Make me an instrument of Your Peace

As the mission to the poor continues to take flight on the wings of the Holy Spirit, we are looking at scheduling and organization to make things work smoothly.
We want this to continue on a weekly basis. Please call or e-mail to schedule a weekend to help serve food and share the love of Christ.

For those that cannot go - if you would like to make sandwiches, soup, etc... for us to bring that would be awesome. Many hands make light work. The Lord will meet each one of us right where we are in our desire to serve Him in the poor.

We are in need of three 5-gallon thermos containers to hold soup and hot cocoa/coffee.
If you would like to contribute funds that will go toward food, drinks and paper goods, please send them to 299 Glen Arbor Drive, Rockford, MI 49341

While the clothing has been a wonderful gift to so many we have met, I am feeling the Holy Spirit guiding us away from accepting those donations here as space is limited to accommodate all the your generous offerings.

PLEASE CONSIDER BRINGING YOUR CLOTHING DONATIONS TO ST. ANDREW'S CATHEDRAL OUTREACH, which will then go directly to the poor. They are open on Tuesdays and Thursdays until 1:00 p.m.
Also, the missions downtown are always happy to receive clothing for their clients. Please call ahead to ask what they need. See the links on this site for more information.

May the peace and love of our Lord Jesus Christ reign in your heart, your mind and on your lips today and always!

MERRY CHRISTMAS

Gospel of Luke 2:1-14

In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustusthat the whole world should be enrolled.This was the first enrollment, when Quirinius was governor of Syria.So all went to be enrolled, each to his own town.And Joseph too went up from Galilee from the town of Nazareth to Judea, to the city of David that is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.While they were there,the time came for her to have her child, and she gave birth to her firstborn son.She wrapped him in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Now there were shepherds in that region living in the fields and keeping the night watch over their flock.The angel of the Lord appeared to them and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were struck with great fear.The angel said to them,“Do not be afraid;for behold, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people.For today in the city of David a savior has been born for you who is Christ and Lord.And this will be a sign for you: you will find an infant wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”And suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel,praising God and saying:“Glory to God in the highestand on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests.”