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Text Box: Short Term or Single Events: Hospice Care Ambassador for Hospicecare of Boulder and Broomfield Counties: Represent Hospicecare at community fairs, festivals and other community events. Contact Chris Jones, 303-604-5253 or Chris.Jones@Hospicecareonline.org. Bright Eyes Volunteer promotes early education and school readiness. Help with data entry; distribute flyers and information for events. Contact Amy Nash, 303-774-3762 or Amy.Nash@ci.longmont.co.us. ArtLink Longmont needs 10-12 people to help on Friday, July 16, for 1.5 hours during the hours of 6-9 p.m. with children’s activities, hand out maps, answer questions. Contact Julie Kocjancic 303-678-8417 or info@artlinklongmont.org. Child Care for parents attending parenting classes or workshops who would be unable to because of financial or resource restraints, evenings 6-8 p.m., St. Vrain Family Center. Contact Kathryn Cerretani, 303-776-5348. Long Term Engagements: Working with isolated elder and disabled via Care Connect in either the Medical Mobility program (driving a person to an appointment, staying with them, providing companionship) or for the Carry Out Caravan (delivering grocery orders to the homebound, thus also providing crucial social contact. Working with at-risk youth through the I Have a Dream Foundation, either as a tutor, working in an after-school center with students or as a mentor, one on one. Working with offenders re-entering society through the FOCUS program, being an effective consistent presence, helping the person with life skills in making good and appropriate decisions, relating to debts, medical needs, and thus a stable life. If you have questions, contact Tania Leontov at tania@restoringthesoul.org or Jean Larson,303-776-5687 or tates77@msn.com.

Text Box: REMEMBER that our brothers and sisters in Haiti and other areas still struggle with inadequate shelter, food, and medical help. Use the Lutheran Disaster Fund envelopes in the pew racks to contribute to the ongoing needs of God’s children.

Return to www.firstluth.org, or the eReminder page

ALL ARE WELCOME to attend the May 25 meeting of SJCM (Social Justice and Caring Ministry), held at 6:30 p.m. in the Fireside Room. Join us in our thoughtful deliberations of how best to bring God’s justice, love and care to those who suffer.

“Dear Lord, pour your Spirit into our hearts so that we might bear your

welcome to all around us, that we might love our neighbors as ourselves

and in so doing, live out our love for you. In Jesus’ Name. Amen.”