The Way Station Needs You!

Many thanks to all of you for the positive comments you've provided on the Palmer Daily blog. Your feedback goes a long way to making sure that we send out relevant and interesting information every day. Today's message is especially urgent, and comes to the Palmer Editor from Fr. Craven, Pat Simmons and Terry Henry for the Way Station.

Many of our regular volunteers for the Way Station are away or unavailable due to summer schedules, and we really need some additional hands over the next two weeks, especially 7/1-7/3 and the week of 7/6.

The Way Station is open from 6:00 am to 9:30 am Monday through Friday. If you are unable to serve for the full 3-1/2 hours, the work happens in two basic shifts, so you can commit to only one of those time frames:

6:00- 8:00am Cook/prep/set-up
8:00 - 9:30am Serve/human needs table (check mail, Access Bus passes, etc)/wipe tables and clean up

Please wear a baseball or similar cap. Gloves will be provided. We ask that kids be 15 or older, but we do make exceptions.

This is a vital ministry that keeps hundreds of people fed every day. In this heat wave, the Way Station is even more urgently needed by those whom it serves. Your help will serve not only our homeless neighbors, but the volunteers (many of whom are not from Palmer) who keep this program going year-round. If you can help on even one day for one shift, it will make a difference. Your Palmer Editor will be there with teenage son in tow. Please consider taking a few hours to help.

To sign up, call the church office 713-529-6196 and ask for Terry or Pat.


In other news:

Susan Searle, mother of John Searle and a regular attendee of the 10:15 in St. Bede's Chapel, died Thursday, June 25. Please keep the Searle family in your prayers.