Each year Middleton Outreach Ministry (MOM) runs a School Supply Program that provides school-aged children and teens with items that they will need to be successful in the upcoming year. Through the generosity of donors and volunteers, over 600 children will receive a backpack filled with supplies they need. This is one more way that MOM is working to keep families in stable housing, supplying them with the assistance they need to free up financial resources to pay for rent. If you would like to help, please take a copy of the MOM school supply list from church, and use it the next time you shop. All supplies should be at church by Sunday, August 15th, at the latest. Questions? Call Laura Bloomenkranz. Many thanks!
Are you interested in exploring the social justice tradition of your faith? Consider taking part in the justice education process called JustFaith. The program includes readings, videos, conversations about the most difficult topics, face-to-face encounters with the poor, and a look at the intersection of spirituality and Christian activism. The next program runs from 31 August 2010 to 26 April 2011. For more information come to the August 8 Sunday forum or contact Leanne Puglielli.
Wisconsin’s primary election is September 14. On the first 3 Sundays in August, Susan Fiore will be available during coffee hour to assist anyone who:
- Has a change of address and needs to register or re-register to vote;
- Has a change of name and needs to re-register to vote;
- Needs to know where your polling place is;
- Wants to apply for an absentee ballot.
Look for her if you need help!
Help Communities Devastated by Gulf Oil Spill. We will have a special collection Sunday, August 1. Episcopal Community Services of the Diocese of Louisiana (ECSLA) is providing impacted residents in the bayous of Terrebonne with critical support including grocery and gas vouchers, legal assistance, pastoral care and information referrals. The major goals are to meet immediate needs, help people work through their legal claims and increase individual and community resilience in navigating the current challenges. Episcopal Relief & Development is supporting this emergency response.
“ECSLA has been able to leverage their existing ministries and connections and build on the knowledge gained during the Katrina response, which has given them a real advantage in responding to this crisis,” said Katie Mears, Episcopal Relief & Development’s Program Manager for USA Disaster Preparedness and Response.
As the disaster unfolds, Episcopal Relief & Development will work with the Dioceses of Mississippi and the Central Gulf Coast, which are currently conducting needs assessments in areas damaged by the oil spill.
Please donate by writing a check to St. Dunstan’s with “ERD-oil” on the memo line. You may also call 800.334.7626, ext. 5129, or visit www.er-d.org.
Come to the forum Sunday, July 25, and August 1, at 9:00, to learn about the Psalms. We will look at the psalm for the day and other psalms that are favorites, and some that are coming up in the next month.
What is being done for emergency shelter? Join Madisonians from faith communities all over Madison Tuesday, August 10, to hear presentations from the non-profit groups that are providing emergency shelter. It starts with dinner at 5:00 p.m. A donation of $10 is suggested to offset the cost of the meal. From 6:00-7:00 p.m. each of the non-profits will give presentations. At 7:00 debriefing will occur. The event will be at First United Methodist Church fellowship hall, 203 Wisconsin Ave. Carpooling is available. Questions? Contact Darby Puglielli at Grace Church.
The fourth Sunday of every month we supply dinner at the Grace Men’s Dropin Shelter and breakfast the following morning. Please check the signup sheet on the bulletin board to see whether you can supply any of the miscellaneous food items we need for July 25-26. If you would like to be scheduled as a main dish cook or would like to serve dinner at 7:00 p.m. or breakfast at 5:00 a.m. once or twice a year, call Sue Lloyd or Joan Knudson.
The Holy Eucharist is celebrated Sundays at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
Sunday services are at 8:00 and 10:00 a.m.
The Pastoral Discernment Team (PDT) will hold a lisening session about finding a new rector at 9:00 a.m. Sunday, July 25. Team members are Patti Brennan, Kathy Whitt, Mark Rooney, John Laedlein, Celia Fine, JonMichael Rasmus, Liz Ferguson and Valerie McAuliffe. They have nametags identifying them as members of the PDT.