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For 30 years, All Saints' has been enriched and enlarged by our friendship with refugee communities in Clarkston, GA, and beyond. With the recent freezing of federal funds that would have provided crucial financial support this year, newly arrived refugee families are facing a crisis. Typically, a family would have relied on six months of support, a period of stabilization we have learned through the years is essential for their long-term well-being.
Given this crisis, as a church we have decided to step forward and raise funds for these families. It takes $12,500 to support a family for six months. Our goal is to raise funds to support as many families as we are able. I invite you to consider joining this effort and see what we can achieve when we work together.
You can give to the appeal by clicking on this link and selecting 'Refugee Ministry Donation Fund' from the drop-down menu.
You can also support this effort by buying tickets for a "Hallelujah Anyhow" Evening of Celebration, that will have great food, live music and wonderful company, to be held at All Saints' on the evening of Saturday March 29th. More details and the opportunity to purchase tickets will be forthcoming. For now, please do save the date!
We believe that this work is so important that we want to invite others to join us in giving. Over the next month, a team will be reaching out to corporations and local businesses for support in this effort. I invite you to join them by inviting friends, colleagues and neighbors to do the same. And of course, we will invite them to join us for the party at All Saints' at the end of it all.
As a church community, we know the power of hope in our own lives. This present moment calls us forward to be that hope in the lives of others.
Keep the faith, dear saints, hold onto that hope, and thank you for your abundant goodness and love.
Peace,
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