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"Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies and God of all comfort, who comforts us in all our affliction, so that we may be able to comfort those who are in any affliction, with the comfort with which we ourselves are comforted by God. " ~ 2 Corinthians 1:3-4 |
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Maggie's Corner - Fall 2019
We’ll first give you an update since our summer newsletter, and then make a special announcement...
Over the summer we were invited to serve the FAITH Food Pantry, which is now located behind Saint Rose Church in Newtown. The Pantry provides food to any Newtown resident in need. Their clients can “shop” for donated food from shelves lovingly stocked by a horde of volunteers. The director of the Pantry thought Maggie might bring their clients some cheer. Not only do the clients enjoy seeing Maggie, but so do the volunteers! The Pantry is open, Tuesday mornings and Thursday evenings, and we’ve now added visits to the Pantry to Maggie’s regular rotation. Since school is back in session, we’re back for regular visits to the four Newtown schools that we served last year: Sandy Hook Elementary, Hawley Elementary, Newtown Middle School and Newtown High School. This is in addition to our regular visits to three hospitals, an adult day care, a health and rehabilitation center, a local recreational program for children with special needs, and (of course) Christ the King Sunday mornings, plus other special invitations. This ministry is very blessed to have such loving, dedicated handlers and caregivers. Now let’s get to the special announcement... First a little background: Christ the King will be hosting our annual regional handler meeting for the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs on Saturday, October 26th. We’re expecting nine LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs to attend: Abraham, Addie, Amos, Kezia, Leah, Lily, Lydia, Maggie and Obadiah. With so many comfort dogs here, we thought we’d also host a public Meet and Greet Friday evening, October 25th, 6:30-8:00 PM at Christ the King! But wait…there’s more…Maggie and three of the other dogs present, Addie, Leah, and Lydia, are also featured in a brand new book from author John Schlimm: Extraordinary Dogs. From St. Martin’s Press, this beautiful photo book honors the work of the LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs, search and rescue dogs, bomb-detecting TSA dogs, and canine ambassadors from across the United States. Author John Schlimm will be present at the Meet and Greet and copies of Extraordinary Dogs will be available for purchase. A portion of the proceeds from any book sold at the Meet and Greet will be donated to the ministries of these nine LCC K-9 Comfort Dogs to help us share love and comfort to everyone we meet. We hope you’ll join us at the Meet and Greet on Friday evening, the 25th. If so, please sign up on Eventbrite to get a free ticket – luthcc.org/ctk-meet-and-greet. with Golden HUGs Maggie |
Be sure to watch "Wags n Tales": an Emmy Award-Winning Documentary produced by former member Ken Fay featuring Maggie in action.
For more information about Christ the King's other Missions Activities, check out our Missions and News pages.
Click here to read a recent Boston Globe article that features Maggie, with several pics of her at work at Christ the King. |
