Many times in my life I have thought “When things slow down I would like to volunteer for a good cause.” I am sure I am not alone in this thinking. If we are honest with ourselves, with our hectic, frenetic lifestyles, the day that we slow down will never come. So we must make the time in our schedules to include activities that reach out to those in need. Here is an excellent cause that needs your help.
Good Counsel Home – South Jersey located in Riverside needs volunteers willing to help with maintenance of the home. Carpenters, plumbers, electricians, masons, painters, etc., your services would be a blessing. Good counsel Homes will also be focusing on prayers and fundraising. Volunteer ministries will be set up across parishes so that "many hands will make light work."
“I believe if we are going to ask these mother’s not to abort their children and tell them to have faith that God will help them, we need to put our own faith into action and be His hands on earth. We need to provide them with the type of support that Good Counsel Home –SJ offers. They really need shelter, food, education, assistance to obtain jobs, emotional and spiritual support, they need to learn to trust again… they need the love of Christ through His people. We need to show His Divine Mercy. I have personally seen the change in these woman from fear and powerlessness to being filled with hope for a good future for them and their child. There is such a need for these types of homes.”
Debbie Reader, Good Counsel Home-SJ Leadership Committee
What can you do?
Attend the October 23, 2011, 5th Annual Fundraising Banquet to Benefit Good Counsel Home –
South Jersey, 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Lucien's Manor, 81 White Horse Pike (Rte 30), Berlin, NJ. All are welcome to attend - reservations are required. Contact Brenda Quinn at 856-423-3468 or email olvbquinn@aol.com for additional information.
Or email Ynnette Karbiwnyk, Good Counsel Home Ministry Coordinator, at goodcounselhmc@yahoo.com or call 609-922-2128.
Or email Debbie Reader, Good Counsel Home-SJ Leadership Committee, at debra.s.reader@lmco.com or call 856-229-3311 to find out how you can help.
Donna Goodwin
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