Austen’s Birthday Appeal

                                   

Hi, I am Austen and I am going to turn 8 years old on April 30th.  My parents asked me what I wanted to do for my birthday and I told them I wanted to feed the poor, hungry people. I really want to do as much as I can for people who aren’t as lucky as I am so I need your help.

I am going to make a donation to FOCUS-St Herman’s House. If you could, please donate some of the following items:

Mayonnaise * Coffee - regular ground and instant * Sugar - 5 lb. bag * Salad dressing – various * Canned meat, tuna, and/or chicken * Assorted canned meat dishes (beef stew & chili, etc.) * Assorted canned vegetables, fruits, soups * Peanut Butter * Cooking Oil.  You can also donate money so that I can buy Milk, eggs, and butter for them.

My family is going to help me deliver the donations to St. Herman’s Food Ministry on my birthday.

Thanks,

Austen Curtis

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Call for Help

Help is needed both prayers and donations................

FROM THE NEWSLETTER OF ST. ANDREW'S CHURCH, FT. WORTH ... in case you haven't heard about this:
An Appeal for the Venables A dear friend of this parish and diocese is Archbishop Gregory Venables of Argentina.

 He was our honored preacher at our centennial service and he was the one that helped the Diocese of Fort Worth find a temporary jurisdictional home in the Southern Cone at the onset of our legal/canonical adventure. We are much in his debt.

Sadly, the Archbishop and his wife, Sylvia, were brutally beaten and robbed at their home last week. One friend of the Venables stated this,
About a week ago Bishop Greg Venables and his wife Sylvia returned home to Olivos in the Buenos Aires only to find a robbery in progress in their home. The thieves threw Sylvia to the floor and bound and terribly beat Greg. They then proceeded to steal everything of value from their home.

The thieves took a MacBook Pro that we had gotten for Greg as well as an unlocked iPhone. All of their electronics were stolen along with all of Sylvia’s jewelry and even Greg’s pectoral crosses. No insurance is available.

To add insult to injury, the Diocese of Argentina bank account in the UK was closed. The bank said it was because there was no answer to mail that they had sent. Of course, all the mail had been answered. Several thousand dollars is being held by the English bank and won’t be recoverable until he can go there in person. In short, they have lost everything except the roof over their heads.

Certainly we as a parish need to be praying for the Venables. But we would also like to offer tangible, material support. Please consider contributing to St. Andrew’s Mercy Fund for the Venables. Our vestry members have already committed to supporting this effort and hope that all in our church family who are able will join them in supporting and lifting up these members of our extended Church family.
We would like to replace the laptop and the iPhone and raise some serious cash on their behalf to assist with many of the items that were lost in this violent attack.

Please Help and Consider a Donation

From Bishop Joe Butler - Go Fund Me - 2 Hearts Adoption Ministry


 

2 Hearts Adoption Ministry, Inc. believes, without hesitation, that every life is valuable, and every child should have the opportunity to grow up in a loving, safe home. We also believe that adoption should be an option to those who meet the qualifications, regardless of the size of their bank account.

The purpose of 2 Hearts Adoption Ministry, Inc., is the promotion of family through the adoption process, to cultivate awareness of the need for adoption and to be devoted to the ministry of placing children into permanent homes.

We are raising $5000.00 to help families be able to adopt and give a child a forever home. The average adoption ranges about $15,000 in the U.S. That is out of range for many families.  Therefore, we work with each family to help make it possible for them to adopt.

If 250 people donate $20 each we can reach our goal with no problem.

Many of the children we have adopted were abandoned by their birth parents, or the birth parents were addicted to drugs or in prison.

Can you help us help families to provide a safe loving forever home for these children?

Thank you for you consideration and help.

2 Hearts Adoption Ministry, Inc. is a private non-profit organization serving as an adoption entity, Registered by the Florida Association of Christian Child Caring Agencies, Inc., as authorized by Fla. Stat. 409.176 and 63.032(3).