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Individuals and parishes alike are finding unique ways to engage across the world — and transform lives with Gifts for Life.

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Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tomball, TX

Every year, Analisa Taylor and Elizabeth Honeycutt of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tomball, TX ask the children in their congregation to bring in canned goods for their local food pantry, but they knew there was more good they could do. In 2018, in addition to the regularly scheduled food-drive, they asked children to take on chores to raise money for Gifts for Life.

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Every year, Analisa Taylor and Elizabeth Honeycutt of the Good Shepherd Episcopal Church in Tomball, TX ask the children in their congregation to bring in canned goods for their local food pantry, but they knew there was more good they could do. In 2018, in addition to the regularly scheduled food-drive, they asked children to take on chores to raise money for Gifts for Life.

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St. Margaret’s Church’s “Wine into Water” Silent Auction

St. Margaret’s in Palm Desert, CA

Meredith Hardy, Congregational Ministry Partner at St. Margaret’s in Palm Desert, CA, hosted a “Wine into Water” silent auction. Together, they reached their $5,000 goal to bring clean water to a rural community.

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St. Alban’s Easter Pilgrimage Walk

St. Alban's in Davidson, NC

At Easter time, St. Alban’s organized a “pilgrimage walk” for their congregation, during which children collected Easter eggs with tickets inside. Later, the children used the tickets they’d gathered to vote for their favorite Gifts for Life. St. Alban’s bought the gifts that the children had chosen.

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However you engage with Gifts for Life — whether you’ve gathered as a congregation to purchase a gift package or you gave gifts on your own — we want to hear about it. Submit your Gifts for Life story, and you could be featured on our website.

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