Brunch for Burma!

burma posterTrinity is eagerly awaiting the arrival of our sponsored Burmese family currently living in Ban Mai Nai Soi Refugee Camp in Thailand.  Preparations to welcome them continue and most of the household items needed have been collected.  A fundraiser brunch will be held in their honour at the Thai Coconut Island Restaurant in Cambridge on May 31, 2015 at 2p.m.   Tickets are $30 and only a few remain for this delicious meal and this wonderful opportunity to support a young family seeking refuge in our midst.  Call (519) 662-9573 to reserve your seat!

 

Refugee Resettlement Project Update

Rick&Jenn2Refugee Sponsorship
The Katie Luther Room has begun to fill up with household items and furnishings donated by the parish. In addition, we are happy to receive financial contributions, above and beyond normal offerings, to support a family from Burma that we will soon receive into our community. For these contributions, please mark “Burma” on your envelope or cheque.

The family is currently living in a refugee camp in Thailand. The father, 31, mother, 26 and son who is three, need to do a required medical before they can proceed into the next stage of transfer to Canada. Meanwhile, the Refugee Sponsorship Task Team subgroups are hard at work on tasks ranging from finding housing, preparing for health care and investigating learning the new language. Stay tuned for more news as it unfolds.