Outreach REDEEMER AWARDS GRANTS TO AREA PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS by Grier Ferguson
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n January, Church of the Redeemer, Sarasota awarded 55 grants of $250 each to public school teachers at all grade levels throughout Sarasota and Manatee counties. Redeemer’s St. Scholastica Grants program helps teachers provide educational enhancements to their classrooms, including science equipment, books, sheet music, art supplies, globes, math games, magnetic blocks and more. The grants represent a $13,750 investment in local schools. Redeemer clergy, staff and members of the St. Scholastica Grants Committee traveled to schools across Sarasota and Manatee counties to hand deliver the grants to teachers. The church also honored the teachers who received grants on Feb. 27, at the 9 a.m. mass. Clergy and staff of Redeemer deliver $250 grants awarded to school teachers across Sarasota and Manatee Counties.
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ALL ANGELS HOLDS ART SALE TO BENEFIT HABITAT FOR HUMANITY
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by the Rev. David Marshall
ll Angels by the Sea, Longboat Key, has a new ministry partner, Habitat for Humanity of Manatee County. Although the congregation does not have the skills to swing a hammer or saw lumber, they do have good taste in art. Many in the congregation have art that they no longer display. This collection prompted the New to You Art Sale, with all proceeds of art sales benefitting Habitat for Humanity of Manatee recipient Yvette, who received the areas first ADA-compliant home. Once the call went out to the congregation to donate their used art, the response was overwhelming. More than 150 pieces of art were received, many from residents of Longboat Key who heard about the fundraiser and wanted to help. The first event in 2021 raised over $1,000. The target for the 2022 event was $2,000, but thanks to the generosity of the congregation and community, the 2022 event raised $4,700. God calls us to love one another as we are loved. We are called to do so with the gifts we have been given. The New to You Art Sale is a gift that can be shared with others to be a living symbol of God's love for all.
Elaine Smith, Outreach Commission of All Angels; Emily Lane, Director of Development, Habitat for Humanity of Manatee; and the Rev. David Marshall.
