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UPDATE (9.24.05): In the affected communities for the long run...
PDA has established Volunteer Villages to provide camps where volunteers can be based while working to answer immediate and long-term needs. Read more about their activities in this briefing.
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 What, then, are we to do in the face of such a monumental, heart-wrenching catastrophe?
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 The Presbytery of East Tennessee is sponsoring several work trips to the area hit by Hurricane Katrina (probably expanded to include the Hurricane Rita-damaged areas). Learn more here, including application information. |
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 Initial expenses were met by allocating $500,000 from One Great Hour of Sharing offerings, but a call for an additional $10 million has been issued because of the great need. Fundraising costs have been met for 2005; 100% of your gift will go toward disaster relief. Your gift is important! |
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 Presbyterian Disaster Assistance updates its website frequently as do the two synods that are most affected. Links to these are HERE. |
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 "A Contact Point for Presbyterians Displaced by Katrina" Register and/or browse the Forum |
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 Money is the most needed gift, but other gift information is now available.
Added on Sept 14: Personal Health Kits/Hope in a Box Kits are no longer needed. The warehouse is full. If you have assembled kits that are not yet mailed, follow the link to get suggestions as to who could still use them; if you still want to assemble kits, the article suggests another kits for which the need is ongoing.
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- PRAY:
- Please pray for the people who are in such distress, those offering assistance in these areas, and for those who are sending assistance from elsewhere.
- More information:
- Worship suggestions (scroll down)
- Letter from Rick Ufford-Chase, Moderator of the 216th General Assembly
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- Please support the leadership of the Synod of Living Waters and Synod of the Sun by joining them in prayer each morning at 8 AM.
- Synod of Living Waters (Mississippi, Alabama)
- Synod of the Sun (Louisiana)
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- GIVE:
- At this time Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has issued a call to raise $10 million.
- "100% of all donations will be used as the donors have designated as Presbyterian Disaster Assistance has met the maximum contribution for shared mission costs for gifts received in 2005."
- (What this means is that PDA joins with other mission areas in fund-raising and they share in the costs of that effort. PDA has met its obligations in this regard for 2005 so all donations will be used for the work that each donor designates; i.e., here, for Katrina relief.)
- Gifts by check to DR000169 (the accounting number assigned to Hurricane Katrina relief) may be given through your local Presbyterian congregation or mailed to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), 100 Witherspoon Street, Louisville, KY 40202-1396. Please include the designated giving account number on your check. Credit card donations to U.S. Hurricane Response DR000169 can be made online or by calling PresbyTel at 800-872-3283.
- More information:
- General Information/Directory of Katrina updates
- Frequently-asked Questions
- Give online
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- STAY INFORMED:
- PCUSA has a Rapid Information Service (e-mails to you); you may subscribe here.
- Table of Contents for Katrina resources at pcusa.org
- Synod of Living Waters (Mississippi, Alabama)
- Synod of the Sun (Louisiana)
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- VOLUNTEER:
- The Presbytery of East Tennessee is sponsoring several work trips to the area hit by Hurricane Katrina (probably expanded to include the Hurricane Rita-damaged areas). There was were trips for college students on the fall break weekends for UTK (Oct. 13-16) and UTC (Oct. 21-25); still upcoming are trips for anyone in the presbytery November 5-12 and December 27-January 2 (note date changes).
You can find out more HERE and download applications at the Presbytery website. We also have informational leaflets and application forms at the church. This is absolutely a WORK trip under what will be primitive and difficult conditions, so only people in good physical condition should consider going. The website lists other ways to support the trips if you can’t go yourself but would like to be a part of the effort.
- The trip bog updates the planning for these work parties frequently, so please check for changes if you are interested in attending.
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- MATERIAL DONATIONS:
- Per Presbyterian Disaster Assistance, money is the most needed gift now, and later. Other ways that you can help are detailed HERE.
- •The websites for the two Synods which cover Mississippi, Alabama and Louisiana as they may have their own material needs:
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- Synod of Living Waters (Mississippi, Alabama)
- Synod of the Sun (Louisiana)
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- If you are able to offer housing to a displaced family, please register HERE.
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- If you have other items that you can donate, please register HERE.
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