Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace. - Martin Luther


Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Family Promise in the News - and Coming to Ctk this summer

Family Promise is one of the many ministries in the Gallatin Valley that truly changes lives. I am thankful that CtK was one of the first congregations to sign up to participate in this ministry, and that support for Family Promise has continued to be so strong here.
If you haven't ever taken the "training"/orientation to be a volunteer, I encourage you to do so. It's only a couple of hours long, and gives good insight into what it's like both to give, and receive, the services Family Promise provides. A schedule of trainings is available online at the Family Promise website here (the next training is May 13th, at First Presbyterian Church, at 6pm - you can register online). CtK will be hosting families for four weeks this summer, from June 2nd-June 16th and July 14th-28th. There are tons of ways to help make this ministry to and with homeless families happen. Get trained and sign up!

Did you know that Family Promise of Gallatin Valley receives a Domestic Hunger Grant from the ELCA? You can read more about that here.

Did you know that Family Promise is looking for more congregations to help house families? Check out recent news coverage - from KBZK and ABCFOX.

Have you heard about Family Promise's upcoming fundraiser, "Celebrity Servers at the Bistro?" Get your tickets ($35 each) online for this tasty event at John Bozeman's Bistro, Monday, April 22nd, starting at 6pm. Local celebrities will be serving the food and all proceeds go to Family Promise. Check it out!


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