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Once again, the Youth Group will participate in a 30 Hour Famine to benefit World Vision. This years 30 Hour Famine will start Friday, July 29 at 6:00 p.m. and end Saturday, July 30 at 6:00 p.m. The youth will start their fast immediately after lunch (around 12:00 p.m.) on July 29. They will spend the night at Advent. On Saturday, Advent members will host a pot-luck dinner for the starving youth. Youth must be at least 12 years old to participate. Friends are welcome to participate. The youth will collect money from family, friends, neighbors, teachers, coaches, etc. to sponsor their fast. This money will go to World Vision. In addition, youth will go door to door in the neighborhood to collect canned goods which will be donated to the local Feed My People. All youth are asked to collect donations. In 2010, the youth collected over $600 for World Vision. We hope to meet last years donation. We ask that the youth contact Nancy and Norm Birtley at 636-296-8307 or nancy@birtley.net to RSVP their participation in this years event. T-shirts are available as a fund raiser for this event for $15. This years tshirt was designed by Jocelyn Sanders.

30 Hour Famine

Needed:
One or two parent volunteers to spend the night at Advent. Norm and Nancy Birtley will be spending the night with the youth and we are hoping that a few more parents will join us. Fr. Dan will be on vacation so will be unavailable to participate this year. Advent members are asked to bring pot-luck dinner items for the youth on Saturday evening (7/30/11, 6 p.m. ). Friends and family members please pledge donations for this event.

In this issue:
30 Hour Famine..............................1 Graduates..........................................1 Eucharist as Divinization-Dan Handschy...........................................2 Forming Christians from the Ground up-Bill Witte.......................4 Advents Garden...............................4 July Calendar.....................................5 Prayers for the Military .................6 SAJE presents Stephanie Ball.......7 Liturgical Ministies...........................8 Sudan and the Gift of Hope.........9 In Pain and In Joy...........................10 SAJE Ministry Update ...............11 Editor: Marla Dell

Graduates
The Scroll has received notification of two more Adventers graduating this Spring: Nancy Kroes received her Masters of Education Degree from Webster University and Rob Gyngard received his Bachelor of Science Degree from Webster University. Congratulations to you both.

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Eucharist as Divinization
Daniel J. Handschy
As you cannot possibly help but be aware, the last couple of years, I have talked a lot about being a missional congregation. I have pushed us hard to look at the world outside our walls. The Vestry has heard missional language.Youve heard it in my sermons. Youre probably tired of hearing it. Theres a problem, however, with missional language. Whenever we use the language of mission, we think theres something we have to do, something we have to accomplish. Think of the Blues Brothers: Were on a mission from God. When I talk about mission, I have often encountered the question, Arent we doing enough? The last thing we need is to feel bad about what were doing. So, I want to switch language, and use the vocabulary of divinization. The question isnt really about what we are doing, but what God is doing. The Eastern Orthodox tradition has a doctrine called, the restoration of the all (apokatastasis panton). This teaches that God is in the process of restoring the whole universe to its intended condition. God is pulling the universe into the glory it was created to share. God is already doing this. The restoration of all does not depend on us. The restoration of all is the divine mission, the missio Dei, what God is doing. But, we can cooperate with (or hinder) God. We can train ourselves to see Gods glory in ourselves, and in the things and people around us. And when we see that glory being hidden by circumstances in our control, we can work to reveal it. This is what mission is about. Someone said the difference between mission and service is the difference between a pilgrim and a tourist. A tourist goes somewhere, takes a lot of pictures, buys some trinkets, and then comes home. A pilgrim goes somewhere and comes home changed. Mission changes the missioner. Service just does good deeds (nothing wrong with that, but it isnt mission). Divinization is the process of the restoration of the all. It is God pulling all things towards glory. The easiest (or at least the most obvious way) to participate in the restoration of the all is to cooperate in the divinization of ourselves. We can look for ways that we hinder Gods glory shining through us. In our interactions with others, we can ask, Did I reveal the glory God intended for me, or hide it? Did I look closely enough for the glory of the other? We can also cooperate with the divinization of others. What hinders them from shining with Gods glory? Are they hungry? We can feed them. Are they trapped in harmful circumstances? How can we begin to change that? We can also participate in the divinization of the

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natural world. Does the world around shine with Gods glory? Perhaps we can plant a garden. Perhaps we can change our driving habits to pollute less. All of these things help toward the restoration of all, toward the divinization of us and the world. And we participate in that process most obviously in worship. We bring money, food, and bread and wine into the Church to present them to God. These things connect us with the world God is restoring. Rain falls on the earth to grow grain. Humans harvest it, grind it, bake it into bread, and supply it to the store. Some people dont have enough bread. Some people have too much. Some have too many grapes. Who harvested those grapes? Do we know people who drink too much wine? We present all of that to God, and ask God to bless it. And God does bless it, and returns it to us as our sustenance. Our mission is to present the world to God at the altar for restoration starting with ourselves. What needs restoring in our lives? Are we present and ready for transformation when we come to Eucharist? Obviously, it isnt going to happen all at once. Thats why we come back to church

week after week, our whole lives. And we can present our concerns for the restoration of others in our prayers. How might God be pulling those for whom we pray into the glory for which they were created? How might we offer ourselves for that process? So, mission isnt so much about doing things, as seeing what God is doing, and offering ourselves to cooperate with that. Talking about divinization doesnt so much sound like a task we have to do. Episcopalians are Pelagians at heart we think our salvation depends on us. Give us a task, and we know what to do. Give us checklists, and were happy unless were already overbooked. Divinization is what God is doing, and we cooperate with it most obviously in the Eucharist. How does that change us? That is the mission of God. Fr. Dan will be on vacation from July 25 through August 15. Fr. Nathaniel will lead services for the three Sundays that Dan will be on vacation.

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Forming Christians from the Ground Up

On Monday June 13, the Vestry held its meeting to discuss the future of Christian formation at Advent. Thirty members of our congregation, including four teenagers, representing 15 households, shared dinner and ideas for almost two hours. Some of the ideas discussed were: what is meant by Christian formation, why is it important, how does it relate to education, what is the desired outcome this coming year, and most importantly, what do we want it to look like? The consensus of the group, and especially the kids, is we dont want to sit passively in a classroom and try to absorb information. A more experiential and interactive environment followed by a reflective process is the direction we want to investigate. Having identified this goal, Dave Difani, Lucy Levandoski, Beth Felice, and Renee Sanders are meeting to develop a structured plan, not necessarily a curriculum. They have been asked to develop a job description for the coordinator(s) and a specific proposal for proceeding with the ideas discussed. They are to present their plans at the July Vestry meeting. The Vestry will then discuss ways we can support these new and dynamic areas of interest. As always, your voice is important to us. If you have any thoughts about this, please share them with any one on the committee and remember, you are always welcome to join us at the Vestry meetings. Bill Witte, Senior Warden

Advents Garden
The garden this year is looking good. The peas and pole beans are reaching for the skies, the tomatoes and pepper plants have blossoms, the cucumbers are spreading and will soon set fruit - so we need your help. In a few short weeks we will start the annual harvest and we need something to weigh the bounty. We are looking for someone who can donate a baby scale or market scale that they are no longer using so we can keep track of the harvest. If you have one, or know someone who does, please let Elaine Naes know. She can be reached at 314-843-1773, or elaine_naes@yahoo.com. We will be happy to name the first veggies in your honor.

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Ronald McDonald House

Advents next turn for preparing a meal at Ronald McDonald House is Friday, July 1, 2011 for dinner. This will be at the new West County House at St. Johns Hospital. Jen Gyngard has planned a menu for a July 4th cookout (hamburgers, hotdogs, etc.). If you would like to help out, contact Jen at 636-789-3661 or lamaison_gyngard@sbcglobal.net.

Advent Men Dine Out

The Advent men will eat out on Thursday, July 12, 6:00 PM at Bullys Bar-B-Q, Columbia Illinois. We will meet on the parking lot of Hooters on South Lindbergh to carpool to the restaurant. Call Don Dippel (314-487-0299) for directions to Bullys or Hooters. Good food and stimulating conversation available.

Prayer Shawl Group

The next Prayer Shawl Group meeting is on Wednesday, July 13 at 1:00 PM at the church. We welcome your participation. Please contact Mary Peck at 8945260 is you have questions or are requesting a shawl.

Third Thursday Ladies

The group is going to Joey Bs in Concord Plaza on July 21. We will meet at 6:00 PM. All women of the church (and their friends, too) are invited for a fun night out. Please call Carol Kardell (314-638-0247) by July 19 so that she can make an accurate reservation number.

Peace Meal

Advent cooks at St. Johns Peace Meal on Saturday, July 23, from 2:00 6:00 pm. Please contact the rector if you would like to help out. If you are serving food you do need to have had a hepatitis A shot, but there is plenty to do for those who are not vaccinated.

Thursday Exercise Classes

Every Thursday morning at 9:30, someone from the staff at Crestview Retirement Center leads an exercise class at Church of the Advent. These classes are part of the Crestwood Parish Nurse program. Attendance has been growing steadily. Attendees enjoy light refreshments after exercise, and check in with each other. Join us.

Advent Church Women

There will be no meetings in July. Please watch the service leaflet and this space for next falls meetings. If you have questions, contact Clare Kujath, 314-846-2737 or ckujath@att.net.
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Prayers for the Military, Safe Return, and a Marines Retirement

Each Sunday in part of our worship services, prayers are said for our military protecting our country so we may have our freedoms we so much cherish. Advent parishioners have family members in the armed forces and we have prayers for their safe return, and wait anxiously for them to come home. I wish to announce the safe return of my daughters husband, Marine Sergeant Major (Sgt./Maj.) Daniel Fierle and his retirement from the Marine Corps and return to civilian life after 33 years of service to his country. Dan enlisted in the Marine Corps November 21, 1978 at age 20 and made the Corps a career. His home was in Buffalo, New York. While stationed in Hawaii he met my daughter, Patti, where she was living at the time. They came home to St. Louis in 1988 to get married. They have two daughters, Andrea and Emma. During Dans many Marine base assignments he was able to have his family with him. His last assignment was in Okinawa, Japan. From these many base assignments, Dan had three deployments with Marine Amphibious Units, served with Marine Air Groups and Squadrons, a Marine Expeditionary force to Somalia, Expeditionary forces in the invasion of Kuwait and in the invasion of Iraq. He has also been sent to Afghanistan and has spent time in Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Korea and the Philippines. Recently he was in the Tsunami relief effort sent by the Marines to Japan. Needless to say Patti, Andrea and Emma spent many anxious hours and said many prayers waiting for his safe return. Dan received the rank of Sgt./Maj. in June 1999. Some the many medals he received are the Combat Action Ribbon, Navy Commendation Medal, and Meritorious Service Medal. Early in his career Dan represented the Marine Corps in shooting competitions between the Army, Navy and Air Force where he ranked in the upper 1% of over 400 competitors. He was also one of those lean, mean, tough Marine Drill Sergeants. Sgt./ Maj. Daniel Fierle was retired from the Corps with relief from his Command and Retirement ceremonies held on his Base in Okinawa, Japan, on June 2, 2011. They planned to leave Okinawa on or about June 14, with Dan reporting for a short period to Camp Pendleton, CA., while Patti and girls (with their pets) return to a home they have in Gardnerville, Nevada. Their household furnishings will be arriving from Okinawa, by ship, in about 2 months. Prayers always help, and in his many letters to Patti he thanked everyone for their support and prayers. Especially, in his one letter when he was coming home from Iraq he wrote I am coming home with all my fingers and toes The Fierle family and I thank you for support and prayers for the Military. Bob Zimmer

Available for Older Adults...

Do you need a ride to a medical appointment? Do you need a minor home repair done? SAJE Senior Ministry is now accepting requests for both Job Squad (minor home repair) and transportation services. For more information on the home repair program or to register for the program, please call Brion Abel or Whitney Calliotte at 314-6649700. For more information on the transportation program or to register, please call Faria Ahmed at 314-664-9700.

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SAJE presents soprano Stephanie Ann Ball, July 10th

SAJE Ministry presents a Summer Sunday afternoon concert with soprano Stephanie Ball at 3:30 PM on July 10 at St. Elizabeth of Hungary Catholic Church, 1420 S. Sappington Road in Crestwood. Her program will include a collection of spirituals, including Steal Away and Deep River; opera arias by Puccini, O mio babbino caro and Quando men vo; Gershwin favorite Summertime; and a set of hymns arranged by Mark Hayes. She will be accompanied by pianist Charlie Mueller. Ball is the Soprano Young Artist for the Bach Society of St. Louis, and has served as a voice instructor for Opera Theatre of St Louis' AIT Preparatory program. All are welcome a freewill offering will be taken to support SAJE ministry. You can view videos of Stephanie Ball singing Steal Away and Deep River on Youtube (search for her name and the title of the spiritual).

Summer Lawn Mowing Opportunity

With summer upon us, there have been a lot of senior homeowners calling and requesting volunteers to mow lawns. While we do not provide this service, we thought it would be a great idea to see if any of your parish schools had students (around grades 7-9) that would be interested. If you did, we could refer the senior homeowner to contact one of the students. This would not be a volunteer opportunity. The senior homeowners would be told that they would pay a small fee (like $10) to the student. We would give them the name/number of the student(s) that live closest to them. The students themselves would not be insured with us (because they are not 18 yet) so we could not be held liable if anything happened. This is not only a great opportunity to help older adults, but to give younger students the chance to earn some spending money for summer. Please email the names and numbers of interested students to Brion Abel at brion.abel@sgsmnetwork.org. Since it is not guaranteed that the senior homeowners have lawn mowers, please specify if the interested students have access to their own equipment, and if they would be willing/able to take it to the homes.

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July 3 Phyllis Powers Ralph Peck Rene Sanders Adam Witte Austin Henry Jocelyn Sanders Deb Goldfeder Austin Schick Bill Bottoms Bill Sanders John Kroes Austin Schick Becky Vogel Kevin Williams Deb Goldfeder Elizabeth Kroes July 10 July 17 July 24 July 31 Evan Schick Jake Vogel Greg Dell Jim Rode Janice Evans Harry Dengler Mary Ann Tombridge Bob Wagner Vogel Family Dell Stotler Stroback/Knowles Mark Garvey Katie Stotler Mark Naes Bill Bottoms Ben Difani Riley Clare Difani Evan Vogel Schick Bill Witte Don Dippel Don Mazdra Dale Iffrig Phyllis Powers Kroes Family Gwen Brown Gyngard Lucy Levandoski Greg Dell

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Vestry Prayer Cycle

Proper 9 Proper 10 Proper 11

Larry Willis Jim Rode Bill Bottoms Rob Gyngard Vic Kremar

Bill Sanders Bill Bottoms Elaine Naes Phyllis Powers Bill Sanders

Beth Mazdra Mark Naes Myra Sherrod Bruce Stotler Claudia Svoboda

Nancy Kroes Bill Witte Chris Vogel Bill Witte Lian Iffrig
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Genesis 24:34-38, 42-29, 58-67 Genesis 25:19-34 Psalm 119:105-112 Romans 8:1-11 Matthew 13:1-9, 18-23 Phyllis Powers Church Not As Usual @ 10:15 Psalm 45:11-18

Genesis 28:10-19a Psalm 139:1-11, 22-23 Romans 8:12-25 Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Phyllis Powers

Genesis 29:15-28 Psalm 105:1-11, 45b Romans 8:26-39 Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Phyllis Powers

Genesis 32:22-31 Psalm 17:1-7, 16 Romans 9:1-5 Matthew 14:13-21 Phyllis Powers

Romans 7:15-25a

Matthew 11:16-19, 25-30 Phyllis Powers

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the Bishops Column

Sudan and the Gift of Hope

Wayne Smith
Having returned from Sudan just a few days ago, I am still processing a range of emotions during my visit there. Bishop Bullens funeral left me with a feeling of loss, mixed with the knowledge of how glad I am to have known this man as a colleague. The longish hours I was able to spend with Bishop-elect Stephen Dokolo, leisurely discussing all manner of things diocesan and episcopal, gave me pleasure. The time we spent together made me grateful for an old friend and new colleague. The time I spent alone and with Debbie scanning the physical and political landscapes stunned me with how rapidly things are changing in Sudan. Development is moving apace, of which there are many signs. There are so many children in school uniforms. Water supply is not a problem, at least in Lui town, and I saw none of the obvious signs of malnutrition which I had grown to expect. And in just two weeks, all of us will have to practice saying the name of the new nation where our partners live: The Republic of South Sudan. The anticipation of independence on July 9 is ever-present. Even so, there are many contingencies facing South Sudan and Lui Diocese. The infrastructure is undeveloped, degraded, or non-existent. The possibility of renewed warfare remains a threat, especially in the border areas with the North. The viability of the economy post-independence remains an open question, even though the economy is nowhere near healthy in present circumstances. Democratic institutions are brand new and not well practiced in the new nation. The list could go on. In short, the Republic of South Sudan faces more than its share of challenges. The Christians with whom I spoke in Lui, however, almost to a person, talk about the present time as full of hope. No one denies the hard realities all around, and people recall all too clearly the twenty-one years of civil war ending in 2005. They are quite the opposite of unrealistic in their outlook, but they remain hopeful. Their hope does not even depend on the good things evident around them already, or treads of matters going well. Hope is not the expectation that every little thing will turn out all right. Hope, for Christians, is a radical openness to whatever the future might bring, hard times, good times, come what may. If we believe that God awaits us in that future, whatever it may be, then we can be open to it and lean toward it. Despair either denies that there is such a thing as the future or else believes that nothing worthwhile lies in it. Hope is quite the opposite. Hope anticipates the future and rushes to embrace it. This is the quality of hope I heard about in Lui. There is a remarkable eagerness for what lies ahead. Romans 14:8, a passage I read during my remarks at Bishop Bullens funeral, describes well an outlook available to believers: If we live, we live to the Lord, and if we die, we die to the Lord; so then, whether we live or whether we die, we are the Lords posssesion.

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Stories from the Good Road

In Pain, and In Joy? Deb Goldfeder

It still amazes me when people in a war zone hiding in the forest from Antonov bombers intent on killing them could possibly know about what happens in America and care about it but they do. They do. I am embarrassed as I look back to 2001 and realize how self-interested and self-centered I was. Sure, there was that country with the first name, Wartorn but I didnt know any Sudanese people back then so I wasnt thinking about War-torn Sudan as I began my work at St. Louis University Hospital. I was worried about being a student chaplain there and having to deliver bad news. It wasnt about the people in the hospital. It was all about me. What a difference a decade makes! In 2001, people in Lui were still at war with the north. They were still unable to travel over many of the dirt tracks in the diocese because the roads were mined. The clearing of mines began in 2006 while I was there! People walked on paths in the forest to get from place to place trying to keep out of sight of helicopter gunships that would strafe them. Morris wife lived in Wiroh while he lived in Lui. His work was in Lui, he explained, but Lui was more likely to be bombed. It was important that his wife survive so she was seven miles away by a shortcut path. There was no local radio. They might have caught a bit of the BBC World Service but few people had receivers. When enemies were nearby, everyone had to keep silent in the forest. A crying baby could tip off the enemies of where people were hiding. I cant imagine even living one day under those conditions but some people in Lui lived twenty years like that. They told me stories about walking long distances at night navigating by the stars so they wouldnt be seen. My struggles in Lui were nothing by comparison. My fears at SLU Hospital were miniscule and they embarrass me now. Somewhere in Lui in 2001, a woman named Charity was expecting a baby. She was tall for a Moru woman and a bit red as they would have said of her coloring (the alterna-

tive is a bit black according to Manyagugu). She was beautiful but hardly ever smiled. She dressed carefully to conceal her pregnancy and would be horrified to know that I mentioned she had ever been pregnant! One does not speak of pregnancy. It is just not done! I dont know what Charity did during those months as she carried her son. She was probably hungry as it would have been difficult to cultivate a garden when she was expecting and when bombers could be heard for miles. Her back must have hurt as she began to harvest the meager crop of sorghum but there was no maternity leave for Moru women. As September arrived, Charity knew her time was near. What must she have been thinking? Imagine the act of utter hope involved in bring a child into the world of chaos and horrors. I can imagine that her back began to hurt and that she paced with women who would attend her. She might have been attended by midwives at the hospital or she might have been in a grass hut under trees far from a target-rich environment like the hospital. She may have been wishing for a girl who might grow to help her at home, to care for younger siblings, to help fetch water from far away and to grind the sorghum into flour to make linya but she got a boy. Boys are good, toodont mistake what Im sayingbut a daughter could work alongside her mother and might bring a good bride-price when she was old enough to marry. No woman who wouldnt even admit being pregnant would tell you that she wanted a boy or a girl, though. Im sure she wanted only a healthy baby that would live. When half the babies in Lui died before the age of 5 years old, it was pretty important that the child be healthy. Charitys husband, Tadu, told me what few details I know about this son. He did live past the age of five, I know, because he was five years old when I went to his birthday party! He was a happy guy and obviously the apple of the familys eye. His feet had The Scroll - July 2011

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scarcely touched the ground until he made up his mind to walk on his own. Such is the life of a Sudanese baby boy. Tadu told me his sons name. As I have written before, names have meaning among the Moru people and Tadus son sounded kind of strange to me. Fathers name children in Lui so Tadu named his son In Pain. In Pain? Why would you have named him that? I asked. As it turns out, In Pain was born on September 11, 2001. Tadu, welcoming his son, named

him for us. Somehow, Tadu had heard of the horrors of 9/11 in New York, Pennsylvania and Washington, DC and decided that his son was born In Pain in solidarity with us. A very important date is coming in July. On July 9, 2011, the Republic of South Sudan will become the worlds newest country. I find myself wondering, hoping even, that a woman will give birth to a healthy girl in the hospital in Lui and that her father will name her In Joy!

SAJE Ministry Update

SGSM Network began its fourth cluster in the Sunset Hills/Crestwood area in 2010-2011. This cluster named SAJE Senior Ministry is comprised of three churchesSt. Justin, Advent Episcopal, and St. Elizabeth. The ministry is open to welcoming other partner churches. SAJE member churches pay an administrative fee for its services. To date in 2011, the following services have been provided to parishioners in SAJE Senior Ministry:

Weatherization
Weatherization materials and installment volunteers are available to SAJE older adults whose income falls below 200% of the poverty line. Skilled volunteers are at hand to caulk interior/exterior holes, cracks and crevices; install water restricting faucet adapters and/or shower heads; install window insulation and weather stripping. This is aimed to reduce seniors utility bills. In SAJE, one homeowner from St. Justin Martyr has been registered for this service so far.

Housing
SAJE Senior Ministry is a new ministry to the area and as such, it is still developing and building its programs. The Job Squad program (minor home repairs) has two registered homeowners, but has not received any Job Squad requests. With eight registered volunteers, we hope to utilize their time and talents in the next six months. The Housing VISTA will continue to market this service in church bulletins, meetings, and throughout the general area to recruit more homeowners. In our ministries, we often have requests for lawn maintenance; however, regular lawn care and maintenance is not within our service scope. In an effort to meet these requests, we have partnered with our churches local schools. SAJE is compiling a reference list of interested seventh to ninth grade students. When a homeowner calls in for lawn mowing, the Housing VISTA will refer him/her to one of these students who lives in his/her neighborhood. The youth will perform this service for a small fee. At this time, we have not had any interested youth in SAJE nor has there been an ample amount of requests for this service. We suspect that as more people learn about the ministry, that our service requests will rise.

Transportation
As with the Job Squad program, the Transportation program is also getting off the ground. SAJE Senior Ministry registered the first of the four riders in April. The Health & Transportation VISTA will continue to advertise this program in the member churches with the assistance of church staff and volunteers. We have been successful in recruiting volunteer drivers for the program. Through our volunteer recruitment efforts, SAJE Senior Ministry has welcomed in 10 new volunteer drivers who are available to give rides to medical appointments. The volunteers have also graciously offered to provide rides to our South County Senior Ministry, a neighboring ministry of churches.

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