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MOST NEEDED ITEMS We strive to offer a diversity of food that helps balance nutrition intake and diet, especially important to children, seniors, and those with health challenges. Your ongoing support in donated food or grocery store gift cards to the Long Island Council of Churches Freeport Food & Services Boutique located at 230 Hanse Avenue, Freeport, NY helps us achieve our mission. Thanks in advance for your donation, Freeport Staff, 516.868.4989

www.licc-ny.org

Most Wanted Items High Fiber, Low Sugar, Low Sodium Freeport Food & Services Boutique | 516.869.4989 Peanut Butter

Lean Canned Protein

Canned Vegetables

creamy or chunky

tuna, salmon or chicken in water

low sodium or no salt added

Canned Fruits

Tomato Products

Beans

in its own juice or water

spaghetti sauce and dried tomatoes

canned or dry

Whole Grain Cereal

Whole Grains

Healthy Snacks

hot or cold

pasta, brown rice, quinoa

fruit cups, raisins, granola bars

Please no glass containers of any kind. Thank you.

Serving our Neighbors in Need 230 Hanse Avenue, Freeport, NY

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Position Statement on Violence The Long Island Council of Churches takes the following update on its position on gun violence. WHEREAS the Bible in the Ten Commandments tells us, “Thou shalt not kill”, and the Gospels tell us to “love thy neighbor as thyself” and WHEREAS In 2016 (the last year for which statistics are available) there were 346 mass shooting events and 66% of all suicides were by guns and WHEREAS domestic violence events took their toll with easy availability of guns and gangs also made use of the availability of guns to carry out their crimes and WHEREAS one woman in a domestic violence situation is killed by guns every 16 hours and WHEREAS there were 38,000 deaths in 2016 by gunfire, 80,000 survivors of gunshot wounds. WHEREAS deaths by gun violence have climbed to being high on the list of the ten most common causes of death in the USA; THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED: that the Long Island Council of Churches affirm its opposition to gun violence in the following ways: 1. Support the collection of data by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study gun violence as a public health hazard as they do with other health problems like heart disease or cancer or auto accidents in order to eliminate the cause(s). 2. Support marches, boycotts, and other forms of protest by young people and all others against gun violence, as a grass roots mass movement is the best way to get social justice action. 3. Encourage gun-making companies to increase the safety measures on guns with new technology that will make the guns child-proof and useless to thieves. 4. Call upon all individuals and faith-based shareholders in gun companies to put pressure on the gun makers to carry out these measures. 5. Support gun-selling stores like Dicks and Walmart, who a) sell no assault style weapons, b) sell no large capacity ammunition magazines and c) sell only to persons 21 years of age or older and ask all other stores to do the same. 6. Approve an educational program for all schools like the Sandy Hook Promise curriculum. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that we advocate for government legislation including the following: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Make licensing of all guns more extensive (like auto licensing) and enforce it. Close all loopholes in gun checks of criminal background, especially at gun shows where enforcement is lacking. Set the age limit for the sale of a gun to 21. Prohibit the sale of assault-style weapons. Prohibit the sale of high capacity ammunition magazines. Enforce the ban on illegal transfer of guns from outside of New York to the local area for sale. Enforce prohibition on transfer of guns privately from one person to another without going through transfer of license in a proper legal fashion # 230 Hanse Avenue, Freeport, New York 11520 The LICC is a not-for-profit 501(c)(3) charitable organization

(516)565-0290

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Dear Members of the Long Island Clergy:

6/11/18

Given some U.S. veterans on Long Island go without vital health and wellness services earned though military service, please join us in assisting those in your faith communities by attending an important meeting about VA entitlements. The meeting details are as follows: Date:

July 11, 2018

Time:

9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m.

Location:

Northport VA Medical Center, Building 5 Auditorium, 79 Middleville Road Northport, NY 11768.

By attending the meeting, you will learn what members of your faith community may receive through the Department of Veterans Affairs. Care includes: Plus:  Health Exams/Education  Medical Treatments  Therapy/Rehabilitation Services  Surgeries  Immunizations  Counseling/Supportive Services  Diagnostic Testing (blood work, Xrays, MRI, etc.)  Vision and Hearing Care. Includes eyeglasses, low-vision rehabilitation, or hearing aids.

 Prescriptions  Prosthetic Items  Beneficiary Travel Benefits (this helps some eligible veterans pay for travel related to treatment)  Caregiver Support (help for the person who cares for you)  Women’s Health Services  Housing Support Services  And Much, Much More

 If you are personally unable to attend the meeting, please consider sending a representative who can bring the information back to you and your faith community. Please RSVP to [email protected] or [email protected] Thank you,

Chaplain Paul Swerdlow Lead Chaplain

Rev. Mark J. Lukens, O.C.C. Pastor

FOR SALE: One Plot (2 Graves) in the Garden of Sanctuary at Pinelawn Memorial Park. Please contact Bethany Congregational Church at (516) 599-5768 for more information. Asking $7,495.00.

Reading Feeds the Soul

The Book Fairies is offering you boxes of FREE Faith-‐based books and Fiction, Non-‐Fiction, Biography and Self-‐Help Books for Adults for Your Members. They can arrange a one-‐time free delivery or regularly scheduled deliveries to feed your members’ thirst for knowledge!

Questions or Information? Please call JON at 646-‐498-‐1143 or [email protected]


The Book Fairies is offering FREE Faith-‐based Jewish Books, along with mainstream Fiction, Non-‐ Fiction, Biography and Self-‐Help Books for Adults for Your Members.

They can arrange a one-‐time free delivery or regularly scheduled deliveries to feed your members’ thirst for knowledge!



The Book Fairies is offering you boxes of FREE Spanish-‐language Fiction, Non-‐Fiction, Biography and Self-‐Help Books for Adults for Your Members. They can arrange a one-‐time free delivery or regularly scheduled deliveries to feed your members’ thirst for knowledge!
