Contemporary worship in the Episcopal tradition
On Sunday, May 19, 2013, Breanne Overton will share pictures and her experiences as a volunteer intern working in Mosoj Yan, Bolivia, with girls and adolescents who have been victims of sexual abuse to recover and take control of their lives. This will occur at Church of the Redeemer, Kenmore, Washington, following the 10:30 am [...]
The date for foot washing with the United Way Community Resource Exchange has been confirmed. It is Tuesday, September 17, 2013, at Seattle Center. Details, shift times and a sign-up sheet will be available at a later date. In addition to volunteers washing the feet of the homeless, a podiatrist volunteers to care for nails and [...]
Recognize anybody? A snapshot of our volunteer cooks with the crew at the January 25th Community Lunch on Capitol Hill. The Community Lunch is a recipient of an Earley Fund grant. The program provides full hot meals and other critical services to homeless and hungry people in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. www.communitylunch.org. Volunteers are always welcome! [...]
¡Saludos de Bolivia! I cannot say whether things will get better if we change; what I can say is that they must change if they are to get better. -Georg Lichtenberg Friends and Family- I’d like to share with you a little bit about what’s been going on here in Cochabamba and what the New [...]
Thanks to all of you for the incredible outreach effort made at Redeemer during Advent. We provided more than 30 children and their families at Iglesia de la Resurreccion with new gifts, clothing, and food cards at a time when they need it the most. We also provided families at the Kenmore Shelter with gifts [...]
Merry Christmas to my dear family and friends! I am missing you today and have been during this entire Christmas Season! Christmas here is not bad, but it’s not the same. There are lights in the plazas, all sponsored by Coca-Cola, and there are people selling random nick-nacks in the streets hoping to get a [...]
Happy Thanksgiving!!! I have just returned from a crazy trip, and am SO glad to be back home in Cochabamba. Yesterday was the national census, which meant the entire country shut down completely from midnight to midnight. I was traveling back from Lake Titicaca (gorgeous!) and was planning on catching a bus at 7pm Tuesday [...]
Message from Breanne in Mosoj Yan We have raised $630 so far!!! That already gives the girls 23 more weeks of lessons after my own funds run out! This is SO exciting! And this number doesn’t include the people who have pledged to sponsor my swim Thanksgiving weekend. AND we have swimmers committed in Seattle [...]
Amigos Buenos! We are about a month away from the Solidarity Swim for the girls at Mosoj Yan! I have recieved a few pledges, a few donations, and some committed swimmers!!! Hooray!!! If you haven’t been in touch, please consider it- every little help really makes a difference, especially when $1 is equal to 7B’s [...]
I’ve been in Bolivia almost a month now, volunteering at Mosoj Yan with girls who have been victims of sexual abuse. If you click on the link, you can get a feel for what we do at the residence. Mosoj Yan is helping these girls start new lives, creating for them a path illuminated with [...]