Summary
Arizona Daily Star – Migrant, homeless issues are the focus of this Tucson woman’s retirement – “They say women can have it all,” she quips, “and I tried…”
News & Record – Reclaiming the life they had: 2 women who sought sanctuary from deportation at Greensboro churches are now home – Garcia, who is originally from Mexico, had taken sanctuary in a church to avoid being deported…
Voices – Parishioners Open Pantry in Seymour – Parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Church recently opened the Blessing Pantry, located in the church’s parking lot at 91 Church St. The inspiration of Kathy Faircloth and fellow parishioners of Trinity Episcopal Church, the idea arose out of concern for neighbors who might be experiencing unemployment or underemployment because of Covid-19.
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Migrant, homeless issues are the focus of this Tucson woman’s retirement
Arizona Daily Star – Tucson, AZ
“You know,” said social justice activist Marjorie King, “it’s not just me. There are hundreds of people — incredible, wonderful people — religious, secular, left, right — making a beautiful effort” to help out in Tucson. “I’m just one of many.”
This 71-year-old Tucson-raised international teacher, working for migrants and the homeless, sat on her patio and tried to deflect attention from herself.
She was one of the early leaders of the Casa Mariposa Detention Visitation Program. She took part in the Casa Mariposa project, aiding migrants, out of which grew the Casa Alitas Welcome Center. She now volunteers at Casa Alitas, staffs the welcome desk for the homeless at Grace St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, coordinates the church’s Migrant Ministry, sits on the church’s governing body, and is pursuing an outreach youth program. A member of the Episcopal Diocese of Arizona Borderlands Council, King supports the Casa de Misericordia migrant shelter in Nogales, Sonora. […]
Reclaiming the life they had: 2 women who sought sanctuary from deportation at Greensboro churches are now home
News & Record – Greensboro, NC
REENSBORO — The morning after, Minerva Cisneros Garcia went to Kohls.
“I looked around and walked around smiling like crazy,” Garcia said of browsing the aisles of her favorite store that day in 2019. “I remember a few people looking at me like, ‘Are you OK?’ ”
The Winston-Salem mother of three had 24 hours earlier stood before a federal immigration judge in Charlotte in what is considered one of the toughest courtrooms in the country for appealing deportation orders. […]
Parishioners Open Pantry in Seymour
Voices – Seymour, CT
Parishioners at Trinity Episcopal Church recently opened the Blessing Pantry, located in the church’s parking lot at 91 Church St.
The inspiration of Kathy Faircloth and fellow parishioners of Trinity Episcopal Church, the idea arose out of concern for neighbors who might be experiencing unemployment or underemployment because of Covid-19.
The town of Seymour’s food bank is only open four hours a week, by appointment only. So, parishioners wondered what else they could do for their community and the idea of the Blessing Pantry was born.
The pantry contains covered bins filled with non-perishable food items, personal hygiene and cleaning products. It is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week, to anyone in need. The pantry volunteer’s motto is “take what you need, leave what you can, and go with God’s blessing.”
Ms. Faircloth said she thinks the pantry is needed, “Because there is too much hunger in the Valley and people don’t know about it. It’s everywhere, but nobody talks about it. We need to start breaking the silence about this problem.” […]
Meet Rev. Pamela Conrad, who brings worlds of science, religion together at Glen Burnie Church
KMIZ/17 – Glen Burnie, MC
At St. Alban’s Episcopal Church in Glen Burnie, two worlds collide.
“A lot of people ask which thing I was first,” said Rev. Pamela Conrad.
Rev. Pamela Conrad is church rector by day, astrobiologist by night.
“I’ve been as interested in faith and God as I have been in science and they sort of weave together as braided strands like a DNA molecule,” Rev. Conrad said.
They’re interests that have led to a life of exploration. As a scientist, she’s worked for NASA since 1999 and is currently a scientific investigator for the 2020 Mars Perseverance Rover Mission. Helping develop commands and experiments to send to Mars.
“When we see a beautiful image come down from Mars it’s almost as if you’re standing there just looking out the window,” she said. “You look at it and you go, ‘Wow that’s coming from Mars and it never gets old.”
Her work with NASA is now part-time, as her job as rector occupies the majority of her days. […]