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Faith in Action: Holy Angels' restoration fund recycling program‘Church Restoration’ has two complementary meanings for the Holy Angels’ faith community. There’s the ongoing work of the Parish Pastoral team to restore and increase the church, meaning the people , by implementing the Mission and Vision on the front of the weekly bulletin distributed at our various worship sites. There’s also the team of volunteers that has been responding to Sister Mary Boere’s call in 2000 to help restore the church, meaning the building in which the ‘other’ church assembles in communion. Sister’s volunteers (too numerous to list here and including some now deceased) demonstrate how we can live our faith in the way St. Paul instructed the faithful about personal responsibility (Romans 12): “ We have different gifts, according to the grace given us … If it is serving, let him serve; … if it is contributing to the needs of others, let him give generously ”. By organizing and sustaining a Recycling Program , a group of parishioners has generated funds to help pay down the debt incurred to restore Holy Angels’ (one might say: members of the church are working to restore the church). Volunteerism continues and, with St. Paul’s guidance in mind, all members of our Family of Parishes are invited once again to review how they can enhance this mission.
What Can You Do?
If you are not already participating in the Recycling Program, start now. If you’re already contributing, please consider ways to increase your recovery and diversion of the following items from your household or business:- Aluminum pop cans
- Newspapers and their inserts (e.g., the London Free Press, the Elgin Market, and all their inserted flyers)
- Empty alcohol containers (i.e., anything that can be returned for deposit at the Beer Store)
Every Bit Helps
The Recycling Program generates about $9,000 a year recently. While that’s an impressive amount, it’s been decreasing and really only takes a bite out of the annual interest accruing against the restoration debt. We can improve on that and so parishioners across our Family of Parishes are invited to collect as many of the recyclable items specified above and to adopt a personal weekly or monthly mission to drop off their collected materials before or after they attend mass.
Join the Team
Jesus said, “ For where two or three gather in my name, there am I with them” (Matthew 18:20). We’re sure He’d agree the Spirit is even stronger when even more collect to perform charitable work to improve His house. Team members are welcomed from across our Family of Parishes to serve to the best of their abilities, from making coffee to sorting and from loading to simply accompanying drivers for the company: don’t ask if you can serve … ask only where and when.
For more information contact:
Jim Lumley: (519) 633-1681
