Magazine article Anglican Journal
Thanks to You: Anglican Parishes across Canada Are Getting Involved with PWRDF-And Making a Difference!
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Wheels for wellness
Vancouverites like their bicycles, so when Christ Church Cathedral was looking for a way to support PWRDF, the Community Health Worker bicycle project was a natural fit. Through the All Mothers and Children Count program, PWRDF is supplying bicycles to community health workers to help them get to their patients more easily. The whole parish will be involved in this year-long project to raise $ 15,000 for bikes, and will include kids riding their bikes down the aisle for Pentecost.
Singing a different tune
On April 24, St. David's Anglican in Pasadena, NL, presented "Then Sings My Soul--A Hymn Sing With a Difference." Instead of just singing favourite hymns, organizers explained the history behind them, and a free will offering was collected for PWRDF's East Africa Relief effort. Now that's making a difference!
Come hungry, leave inspired
As the number of displaced persons around the world continues to grow, the folks at St. Mary's Anglican in Ponoka, Alta., wondered how they could help people in their parish better understand what it's like. On May 6, they presented an event in support of PWRDF with the theme " Come Hungry, Leave Inspired". …