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We also thank an individual who gave $500 in response to last month’s Most Urgent Need to help our Riverhead clients with transportation assistance, and we thank the many other individuals and institutions that also gave. We are grateful for all of these gifts. As the reader can see from the short list of donors for February, this is a difficult time of year for us when donations are sparse, and similarly for other social service agencies. This is also the time of year when our clients, many of whom are the working poor, urgently need assistance with cold weather needs such as heat, bedding, blankets and cold-weather outer wear in addition to their chronic need for food, heat, housing, prescriptions and transportation assistance. They come to us because other agencies could not help them and we are their place of last resort. If we can’t help them, they have nowhere else to go. Most Urgent NeedPrescription assistance continues to be one of our clients’ most urgent needs. Many come to us when they are caught in the 45-day waiting period to establish eligibility for public assistance. For example, a 53-year-old African American male who is unemployed because of medical problems, applied to Nassau DSS for Medicaid. During the waiting period he moved so he did not receive DSS’s request for documentation he needed to complete his application. The 45-day waiting period elapsed and now he must start all over again. Meanwhile he has over $200 in prescriptions he needs to fill, but cannot afford to pay for them. We had no funds to help him. A 55-year-old Caribbean-American woman who has both physical and mental problems is a Certified Nursing Assistant. She currently works as a temporary. She lost custody of her children and is paying most of her income to a lawyer to try to get them back. She came to us for assistance with prescriptions, food, housing, and transportation. She has also applied for disability insurance because she is disabled. We had no funds to help her either. We also get numerous calls from nurses at Nassau University Medical Center and from mental health workers at the Mental Health Association asking if they can refer clients to us for prescription assistance, but we have to turn them down because we do not have the funds to help. At least 10 people a month come to our office for assistance and we turn away many more who call by phone asking for help. $1,500 would enable us to help ten people whose prescriptions average $150 each. Memorial/Tribute GiftsA great way to remember a loved one, whether living or deceased, is to give a memorial or tribute gift in his/her name. In your letter accompanying such a gift, please tell us who the gift is in memory or tribute to, and who is giving the gift. We will send a thank you letter to the contributor and to the family of the loved one in accordance with your instructions. Please send your contribution to the LICC, attention Sara Weiss. If you have any questions, call Sara for further information at 516-565-0290, ext. 207. Naming and Tribute opportunities are also available for our programs. Please call Sara for a list. We also have planned giving opportunities that will sustain these programs in perpetuity. LICC receives $55,000 grant from Newsday CharitiesLast week Newsday Charities, the charitable arm of Newsday, awarded a $55,000 grant to the Long Island Council of Churches’ Social Services and Family Support programs that serve Long Islanders in need throughout Nassau and Suffolk Counties. The Long Island Council of Churches’ gift was part of the $5.7 million the charity contributes to area nonprofit organizations to provide critical assistance to Long Island’s neediest children and families. Last year the LICC fed 17,531 hungry Long Islanders 157,779 meals and provided additional family support to another 4,150 individuals and families in crisis. “For many years Newsday has been one of our most important sources of support for the work we do for our neighbors in need,” said Rev. Tom Goodhue, the Long Island Council of Churches’ executive director. “We’re extremely grateful that Newsday and its readers show such generosity towards hard working families who find themselves in difficult straits.” LICC Board Chair, the Rev. Pam Spence-Bakker, praised Newsday for its commitment to helping Long Islanders in need. “With Newsday at the forefront of such commitment and its excellent record of religious coverage, it is a model for other businesses embedded in our community,” she said. “In addition to the companies that do give back to their communities, imagine how much good could be accomplished if every business on Long Island followed Newsday’s example.” PLEASE, LET US THANK YOUWhen we were doing a lending/finance seminar recently at the Westbury Friends Meeting, someone handed me a check and insisted that we could save ourselves time and postage stamp by not sending her a thank-you note. I told her that I appreciated her thriftiness as well as her gift, but that we need to generate these letters for our own internal reasons. She accepted this explanation but seemed a bit puzzled. Here is a more complete explanation:
So, please accept our thanks for your contributions — and let us know if you ever make a donation that is not promptly acknowledged! Return to topSAVE THESE DATES:
2008 LICC ANNUAL MEETING Thursday, May 8, 2008The 2008 Annual Meeting discussion will focus on how to talk about divisive issues like capital punishment, racism, and affordable housing without alienating people needlessly. For example, what do you do when you’re at Thanksgiving dinner with your family and your brother makes a derogatory remark about poor people? If you believe that capital punishment is immoral, how do you deal with a friend who believes in “an eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth?” If you are clergy and want to preach on the need for affordable housing, how do you deal with congregants who say, “Not in my back yard?” The Rev. Tom Goodhue will lead a discussion on how to discuss divisive issues that defend what you believe is right without alienating your friends, relatives, or congregants unnecessarily. These techniques will also empower people to be more comfortable advocating for the poor and more effective when they stick their necks out on potentially controversial issues. Questions and Answers will follow this lively discussion. We’ll also have an update on the MICAH Adelphi Conference held April 28. Registration and payment must be received by May 1. Name _________________________________Number attending __________ Address ________________________________________________________________ City __________________________________ State_________ Zip ________ Day-time telephone_______________________________________________ E-mail address __________________________________________________ Please make out checks for $37 per person to:
Brenda S. Morrison, Director of FinanceReturn to top IT’S TIME TO C.O.O.K. - CLEAN OUT OUR KITCHENSThe LICC urges you to do some spring cleaning - and to remember your neighbors in need as you clean out your kitchen and pantry. The LICC, like many other charities, is struggling to feed a growing number of Long Islanders. “Donations have been strong,” explains the Rev. Tom Goodhue, Executive Director of the Council, “but every month more and more people come to us for emergency food. This is particularly true in Eastern Suffolk. We fed 1095 people in January at our Riverhead Emergency Food Center, up from 644 in January, 2007, and nearly three times the numbers we fed three or four years ago. We fed 42 families there in just a few hours last Wednesday and the shelves are nearly bare.” Do you have anything that needs to be cleaned out of your cupboard? Fancy jellies and jams you received for the holidays that you probably will never eat? Flavored coffee that is not your cup of tea? Fruitcake tins deposited by the Ghost of Christmas Past? Are you using them only as doorstops or hockey pucks? Why not donate them instead to your local emergency food pantry? Monetary donations are welcome, of course, and even more helpful. The LICC and other emergency food pantries will gladly take non-perishable food of any kind - even fruitcake. “There is actually a fair amount of nutrition in these desserts, and someone out there will eat them,” Rev. Goodhue says. “It’s really a shame to let food go to waste when some of our neighbors are going hungry,” Rev. Goodhue observes. They also need baby formula, baby food, prenatal vitamins, and diapers. Do you have any of these that your children have outgrown? “Monetary donations are always welcome, too,” Goodhue adds, “but even if you do not think you can afford to make a financial contribution to feed the hungry, you may have food that you will never eat, food our neighbors need. This is a great time to go through the canned goods and give away anything that you are not going to use that is not dented, many years old, or otherwise inedible.” Donations for the LICC can be dropped off at their Riverhead office (407 Osborne Avenue at Lincoln, opposite the Polish Town Civic Association, 631-727-2210), their Hempstead office (in Christ’s 1st Presbyterian Church at the village green on Nichol’s Court, 516-565-0290), or their Freeport Emergency Food Center (450 North Main Street, 516-868-4989). Return to topIDEAS YOU CAN USEHave Fun - and Feed the Hungry
Send Home the Altar Flowers
“These flowers have been in the Wading River Congregational Church. They have heard the hymns that have been sung, the prayers that have been offered, and the sermon that has been preached. Now they come to you, and in their silent way, are telling you of God’s love and healing power, and the wish of the members of this church that you be blessed with faith, hope, health, and happiness.” Why not send a similar note occasionally to shut-ins, the sick and grieving, and to recent visitors to your church. Perhaps your altar guild, which works to beautify your worship, could help extend your prayers to those outside the walls of your sanctuary. Celebrate God’s Good Creation
Good science can coexist happily with awe and respect for Creation. Char Matejovsky and Robaire Ream’s delightful picture book Stones & Bones (Polebridge Press, 2007) embodies both the discoveries of paleontology and reverence for Creation. It also has nice touches of humor, such as a picture of Lucy hanging in the family portrait gallery. Matejovsky includes a CD with the text of Stones & Bones set to music, along with and her “Song of the Meadowlands,” both sung by the Santa Rosa Children’s Chorus. The latter would make a wonderful anthem for Earth Day/Sunday/Sabbath. It says, “We do not own the planet; You can hardly do a better job than this of conveying an essential message of Genesis 1, that we are called to be stewards of God’s good earth. Return to topWORTH READING: Where Does the Money Go?The MICAH campaign is examining our state and county budgets as “moral documents” that reveal our real priorities. But where do our federal taxes go? What does the federal budget reveal about our morals, values, and beliefs? The Rev. Bob Edgar, the former head of the National Council of Churches who spoke at our Annual Convocation and who now leads Common Cause, recommends Where Does the Money Go? by Jean Johnson and Scott Bittle, published this month by HarperCollins. The book couldn't be more timely. President Bush has just proposed the nation's first $3 trillion budget. Analysts are forecasting near-record short-term deficits, with even more red ink down the road unless current trends change. The first of 78 million baby boomers started drawing Social Security in January, shining a spotlight on the prospect of ballooning debt resulting from the projected growth of Social Security and Medicare. We all need straightforward, nonpartisan, easy-to-understand analysis of what the main challenges are and what can be done. Where Does the Money Go? is a clear, entertaining, irreverent and candid guide to the federal budget crisis which explains - in plain English - exactly what our so-called leaders are largely ignoring. The authors decipher Beltway jargon on the budget and cover everything from the country's $9 trillion debt to the fact that, for 31 out of the last 35 years, the government has spent more than it has collected in taxes. The authors explain why elected leaders from both parties have failed to address this issue thus far and what citizens can do about it now. Further information can be found at: http://publicagenda.org/wheredoesthemoneygo/ Return to topWORTH QUOTINGLes Payne on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright “`No black man will ever be considered for president,’ the Rev. Jeremiah Wright warned in an ’06 Howard University speech. . . Barack Obama’s decision to run—and the campaign results to date—utterly refute his pastor’s musings. . . . The Church & the Poor “A church that does not join the poor in order to speak out from the side of the poor against the injustices committed against them is not the true church of Jesus Christ.” “God Seems to have an overwhelming bias in favor of the poor, But it is biased only in contrast with our sinful unconcern. It is only when we take our perverse preference for the successful and wealthy as natural and normative that God’s concern appears biased.” How To Inspire Children To Give “Take your child to the library to donate books. Later, visit and find these books on the shelf. . . . Science & Religion “Neils Bohr, the 1922 Nobel Prize winner in physics, explained that light is neither waves nor particles, but has complementary aspects of both. When waves are looked for, they are found; when particles are looked for, they are also found. Just so, Christians have had difficulty explaining that Christ is 100% human and 100% divine. Now we can say that humanity and divinity are complementary aspects of Christ. “We believe that God yearns for us to understand nature more fully and to love it more deeply. . . . Evolution helps us see our faithful God in a new way. Our creator works patiently, calling forth life through complex processes spanning billions of years and waiting for us to awaken and respond in conscious participation in God’s own overarching dream for all living things>” True Leadership in Hard Times “Cherokee CEOs don’t take raises unless they can do the same for their workers. They spread it around to the community for if one is sick, so are we all. If one is poor we are all poor. If one is in grief we are all in grief. If one does not have a lodge to lay their heads then we are all disgraced before the Creator. That way, we all make sure that no one is left behind and that we all prosper together.” Following the Bible Literally “The year showed me beyond a doubt that everyone practices cafeteria religion. It’s not just the moderates. Fundamentalists do it too. They can’t heap everything on their plate. Otherwise they’d kick women out of church for saying hello (‘the women should keep silence in the churches. . . . ’ –1 Corinthians 14:34) and boot out men for talking about the Tennessee Titans (‘make no mention of the names of other gods. . .’—Exodus 23:13).” Torture "Use of torture by U.S. personnel would bring discredit upon the U.S. and its armed forces while undermining domestic and international support for the war effort. It could also place U.S. and allied personnel in enemy hands at greater risk of abuse." "Some may argue that we would be more effective if we sanctioned torture or other expedient methods to obtain information from the enemy. They would be wrong. Beyond the basic fact that such actions are illegal, history shows that they also are frequently neither useful nor necessary."Return to top DID YOU KNOW?
TAX RELIEF FOR MORTGAGE FORGIVENESSHomeowners whose mortgage debt was partly or entirely forgiven during 2007 may be able to claim special tax relief by filling out newly-revised Form 982 and attaching it to their 2007 federal income tax return, according to the Internal Revenue Service. Normally, debt forgiveness is considered taxable income, but the Mortgage Forgiveness Debt Relief Act of 2007, enacted Dec. 20, allows taxpayers to exclude debt forgiven on their principal residence if the balance of their loan was less than $2 million. (The limit is $1 million for a married person filing a separate return.) Details are on Form 982 and its instructions, available now on IRS.gov. The late-December enactment means that reporting procedures for this law change were not incorporated into tax-preparation software or IRS forms. For that reason, people using tax software should check with their provider for updates that include the revised Form 982. Similarly, the IRS is now updating its systems and expects to begin accepting electronically-filed returns that include Form 982 by March 3. The paper Form 982 is now being accepted, but the IRS reminds affected taxpayers to consider filing electronically, which greatly reduces errors and speeds refunds. The new law applies to debt forgiven in 2007, 2008 or 2009. Debt reduced through mortgage restructuring, as well as mortgage debt forgiven in connection with a foreclosure, may qualify for this relief. In most cases, eligible homeowners only need to fill out a few lines on Form 982 (specifically, lines 1e, 2 and 10b). The debt must have been used to buy, build or substantially improve the taxpayer's principal residence and must have been secured by that residence. Debt used to refinance qualifying debt is also eligible for the exclusion, but only up to the amount of the old mortgage principal, just before the refinancing. Debt forgiven on second homes, rental property, business property, credit cards or car loans does not qualify for the new tax-relief provision. In some cases, however, other kinds of tax relief, based on insolvency, for example, may be available. See Form 982 for details. Borrowers whose debt is reduced or eliminated receive a year-end statement (Form 1099-C) from their lender. For debt cancelled in 2007, the lender was required to provide this form to the borrower by Jan. 31, 2008. By law, this form must show the amount of debt forgiven and the fair market value of any property given up through foreclosure. The IRS urges borrowers to check the Form 1099-C carefully. Notify the lender immediately if any of the information shown is incorrect. Borrowers should pay particular attention to the amount of debt forgiven (Box 2) and the value listed for their home (Box 7). Return to topHOPE FOR THOSE IN MORTGAGE TROUBLEBelow are the customer contact telephone numbers of HOPE NOW members. If you are a homeowner having trouble with your mortgage, please call your servicer’s hotline for assistance (please have your account number ready when you call). If you would like to talk to a HUD-approved homeownership counselor, please call the Homeowner’s HOPE Hotline, 888-995-HOPE, operated by the Homeownership Preservation Foundation. Free counseling is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can also visit www.995hope.com for more assistance.
HAVING TROUBLE GETTING A LOAN?With easing home prices and mortgages nearing historic lows, this is a great time to think about buying a house or condo. In the wake of the sub-prime mortgage meltdown, however, many borrowers are finding it hard to qualify for loans if their credit scores are below 680. (FICO scores range from 300 to 850, with an average score of 692.) “Credit repair services” promise to help improve your score but the Federal Trade Commission warns that many of these are scams that do you no good—and that criminals have moved into this still-unregulated industry. What can you do if your credit history is not perfect?
POTENTIAL PITFALLS IN REVERSE MORTGAGESRich Murphy has written two columns for The Prelude about reverse mortgages, but in recent weeks there have been stories in the media about seniors who have encountered pitfalls in these creative loans. As we point out in the LICC’s personal finance seminars, reverse mortgages are great for some people but not the best route for others. They are a complicated, expensive way to borrow money, so you really must get good advice from an impartial, HUD-certified not-for-profit counselor before plunging into one. If someone tells you that watching their DVD or talking with their salesman is enough for you to figure out if you want to do this and how you want the loan paid out to you, hang up the phone. And if someone who is trying to sell you an investment suggests that you use the proceeds from a reverse mortgage to invest in their “sure-fire” scheme, call the cops. Here’s Rich’s list of some of the FREE counselors providing this service on Long Island:
HAVE QUESTIONS ABOUT HANDLING MONEY?The LICC offers seminars on how to manage your money well - and get a good loan. Our presentations usually run an hour to 90 minutes, and are tailored to the needs of your audience. We can do shorter programs, for example, for a college class, campus ministry group, or youth group. This could be a great addition to your congregation’s stewardship campaign, helping people to think faithfully about our stewardship of all our resources. We will also do presentations for religious leaders on how to manage a congregation’s money more effectively, reduce expenses, and encourage planned gifts - and how to help your flock cope with Adjustable Rate Mortgages, falling home prices, and other such issues. The LICC will arrange speakers, educational materials, and other freebies. There is no charge for this program - thanks to grants from Astoria Federal Savings, Bank of America, Bank of New York, Citibank, Washington Mutual, Greenpoint Bank Foundation, JPMorgan Chase, Ridgewood Savings Bank, and Wells Fargo Home Mortgage. We have speakers who can handle a variety of languages. To request such a seminar, call 516-565-0290, ext. 206, fax 516-565-0291, or e-mail licchemp@aol.com. Return to topNEEDED/OFFEREDOffered:
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| 4/12/08 | Christ Lutheran Church | 61 N. Grove Street Freeport | 9:30-3:00 | Roberta Paulik 516-623-3073 |
| 4/14/08 | St. Paul's United Methodist Church | 270 Main St. Northport | 3:15 PM 8:45 PM | Nancy Anderson 631-757-0989 |
| 4/14/08 | Church on the Sound | 35 Oxhead Rd. Stony Brook | 3:30 PM 9:00 PM | Susan Lingenfelter 631-682-8640 |
| 4/18/08 | Community United Methodist | 100 Park Blvd. Massapequa Park | 3:00 PM 8:30 PM | Ali Romano 516-795-9214 |
| 4/19/08 | Seventh Day Adventist Church | 40-34 102nd Street Corona | 12 Noon 5:30 PM | Aurora Sandoval 917-572-4408 |
| 4/19/08 | Grace Chapel Assembly of God | 61 Overton St. Sayville | 9:00 AM 2:30 PM | Richard Spotteck 631-567-3886 |
| 4/20/08 | Lake Success Ismaili Center | 280 Community Drive Lake Success | 8:30 AM 2:00 PM | Salem Merchants 516-783-8700 |
| 4/20/08 | Adonai Christian Center | 99-07 Northern Blvd. Corona | 11:45 AM 3:45 PM | Yadira Pagan 516-478-5028 |
| 4/21/08 | First Presbyterian Church | 79 E. Main St. Babylon | 3:30 PM 9:00 PM | Gail Rogals 631-666-0297 |
| 4/27/08 | Centerport United Methodist Church | 7 Little Neck Road Centerport | 9:00 AM 1:00 PM | Elsie Bickler 631-427-6308 |
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT, CALL 1-800-933-BLOOD (2566)
Church Space To Share
The Presbyterian Community Church in Massapequa has space to share with another congregation:
“Spirituality of Relationships: Finding Peace with God, Ourselves & Others” April 4-6
Are you interested in improving the vital relationships of your life? Join us as we explore the principles of honesty, personal responsibility, and the extraordinary power of forgiveness, and connect our spiritual journeys to the desire for healthier and happier relationships. Presented by Spirituality Matters, Inc. at the Immaculate Conception Center in Douglaston. Cost of weekend (7:30 pm Fri through lunch Sunday) is $200. To register, visit www.spiritualitymatters.org or call 516-672-3851 for more information.
CHRISTIAN UNITY CONCERT APRIL 6 IN BABYLON
FOR HABITAT & WYANDANCH CHURCH REBUILDING
In recognition of the One Hundredth Anniversary of the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, and in celebration of our ecumenical solidarity in the Resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Faith Communities of the United Methodist Church and St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Babylon cordially invite you to an Evening of Christian Musical Praise on Sunday, April 6, at 7:00 pm at St. Joseph’s Church (39 N. Carll Ave., one block north of Main St./Montauk Highway, 631-669-0068).
This special service will feature several beautiful Protestant hymns, many of them not familiar to non-Protestants, but all affirming our common faith. Admission for this hymn-sing is free, and all are welcome. A free-will offering will be received to benefit the United Methodist Church’s Habitat for Humanity projects and the rebuilding program at Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal Church in Wyandanch, whose rectory and parish outreach center were damaged in an arson attack on December 30. For further information, contact Fred Cornman: fcornman@verizon.net.
Join the May 18 AIDS Walk
Registration is now open for Episcopal Response to AIDS, the only faith-based AIDS Walk Team. ERA is a volunteer organization whose mission is to support, foster and financially enable HIV/AIDS ministries affiliated with Episcopal faith communities in the Greater New York area. The funds raised annually are granted to local grassroots AIDS ministries on World AIDS Day through a structured RFP process. Learn more now at www.erany.org. For a registration form, go to www.aidswalk.net, click on New York, then on Register to Walk, then on Join a Team. You will be asked to select a team: just scroll down to Episcopal Response to AIDS -7881; then click "Continue." When your registration form appears, fill it out, being sure to list your parish or faith community affiliation in the "company name" field. Then follow the list of instructions through to completion. ERA will meet on Sunday, May 18, at 8 a.m. in the Gold Team area, about a block on a southwest diagonal from the 72nd Street and Fifth Avenue entrance to Manhattan's Central Park. After sign-in and breakfast, there will be an outdoor Eucharist with a commissioning and blessing of walkers, followed by the distribution of T-shirts and other goodies and the Team and parish photos. We then will begin the 10K Walk. For more information, please contact Judith Mason at 516-242-3022 or jawmason@aol.com.
Finance Director
The Long Island Council of Churches is seeking a Finance Director to replace Brenda Morrison, who will be leaving the Island soon when her husband Joe retires. A working knowledge of Microsoft Excel is required and experience with not-for-profits, human resources and Quickbooks would be helpful. The job is 25 hours a week in our Hempstead office and we can accommodate flexible schedules. Send resumes to licchemp@aol.com or call Tom Goodhue at 516-565-0290 for further info.
Christian Education Director needed
Brookville Reformed Church is seeking a Christian Educator to coordinate curriculum, train teachers, and teach a small Sunday School in a warm and embracing congregation. Please call Rev. Allan Ramirez at 516-626-0414.
Nursery School Director needed
The Community Church of Syosset seeks an experienced, NYS-certified Director for its Nursery School program. Duties include teaching, budget preparation, school registration, teacher coordination/supervision, activity planning, organization of training events, effective communication with parents/guardians, attendance & reporting at monthly church board meeting. Willingness to plan and supervise 3-week summertime program also desirable. Competitive salary, commensurate with qualifications and experience. Send resume and cover letter to Community Church of Syosset, UCC, 36 Church Street, Syosset, NY 11791.
The Long Island Interfaith Environment Network invites you to:
ENERGY EFFICIENCY FOR RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS
Date: Wednesday, April 16th
Time: 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Molloy College Suffolk Campus
7180 Republic Airport, Farmingdale, NY
Lunch will be served
All places of worship use energy, and often pay large bills. Energy efficiency and renewables are an important way to reduce energy consumption, foster good stewardship of the environment, and maybe even lower energy costs. Come learn from a panel of expert speakers and exhibitor tables what incentive programs and financing options are available to places of worship, and what inspiring places of worship in our region have already achieved. Don’t miss this great opportunity to get your questions answered!
Speakers include:
The Long Island Interfaith Environment Network is housed at the Neighborhood Network, and is made up of various faith organizations including the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Huntington, St. Martin of Tours Outreach, Hewlett-East Rockaway Jewish Center, Islamic Center of LI, Sophia Garden/Homecoming, the LI Council of Churches, NY Interfaith Power & Light, the Diocese of Rockville Centre, Molloy College, Unitarian Universalist Congregation at Shelter Rock, Unitarian Universalists of Stony Brook, First United Methodist Church in Amityville, and Community United Methodist Church in Massapequa. See neighborhood-network.org/energy/worship.htm for more information.
The Long Island Council of Churches is a 501(c)3 charitable organization. The Long Island Council of Churches unites diverse Christians to work together in ministry with the poor and to promote interfaith understanding. All donations are tax-deductible and much appreciated.
The Rev. Thomas W. Goodhue
Executive Director
Long Island Council of Churches
1644 Denton Green
Hempstead, NY 11550
voice: 516-565-0290, ext. 206
fax: 516-565-0291
email:licchemp@aol.com
Web: www.liccny.org