With a giving heart, this year the Christ Church Cathedral congregation continued to organize and donate school supplies for Indianapolis children needing assistance. The Adopt-A-Family committee organized and helped coordinate the project. The backpacks were already purchased late last year at a reduced rate to be used for this years' project. One hundred backpacks each containing a list of needed supplies were handed out to parishioners at Christ Church, St. Timothy's and St. Phillip's. In just two weeks, 12 empty backpacks were filled by St. Tomothy's and 36 packs by St. Philips. The remaining 52 were filled with school supplies by the cathedral parishioners.
This year's backpack program was a big success thanks to the generosity of our parishoners and the organizing skills of Barbie and Bryon Russell and Betty and Steve Whaley. Of the 52 backpacks that the cathedral filled, 22 were given to Better Indy Babies, who have been our sole recipients in past years. However, this year 30 were designated for children in our congregation who needed assistance. Plans for next year's project are already in place and we hope to continue to reach out in hospitality and charity with the many gifts that we receive.
From rural Africa all the way to urban Indianapolis, some words of wisdom come to us from
Robin Denney, Episcopal missionary in Southern Sudan. On her blog Robin writes, "It is not the few and the powerful that change the world, it is each and every one of us. We each have the decision every day to love, to give, to serve. And our decisions inspire others." It's easy to think that mission is something that happens far away and in another world, but sharing God's love happens on our doorstep, in our homes, and sometimes with just a small gift.
With a giving heart, this year the Christ Church Cathedral congregation continued to organize and donate school supplies for Indianapolis children needing assistance. The Adopt-A-Family committee organized and helped coordinate the project. The backpacks were already purchased late last year at a reduced rate to be used for this years' project. One hundred backpacks each containing a list of needed supplies were handed out to parishioners at Christ Church, St. Timothy's and St. Phillip's. In just two weeks, 12 empty backpacks were filled by St. Tomothy's and 36 packs by St. Philips. The remaining 52 were filled with school supplies by the cathedral parishioners.
This year's backpack program was a big success thanks to the generosity of our parishoners and the organizing skills of Barbie and Bryon Russell and Betty and Steve Whaley. Of the 52 backpacks that the cathedral filled, 22 were given to Better Indy Babies, who have been our sole recipients in past years. However, this year 30 were designated for children in our congregation who needed assistance. Plans for next year's project are already in place and we hope to continue to reach out in hospitality and charity with the many gifts that we receive.
From rural Africa all the way to urban Indianapolis, some words of wisdom come to us from Robin Denney, Episcopal missionary in Southern Sudan. On her blog Robin writes, "It is not the few and the powerful that change the world, it is each and every one of us. We each have the decision every day to love, to give, to serve. And our decisions inspire others." It's easy to think that mission is something that happens far away and in another world, but sharing God's love happens on our doorstep, in our homes, and sometimes with just a small gift.
