief checks to Episcopal Relief & Development at P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058. You can also send your check to the Diocesan House, 8005 25th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219 and we will send it to Episcopal Relief & Development.
and Other Global Needs
On Monday, December 13, the Diocese of Southwest Florida donated $21,589 to Episcopal Relief & Development with $3,000 going directly to cover the excruciating trauma experienced by the state of Kentucky and other states during the 'Quad-State Tornado' storm system on Friday, December 10, 2021.
“This donation comes from the diocesan budget, voted for in convention by all the congregations. However, I encourage and urge all congregations in the diocese in this Advent and impending Christmas season to be generous to Episcopal Relief & Development for the relief of the tornado victims,” said the Rt. Rev. Dabney T. Smith, Fifth Bishop of the Diocese of Southwest Florida.
As reported by the Weather Channel, the storm system generated more than 30 tornado reports across six states stretching across the Mississippi Valley, Southeast, and Midwest. The most deadly tornado killed at least 70 people and may have set the record for the longest continuous tornado in American history.
Episcopal Relief & Development works in collaboration with church partners and other local organizations to facilitate healthier, more fulfilling lives in communities that are struggling with hunger, poverty, disaster, and disease. The organization works around the world and here in the US responding to and rebuilding after disasters including the 'Quad-State Tornado' storms disaster.
Episcopal Relief & Development programs impact the lives of more than 3 million people annually. The organization's expertise, experience, and practical knowledge support communities to lasting change with a focus on three key priorities: women, children, and climate.
The diocese also donated $18,589 to the Episcopal Relief & Development's Sustainable Development Goals which address global poverty, hunger, sustainable community growth, and climate change. You can read more about the Sustainable Development Goals HERE.
You can make a donation online to the Episcopal Relief & Development HERE or you can send relief checks to Episcopal Relief & Development at P.O. Box 7058, Merrifield, VA 22116-7058. You can also send your check to the Diocesan House, 8005 25th Street East, Parrish, FL 34219 and we will send it to Episcopal Relief & Development.
Outreach Commission and ECW Christmas Project
Diaper Drive: We are asking the parish to donate much-needed infant diapers, sizes 5 and 6 ONLY, for the Manatee Food Bank.
EPISCOPAL RELIEF AND DEVELOPMENT: HURRICANE RELIEF
Right now, Episcopal Relief and Development is working with the Diocese of Haiti and other partners to deliver services and financial assistance to those affected by the earthquake. In particular, we're providing financial assistance to families located in remote areas who aren't being served by other organizations.
Please hold the people of Haiti in your prayers and thoughts as they face these latest disasters. And if you can, please donate today!
Haiti Fund
ERD's U.S. Disaster team is in touch with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners to assess immediate need and plan for long-term recovery and healing, but this is just the beginning of this recovery and a long hurricane season. They must stay ready to act when the next storm hits, wherever it may be — and they are counting on our community to show what our faith can do.
Please make an urgent donation to our Hurricane Relief Fund today. You will help provide everything from food to blankets to pastoral care — bringing relief and comfort to those in the wake of catastrophic storms.
Hurricane Relief Fund
Please hold the people of Haiti in your prayers and thoughts as they face these latest disasters. And if you can, please donate today!
Haiti Fund
ERD's U.S. Disaster team is in touch with the Diocese of Louisiana and other regional partners to assess immediate need and plan for long-term recovery and healing, but this is just the beginning of this recovery and a long hurricane season. They must stay ready to act when the next storm hits, wherever it may be — and they are counting on our community to show what our faith can do.
Please make an urgent donation to our Hurricane Relief Fund today. You will help provide everything from food to blankets to pastoral care — bringing relief and comfort to those in the wake of catastrophic storms.
Hurricane Relief Fund
GIFT CARD OUTREACH PROJECT, AUGUST 2021
Sunday, September 5th is the last day to bring your gift cards to church for Family Promise of Sarasota!
We will deliver as many cards as possible to Family Promise of Sarasota .
Your gift in the collection plate will be anonymous. To get contribution credit as an Outreach gift from All Angels, put your name on it somewhere (in pencil, so that the recipients don't receive it). Our goal is to report each week on how much assistance we are offering as a community. In order to do that, please indicate the value of the card, if it is not otherwise visible.
*If you receive an email asking you to send pictures of the gift card pin numbers, this is a fraud. Please make sure to bring the gift cards to the church in person or send them in the mail.
We will deliver as many cards as possible to Family Promise of Sarasota .
Your gift in the collection plate will be anonymous. To get contribution credit as an Outreach gift from All Angels, put your name on it somewhere (in pencil, so that the recipients don't receive it). Our goal is to report each week on how much assistance we are offering as a community. In order to do that, please indicate the value of the card, if it is not otherwise visible.
*If you receive an email asking you to send pictures of the gift card pin numbers, this is a fraud. Please make sure to bring the gift cards to the church in person or send them in the mail.
Thank you for your Donations!
A Message From Family Promise of Sarasota:
Our first Giving Day has been a TREMENDOUS success thanks to all of our congregations, our supporters, and the community at large.
We received a total of $4,945 in pledges to date, which will be matched dollar for dollar. This means that we have raised a total of $9890 as of yesterday afternoon, and we are aware that more checks are on the way.
We fully anticipate that we will break the $10,000 mark for this event!
It was a pleasure to meet so many of our coordinators and community supporters during our Open House, and we thank our coordinators for helping us get the word out all week long.
Please accept the grateful thanks of our Board of Trustees, our Director, and on behalf of the children & families we serve. It is only through the commitment of our donors that we can do our work and prevent homelessness in our community.
Kevin Mckenney, Board Chair
Our first Giving Day has been a TREMENDOUS success thanks to all of our congregations, our supporters, and the community at large.
We received a total of $4,945 in pledges to date, which will be matched dollar for dollar. This means that we have raised a total of $9890 as of yesterday afternoon, and we are aware that more checks are on the way.
We fully anticipate that we will break the $10,000 mark for this event!
It was a pleasure to meet so many of our coordinators and community supporters during our Open House, and we thank our coordinators for helping us get the word out all week long.
Please accept the grateful thanks of our Board of Trustees, our Director, and on behalf of the children & families we serve. It is only through the commitment of our donors that we can do our work and prevent homelessness in our community.
Kevin Mckenney, Board Chair
Art Sale Funds
The Outreach Commission is pleased to announce $1000 from the Art Sale has gone to benefit Family Promise of Sarasota. These monies will be matched by the national Family Promise organization. Your gift will be used to assist children and families in Sarasota to avoid homelessness.
Thank you to all who donated and bought art and especially to Linn Torres who had the idea, organized, hung, and sold the art.
Mike Clay
Chairperson Outreach Commission
Thank you to all who donated and bought art and especially to Linn Torres who had the idea, organized, hung, and sold the art.
Mike Clay
Chairperson Outreach Commission
The Big Yellow Bin for Manatee Food Bank
For a most unusual year, you gave 809 pounds of food supplies. Thank you!
In case you would like a reminder of what is needed,
in the Narthex is a handout that you can take with you to the grocery store.
Hunger is still with us.
In case you would like a reminder of what is needed,
in the Narthex is a handout that you can take with you to the grocery store.
Hunger is still with us.
Used Laptops
Dear friends:
The Children’s Guardian Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit which supports the many needs of the 1400 children in our area who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment---or all of the above. Working with court-appointed individual Guardians Ad Litem ("GAL's"), who visit the kids in their homes and know their situation, we respond to requests for items and services that the State of Florida does not provide: car seats, cribs, high chairs, driving lessons, prom dresses, bus passes, bicycles, summer camp, sports uniforms, birthday cakes, car seats, diapers, clothes, musical instruments, dressers, mattresses, bedding, swimming lessons, and (our biggest expense): tutoring.
As you might imagine, the Covid situation has made life for kids without parents even more difficult. Now, the greatest unfulfilled need of these kids is technology, so that they can attend school remotely, look for jobs, do research for school assignments, etc. For years, working with a volunteer tech company in Sarasota, we have been providing laptops upon request to kids in foster care. These are not new laptops (or Ipads)---they are "old" pieces of equipment that are unused because new laptops/Ipads have been purchased. When an "old" laptop or Ipad is donated to the Children's Guardian Fund, we turn it over to a group of retired tech geniuses (called "STUG": Sarasota Technology Users Group) who know how to make the devices useful again. With help from Microsoft's charitable division , which donates hardware and software, STUG wipes all information from the old laptop or Ipad and then completely refurbishes it, installs new hard drives and software, and returns it to CGF for distribution to kids in foster care/relative care.
CGF has been partnering with STUG for years, but never in the face of a pandemic which is keeping kids at home and increasing the need for laptops. Many of our relative caregivers used to have a "family laptop" which everyone shared.
During Covid, suddenly all the school-aged kids in the household needed a device at the same time.
If you have an old laptop/Ipad you do not need, please let me know. I will pick it up for the tech team, which will wipe the drive (more about that below), update the hardware and software, and donate it to one of "our" kids. You will have made space in your closet and helped a child who needs all the help he/she can get!
For more information about the “wiping” of donated computers: https://youtu.be/PdjtJh86jgQ
Thank you very much!
Cynthia Craig, for the Children's Guardian Fund
973-818-7299
The Children’s Guardian Fund is a 501(c)3 non-profit which supports the many needs of the 1400 children in our area who have been removed from their homes due to abuse, neglect, abandonment---or all of the above. Working with court-appointed individual Guardians Ad Litem ("GAL's"), who visit the kids in their homes and know their situation, we respond to requests for items and services that the State of Florida does not provide: car seats, cribs, high chairs, driving lessons, prom dresses, bus passes, bicycles, summer camp, sports uniforms, birthday cakes, car seats, diapers, clothes, musical instruments, dressers, mattresses, bedding, swimming lessons, and (our biggest expense): tutoring.
As you might imagine, the Covid situation has made life for kids without parents even more difficult. Now, the greatest unfulfilled need of these kids is technology, so that they can attend school remotely, look for jobs, do research for school assignments, etc. For years, working with a volunteer tech company in Sarasota, we have been providing laptops upon request to kids in foster care. These are not new laptops (or Ipads)---they are "old" pieces of equipment that are unused because new laptops/Ipads have been purchased. When an "old" laptop or Ipad is donated to the Children's Guardian Fund, we turn it over to a group of retired tech geniuses (called "STUG": Sarasota Technology Users Group) who know how to make the devices useful again. With help from Microsoft's charitable division , which donates hardware and software, STUG wipes all information from the old laptop or Ipad and then completely refurbishes it, installs new hard drives and software, and returns it to CGF for distribution to kids in foster care/relative care.
CGF has been partnering with STUG for years, but never in the face of a pandemic which is keeping kids at home and increasing the need for laptops. Many of our relative caregivers used to have a "family laptop" which everyone shared.
During Covid, suddenly all the school-aged kids in the household needed a device at the same time.
If you have an old laptop/Ipad you do not need, please let me know. I will pick it up for the tech team, which will wipe the drive (more about that below), update the hardware and software, and donate it to one of "our" kids. You will have made space in your closet and helped a child who needs all the help he/she can get!
For more information about the “wiping” of donated computers: https://youtu.be/PdjtJh86jgQ
Thank you very much!
Cynthia Craig, for the Children's Guardian Fund
973-818-7299
Thank You! Santa's Boot for Children First Update
"The boot runneth over" -over on the floor, over into the gallery. Alison and I stared with amazement at what you have provided for these children and their families.
In addition, thanks to Sue Bassett-Klauber, we had a corporate sponsor. Hardley's children's store at St Armand Circle donated boxes of not only books and pajamas but socks in Christmas ornaments, children's umbrellas and Sue tells me more will be going directly to Children First next week. Look what you started!!!
ECW wishes to once again thank you for your giving spirit and responding to those in our community at Christmas and throughout the year.
No matter what project we take on, from socks to soup, you are always there and continue to give more than we could ever imagine.
Merry Christmas from ECW
Gail Clay
Alison Jones
Elaine Smith
In addition, thanks to Sue Bassett-Klauber, we had a corporate sponsor. Hardley's children's store at St Armand Circle donated boxes of not only books and pajamas but socks in Christmas ornaments, children's umbrellas and Sue tells me more will be going directly to Children First next week. Look what you started!!!
ECW wishes to once again thank you for your giving spirit and responding to those in our community at Christmas and throughout the year.
No matter what project we take on, from socks to soup, you are always there and continue to give more than we could ever imagine.
Merry Christmas from ECW
Gail Clay
Alison Jones
Elaine Smith
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Children First
Please note that the deadline for donations has been changed to December 7.
Children First, a longtime recipient of ECW fundraising and Outreach grants could use our help this year. For Christmas every child receives a book and pajamas. This may be their only gift this year as many parents have lost their jobs and may not be called back.
Please bring your unwrapped gift of pajamas and /or book appropriate for children infant to 5 years to the Christmas bin located in the narthex by December 7. We will see that it is delivered.
You can find these items on Amazon or stores that offer at home delivery. Please shop safely.
Look for additional hours when the church will be open for reflection and prayer so you can safely bring in your items.
Questions? Call or email Gail Clay, Elaine Smith or Alison Jones
Children First, a longtime recipient of ECW fundraising and Outreach grants could use our help this year. For Christmas every child receives a book and pajamas. This may be their only gift this year as many parents have lost their jobs and may not be called back.
Please bring your unwrapped gift of pajamas and /or book appropriate for children infant to 5 years to the Christmas bin located in the narthex by December 7. We will see that it is delivered.
You can find these items on Amazon or stores that offer at home delivery. Please shop safely.
Look for additional hours when the church will be open for reflection and prayer so you can safely bring in your items.
Questions? Call or email Gail Clay, Elaine Smith or Alison Jones
Thanksgiving Turkeys
Due to your generosity and giving spirit, ECW is able to fund 100 frozen turkeys with all the trimming for a special holiday dinner for 50 families through the ThankFull program at All Faith's Food Bank. Manatee Meals on Wheels Plus has a similar program and received funding for the remaining 50.
The Outreach Commission is providing monies to the Sarasota Meals on Wheels for 250 dinners to be delivered on Thanksgiving Day to those who are alone or can not leave their homes.
The Outreach Commission is providing monies to the Sarasota Meals on Wheels for 250 dinners to be delivered on Thanksgiving Day to those who are alone or can not leave their homes.
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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 [email protected]
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.