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MINISTRY MEMOS:
Office Closure: Our office will be closed Thursday & Friday, July 4 & 5, for the observance of our independence.
Photo Directory: The Stewardship Committee is working to finalize All Saint’s picture directory, which we plan on completing by the end of September. We need your help! Each Sunday, a member of the committee will be available to take congregant pictures – join us in the hall outside the office to snap your photo. See you there! Committee members: Heidi Bogert, Janet Hasson, Jim Reynolds, and Judy Lonsdale.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS:
Free Community Meal: Our next monthly meal will be on July 5th at 5:00 P.M. This endeavor is growing and your help is needed – please consider volunteering to cook, serve, clean up, and donating ingredients: https://allsaintsboise.org/worship-and-community/sign-ups/.
Ladies Who Lunch: Stephanie and the ladies will be at The Ram, 709 E Park Blvd, on Third Thursday, July 18th, at 1:00 PM. Please contact Stephanie Elder if you’d like to join!
BOISE BENCH & BEYOND:
4th of July Activities: Here are a couple of lists of events around our valley for you over the independence weekend, along with a parking map for Ann Morrison Park! https://cordovaoutdoors.com/news/the-best-july-2024-events-in-boise-id-and-treasure-valley, https://www.rentwisepm.com/blog/red-white-and-boise-your-ultimate-guide-to-4th-of-july-2024-in-the-treasure-valley, & https://www.cityofboise.org/departments/parks-and-recreation/fourth-of-july/.
DID YOU KNOW?:
The Marie Blanchard Friendship Clinic
In 2002, retired RN and Parish Nurse, Marie Blanchard, at the tender age of 77, enlisted the help of nursing students from Boise State University to conduct neighborhood surveys and established beyond doubt that there existed a very real need for a free clinic to provide basic health care services to families on the Boise Bench. From this collaboration, The Friendship Clinic was founded in 2003. The clinic is staffed by two part-time employees, and all services are provided by volunteer health care providers. MBFC is a free nonprofit acute care medical clinic.
- *MBFC will celebrate 20 years this October!
- MBFC mission is to provide free health care to people who have no or inadequate insurance with an emphasis on health promotion and disease prevention.
- MBFC core values are
- Promoting excellent health care for all people
- Offering educational opportunities geared toward disease prevention and health promotion
- Treating each patient with dignity and respect
- Providing health services for the uninsured and underinsured
- Providing a compassionate and caring environment
- MBFC changed the Friendship Clinic name to (DBA) The Marie Blanchard Friendship Clinic (MBFC) to honor the founder, Marie Blanchard.
- MBFC is a teaching clinic partnering with WWAMI medical students and Boise Veterans Medical Center residents.
- MBFC is staffed entirely by volunteer medical professionals.
- MBFC relies on fundraisers, grants, and donations from individuals to provide free medical care to our community.
- MBFC provides women’s health services, dietitian, physical therapy, and mental counseling.
- MBFC provides care to the underserved and uninsured. If you know someone in need of medical care without medical insurance, please call 208-429-6678 for an appointment.
- MBFC has served over 2500 patients since opening our doors and plan on another 20 years +, as long as our community needs free medical care!
- MBFC is always looking for volunteers.
- MBFC has been housed in the All-Saints Episcopal Church. A big thank you to All Saints!
INTERACTION INFO:
Fr. Joseph’s contact: For more urgent situations outside of office hours, please call or text his cell at 208-917-2270. If calling, please leave a message with your name, a call-back number, and a detailed message and he will get back to you as soon as he can. You can also text this number. Emails are generally answered when he is in the office.
Our Sunday bulletin can be found here! If you can’t be here in person, we stream our 10 A.M. service on YouTube and Facebook.