Splash Into Summer! From May 4 through June 8 "Go Fishing" for new clothes for a child's summer needs. "Reel" in a heart at the display in the parish dining room. Buy the item listed and return it unwrapped to the parish office by June 10. For those unable to do the actual shopping, financial contributions can be made to the rector's discretionary fund with notation, "For Thompson Children's Home clothes."

You are also welcome to sponsor much needed twin bed sheets, lightweight bedspreads (for girls), comforters (for boys), flash lights, swim goggles, tennis shoes, raincoats or ponchos, or knit sweaters (sizes 8 to 16 girls/boys in Navy for school uniform or bright colors for church & play).

The residential psychiatric treatment program at Thompson Children's Home provides a variety of therapeutic, educational, recreational, spiritual, and healing ministries in a nurturing care facility for some of our most abused, neglected, and vulnerable children. In most cases the courts have terminated parental rights. Thompson serves children from across the state of North Carolina who are in the care of division of protective services in departments of social services. Thompson receives no private referrals and only departments of social services and Medicaid pay fees for services.

Since 1999 the Chapel of the Cross has been a visionary leader in providing clothing for the children at Thompson Children's Home as it has been the only parish in North Carolina providing year around head to toe clothing and sponsoring three annual clothing drives. In February our Rector and our Bishops took our clothing drives and their "blue prints" to Diocesan Convention and shared them with clergy and delegates.

For more information call Susan Thomason, Dina Urquhart, or Molly McConnell (clotheachild@yahoo.com ).

Send items for inclusion in future "Cross Roads."
The deadline is the first Thursday of the preceeding month.

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