Hello all,
Even now, the city of Houston is experiencing a major natural disaster. Praise God that the loss of life is low, but the disruption of lives will be immense. The Christian response to such a crisis is to PRAY and to ACT. St. John the Divine invites you to join us in that.
PRAY:
Please join us in united prayer for those impacted by this storm every day at 12:00 noon. Many are already in prayer, but we want to call everyone to specifically participate in daily prayer for our community. We will be praying in the chapel at noon each day for the next few weeks. If you are nearby, feel free to join us, but be safe. Even if you aren't here, join us where you are! Just stop what you are doing for a few minutes and pray. We are setting up our Text-a-Prayer program as we did in Lent. To sign up, simply text
prayforhtown
to 313131.
ACT
:
There are several ways that you can act even now.
- Donate Supplies: St. John the Divine will become a drop off point for supplies that George R. Brown and other shelters need. They have immediate needs for clean clothes, socks, blankets, diapers, and shoes. If you would like to donate any of these items simply bring them to the church starting tomorrow morning at 9:00 am.
- Volunteer: emergency response organizations around Houston are in need of volunteers right now. Volunteer Houston has created a virtual volunteer reception center to help match volunteers with serving opportunities. You can create a login and search opportunities here. Once you’ve found a match then go serve.
- Call Parishioners: We are forming a calling team of people to check on EVERY member of St. John the Divine and let them know that we care. It is what families do and our church is one amazing family. If you are willing to make phone calls then please contact LSamuelson@sjd.org.
Blessings,
Clay
The Rev. Dr. Clay Lein
