Holy Spirit Episcopal Church

WESTSIDE HOMELESS PARTNERSHIP – It’s time for Summer Camp: Go ahead, get excited!

Our friends at the Westside Homeless Partnership are trying to send 18 young people to camp this summer and they are looking for our help. Camp Allen has granted scholarships to cover registration costs, but WHP needs our help to outfit the kids for summer camp.

The experience these young people will gain in team building, confidence building and sharing in the life of Christ’s love will help them succeed in life and break the cycle of poverty and homelessness. Please help send these kids to one of the most memorable experiences of their lives.

During the month of June you may help by writing “WHP Summer Camp” in the memo section of your check and placing it in the collection plate or by visiting them online at http://www.westsidehomeless.org/  You may also look for Claire Martin during Fellowship if you have questions.

Mentors Needed Memorial Assistance Ministries needs 40 to 50 new volunteers to serve as one-on-one Mentors for certain Employment Services clients. Qualifications are maturity, professionalism and a desire to positively impact the life of another human being.

The Mentoring you provide will be on the topic of finding and keeping a job. You will not be asked to provide the client with job leads or access to your personal network, although at your discretion you may provide such help.  Primary emphasis will be on accountability to objectives set for their job search, and emphasis on skills learned in the Employment Certification program at MAM.

Time commitment required is one facetoface meeting per month with the client, plus weekly telephone contact. You will also be asked to report back to MAM staff once per month. A onetime training session lasting about 90 minutes will be held on the fourth Saturday of every month, at MAM’s offices at 1625 Blalock (just north of Long Point).

If interested, please contact Bob King, Associate Director of Employment Services, 713-574-7542, or bking@maministries.org

HAITI EARTHQUAKE RELIEF- Your response overwhelmingly continues during this time of crisis. Over $7000 has been collected for Episcopal Relief and Development for their efforts to heal and restore the nation of Haiti.  They are working hand in hand with the Episcopal Diocese of both Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Please continue to be generous to our Anglican brothers and sisters as they recover from this tragedy. You may learn more by visiting http://www.er-d.org/ and http://www.epicenter.org/.  Keep posted for mission opportunities.

*Lord of the Streets is a mission of the Episcopal church located downtown across from Trinity Episcopal Church.  Holy Spirit provides ongoing assistance of snack bags and men's clothing for the homeless population of downtown Houston.  Click here  www.lordofthestreets.org  for more information on Lord of the Streets

*Memorial Assistance Ministries, or MAM for short, serves the needs of people in the community where our church is located. Holy Spirit supports MAM as a parish by making donations of both our time and resources to help support the work that they do. There is a MAM basket located by the narthex doors, where donations can be dropped off and will be delivered to MAM during the week. Types of Items needed:
Sack Lunch Needs: Juice Packs, Vienna sausage, cheese/peanut butter crackers, fruit/jello cups, cereal bars.
Home Care Needs: laundry/dish detergent, household cleaner, bar soap, paper towels, toilet paper(4-pk). We always need disposable diapers. Click here www.maministries.org  for more information on Memorial Assistance Ministries
 
*Mission of Yahweh serves women and children in northwest Houston with the provision of clothing, paper goods, linens, books and volunteer services.  At Thanksgiving and Christmas, funds are provided for the purchase of turkeys.  At Christmastime, both the school and church collect food and toys to be distributed to MOY.    Click here www.missionofyahweh.org  for more information on Mission of Yahweh

*Westside Homeless Partnership is an organization that provides support for homeless families with children to be able to return to self-sufficiency through a 9-month program.  In addition to financial support, Holy Spirit provides occasional meals, helps send kids to summer camp and hosts periodic drives for immediate needs of the clients.  Click here www.westsidehomeless.org for more information on WestSide Homeless Partnership

*Click here www.houstonhabitat.org for more information on Habitat for Humanity

*St. Luke's NEEDS VOLUNTEERS: The gift of blood is truly the gift of life. The St. Luke’s Episcopal Hospital Auxiliary needs volunteers to assist the St. Luke’s Blood Center on community blood drives. Volunteers are needed seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Volunteers assist prospective donors with donor registration cards and distribution of snacks post donation. For more information about volunteer activities at St. Luke’s, call the hospital’s Auxiliary office at (832) 355-2102 or visit St. Luke’s Web site at http://www.stlukestexas.com/