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Jesus Feeds the Hungry Volunteers are needed to participate weekly at St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen, Clearwater. We help the St. Vincent's group on Wednesdays 6 to 11 a.m. and on Saturdays from 5:00 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. at 1345 Park Street. For more information call Anthony Damianakis (727)-789-5905. We Welcome You To Join Us For the last seven years our parishioners have been meeting once a month to feed the homeless and the hungry. We purchase, prepare and serve a delicious meal to our brothers and sisters in Christ. These meals, and baked goods are distributed to over 250 destitute or homebound people and individuals of poverty stricken backgrounds. Some have handicaps such as paralysis or impaired vision and generally not able to travel to feed themselves. We welcome turkey, meatloaf or ham. vegetable, rice, pasta dishes are also appreciated. Prepared dishes may be dropped off any Sunday at the Church and we will gladly freeze them. WE NEED YOU TO DELIVER HELP AND REBUILD HOPE. We can't do it alone. Your support can make a difference! Next scheduled date.... Saturday, August 26th at 10:00 a.m. "...Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbor as yourself. There is no greater commandment greater than these." Mark 12:30-31
Health & Wellness Ministry - SS. Raphael, Nicholas & Irene encourages you to take a step each day towards making a difference in your health. We welcome you to join us in offering our community organic foods. - Organic foods protects our health,
- supports the environment,
- protects the waters,
- creates a diverse ecosystem,
- saves energy,
- organic farms build soil
- and supports our local farmers.
All produce is 30% less expensive than retail and much fresher. Orders may be placed on Sundays for Wednesday pickup at the church. Ten percent of sales will be made to support the "Circle of Hope Ministry". Please visit His All Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew, the "Green Patriarch" at www.patriarchate.org
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The Circle of Hope Ministry for Nurturing, Blessing and Engaging our Community "Is any among you sick? Let him call for the elders of the church and let them pray over them anointing him with oil in the name of the Lord. And the prayer of the faith will save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up..." (James 5:14-15) PURPOSE - The Circle of Hope Ministry offers help to those in need by offering prayers and love to those who are ill as well as provide emotional support to their families. · This ministry focuses on prayers for those in need by Fr. John D. Protopapas whom offers spiritual counseling and anointing of the Holy Oil. · The parishioners meet weekly for Supplicatory Prayers to our Patron Saints Raphael, Nicholas and Irene and pray for all those in need of healing of body and soul. · We will refer them to speak to someone who has been through their illness so they don't feel alone. · This mission offers help such as rides to treatments. · We will offer a warm meal to help heal. · We will direct them to the best Doctors in the area for second or third opinions. · We will call to let them know we care and remind them that Christ is by their side. EXPECTATION - To have each and every member of SS. Raphael, Nicholas and Irene feel loved, valued, empowered and inspired in their journey of healing and salvation. HOW - Please call Myra Armstrong to sign up in becoming a guardian angel in this Ministry.
PHILOPTOCHOS Membership - Members help coordinate assistance for new mothers the ill, the elderly, the shut-ins and those generally in need of assistance. Your participation by becoming a member helps to support these ministries. See our Bulletin Board for more information about becoming a member and do stop by our Welcome Table. Meet and Greet at our Agape Coffee Hour immediately following Divine Liturgy.
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