[Magdalen] Saw this on the nightly news. Comfort Cases

[Ann Markle]

In churches I serve, I try to get folks aware of need, and to do outreach
on local, diocesan, national, and international levels. I don’t see
anything wrong with collecting school supplies for kids in Africa. Perhaps
if someone else really cares enough, they will spearhead an effort on the
local level. The two campaigns could even be coordinated, with a “give
double,” side-by-side box, or Sunday School doing local and adult bible
study or youth group taking on the international outreach effort. If you’re
buying one box of crayons, why not buy two?

On Thu, Sep 6, 2018 at 10:07 AM Grace Cangialosi <gracecan at gmail.com> wrote:

> In Africa??!!
> Perhaps they could be encouraged, instead, to check with the local school
> system to see what their needs are. I assure you, they will be significant.
> Nearly every church in our county collects school supplies, and we have a
> very small school system. We even collect backpacks.
>
> > On Sep 6, 2018, at 8:18 AM, ME Michaud <michaudme at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > There are so many children in foster care in Massachusetts,
> > given our tininess as a state.
> > This seems like one of those things a functioning church could help
> sponsor.
> >
> > I nearly had a quiet fit last year
> > when one of our parishioners started gathering school suplies
> > for children in Africa!
> > Gawd help us.
> > -M
> >
> >
> > On Wednesday, September 5, 2018, Lynn Ronkainen <houstonklr at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> >> What a wonderful venture
> >> Lynn
> >> . <https://www.comfortcases.org/>
> >>
>
-- 
Ann

The Rev. Ann Markle
Buffalo, NY
www.onewildandpreciouslife.typepad.com