July/August 2008

Sunday Fellowship Buffet Special Thanks to our

First Baptist Church of Beverly Hills Community Supporters
cordially invites you and your friends to a Sunday fellowship A Publication of The Path of Citrus County • www.pathofcitrus.org • Issue 3 • Volume 2
buffet to help raise funds for The Path shelter. Enjoy Inverness & Central Rotaries
home-style cooking while you fellowship and learn more $500 each
about how The Path is helping the homeless in our community.
Capital City Bank Summer Reflections
Date: Sunday, October 19, 2008 $1,000

Time: 1 PM - 4 PM Black Diamond Foundation

Director’s letter
$3,000
Address: 4950 N. Lecanto Hwy, Beverly Hills Dear Friends,
Please RSVP by October 1, 2008 Arthur B. Fairman As much as I look forward to summer every year, I also
Contact Kathryn Sipper at 352-522-0514 Charitable Trust, Mr. John cringe when I think about the struggles that come with the
Email: sipperK@bellsouth.net season. Some folks return north, others take vacations,
Eden IV, trustee
The Path PO Box 3024 Inverness FL 34451 $10,000 and many plan numerous other recreational activities . . .
enjoying everything summer has to offer.

Our churches, private Sounds great, doesn’t it?

Here’s a unique way you can help out The Path this summer . . .
SunTrust Bank: Now through Dec. 31, 2008 SunTrust Bank will donate
$100 to The Path when you open a new personal or business checking
account and designate our mission as your recipient charity. There is no
cost, and it's an easy fundraiser to help out this ministry. Visit their
website at https://promotion.suntrust.com/mycause/ for more information
on how you can help raise funds for The Path through your participation.
donors and volunteers
Administrative Offices
27 S. Melbourne
Beverly Hills, FL 34465
Phone: (352) 527-6500
Fax: (352) 746-6746
It does to me, too. Yet I still have daily challenges that
come with running a mission. How will we help those
who need us most when money gets tight? How do we
choose who we help and who we turn away – if we have
to – due to lack of funds?
We can’t escape these concerns and our neediest friends
can’t either. No matter how bad we perceive our
struggles to be or how tight we’ve had to budget
ourselves, there are people right here in our own
backyard that are far worse off. In Christ, we always

Harvest: Hope Mailing Address

have hope. But what about them? What hope do they
have . . . ?
PO Box 3024
You and your guests are cordially invited to the Inverness, FL 34451-3024
As Paul writes in his letter to the Philippians, “Don’t worry
about anything; instead pray about everything. Tell God
what you need, and thank him for all he has done. If you
6th Annual Path Banquet Bargain Store do this, you will experience God’s peace . . . “ Have you For I was
1729 W Gulf to Lake Hwy. hungry and
Friday, November 7, 2008 given it to God? something
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Lecanto, FL 34461 and you ga t; I was th
6:30 pm – 8:30 pm Hours: Mon - Sat At The Path we give our concerns to God as well as our I was a stra
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never – ending gratitude. This issue celebrates the folks nger, and yo ink;
9 AM - 5 PM u invited me
at The 1st Baptist Church of Crystal River we’ve helped, people we continue to assist and the Matthew 25:3 in.
For pick-up, call: 5 NIV
700 Citrus Avenue, Crystal River special men and women who do so much at the mission.
(352) 746-9084
Please enjoy their “stories” as told in the pictures.
www.pathofcitrus.org
Buffet Dinner sponsored by WTI
Chef Hayward ‘Hap’ Hough
May He bless you in all you do, ALSO IN THIS ISSUE:
www.agrm.org
Yard Sale at Shelter Store
RSVP Kathryn Sipper (352) 522-0514
4th of July celebration
by October 1, 2008
DuWayne Sipper Visit by Citrus County Administrator
Executive Director
THE PATH OF CITRUS COUNTY, INC. PO Box 3024 Inverness FL 34451
The Path of Citrus County Path Baptisms/Dedication
New Computer Lab and more . . .
 Good Spirit Foundation’s July 4th Celebration shared with The Path
Path Shelter Store Yard Sales

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Citrus County Administrator Visits The Path Summer Baptisms & Baby dedication

Anthony Schembri (right) and spokesman Path women listen intently It was a very special day when two adults and one youth from The Path requested baptism and a baby
Jim Hunter (left) tour the shelter to learn dedication. Sr. Pastor Randy Hodges, Hernando Church of the Nazarene performed the service.
more about our mission
The Path’s New Computer Lab Parenting Class & Employment Coaching Grads

Path Women can now brush up on their computer and office skills . . .
thanks to a generous award of $2,500 from the Women of Sugarmill Woods,
Parenting Class & Employment Coach Carol (center photo, right) stands
Inc. for new PC’s and current software. Administrative staff are very happy, too!
proudly with clients who have successfully completed her classes
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