OF MEN AND MINISTRY The discipline of service is to make continuous efforts, week by week, to bring others nearer to Christ through His church. BUILDING THE KINGDOM, ONE MAN AT A TIME
MEN FROM DALLAS EPISCOPAL CHURCHES HAVE BUILT 14 CONSECUTIVE HABITAT FOR HUMANITY HOUSES OF MEN AND MINISTRY Building God’s Kingdom, one Men are learning man at a time to minister to vets By Jim Goodson The 78th General Conven on resolved to encourage and support dioceses and con Veteran Friendly Congrega ons are easy to start and can have a grega ons in their eff orts to develop and major, las ng impact on both veterans and congrega ons that honor expand ministry to men them. throughout the Episcopal The Veteran Friendly Congrega on concept was created at The Church and to mentor and Episcopal Church of St. Peter and St. Paul in Marie a, Georgia, where raise up the next genera Fr. Certain was rector. on of young men through Sixty six of the na on’s 84 out the Episcopal Church. VFCs are in Georgia. VETERAN The Brotherhood of Others are in Tennessee (12) FRIENDLY St Andrew has been a and one each in Texas, Arizona, CONGREGATIONS leader in men’s ministry South Carolina, Louisiana, California and Florida. VFCs are in the Episcopal / Anglican Jack Hanstein in Episcopal (26), Catholic (13), Church for more than 135 Lutheran (11), Non denomina onal (10), Bap st (8), Presbyterian (7), years. We have been build Methodist (6), AME (2) and Jewish (1) congrega ons, according to the ing Chris an fellowship Care For The Troops website. through prayer, study and service. This spe “Veterans are the kind of people you’d seek if you wanted a strong, cial edi on Of Men and Ministry highlights healthy congrega on,” The Rev. Robert Certain says. “Veterans place just a sampling of the many service projects others before self, are loyal, persevere in adversity, both lead and undertaken by men in the Church. Men follow well, adapt to changing leaderships and environments, must walking the walk, not just talking the talk. excel at situa onal awareness, have a broad world view and possess a Men (and women) in the church very wide range of skills.” seldom talk about their ministry. When All the informa on needed to start a Veteran Friendly Congrega on Christ calls, they respond. When people in can be found at the organiza on’s website www.careforthetroops.org. their community are in need, they are there The Rev. Robert Certain can be reached at eagle@unchainedeagle. to help, no ques ons asked. Men in small com. groups feed the poor, visit those in prison, gather clothes for those in need, visit the sick, build ramps for the handicapped, repair the homes of the widowed, de muck houses Scouts honor a er a fl ood, remove debris a er a hur ricane, feed the hungry, support veterans, Vietnam veterans fund honor fl ights to Washington D.C. and Boy Scouts at Grace sponsor and support Scout troops. We are Episcopal Church in here to serve. Massapequa, New York “ and the King will reply, “Whatever you designed and built a did for one of the least of these brothers, memorial to honor Vietnam you did for me.” Ma 25:40 (NIV). veterans. which stands in Wantagh Park in Long Jack Hanstein is vice-president of the Island. Scouting and Brotherhood of St. Andrew. He can be ministering to veterans are reached at jack.hanstein@brothersandrew. hallmarks of men’s net. ministries.
2 OF MEN AND MINISTRY MEN IN MINISTRY A ship to take health care everywhere
By Jim Goodson
WATSONVILLE, California The men at All Saints Episcopal Church in Watsonville, California have a dream: build a large ship to bring health care to island communi es without access to modern medicine. “Island people are probably the least served people in the world when it comes to health care,” Patrick Vickers says. “There are about 100,000 inhabi The Ixdos mission ship is under construc on in tated islands and very, very few have any kind of clinic. About 10 years ago a Watsonville, California. fl oa ng clinic in Southeast Asia was shut down. We read about it and decided to ministry chapter at All Saints and in the Watsonville Rotary do something.” Club, which helped him get in touch with UNICEF Fund), Vickers was very ac ve in the men’s which wholeheartedly supports the plan. New Jersey men rescue family from war-torn Nigeria By Sean Garvin members and the others. Soon, the NEW BRUNSWICK, New Jersey A money was raised pregnant wife and her two young for the trip to sons were rescued from war torn bring his family to Nigeria by men at Saint Alban’s safety. Episcopal Church. His wife and two The happy reunion was cel young sons by the ebrated in 2013 when New Jersey grace of God ar Bishop George E. Councell pre rived in The U.S. sided over the bap sm of Albany in late July, 2012. Uzomechina, daughter of The Rev. Shortly therea er Gideon Uzomechina and his wife Albany Chineme Uzomechina is bap zed at St. we had the even Nkeiruku. Alban’s Episcopal Church in New Brunswick, greater news that Father Gideon came to the U.S. New Jersey by Bishop George E. Councell and they would be and became an assis ng priest at accompanied by her parents The Rev. Gideon blessed with a St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Free Uzomechina and his wife Nkeiruku. Also pic daughter. hold, NJ. tured are Sean Garvin and Fred Daughtery. Albany Chineme Father Gideon’s wife and sons Uzomechina was were s ll in Nigeria where Chris born on May 13th ans are being murdered every 2013. Praise God! day. Flying them to the United States for their safety Bishop Councell (also a Brother) agreed to Bap ze would take a large sum of money the mission church li le Albany. just didn’t have. Parishioner Fred Daugherty began a personal Sean Garvin can be reached at jamesbgarvin724@ fund raising campaign through friends, family, church comcast.net
OF MEN AND MINISTRY 3 MEN IN MINISTRY D.C. men offer job training program By David Ware
WASHINGTON, D.C. A youth employment program provided eight days of training to be er prepare young people for the summer job market. Men at the Episcopal Church of the Atonement off ered job prepara on ps for 15 youngsters between St. Augus ne’s Episcopal Church parishio the ages of 14 24. Most of the jobs ners par cipated in a Walk for Water in the were in the food prepara on indus summer of 2015 organized by the church’s try. The men of the church spent de men’s group. livered fl yers to residents in District of Columbia Ward 7 solici ng youth in the community to par cipate in their program. Californians The fl yers were distributed on Na onal Service Day April 25, 2015. walk for water Na onal Service Day involves men Episcopal Church of the from Lutheran, Methodist, Episcopal, Atonement men canvassed By Robert Shonk Churches of Christ and other denomi residents in the District of Co na ons. It’s a day when men perform lumbia’s Ward 7 to publicize ROCKLIN, California service projects in their parishes and their employee training pro Dro ught stricken Northern communi es. gram. California Brothers are helping communi es throughout Brother David Ware is chapter Central America create director at the Episcopal Church of the Atonement. He can be reached at sustainable water, sanita on, [email protected]. hygiene and Chris an witness programs in partnership with Robert local churches. Shonk For St. Augus ne’s A library for inmates Episcopal Church men, it’s a spiritual issue, too. Eleven By Richard Boyd members of the church‘s men‘s group par cipated in the 2015 Living Water OXFORD, Mississippi – A few years ago men here at St. Peter’s Episco Interna onal Walk for Water event. pal Church undertook a ministry we’ve found to be most sa sfying: the Most have made short term drilling trips crea on and maintenance of a library in the local deten on center. to Central America and Hai . We have all One of our men’s ministry members is a physician who makes a daily worked together to raise awareness and funds visit to the center to check on the health of the inmates. Recognizing the to help eradicate the lack of clean water. vast amount of idle me prisoners face, he urged our men’s ministry to Our event has funded nine well projects in take on this project. Hai , Central America and Mexico. As our work at the deten on center grows, we have undertaken two addi onal projects. One is the purchase of Christmas gi s for the sons and daughters of inmates, and the second is an annual Christmas party Robert Shonk can be reached at [email protected]. at which cookies and other refreshments are served in each pod along with short prayers and the singing of hymns.
4 OF MEN AND MINISTRY MEN IN MINISTRY South Texas prison ministry keeps growing St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church men visit inmates every Sunday
By Jim Goodson
ANGLETON, Tex as – Chaplain Cur s Robinson was moved to tears dur ing closing ceremo nies of the fi h an nual men’s retreat for inmates at the Wayne Sco prison in Angleton, Texas July 31, 2011. “This ministry The Texas Department of Correc ons Wayne Sco Unit is the site of the largest and is really coming longest ongoing men’s prison ministry in the state. together. I couldn’t be any happier,” a tearful Chaplain Robinson told the couple of hundred The men’s ministry St. Timothy’s Episcopal Church , inmates who comprise one of the largest prison min Lake Jackson, Texas sponsored the retreat and minis istries in the na on. ter to inmates every Sunday.
In addi on to the monthly Kairos prison ministries many men are involved with throughout the U.S., here are some stand alone Prison ministry expands prison ministries that have been founded recently:
By Jim Goodson Yardville Correc onal Facility, Yardville, NJ Bro. Sean Garvin and Bro. Fred Daugherty VENUS, Texas – Texas prison inmates are learning Rev. Gideon Uzomenchina Jesus Christ has their back, thanks to the eff orts of the dedicated men at St. Peter and St. Paul Anglican Wayne Sco Unit, Angleton, TX Church in Arlington, Texas. St. Timothy’s, Lake Jackson, TX It’s the second new men’s ministry program in the St. Aidan’s, Cypress, TX Texas Department of Criminal Jus ce. Less than two Bro. Dickson de la Haye years old, this ministry is also crea ng new disciples Bro. Ollie Osborn as inmates leave the Texas Department of Criminal Jus ce’s Sanders Estes unit and integrate into society. Livesay Correc onal Ins tute and Livesay Pre release Center, But an inmate named Omer Hewle receives the Spartanburg, SC lion’s share of the credit for the success. His eff orts Church of the Advent, Spartanburg, SC talking about Jesus Christ got his fellow inmates inter ested in forming a men’s ministry. He also invited the Sanders Estes Unit, Venus, TX men from St. Peter’s and St. Paul’s to take part. St. Peter and St. Paul, Arlington, TX Mr. Hewle ’s involvement was so pervasive, he has been named Volunteer of the Year by the Texas Lafaye e County Jail, Oxford, MS Department of Criminal Jus ce. St. Peter’s Episcopal, Oxford, MS
OF MEN AND MINISTRY 5 MEN IN MINISTRY A racetrack ministry that really moves
By Robert H. Quaife LOUISVILLE, Kentucky – Mission is played out in many ways by the men of St. Francis in the Fields Episcopal Church – including along the backstretch at Churchill Downs. That’s where every February and August clothing, appliances, televisions, children’s toys and other use ful household goods are delivered to hot walkers, stable hands and other entry level workers at the venerable racetrack. These recipients are not the people you see on TV during the Kentucky Derby. They are migrant work ers who migrate from racetrack to racetrack as the racing season unfolds. Many of these transient work Hotwalkers and other backstretch workers are min ers have few possessions and they enthusias cally istered to by Brothers from St. Francis in the Fields receive these items that make their lives just a li le Episcopal Church in Louisville. more pleasant. Small ministry Men offer food, shelter has a big agenda for Norfolk’s homeless NORFOLK, Virginia Men at Grace Episcopal ALTAVISTA, Virginia A small ministry in history Church here take part in an annual homeless assis rich Middle Virginia near Appoma ox Courthouse tance pro has a big agenda. gram, work From renova ng a residence for a single mom in a ing closely be er neighborhood a project they labeled Damsel with the City of Norfolk. in Distress to teaching Bible classes for all the pa Grace rishioners at their St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, this church men’s ministry never backs off from trying to meet men pro their parish and community’s needs. vide meals They organize the town’s disaster relief program, and sleep repair church pews and cross diocesan lines to team ing quar up with men’s ministries in nearby Halifax, Waynes ters every boro and Lynchburg. March for They also cook dinner and some mes serenade more than 50 homeless people. It’s just one of many the Ladies Bible Study Class. Grace’s men’s ministries that serve the youth, the el derly and disabled people.
6 OF MEN AND MINISTRY MEN IN MINISTRY Ohio men take veterans to visit WWII memorial
By Craig Allen Former U.S. Sen The Venus, Texas prison where a Cleburne based men’s ator Robert Dole group turns lives around. and current Sena tor Sherrod Brown joined World War II Texans help parolee veterans from Ohio who caravanned turn his life around to Washington, D.C. to visit the new World War II By Jim Goodson Brothers Dick Benkert and Marion Memorial and to Adams with U.S. Senator Robert lay a wreath at the CLEBURNE, Texas A men’s group opera ng out of St. Dole at the World War II Memo Tomb of the Un rial in Washington, D.C. Christopher’s Episcopal Church helped a paroled inmate get his knowns. feet on the ground, the groups president reports. The men’s min “He is a young man falsely accused of indecency with a child istry organiza on at St. James’ Episcopal Church in Pi by his wife,” president John Roof said, no ng that the couple was qua, Ohio organized the trip from Miami County, Ohio going through a “nasty” divorce. When his a orney put up a weak to the na on’s capital. The St. James’ church van served defense, the judge assumed guilt and dealt a 30 year prison term. as the supply vehicle that carried 15 wheel chairs and Roof and BRS board members met weekly with the inmate for other items. Bible studies in the Texas Department of Jus ce facility in Venus, south of Fort Worth. “He’s now living a Chris an lifestyle, going to church and has a good rela onship with his daughter,” Roof reports. Storms swamp Jim Goodson can be reached at [email protected]. ‘ Carolina churches CONWAY, South Carolina All nine South Carolina chapters Tulsa men support report helping families in their parishes and communi es. Repair costs at one congrega on exceeded $20,000 for a new HVAC unit, carpe ng and replacing wall panels. inmates’ children St. Paul’s Day School and Mothers Morning By Ira Phillips Out programs serve 60 children and infasnts TULSA, Oklahoma The men’s group at Saint John’s Episcopal required replacing the Church cooked hamburgers and hotdogs for 200 children and carpe ng and damaged adults for the New Hope annual back to school event. wall boards where fl ood Brothers support New Hope through sponsorship as well as waters had reached par cipa ng in planned events. close to a foot of water. New Hope serves children of prison inmates. Children fi ve The men from St. through 18 receive school and community based a er school Paul’s Anglican Church Repairs at St. Paul’s Anglican programs, weekend retreats, holiday gatherings, monthly family in Conway were there to Church in Conway, South Caro social events and residen al summer camps. help. lina. Ira Phillips can be reached at [email protected].
OF MEN AND MINISTRY 7 MEN IN MINISTRY Scouting, men’s ministry are inseparable
By Jim Goodson
One of the best things men can to to bring young people to Jesus Christ is to support Scou ng. The Boy Scouts and the Cub Scouts have been housed in Episcopal churches since the early 20th Century, when A Scout listens to a hom Episcopalian and former ily during an Episcopal ser U.S. President Teddy vice at the 2010 Boy Scout Roosevelt was one of the Jamboree at Fort A.P. Jill in This number also does not count Scouts in Anglcan fi ve founders of the Boy Virginia. churches a considerable number. Scouts of America. Also in 2010, which was the 100th anniversary of the Roosevelt’s signature Boy Scouts of America, the Brotherhood of St. Andrew incorporated the Episcopal men’s ministry The began a program that off ered Bibles to Scouts as well as Brotherhood of St. Andrew in 1908. And in 1910, badges, pins and other items. Roosevelt incorporated the Boy Scouts of America. Brothers who a ended that year’s 100th Anniversary In 2013, a total of 1,146 Boy Scout troops contained Boy Scout Jamboree in Virginia helped create the 37,313 youth. Brotherhood chapters sponsored 71 of Episcopal Scou ng Associa on, with the stated goal of the Scou ng troops. encouraging Scouts to earn their religious emblems, At the 2010 Boy Scouts of America Na onal Jubilee, help Episcopal Scouts earn those religious awards and 3.5 percent of the Scouts iden fi ed themselves as help both parishes and Scou ng units “take the Great Episcopalians, but this number is also actually too small. Commission to task,” in the words of Lyn Reavis, an That’s because the Scouts o en iden fi ed themselves by Episcopal Scou ng Associa on founder. their schools many of which are Episcopal schools.
Men at the Episcopal Church of the Resurrec on in Northeast Georgia support Scou ng on three levels: a Cub Scout troop, a Boy Scout Eagle Scout Bruce troop and a Venturing Crew Scout troop. Ven Holmes addresses the congrega on at turing is a Boy Scout youth development pro St. Timothy’s Episco gram for young men and women 13 through Boy Scouts visited Christ Episcopal Church in Wood bury, New Jersey, where they learned about the pal Church in Wash 20 years old who have completed the eighth ington, D.C. A teach grade. Its purpose is to help young people ma fi h commandment, the church’s history and the Episcopal Church from men’s ministry director Jim er, he was the guest ture and to prepare them to become respon speaker on Scout sible, caring adults. Brathurst. Many of the church’s members are also pictured. Sunday.
8 OF MEN AND MINISTRY MEN IN MINISTRY Congregations take part in National Service Day Brooklyn men help women in need
By Peter D.L. Holmes
BROOKLYN, New York Brooklyn churches held an annual feeding and toy drive at the Women In Need Family Shelter Dec. 21, 2013 in East New York, Brooklyn. Over the past fi ve years, men from 13 churches have adopted the WIN Family Shelter. More than 310 meals were served to residents. The event also featured toy, school supplies and clothing distribu ons to residents of the facility. More than 100 toys and school supplies were handed to the kids by Santa Nick Cox. Residents chose from a wide variety of clothes, Brooklyn men conducted an annual dinner and toy drive Dec. 21, 2013 at the Women In Need Family Shelter. More coats, shoes and boots donated by men from the than 300 meals were served to the shelter’s residents and churches. more than 100 toys and school supplies were distributed. Parishioners clean their church, its 911 memorial grounds
By Robert Dennis NATIONAL SERVICE DAY BROOKLYN, New York Parishioners at St. Philip’s Episcopal Church in the Dyker Heights sec on of Brook Episcopal Church. lyn restored a Gar They also undertook Spring cleaning, replanted their land Stove, cemented 9 11 memorial grounds, undertook a thorough cleaning cracked and broken of the church and restored storage closets to become facing on their parish useful again for new storage as well as conduc ng a hall and restored the general cleanup of areas where poten al water damage church sign on their might occur. grounds during Na on Na onal Service Day hats were handed out and we al Service Day. had 21 volunteers. Na onal Service The total cost for materials, plants, mulch, food and Day was created by the any other necessi es were donated, saving St. Philip’s, men’s ministries of The Dyker Heights, a substan al amount of money.
OF MEN AND MINISTRY 9 MEN IN MINISTRY Dallas men repair Young African Americans learn homes and lives about their history Habitat for Humanity and Patriot Paws are just two of their major projects By Jim Goodson By Jim Goodson SMITHFIELD, North Carolina – African DALLAS – Disabled veterans receive help from cer fi ed as American history is taught to the young people sistance dogs, thanks to a diocesan wide collec on of men’s of Smithfi eld, North Carolina every summer ministries. thanks to the men’s ministry at St. Paul’s An annual golf tournament raises funds for Patriot Paws, Episcopal Church . which trains and provides service dogs to assist disabled vet This past year, they took it one step further erans with the myriad daily on Na onal Service Day when Smithfi eld’s tasks made diffi cult or im Family Life Center possible by their injuries. received new NATIONAL Patriot Paws was orga computers and a total nized in 2006 and has pro landscaping project SERVICE vided specifi cally trained that limits water DAY service dogs for disabled damage. veterans, mostly those com The 21 year old ing home from tours of duty facility was created by Sarah and Sam Yard, New in Iraq and Afghanistan. A York postal re rees who moved to Smithfi eld YouTube video put together and became St. Paul’s members. by Patriot Paws can bring Mr. Yard helped charter the St. Paul’s men’s tears to your eyes when you ministry chapter in 1993. see the things these dogs A Dallas golfer raising funds for can do: remind veterans to Patriot Paws visits one of the take their medicines and re organza on’s dogs that serves trieve the medica ons, open disabled veterans mostly from and shut doors, retrieve the Iraq and Afghanistan con prosthe cs, guard against fl icts. The service dogs are pro cars at crosswalks, retrieve vided free of charge. and pull wheelchairs … you name it. “In addi on to helping me in many, many physical ways, (my dog) Harvey provides a huge emo onal support,” one veteran who suff ers from post trauma c stress disorders says. “Harvey can sense the chemical changes happening within me when I get stressed, which happens in large crowds – even at the Wal An aerial view of the Family Life Center in Mart on busy Saturdays. Smithfi eld, North Carolina and its ample and “Harvey will let me know it’s me to leave – and I totally much needed playground space. The facility trust his judgement.” Dallas’ men’s ministries are well known for their teamwork was begun by the men’s ministry at St. Paul’s on behalf of many non profi t agencies. They’ve built 16 Habit Episcopal Church. for Humanity homes and performed countless home repairs through their Hearts and Hammers program.
10 OF MEN AND MINISTRY RAPID RESPONDERS When men act during crises
Alabama tornadoes Men took part in Moore, Oklahoma tornado Men at relief eff orts a er nine tornadoes ripped through St. John’s Episcopal Church were discussing ways ci es, rural communi es and empty Alabama fi elds to start an emergency response team a few weeks April 25 28, 2011. One tornado destroyed the home prior to May 30, 2013 when an EF 5 tornado packing of Christ Episcopal Church Rector David Meginniss, 210 miles per hour winds tore through Moore, Okla although the church itself – the oldest in the Ala homa, a suburb of Oklahoma City. bama diocese – was spared. Three tornadoes struck “We had been thinking along the lines of storing Gadsden and male parishioners set up a relief cen up food and water we could distribute when trage ter in nearby Sylvania. dies strike,” Ira Phillips said, no ng the May 22, 2011 EF 5 tornado Joplin tornado The 14 men’s ministry mem that struck bers at St. George’s Episcopal Church in Camden Joplin, Mis ton, Missouri organized, prepared, monitored and souri, killed transported 26 large boxes of winter clothes and 161 and le small appliances to nearby Joplin a er a devasta ng thousands May 22, 2011 tornado that killed 161 people. Help homeless. ing people in need comes easy for these Missouri “But men, who take pride in working behind the scenes. when the tornado In 2012 the chapter undertook 17 outreach projects hit Moore, and donated $1,643 to eight ministries. The church’s food and 14 men’s ministry members are involved in a whop water wasn’t ping 32 ministries throughout their Central Missouri as much of city. an issue; Tulsa Episcopalians in they just West, Texas explosion Men’s ministries tornado ravaged Oklahoma. needed throughout the na on helped Central Texans impacted manual by a devasta ng April 17, 2013 fer lizer plant explo labor to sion in the town of West, Texas. help clear away the rubble,” he adds. “So we pulled Brothers sent gi cards to St. Alban’s Episcopal together as many people as we could, gathered our Church in Waco, whose rector The Rev. David Holland tools and went to Moore.” – also a Brother – helped West ci zens whose homes In all, 13 responders made the 108 mile drive to were destroyed. More than 80 homes were totaled, 75 Moore. (Tulsa sits midway between Joplin and Okla were damaged and a 50 unit apartment complex was homa City). Arriving nine days a er the tornado, totally knocked down when a fi re and a subsequent the 13 Tulsans found houses either completely de explosion destroyed the West Fer lizer Company. stroyed or barely damaged, confi rming the o told Fi een people died (11 fi refi ghters) in the explosion tale of the way big tornadoes do their damage. and more than 160 people were injured. “Many of the damaged homes were wai ng on The Brothers’ gi cards from Wal Mart and Target government or insurance companies to arrive so stores were distributed to displaced families so they reports could be completed, so we couldn’t touch could fulfi ll their immediate needs. One chapter was them,” Phillips said. “We found a homeowner who quick to respond. Brothers at All Saints of the Des needed a damaged shed torn down, so we did that. ert in Sun City, Arizona sent 10 gi cards totaling $50 And we helped a few others. We also made plans to apiece to Fr. Holland at St. Alban’s Waco for distrib ute return in July.” to those in need.
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Hurricane Sandy Episcopal Church men’s ministry leader Sean Garvin helped organize relief eff orts along the North Jersey Shore immediately a er Hurricane Sandy raked the na on’s largest metropolitan area Oct. 29, 2012. Truckloads and tractor trailer loads of dona ons lined up at St. Mary’s by the Sea Episcopal Church and Garvin, his wife Nancy and fellow parishioners be gan the mammoth task of organizing and distribu ng supplies and other relief eff orts. The storm surge from Sandy swept Jersey Shore communi es, toppled trees, ripped up boardwalks, li ed boats off their blocks and piled sand like road blocks into streets. And when the waters receded, residents were le to clean up from one of the worst storms in New Jersey’s history. “We were the only game in town,” Garvin says. “Once the Na onal Guard arrived, things were a bit more organized. But it was s ll pre y hairy. Not just in Point Pleasant but in Red Park and Asbury Park and all up and down the shore. Early on the morning of Nov. 10 about 20 Christ Church volunteers le at 8 a.m. for their ini al trip to St. Mary’s by the Sea. In addi on to cleaning out homes and sor ng supplies, including clothes, they cooked and served meals to residents and fi rst responders. “The supplies came from everywhere – Men who organized a search and rescue organiza on, Michigan, Canada – you name it,” Garvin said. “Many right, gathered volunteers to help unload supplies at St. men’s chapters from inland churches sent supplies and Mary’s by the Sea in Point Pleasant, New Jersey a er workers.” Hurricane Sandy.
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