Saint Andrew’s Net | October 2005 | Vol. XX No. 8 | Page 1

This past Tuesday night, Dan Menzel and I attended our deanery meeting at St. George’s in Laguna Hills. While there were many interesting things that were discussed at this meeting, there was one report that was presented that I found particularly compelling. It came from the World Mission Group about the construction of a new Anglican village in El Salvador, and our opportunity to help. How does the saying go—“It takes a village to raise a child”? Well, you have to have a village, first. The World Mission Group, along with the bishops of our diocese, is asking each deanery to contribute $4,000 toward the construction of homes in the village. The village will consist of a school, 50 homes, a chapel, and a medical clinic. If you would like to know more about this village, there is an article in this month’s Episcopal News.

I told you all a couple of weeks ago how proud I was by your generosity in reaching out to the victims of Hurricane Katrina (over $6000 was raised from our congregation). We now have an opportunity to extend our outreach globally, and I cannot think of a better way to help. Given that there are ten churches in our deanery, we need to raise at least $400. We already have an anonymous donation of $50, so we are well on our way there. If you have any questions or would like to contribute, please let me know.

I have to tell you that I am really excited about our “Mi Amore, Saint Andrew’s” fundraiser. Fantastic food, great auction items, and wonderful friends—how can you go wrong? Many, many thanks to Debbie and Thad Foret for organizing this event. I look forward to seeing you all there.

I would also like to, once again, thank all of you who gave so generously to Episcopal Relief and Development after Hurricane Katrina landed on the Gulf Coast.

God’s Peace,