Moving Forward Update #5

Being A Very Real Help to One Another

St. Michael’s Hurricane Relief Fund

United in Love.

In the eye and aftermath of Ian, many of us have already personally experienced how God is a very real help in our times of need. Yes, God is right here, right now, and God is already working in and through each of us.

Many of you have expressed your longing to know how you can make a meaningful difference to the burdens of others during this challenging and difficult time. You inspired us to coordinate a way to harness how each of us can help by contributing either dollars, deeds (acts of service) or both. 

In response, we have created The St. Michael’s Hurricane Relief Fund to restore our community of faith, our neighbors and our entire community to wholeness. We believe that Ian can be a catalyst to further Unite Us in Love.

Church leadership (vestry) will oversee the use of these funds for meeting the needs of our parishioners, the community and the property. Because of the magnitude of this disaster and the length of the recovery, the scope of these funds is broad. In addition to monetary gifts, we are setting up a “I have- I need” system to respond to people’s needs and to give people the opportunity to help.

Responding to this disaster is an opportunity to live the Way of Love that Christ modeled for us. As we have witnessed the heroic efforts of first responders and the military to rescue people, all the way to people delivering water to a neighbor in need, we have seen the compassion and abundant love of God in action.

So please join us by donating on our website .

And please forward this email and post on the social media platforms you use inviting others to be United in Love for our sanctuary island.

Glory to God whose power, working in us, can do infinitely more than we can ask or imagine. Glory to God from generation to generation in the church, and in Christ Jesus forever and ever.

Amen

Ephesians 3: 20-21