St. Cyprian on Wealth

Icon of St. Cyprian of Carhage by Nick Papas available from www.comeandseeicons.com

The property of the wealthy holds them in chains . . . which shackle their courage and choke their faith and hamper their judgment and throttle their souls. They think of themselves as owners, whereas it is they rather who are owned: enslaved . . . → Read More: St. Cyprian on Wealth

Winter 2011 Report

Please download, print and distribute The King’s Jubilee Winter 2011 Report. It is intended to be printed back to back, then folded, . . . → Read More: Winter 2011 Report

Money

“He who has pity on the poor lends to the LORD, and He will pay back what he has given.” Proverbs 19:17

This verse has been a guidepost to this ministry since its founding. The Hebrew word in the second part of the verse is actually a verb form of “shalom”. Shalom means peace, wholeness, completeness, balance. . . . → Read More: Money

Holy Annunciation GOC on the Last Thursday

Last Thursday, January 27, Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church, Elkins Park, PA, served on the street. I counted 15 volunteers from the church, but there may have been more. They kept moving. Father and Presvytera went down a half hour early with shovels and shoveled out around the benches and a path in and out from . . . → Read More: Holy Annunciation GOC on the Last Thursday

2011 Events – Mark Your Calendar!

Currently we serve between 50 and 175 men dinner on the street in Philadelphia on Thursdays and the last Tuesday of the month. If we get more involvement of volunteers serving on the street, we will adopt the second Tuesday of the month. Holy Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church is taking care of the last Thursday of the . . . → Read More: 2011 Events – Mark Your Calendar!

Last Tuesday in Phila.

The 25th was the last Tuesday in January, so it was our Tuesday to serve at 1801 Vine St. I made ham soup. Karen Burke made several loaves of sandwiches. Joanne Wiszneski showed up at my house with two huge boxes of baked goodies right at 6:30, in time for me to bring them to the . . . → Read More: Last Tuesday in Phila.

Pray for Peace on the Street

On Thursday evening, January 6, a young man who had received food from us complained to me about a bully who had harassed him in the line. He told me I should take care of this. I told him that I could not control the behavior of the people we serve. He told me I was . . . → Read More: Pray for Peace on the Street