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 The Friendship Center at Holy Comforter
A Ministry of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta | |
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Van Drivers
(Tues and Thurs)
Kitchen Servers
(Tues and Thurs)
Food Prep Assistants
(Monday)
Physician to advise volunteer parish nurse |
Click Here
for a complete listing of Friendship Center volunteer opportunities.
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737 Woodland Ave SE
Atlanta, GA 30316
(404) 627-6510 | |
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Greetings!
Welcome to the Friendship Center's newsletter! Please notice the beautiful tulips on our logo, a detail of a painting by Jerome Lawrence whose work graced the Carter Center's Christmas card last year. The Friendship Center is an outreach program of Holy Comforter Episcopal Church, providing meals, transportation and activities to people who live with poverty, mental illness and various disabilities. Although we are based at Holy Comforter, we are funded separately by friends and supporters like you. In a way, the Center defines the meaning of friendship; it is a place where people come to know and care about each other, to provide companionship and support. The editorial team, along with guest writers, will bring you into the programs and activities at the Friendship center and help you get to know the participants, volunteers and staff members whose effort and enthusiasm make the programs so exciting and meaningful to all involved. |
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Artist Spotlight: Clifford Williams |
 Clifford Williams is a big guy with a feel-good personality; that is, just being in his presence makes me feel good. Clifford truly has a way with people...and a way with a paint brush. Whether it's an idyllic landscape or a dramatic portrait of an animal or bird, it's obvious that this man is a talented artist. When I asked him if he has always been an artist, he said that from the time he was a little boy until he went to work as a young man, he was always drawing or painting. When he went to work, he ran out of time for art. "I thought I'd lost it", Clifford told me. When he started coming to The Friendship Center he started working again. "At first I wasn't very good, then it came back." Clifford often gets inspiration for his animal portraits from "Wild Kingdom" on the Discovery  Channel. "I often have a sketch pad with me when I watch". Clifford's love of art and love of people touch everyone around him, artists, volunteers...whoever has the good fortune to be around when Clifford is there. Lynda Greer
Artists from the Friendship Center sell their work on-site and at various churches and festivals around town. Artists recieve 75% of the proceeds from every sale. The other 25% covers the costs of supplies. |
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Voices from the Center |
Five members of the Friendship Center had upbeat comments when interviewed about their experiences. John (below) has been here a long time; he first came in 1988 and has been here permanently since 1998. Part of the fun he has here is the music class, and he is very impressed that the music teacher comes all the way from Woodstock. Edna (left) likes everything at the Friendship Center. She plays the piano and has made a lot of friends. The Friendship Center is a good place to relax and socialize for Robert. He especially likes chess and bingo. Unlimited coffee is one plus for William, as is painting. Gregory eloquently described his fondness for Holy Comforter. "I'm a person with schizophrenia, and others here have bipolar and schizophrenia; I know I'm not the only ones with problems....It's just a good place." He likes the food, the clothing closet and the help Father Mike gives him. He goes on to say that the center gives him a purpose, a chance to help other people, and a place where at least one person will know he has moved on.
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Upcoming Events |
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Fall Plant Sales at Holy Comforter
Saturday, Sept. 12 (10am-2pm)
Saturday, Oct. 10 (10am-2pm)
Come support our gardening program and purchase organic vegetables, perennials, annuals, and herbs for your fall garden!
Friendship Center Closings:
The Friendship Center will be closed during the last two weeks of August for summer break. Regular programming will resume on Tuesday, September 1. | |
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To join this group of supporters, visit the online giving page of the Episcopal Diocese of Atlanta and enter the amount of your gift in the line for Church of the Holy Comforter. To restrict funds to Friendship Center, indicate so in the Other field. |
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