The Annunciation Homeless Ministry

 

CURRENT AND UPCOMING HOMELESS MINISTRY PROJECTS

Dear Father John, MDF youth participants, advisors, families, and supporters: Congratulations on all your hard work and on faithfully and beautifully representing our church family! Our Annunciation Homeless Ministry was humbled and grateful to be a small part of your big weekend!

 

Our AGAPE Bag Baskets have been refilled and are ready for you again!

This past week, our 5th-7th-grade catechism class students took time out of their busy Sunday to discuss homelessness and fill more AGAPE bags!

Together, we talked about various topics related to homelessness, including its causes, why some people experience it, why some people are afraid to stay in shelters, and what we can do, both in our church family and individually, to help those in need.

Food, water, clothing, shelter, and sleep are the 5 needs of people who are homeless. Let’s all do whatever we can, wherever we can, and whenever we can to help!

Ελεημοσύνη/Alms, charitable giving

Great Lent is almost upon us. During Great Lent, we are encouraged to spend forty days preparing ourselves and our families to be spiritually ready and worthy of celebrating and worshiping the Resurrection. We are encouraged to fast, pray more, and practice intentional charity (almsgiving).

Almsgiving is an act of love that can deepen our prayer life and give fasting greater meaning. When we give alms, we make a concrete donation of ourselves through money, time, talent, or service to others. Almsgiving helps us say, in crystal-clear terms: “Here is what I can offer, and I offer it out of love for you and God because I care about your welfare.”

The Homeless Ministry, along with our Catechism students, has once again begun filling our Annunciation “AGAPE” bags. A big shout-out and thank you to our senior class for kick-starting our preparations and, as usual, for “doing it their way” and with compassion!

Please consider making a financial contribution to this drive online through Vanco HERE. Please don't hesitate to contact Angela Godshall with any questions.

Our AGAPE bags will be available throughout Lent for our parishioners to take and give to someone in need!

Blessed Triodion!

Please help us spread love by taking an AGAPE Bag or two, or as many as you'd like to have on hand. Keep some in your car or carry one with you during your commute. When you see someone in need, you can give them this small gift of hope and love.

Consider adding anything that you think would be helpful.

Blessed Lent!

Καλή Σαρακοστή

Serving our homeless brethren at Aviator Park on August 29, 2024.

MISSION

As a ministry of people helping people, our mission is to serve the homeless in our neighborhood and in Philadelphia in various capacities.

We offer food and clothing to those in need who stop by the church during the week; we feed college students who are experiencing food insecurity; we collect and provide clothes, dry goods, and books to local shelters; and we provide backpacks to local youth in need.

PARTICIPATION

Check our Weekly Bulletin and Community Calendar for current and upcoming projects.

CONTACT

Angela Godshall