Mission and Outreach Board
Grand Valley Catholic Outreach is about two months away
from opening 23 brand new apartments for local low-income area residents.
Sister Karen Bland (Director of Catholic Outreach) wants to furnish these
apartments with items that are new. Each apartment is for one person and
accordingly will have a single twin bed.
Items Sister Karen would like donated to furnish units are as follows:
I . Towel set including bath towel, wash cloth, hand towel and bath mat to
match
2. Twin bed sheet set with pillow case
3. Set of cookware
4. Set of dishes for 4
5. Set of glasses for 4
6. Flatware set of 4 or 8
7. Mop bucket with mop and cleaning supplies in bucket
Your First Congregational Mission and Outreach board is asking church
members to support this effort by choosing items from the above list to
purchase from local merchants and leave them in the Gathering Space,
and/or leave a cash donation with Michelle which M & 0 can then use to
purchase some of these items.
Our goal is not to furnish all the units. Other groups will be joining in
this effort.
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We will be serving at Homeward Bound, Community Homeless Shelter, on
Wednesdays May 14th & 28th.
If you are willing to
volunteer, please
contact Chuck Holmgren (#245-5870).
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New Addresses
Vera Worrell
601 Horizon Place, #138
Grand Junction, CO 81506
Dorothy Daily
The Retreat
3781 Heritage Lane
Palisade, CO 81526 |
Grand Valley Homeless
You are invited to attend and participate in a Public Forum
to present “The Faces of the Homeless” in Mesa County.
Sponsored by Grand Valley
Peace & Justice and G.V. Catholic Outreach, the Forum is intended to bring
awareness to the following facts: up to 37% of the homeless in Mesa County
are veterans; there are 400 homeless children attending school in Dist.
51, and only 1% of the homeless are street-side “panhandlers,” the
remainder are families, youth, elderly and other singles, and mentally
disturbed individuals.
You can do something to
help lead THE WAY HOME for our neighbors! Attend the Public Forum on
Thursday, May 15, 7:00 PM at the Grand Junction City Hall Auditorium, 250
N. 5th Street. Call Karen Sjoberg for more information at 243-0209.
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“We must continue to cultivate our own compassion, be present to the
homeless with non-judgment, while being worthy, supportive partners
providing a safe place where change can take place.”
[from La Puente Newsletter] ======================================
 Church
World Service
Think Spring!
Think Fruit Trees in Bloom!
Think Migrant Workers!
Please remember to
bring in your toiletry items (shampoo, lotion, deodorants, toothpaste,
toothbrushes, soaps, small towels and wash clothes, etc.) for the Migrant
Center Health Kits. There is a basket in Michelle’s office. The Palisade
Thrift Shop is always in need of men’s socks, men’s long-sleeved shirts,
and towels. Call Jan Scheevel to pick up your donations (#242-6355).
Invitation to the Church Women United May Friendship Day Celebration
May 2nd at St. Matthew’s Episcopal Church 3888 27 1/2 Road. Please bring a
salad to share. We will dedicate our Least Coin Offering and enjoy
“Hospitality.” |
