An Update from the Haiti Committee of St. Elizabeth's ~ by Mary Ann Allen
I wanted to give you an update on the activities of your parish Haiti Committee. You have some very dedicated people involved in this ministry of the church. And that includes all of you who have contributed to our regular monthly Haiti collection; as well as dropping your change into the Pennies from Heaven jar.
Through your generosity, we have been able to help Pastor Kenold and the the New Jerusalem Orphanage with emergency food and supplies after the devastation due to the several hurricanes and storms of last summer. You can see the pictures and thank-you email Pastor Kenold sent us by checking the poster in the vestibule of the church.
Our Pennies from Heaven Jar has been a huge success! Kiyoko Timmons has volunteered to make a special Pennies from Heaven poster that will show a monthly update on the funds collected from the jar. The youth group is completing greeting cards for the children at the orphanage.
Our gospel choir will sing at a special musical program at Pioneer Baptist Church on Sunday, November 30th. Scott Stell's mother attends this church and has arranged for a special collection be taken up for our Haiti project. We are indeed grateful for their participation. We have also received notebooks from one of the VCU professors; and other school supplies from our parishioners.
Long range plans include a program through which parish families would sponsor individual children for a small amount each month. This would help in the education of the children. This kind of sponsorship has been very successful in other parishes.
Our major project in the next year will be to bring Pastor Kenold to Richmond for a short visit. This visit will go a long way to strengthen the relationship between our people and Pastor Kenold, his teachers and the children of the orphanage.
We look forward to his visit in the new year. We will tell you more about this ambitious project as soon as we have received the information needed to put it into action.
Through your generosity, we have been able to help Pastor Kenold and the the New Jerusalem Orphanage with emergency food and supplies after the devastation due to the several hurricanes and storms of last summer. You can see the pictures and thank-you email Pastor Kenold sent us by checking the poster in the vestibule of the church.
Our Pennies from Heaven Jar has been a huge success! Kiyoko Timmons has volunteered to make a special Pennies from Heaven poster that will show a monthly update on the funds collected from the jar. The youth group is completing greeting cards for the children at the orphanage.
Our gospel choir will sing at a special musical program at Pioneer Baptist Church on Sunday, November 30th. Scott Stell's mother attends this church and has arranged for a special collection be taken up for our Haiti project. We are indeed grateful for their participation. We have also received notebooks from one of the VCU professors; and other school supplies from our parishioners.
Long range plans include a program through which parish families would sponsor individual children for a small amount each month. This would help in the education of the children. This kind of sponsorship has been very successful in other parishes.
Our major project in the next year will be to bring Pastor Kenold to Richmond for a short visit. This visit will go a long way to strengthen the relationship between our people and Pastor Kenold, his teachers and the children of the orphanage.
We look forward to his visit in the new year. We will tell you more about this ambitious project as soon as we have received the information needed to put it into action.
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posted by mary ann @ Sunday, November 23, 2008
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