Church of The Epiphany Episcopal

We hope all are enjoying the newness and freshness of Spring.

Thank you to all who donated money for the N.E.A.R. foodshelves.  This time of year is important as school lets out more families will need the shelves than before.  We appreciate your efforts and your understanding that money actually gets more food on those shelves!  Thank you also to all who guessed on the candy jar--those funds too will go to stock the foodshelves.  :)

Speaking of foodshelves,  There is an awesome new program out there that we'd like you to know about.  It is called "FARE FOR ALL"  It is operated by the Emergency Foodshelf Network.  You may have heard about this in the bulletins already.  There is a warehouse in New Hope that is open 2 Mondays a month from 8:30am to 7:00pm.  They offer fruits, vegetables, and meats at almost 40% below the cost of Cub or Rainbow.  Food can be purchased in bulk or in smaller quantities.  This warehouse is available for EVERYONE AND ANYONE.  THIS MEANS ANY OF US AT EPIPHANY OR ANY OF OUR FRIENDS.  It is not for foodshelf users.  All the money we would spend at this warehouse for our table would go to STOCK THE SHELVES FOR  the EFN.  What a cool way to feed ourselves and help others at the same time.  There are fliers (and more information) in the narthex with the address and dates to try this new food shopping experience.

At our last outreach meeting we talked about a program that has been active in the Metro area for over 5 years.  It is called City House.  This program works with other well established programs in the Metro area to add a spiritual element to all the services provided.  People who use this program could be battered women, from the prison system, have debilitating mental illness or chemical dependency.  These people are often individuals who have lost hope for themselves and have lost the light of Spirituality.  This program attempts to help along with the services and agencies that are already out there. Our own Rev. Cathy McDonald has been on the board of this program and I am certain she would be willing to talk with you about this.  At the outreach committee meeting we decided that Church of the Epiphany needed to be involved somehow--tune in next month to find out how we can help with City House.

For a Spring project we have a nifty idea up our sleeves.  We will be working with the MN chapter of the Pajama Program.  Read this article next month to find out how we at Epiphany can put smiles on faces and give youth a bit of a sense of peace at bedtime.

Just a reminder, Loaves and Fishes is alive and running one meal at a time.  This fine program which has been running since 1982 is now serving meals 5 days a week and at 8 locations in the Metro area.  We get the honor of serving again on the last Thursday of May.  This means for most of you 1 afternoon in May.  You do not have to pick out the menu, or pick up the food or even know how to cook.  All we need is your company and good humor and your hands on that last Thursday in May.  A sign up sheet will be up by the end of this month on the Outreach bulletin board.  Won't you join us and be one of the over 4000 volunteers for this organization???

Until May, bye bye  B and I