I. WICIR: WASHTENAW INTERFAITH COALITION FOR IMMIGRANT RIGHTS
Provide trained bilingual urgent response teams who interview the family;
Send an attorney to the facility where the detainee is being held;
Provide material aid for the family’s immediate needs. i.e., food, shelter, infant/child supplies and partial financial assistance for legal assistance.
II. WeROC: WASHTENAW REGIONAL ORGANIZING COALITION
III. ONA: OPEN AND AFFIRMING UCC COMMUNITY OF FAITH
Contact: Donna Eyster deyster63@gmail.com
IV. HOLY GROUNDS & TEA FOR THE SOUL:
TRINITY ST. JOES MERCY COFFEE & TEA MINISTRY
During the Omicron (COVID) surge members of Ypsi UCC provided local coffee, tea, coffee cups, and single packaged snacks for the night shift at Trinity Health St. Joe Mercy Hospital where Rev. Dan Kidder-McQuown is the night chaplain. While the COVID crisis has partially resolved, the stress level of the night staff has not. Contributing factors include the long-term emerging effects of COVID, a lack of staff, a nation-wide nurse shortage, and staff burnout. The night shift greatly appreciates this ministry of hospitality and caring.
Please consider donating coffee that is roasted by local Michigan companies. Tea and single packaged candy or snacks are also welcome. Please contact Marty Kleino at Mgkleino@gmail.com to have your donation delivered to St. Joes. If you would like more information about this ministry, please contact Dan Kidder-McQuown at mcq188@gmail.com.
From the Manager of Spiritual Care at St. Joes Hospital:
We are so appreciative of your congregation's support of Dan Kidder-McQuown's coffee & tea ministry. Chaplain Dan is an amazing servant to those who work the 3rd shift at St. Joes. Dan brings more than coffee to our colleagues. He brings a warm smile, an accepting spirit, a listening ear, and an encouraging word. Our hospital leadership believes in the care Dan offers. Please share with your people that through the donated coffee and supplies, they are helping our care teams to be at their best for our patients.
With gratitude,
Paul
Chaplain Paul Arnold, D'Min., BCC
Manager of Spiritual Care
Trinity Health Hospital--St. Joes, Ann Arbor
V. YPSI FIRST CONGREGATIONAL COMMUNITY SOCIAL JUSTICE FIRSTS