From Staten Island-
Christ Church New Brighton was honored for its sheltering of the homeless and other community outreach work at the Project Hospitality luncheon on Thursday.
The rector, the Rev. Charles Howell, accepted the Sophie Matthews Memorial Award for Volunteer Services for the Episcopal parish with about 250 active members. About 60 to 70 members volunteer regularly for the church although “it seems that everyone does something,” the Rev. Howell said.
“Our biggest challenge in providing community outreach programs is identifying, training, and supporting leaders,” he said.
For more than 10 years, Christ Church has been a Project Hospitality shelter, providing a place to sleep for 12 to 15 homeless men.
“It is unconscionable that fellow human beings for whom Christ died should be sleeping on the street when we have space that is unused in the evenings, and I am so proud of Christ Church for its longtime commitment to this ministry,” the Rev. Howell said in a church newsletter.
More here-
http://www.silive.com/worship/2011/05/christ_church_outreach_earns_r.html
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