Warmest Wishes of the Season!
All of us at Episcopal Charities wish you a joyous Epiphany and a new year filled with many and bountiful blessings. We are so grateful for your support of our mission to partner with and empower the people of our Diocese in answering God's call to respond to human needs.
Thank you!
Episcopal Charities Sunday!
Bishop Frade declared Third Epiphany, January 22 as Episcopal Charities Sunday, and encouraged all congregations to take a special offering for our work in supporting outreach throughout the Diocese that feed the hungry, educate youth, serve our seniors, and provide assistance to the sick. You can read Bishop Frade's letter here.
 IT'S NOT TOO LATE TO HAVE YOUR CONGREGATION's EC SUNDAY!
EC staff is available to attend your Sunday services and help make the day a great celebration of our partnership as we work together in the grace of Christ.
We ask everyone to be as generous as possible! With your support Episcopal Charities is able to continue and expand our ministries of funding congregational outreach, providing program sustainability workshops that help our programs strengthen and grow, and offering on-site program technical assistance to help create, fine tune and assist with community resources for our programs. In these dire economic times, we need your support more than ever.
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Episcopal Charities Receives Two Grant Awards!
Roanridge Trust Announces $25,000 grant to Episcopal Charities
The Roanridge Trust, administered by the Episcopal Church Center, has announced a $25,000 grant to Episcopal Charities of Southeast Florida to increase support of congregational outreach programs in Martin and Monroe Counties. The grant from will enable Episcopal Charities to offer:
1) additional on-site local training and support programs in Martin and Monroe Counties;
2) service-related webinars and virtual training opportunities which can be accessed or archived by program partners and their volunteers wherever the site location might be and;
3) web-based training resources for congregations including samples of effective ministry outreach programs, service planning documents, volunteer curriculum and training materials, best-practice guidelines, survey and effectiveness tools, granting-seeking guidelines, program budget templates, etc. This collection will also provide excellent resources in ministry start-up and program support.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Our first workshops will be held on March 10 at St. Mary's in Stuart, and March 24 at St. Columba in Marathon! Details to follow soon!
Quantum Foundation Funds Episcopal Charities
Episcopal Charities has received a $25,000 grant from The Quantum Foundation to support its operating expenses. Thank you Quantum Foundation!
CONVENTION REPORT:
Those attending November's Diocesan Convention responded generously to our request to bring baby goods for our programs serving families and children in great need! Three truckloads of diapers, formula, and other necessities were filled to the brim and distributed. Thanks to all who participated!
We also thank the fabulous My Backyard Singers who rocked the house with their great performance. Way to go My Backyard!
And not to forget Episcopal Charities' own Deacon Carol Carson-Hull generously donated one of her beautifully crafted quilts for our Convention raffle . . . funds raised supported our mission and lucky Larry Harris was the big winner of the day! Congrats to Larry and thanks all for supporting our work!
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