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by the hand of Nick Papas Last week was Holy Week. Normally, we do not serve on Holy Thursday or as we call it, Great Thursday, because we are all in church for the 12 Gospels Matins. Some years, we have managed to find non-Orthodox people to serve in our place, but not always. This year, . . . → Read More: Holy Thursday I did the math, and over the last 23 years, The King’s Jubilee has served or provided about half a million meals to homeless people or to needy children or seniors on fixed incomes. We have distributed tons of clothing and blankets to families in need. We have moved dozens of houses full of furniture from . . . → Read More: The Donate Button is on the Right We have stopped serving on Tuesdays in Philadelphia. The Word In Action International Ministries has been able to recruit more volunteers. Also, the city is closing the Ridge Ave. Shelter, in front of which they serve, as their second site. Then there is my health. I have just been running ragged, trying to keep the business . . . → Read More: Tuesdays in Philadelphia – over We are now serving two or three Tuesday evenings each month, in addition to every Thursday evening. This means we need to buy more cups, more iced tea, more fuel for the TKJ-mobile, more hot sauce, etc. We are also helping several guys who have moved off of the street gather things that they need with . . . → Read More: Running On Empty I say it every year: Summer is our busiest time of year. More people are looking to us for meals on the street, because fewer shelters are serving food and the college based outreach programs are not active over summer vacation. Please include The King’s Jubilee in your summer plans. Make some sandwiches. Buy and chill . . . → Read More: Poverty Doesn’t Take a Vacation We need more people to step up to help in order to be able to take on serving on more Tuesdays. Join us on the last Tuesday of the month to see how . . . → Read More: Tuesday Help Needed You may not think this is the season to be thinking about blankets for the homeless, but it is still freezing at night and will be cool at night for some time yet. If you sew, or would like a basic project to work on to learn how to sew, this is something you can do. . . . → Read More: Make an Ugly Quilt to Save a Life I’m feeling a little stronger each day. It is still with some trepidation that I make this announcement. My PICC line is scheduled to be removed on St. Nicholas Day. Barring any further complications or reactions, I should be fit to return to the street on December 9. I will make the soup. I will need someone . . . → Read More: Point Man for December 9: Cranford Joseph Coulter As some of you may know, Cranford was admitted to the hospital last week with severe back pain. After many tests and some scary speculation, it has been determined that he has an infection next to his spine. He is being treated, his pain is being moderated with medication, and he will remain in the . . . → Read More: Where’s Cranford? |
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