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Homelessness Remembrance Day
Dec. 21 is the shortest day of the year in terms of daylight. It’s also a few other things — a few days before Christmas — meaning really busy for pastors like me. It’s really cold. And it’s Homelessness Remembrance Day.
This year Pat LeMarche and I commemorated this day with a unique project — a blanket project. Pat is a wonderful person, author, and advocate with a huge heart who puts thoughts and feelings into action. Pat came up with the idea some time over the summer, called me up and asked if I’d like to be a part of it. I said yes, and then asked when it was taking place. Turns out to be three days before one of the busiest church days of the year. But this event is right up my alley with its focus on homelessness.
And so over the last few months there has been a ton of work to pull everything together. A whole community of folks came together to pull off an incredible event. There are far too many people to thank in this blog post. Here’s just a few thank yous to get started. We are grateful to the Charles Bruce Foundation and the Lower Susquehanna Synod of the ELCA for being the sponsors of the event. Grateful to the Homelessness and Affordable Housing Task Force of the Synod. Grateful to Rev. Lisa Leber and the good folks at First Lutheran Church in Carlisle for hosting the event. And grateful to WGAL 8, FOX 43, ABC 27, and CBS 21 for their coverage leading…