The GodSquad's participation in the Diocessan Urban Plunge mission for Saturday 1/13 has been cancelled. In lieu of a daytime project you are invited to help support the fundraising efforts for this summer's mission trip.
Youth are invited to help set up & serve at the Youth Homes Crab Feed this Saturday evening, from 6P-9:30P or 10P, at the Shadelands Arts and Crafts Center (http://www.arts-ed.org/rentalinfo.html) Wear God Squad t-shirts, and email Phil Brochard to confirm attendance and get more information: pbrochard@stpaulswc.org
We apologize for the short notice on the cancellation of this mission.
See you in March for the painting of Bay Area Seafarers Service buildings. Watch the blog for more information
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
Thursday, January 04, 2007
Reflecting on December's Service
12 teens & 6 adults spent the day at St. Timothy's, Danville to put our hands to work and open our hearts to the issues of poverty & struggle in the world. Below is a report on the day's activities by Sam H. We hope to see you at the Urban Plunge!
GODSquad this month focused on the United nations Millennium Development Goals. We Teamed up with our old friends at the Monument Crisis Center (we've worked there several times in the past) the GODSquad set itself to work. For the first hour or so we sorted toiletries, emptying bags full of various hotel's complimentary goods into heaping piles of hygienic products. Then we lined up and circled the table. Our task now was to fill Ziploc baggies; 2 soaps, 1 shower gel, 2 shampoos, 1 conditioner, 2 lotions, 1 toothbrush, 1 mouthwash, 1 toothpaste, and floss as long as our stash held out. By the time we ran out of the most essential parts of the pack we had covered the top of the St. Timothy Youth Center's pool table. These kits would be distributed by the Crisis Center to many needy and homeless individuals.
Our next project was "Love Soup". By layering dry good ingredients into jars we made 96 jars of healthy just add water soup. Our assembly line was as follows: bouillon, onion, noodles, split peas, lentils, and pasta, with a few in between that I probably forgot. Add a lid, tie on the directions for preperation, and some snazzy fabric for decoration. Each jar had the potential to feed 8 people. That means the GODSquad had just prepared meals for 768 people.
Then we pulled out our lunches. What a comparison, half of our group had ordered sandwhiches from Quizno's and the rest brown bagged it. After just finishing fixing up dry soup our meal looked like a feast.
We watched the Episcopal One Campaign's video on the Millenium Development Goals and were left speechless. We watched Sarah McLachlan's video World On Fire, a music video thats budget was sent to third world development instead of pruduction. Again we were left speechless. To close our day we held Eucharist. During the service a bell was rung every three seconds reminding us that a child dies every three seconds from malnutrition or AIDS.
Amen.
GODSquad this month focused on the United nations Millennium Development Goals. We Teamed up with our old friends at the Monument Crisis Center (we've worked there several times in the past) the GODSquad set itself to work. For the first hour or so we sorted toiletries, emptying bags full of various hotel's complimentary goods into heaping piles of hygienic products. Then we lined up and circled the table. Our task now was to fill Ziploc baggies; 2 soaps, 1 shower gel, 2 shampoos, 1 conditioner, 2 lotions, 1 toothbrush, 1 mouthwash, 1 toothpaste, and floss as long as our stash held out. By the time we ran out of the most essential parts of the pack we had covered the top of the St. Timothy Youth Center's pool table. These kits would be distributed by the Crisis Center to many needy and homeless individuals.
Our next project was "Love Soup". By layering dry good ingredients into jars we made 96 jars of healthy just add water soup. Our assembly line was as follows: bouillon, onion, noodles, split peas, lentils, and pasta, with a few in between that I probably forgot. Add a lid, tie on the directions for preperation, and some snazzy fabric for decoration. Each jar had the potential to feed 8 people. That means the GODSquad had just prepared meals for 768 people.
Then we pulled out our lunches. What a comparison, half of our group had ordered sandwhiches from Quizno's and the rest brown bagged it. After just finishing fixing up dry soup our meal looked like a feast.
We watched the Episcopal One Campaign's video on the Millenium Development Goals and were left speechless. We watched Sarah McLachlan's video World On Fire, a music video thats budget was sent to third world development instead of pruduction. Again we were left speechless. To close our day we held Eucharist. During the service a bell was rung every three seconds reminding us that a child dies every three seconds from malnutrition or AIDS.
Amen.
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