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Have you heard?

Have you heard the latest news from Episcopal Charities of Long Island?

Over the course of 2009 you gave a total of over $167,000 in gifts and $35,000 in bequests.

About $31,000 of the gifts in 2009 were designated for specific ministries like Camp DeWolfe, Episcopal Community Services, and pastoral care at our hospitals. All designated gifts are disbursed for ministry in the year they are received.

All the rest – over $135,000 in gifts to the 2009 Appeal and special events – will directlysupport ministry in this new calendar year.

The total for all gifts in 2008 was $126,000. So, look what you have done this time!

Your giving increased over $40,000 in annual gifts from 2008 to 2009!

Thank you for sharing your gifts!

Children who attend Camp DeWolfe thank you! All those served through Episcopal Community Services thank you! Patients, their loved ones, and the staff at Episcopal Health Services thank you! Each and everyone who will benefit from The Bishop’s Call, the Clergy Wellness Initiative, and the Retired Clergy Medical Benefits thank you! And all the parishes that will be able to initiate an outreach ministry in their community through the Archdeaconry and Church Based Grants program thank you! You will feed the hungry, give shelter and respite, and share God’s Lovethrough these local ministries.

We have tremendous opportunities to do God’s Work here in the Diocese of Long Island. This work through ECLI will help develop our youth into leaders with spiritual foundations; minister to the spiritual, physical, and emotional needs of Long Islanders through pastoral care, pastoral education, and social work; and support local grass roots parish programs serving the needs of their communities.

If you have not given before, we hope that you will join with us in supporting the ministries of this Dominion in the Sea. 100% of your gifts to the appeals are sent out in ministry. Not one penny of your gift to our appeals is used for administration expenses.

Have you remembered Episcopal Charities in your estate plans?

If you are interested in leaving a lasting gift to Episcopal Charities of Long Island through a will or trust, and for other planned giving opportunities, please contact us. We can also come to your parish or deanery to talk about this form of long term stewardship. Each bequest that is over $1,500 goes into our investments. That way the gift is used as a lasting memorial, with the dividend helping support our diocesan ministries each year.

Ask your employer to support Episcopal Charities, too!

If your employer has a matching gift program, your gifts to ECLI can be doubled or perhaps even tripled! Contact your personnel or human resources office for the form to submit along with your gift to Episcopal Charities. Many employers will match gifts to IRS approved charitable organizations.

Episcopal Charities Angels

Thank you for your support throughout the year! There will be a diocesan-wide gathering of the Episcopal Charities Angels on Saturday, February 6, at 10:30 am, at the Church of the Ascension, Rockville Center. This year we will be featuring some of our Archdeaconry and Church Based Grant recipients – showcasing parish-based ministries. If you are a parish representative for Episcopal Charities and have not received your invitation, please call us. The deadline for responses is February 2.

The Rev. E. Clare Nesmith, Executive Director

Episcopal Charities of Long Island, 36 Cathedral Avenue, P.O. Box 510, Garden City, NY 11530, email address ECLI@dioceseli.org. To use a credit card, please click here, or call (516) 248-4800, ext. 19 and speak with Mrs. Nancy Kennelly, Administrative Assistant. When you make a donation in memory of or in honor of someone, their name will be recorded in the Book of Remembrance and an acknowledgement sent.
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“Denomination of the Year” Award Presented to Episcopal Charities of Long Island and the Diocese

By The Rev. E. Clare Nesmith

In recognition of its financial support for a program of job development for the newly unemployed, and its fulsome support of the Long Island Council of Churches, the council presented its “Denomination of the Year” award to Episcopal Charities of Long Island (ECLI) and the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island in a special ceremony at its annual meeting May 7.

The job development program, funded by a church-based grant from Episcopal Charities of Long Island, provides career counseling services to “white-collar” and other workers who have lost their jobs due to the current economic crisis. Through individual counseling sessions provided by Federated Employment & Guidance Services at the site of their host, Grace Episcopal Church in Riverhead, New York, prospective employees are taught to inventory and evaluate their job skills and adapt them to today’s employment environment. Job placement services are also provided as part of the program.

The award was accepted by the Rev. E. Clare Nesmith, Executive Director of ECLI, Archdeacon Mary Garde, rector of Grace Church, and Deacon Lorraine Cusick, parish administrator and coordinator of the program. It was Mother Garde’s insight and initiative that made the grant and resulting program happen.

The job development program, however, is funded only through June 30 of this year, so ECLI is currently seeking at least $10,000 to continue this successful outreach program of counseling and support through the end of 2009, for eastern Long Island residents in need of these services. For further information please contact the Rev. Clare Nesmith at 516 248-4800, ext. 21 or email cnesmith@dioceseli.org
 

We are looking for a Funding Angel!

The jobs development program in Riverhead was funded by Episcopal Charities as a pilot program for six months. This program is a collaboration among F.E.G.S. (the Federated Employment and Guidance Services), L.I.C.C. (the Long Island Council of Churches), and Episcopal Charities.

The group would like to continue this ministry for at least another six months, as there continues to be massive job loss in workplaces across the island. Can you be a Funding Angel and help support this initiative? We need $10,000 to continue the program at its current one-day-a-week level. $100,000 would fund the program full time for the next 12 months. Please designate gifts for this program serving Suffolk to the Riverhead Jobs Development Program.

Archdeaconry and Church Based Grants

The deadline for applications to be received in the Episcopal Charities office is June 15, 2009, to be considered for the fall grants. See our website for information regarding guidelines for these grants and contact our office to discuss the project for which you would like to apply for funding (see paragraph above for contact information).

Please give generously to Episcopal Charities of Long Island, 36 Cathedral Avenue, P.O. Box 510, Garden City, NY 11530. To use a credit card, please go to our website www. episcopalcharitiesli.org or call 516 248-4800, ext. 19 and speak with Mrs. Nancy Kennelly, Administrative Assistant. When you make a donation in memory of or in honor of someone, their name will be recorded in the Book of Remembrance and an acknowledgement sent to them.
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