The Church of St. Luke and St. Matthew has become an official faith partner of Habitat NYC.What  this means is that we commit ourselves to prayer, volunteering of our time,  advocacy, and fundraising.
Our first volunteer build will be at a Habitat project on Ralph Avenue in Brooklyn on Saturday April 27th from 9:15 to to 4:30 PM.  Volunteers must be 16 or older, and no previous experience is required.  Work is limited to the interior and finish work, leaving the exterior, wiring, plumbing to the professionals.  Volunteer coordinators will be on site to supervise all work and to help direct as needed.
There will be other opportunities to help with advocacy and education where children can be involved as well.   Habitat NYC will help with rebuilding home damaged by Hurricane Sandy in Staten Island in May, and it will be a great way for those who helped with Occupy Sandy relief see their work come full circle by help place these people back in their homes.
This is a great opportunity to get to know other members of our congregation, member of other faith organizations in the city pledge to help Habitat NYC, and to work along side the future owners who will be  on site as the build “sweat equity” in their future homes.
There will be a sign up sheet at coffee hour and more information to come in the bulletin or see me.  Thanks!
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Seale “Brother” Ballenger
SHB6964@aol.com
201-360-7333