San Francisco. And so far my experience has been humbling. And I smile now when I ask myself, was I thinking before?” We become what we think about. “What Give life a go! Outreach Report by Steve Yuen – During Lent, many Christians commemorate Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness by giving up an activity that they find enjoyable. For each Christian the challenge is different. If we are serious, we will abstain from doing something that we particularly like. It could be eating chocolate, drinking a morning latte, playing videogames, shopping for clothes, or watching TV. By fasting or refraining from other pleasures, we practice self-control in a world where instant gratification is more and more the norm and emulate, in a small fashion, an important element of Christ’s journey to the cross. Modern Christians also observe Lent by engaging in positive activities, such as prayer, Bible study, and charity work. Performing good works promotes our spiritual health in a different way from voluntary deprivation. Both are important and make us put aside our self to focus on our relationship with God and our relationship with others. Please join us this season and throughout the year as we help to provide some of our fellow human beings with life’s basic necessities. Home & Hope (homeandhope.net/) On Tuesday, February 27 and Thursday, March 1, we fed 15 people normally half of them are – children at Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 600 42nd Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 from – 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We will have a report in next month’s newsletter. For sixteen years, St. Ambrose has been a member of Home and Hope a group of 30 churches – and synagogues on the Peninsula that provide emergency shelter to families. We are very – pleased that some parishioners have stepped up to take the place of senior members who have moved, passed away, or can no longer participate. We still need two or three people to add to our list of volunteers. The requirement would be to make an entrée, dessert, vegetable salad dish or for four nights during the year. Please contact Steve Yuen (650-341-1966, stevebyuen@aol.com) if you have any questions.
San Francisco. And so far my experience has been humbling. And I smile now when I ask myself, “What was I thinking before?” We become what we think about. Give life a go! Outreach Report – by Steve Yuen During Lent, many Christians commemorate Christ’s 40 days in the wilderness by giving up an activity that they find enjoyable. For each Christian the challenge is different. If we are serious, we will abstain from doing something that we particularly like. It could be eating chocolate, drinking a morning latte, playing videogames, shopping for clothes, or watching TV. By fasting or refraining from other pleasures, we practice self-control in a world where instant gratification is more and more the norm and emulate, in a small fashion, an important element of Christ’s journey to the cross. Modern Christians also observe Lent by engaging in positive activities, such as prayer, Bible study, and charity work. Performing good works promotes our spiritual health in a different way from voluntary deprivation. Both are important and make us put aside our self to focus on our relationship with God and our relationship with others. Please join us this season and throughout the year as we help to provide some of our fellow human beings with life’s basic necessities. Home & Hope (homeandhope.net/) On Tuesday, February 27 and Thursday, March 1, we fed 15 people – normally half of them are children – at Hope Evangelical Lutheran Church, 600 42nd Avenue, San Mateo, CA 94403 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. We will have a report in next month’s newsletter. For sixteen years, St. Ambrose has been a member of Home and Hope – a group of 30 churches and synagogues on the Peninsula – that provide emergency shelter to families. We are very pleased that some parishioners have stepped up to take the place of senior members who have moved, passed away, or can no longer participate. We still need two or three people to add to our list of volunteers. The requirement would be to make an entrée, dessert, vegetable or salad dish for four nights during the year. Please contact Steve Yuen (650-341-1966, stevebyuen@aol.com) if you have any questions.
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