FURNITURE
We
are in the “gently used” furniture business.
We are always in need of beds (complete sets – springs, mattress
and frame), dinette sets, living room furniture and the basic accessories;
linens, pillows, dishes, lamps, etc. --
GENTLY USED ONLY, please. Dick
Thackston has been picking up donations and delivering to those in need
for over a year. DICK NEEDS
HELP. We really need a small
group (3 or 4) folks who can help. Volunteers
need to be in good physical shape to lift and haul furniture.
If you can help or have furniture to donate, please call Dick
Thackston at 796-7865 or Mary Lou Marple at 275-7962.
ASSISTING
THE HANDICAPPED
A
neighbor who lives in Mason Woods cannot afford to pay the going rate for
having her lawn mowed. Painters
were painting her house but wouldn’t paint the “A” frame of her roof
line because of the height. Her
lawn probably needs to be cut every two weeks during the summer.
It would probably take a couple of folks willing to climb a ladder
a few hours to finish painting her house.
She already has the paint. CAN
YOU HELP? Please call Mary Lou
Marple at the parish office (275-7962 x15).
ALS
PATIENT AND WIFE NEED SUPPORT
Rene
and Virginia Rodas live nearby. Rene
is in the advanced stages of ALS. He
is Hispanic but speaks English. His
wife, Virginia, is a school bus driver.
She is not Catholic. Virginia
is running ragged between being Rene’s caregiver and meeting her route
responsibilities. Gil Harrison
and his wife, Sharon, exemplified a husband and wife team.
Gil, who is finally free of his motorized wheel chair and at peace
in the heart of God, introduced many in our parish community to the
complexities and horrors of the incurable ALS.
However, Gil and Sharon gifted us by showing that life, even with
limitations, lived in love and lived in community strengthens faith,
builds friendships and enables an indescribable joy for those involved.
Many at St. Augustine were present to Gil and Sharon.
Gil, Sharon and Julie, their daughter, were regular fixtures at the
5:30 Mass. Thanks to all for
your consistent prayers and presence to the Harrison family.
Now, Sharon has asked if we could help Rene and Virginia.
They are very isolated. If
you can go to the grocery store, mow their grass, sit with Rene while
Virginia drives the bus, fix a meal or two… please call Mary Lou Marple
at the parish office or Sharon Harrison at 748-7230.
