On Saturday July 19th, 2008, a group of Holy Trinity parishioners spent the day at the Oasis Homeless Shelter in New Rochelle painting one of the rooms on the women's floor. Participants included Evan Graf, Athena Gregory, Cynthia Herzegovitch, Anastasi Orfanos, Tina Exarhos and Constance Mavrovitis. A Holy Trinity parishioner donated the paint, and painting supplies were purchased and donated by the team. The team worked long and hard on a very hot and humid day.
The building is old and is in need of much repair. More painting and other work has to be done at the shelter. Because the shelter does not have air conditioning, the team and the OASIS Shelter Director (Larry Mosely), agreed to set up another workday in the fall when the weather is cooler. With summer vacations over, the team hopes to gather a larger work team so more rooms can be painted.
Please watch this space for more information.
Last month a special collection was made by the Mission and Outreach Committee benefiting Father Philip Mugadizi's work in Kenya. Father Philip was an Asssociate Priest at Holy Trinity while attending St. Vladimir's Seminary a few years ago. The collection, including the committee's donation, was sent to Father Philip on Friday July 18.
On Sunday, March 9, 2008. The Mission and Outreach Committee sponsored a Mission Sunday Fair during the coffee hour. Eight organizations sent representatives to the "Fair" who talked the parishioners of the work their organization performs. Represented at the "Fair" were:
a. Emmaus House
b. Habitat for Humanity
c. Hope Community Services
d. Oasis Shelter
e. Project Hope
f. Midnight Run
g. Hogar Rafael Orphanage
h. Project Mexico