Author: Gunther Stern

I joined the members of Epiphany Catholic Church at a mini-walk for GMC today.  Because of the rain we walked around the sanctuary and parish hall below.   The walk was organized by GMC board member and Epiphany parishioner Wonkook Park along with Father Paul Lee and Father Tom Reilly. The enthusiastic parishioners were prepared for a walk around the neighborhood with signs beseeching, honk for the homeless and they were not muted by the weather.   As we walked around the sanctuary Wonkook would yell out “Help the Homeless!”  The crowd responded, “Help the Homeless!”

Father Tom would yell out “Honk, Honk”,  The willing congregants would respond, “Honk, Honk.”  And so it went.

Thank you Epiphany Church.  You guys are great!

Gunther

We are asked all the time, “What do you need?”   We often fumble with the answer, but today I have an urgent need.  Washcloths, socks, and underwear (clean of course).  The wash clothes walk out of the place as fast as I can buy them.  Some would like to inventory them and sign them out and in.  I would rather increase our supply.  If they need the wash clothes let them have them.  I suspect they use them to keep clean when they are out on the street.  It is such a small thing but it would help so much if people out there could donate their tattered, old wash clothes.

It has been raining.  Raining hard.  The creek is up, the river is up and socks and shoes are soaked.  Can you spare some socks? Our guests would love it.

Underwear are always in demand.  New or used but clean please.

Thanks for your support!  It is so important to us.

gunther

 

The weather is going to get bad. Please call the shelter hotline at 1-800-535-7252 if you are aware of anyone in need of shelter during the storm. There are shelters open around the clock during the emergency and there are contingencies for more if needed.

www.georgetownministrycenter.org

in the near future you will be able to get here with the simpler www.gmcgt.org

After more than a month Georgetown Ministry Center will be reopening. Please come by and see the newly renovated center and hear about our application of the “Club House Model”. This Thursday, July 14th between 4 and 6pm. Meet the staff and board members and see the wonderful transformation.