Jubilee Ministry in the news
Operation Dry Bottoms has the area's little ones covered
The Daily Jeffersonian, Cambridge, Ohio, Feb. 22
One the last Friday of each month, St. John's Episcopal church reaches out to meet the needs of the youngest people of the Cambridge area - little ones who wear diapers.
Church helps hungry
Ocala StarBanner, Ocala, Fla., March 4
Every week on food pantry hand-out day at Holy Faith Episcopal Church in Dunnellon, four or five new families arrive with the "regulars church members have gotten to know.
Students help secure medical assistance for Galveston's working poor
Episcopal News Service, March 14
Who knew medical students were so talented? On March 8, University of Texas Medical Branch students held their annual fundraiser for the St. Vincent’s House Student Clinic in Galveston.
'Mother Teresa of Las Vegas' following a vision to help those in need
Las Vegas Review-Journal, March 20
As chaplain of the Clark County Detention Center, Bonnie Polley has looked into the eyes of some of society's worst. As a deacon in the Episcopal Church, she has looked into the eyes of some of the town's poorest.
Where would Jesus bank?
Crosscut, Seattle
A forum at the Episcopal cathedral in seattle looks at the role of cooperatives in building a better future.
'Not only my feet but also my hands and head,' homeless say
Boulder Christianity Examiner, April 1
Kathleen King grew up in a church where members regularly wash each others feet so she thinks it's normal for Christians to take the rite to this city's streets where it's really needed.
Church featured in national documentary
Clanton (Ala.) Advertiser, April 5
Trinity Episcopal Church will be one of just a handful of congregations across the country featured in the Episcopal Church USA’s “Transforming Churches, Changing the World” project.
Nogales clinic receives community service award
Episcopal News Service, April 13
St. Andrew’s Children’s Clinic, an Episcopal Church Center for Jubilee Ministry located in Nogales, Arizona, recently received the 2012 Golden Rule Community Service Award.
Hollywood soup kitchen puts on homeless talent show
The Sun Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale), April 12
Just because a man is homeless doesn't mean he can't sing dozens of 60s and 70s love songs from memory in perfect pitch.
Meeting with Presiding Bishop highlights Arizona's Jubilee Ministries
Episcopal News Service, April 19
Presiding Bishop Katharine Jefferts Schori attended a gathering of the Arizona Jubilee Ministry Centers assembled at St. Andrew’s Episcopal Church in Tucson on April 12.
Flint's Christ Enrichment Center out to better more lives
The Flint Journal, April 21
Danielle Brown, the center's new director, hopes programs at the former Christ Episcopal Church can be expanded so more children and adults can be accommodated in literacy and enrichment.
'Seeds of Hope' Career Center helps people find hope
The Sun Chronicle, Biddeford, Maine, April 25
Steve Carpenter, the coordinator of the Seeds of Hope Career Resource Center, says that his organization is addressing a vital need in Biddeford– helping the unemployed find work again.
Episcopal nonprofit El Buen celebrates 25 years of service
Austin American-Statesman, May 5
When it opened its doors in 1987 at a 6,000-square-foot space on West Mary Street, El Buen Samaritano relied on church bake sales to help pay the bills and the sweat equity of volunteers to get things done. Sometimes literally. One summer, the air conditioner blew out, making for furnacelike working conditions.
Comfort and compassion
Wilkes-Barre Times Leader, April 29
They diagnose, heal, and provide medication to treat and prevent ailments. They offer social services to help those who are downtrodden get back on their feet. There is a general feeling of comfort and compassion given to area residents who visit – and everything is done free of charge.