CENTRALFLORIDAEPISCOPALIAN NEWS FOR THE EPISCOPAL DIOCESE OF CENTRAL FLORIDA
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VOLUME 117, No. 5
JUNE 2015
Holy Faith, Dunnellon, feeds hungry kids and thirsty souls
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om Shaffer, parish administrator at Holy Faith Episcopal Church, Dunnellon, showcased two church features when Bishop Greg and Laura Lee Brewer visited earlier this year: Food-4-Kids and the remodeled church sanctuary. The food program started in 2006. Church volunteers fill backpacks for families in need, providing nutritious meals for them over the weekend. The church fills 40 to 50 backpacks per weekend. During the week, eligible children get free breakfast and reduced-cost lunches at school. But over the weekend, many homes in Dunnellon have little or nothing to eat. When students have five and six siblings, they are given two backpacks so there will be enough for all the children. Meals and snacks typically are items such as cereal, powdered milk, macaroni and cheese, Spaghetti-O-s, peanut butter and jelly, and granola bars. Since most school children have backpacks, children in the program don’t look any different when they take the backpacks home each Friday. STORY ON P. 6
church of the holy child welcomes new rector
SEE P. 10
MORE NEWS INSIDE:
from bishop brewer, p.3
summer camp wingmann, p. 5
Diocese of Central Florida sends aid to Nepal
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From Deacon John Motis, diocesan disaster-relief coordinator: ishop Greg Brewer, Fr. Loren Fox and I would like to express our appreciation and thanksgiving for your support of the relief efforts in Nepal. Our diocese has sent $18,000 to the Diocese of Singapore, which has effective structures in place to administer relief efforts in that region, specifically for the people of Nepal. Please keep in mind the recovery is not over. There are still many, many people hurting and they do not have the social safety nets we have in our country. Monsoon season is upon the people of Nepal. Many are living without any form of shelter. Let us continue to pray for them. We will continue to send any support you may offer. Blessings, Deacon John Motis Disaster Relief Coordinator Diocese of Central Florida STORY ON P. 9
where’s the hat, p. 23
Anti-racism and title training IV, p. 27