Once again we had our visit from Ed Lee, the owner of the buildings we occupy. Ed travels from China, where his factory is, to the U.S… Read more “Ed’s Visit”
(We have had so many compliments on our fish tank, that we decided to offer another perspective on how we got it! Many of you have read… Read more “It’s a Fish Story”
The month of October was not very kind to us. We have had a cousin, a brother deacon, and a flea market brother die. The loss of… Read more “Death Comes A-Knocking”
Fasting With the shepherd of Hermas So many of you have made your Lenten offerings by donating to the Fast of Hermas. It’s been a great help… Read more “The Fast of Hermas”
This is a story about a boy, a daddy, a family, and a grandfather. It just sounds complicated, but it really isn’t. It all started when Gregory’s… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do”
We recently set up our account with the AmazonSmile program. It has already started to generate a stream of income for us. now, we are trying to… Read more “AmazonSmile”
As we told you in prior issues of StreetLights, we will be making some changes to StreetLights beginning with our February 2018 edition! We will be reducing… Read more “Changes, Changes”
Well it is Christmas once again! I don’t know about you, but this issue of StreetLights seems to be coming around all to quickly to suit me.… Read more “The Director’s Chair”
Our Christmas Season is well underway! Once again, we are reaching out to you for a donation of your hard earned cash so that we can continue… Read more “Merry Christmas!”
Today I had one of those experiences, you know the kind that just jump out at you, smile and say, “Here I am!” Well, this one had… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do!”
You are invited to attended the Annual Trash Bag Party!!!! Saturday, November 23, 2018 From 12 noon until 5 pm Festivities take place at: … Read more “Bag Party!”
Once again the Urban Missionaries of our Lady of hope will celebrate another year of blessings received and works of charity accomplished by the Grace of God.… Read more “Annual Anniversary Party”
For all of our 39 years of existence, there has been one constant that makes this ministry what it is. It is the number of volunteers who… Read more “Thank you, Volunteers”
Once again we are gearing up for the Christmas Giving Program. Yup, it all starts at 5:00 a.m. Saturday, October 6, 2018. I just love writing to… Read more “Just a Heads Up”
We are pleased to introduce the latest member to join our team, Ms. Karla Reuter. Karla is program manager for Food Distribution, Christmas Giving Program, and the… Read more “Welcome Karla Reuter!”
For years now we have been struggling with the problem of when/where/how to place newly arrived refugees, immigrants, and asylees into apartments in the city. Many are… Read more “What Urban Missionaries Do”
It started with a phone call from, of all places, the company that does our trash hauling. Dennis, the owner, with his confirmation class at Christ the… Read more “Summer Fun Giveaway”