Hope and Healing Ministries-Volunteering

Hope and Healing Ministries

Toll Free 877-896-HOPE

563-322-1645

WEEKEND RETREATS & COUNSELING REFERRALS

Volunteering

hopeandhealing@

davenportdiocese.org

“Let your light shine before men, that they may see your good deeds and

praise your Father in heaven.” Matthew 5:16

Diocesan Home Page		Present and provide opportunities for the community to share financially Coordinate prayer support in the community Help with fundraising projects Write a letter of support to someone on a retreat Pray daily when a retreat is being held Create gift baskets Make angel ornaments Serve on a retreat as a team member Be a contact person for others interested in attending retreats Distribute brochures, press releases, and advertisements Contact priests to serve on retreats Be a parish contact person Speak to organizations about Hope and Healing Ministries Write and submit articles to local or regional newspapers Introduce Hope and Healing Ministries to your church Data Entry Grant Writing	GARDENING GOD'S WAY Plant three rows of peas: Peace of mind Peace of heart Peace of soul Plant four rows of squash: Squash gossip Squash indifference Squash selfishness Squash your pride Plant four rows of lettuce: Lettuce be faithful Lettuce be kind Lettuce really love one another Lettuce be generous to others Every garden needs some turnips: Turnip for meetings Turnip for service Turnip to help one another Water freely with patience and cultivate with love. There will be so much fruit in your garden, because you always reap what you sow. To conclude our garden we must have thyme: Thyme for God Thyme for prayer Thyme for family Thyme to stop and smell a rose Thyme to give someone else a word of encouragement Thyme to smile at a stranger Thyme to enjoy a beautiful sunset Thyme to hug a child Thyme to say, "I really look forward to seeing you again." -- and mean every word of it Thyme to say, "God be with you 'till we meet again."


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