Diocese of Florida

A Ministry of the Whole Church for the Whole World

I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these brothers of mine, you did it for me!

Matthew 25: 40

Our Mission

Episcopal Relief and Development is a compassionate response of the Episcopal Church to human suffering in the world.Hearing God's call to seek and serve Christ in all persons and to respect the dignity of every human being, Episcopal Relief and Development serves to bring together the generosity of Episcopalians and others with the needs of the world. Episcopal Relief and Development faithfully administers the funds that are received from the Church and raised from other sources.It provides relief in times of disaster and promotes sustainable development by identifying and addressing the root causes of suffering.

Episcopal Relief and Development cherishes its partnership within the Anglican Communion, with ecumenical bodies and with others who share a common vision for justice and peace among all people.

Our Programs

Food Security

Our Food Security Programs ensure families have the means to access and secure healthy food sources. We make sure families have enough food to eat on a daily basis and food supplies are available, affordable and accessible.

Primary Health Care

Our Primary Health Care Programs help children and families live healthier lives. We promote good health care and fight preventable diseases. We provide treatment and care for the sick who are often unable to access and afford quality health care services.

HIV/AIDS

Our comprehensive HIV/AIDS Care Programs provide prevention education, care for people suffering from the disease, and support for children left behind. We are in communities hardest hit by the disease including Africa and other areas in the world.

Emergency Relief and Rebuilding Program

Our Emergency Relief and Rebuilding Program provides critical assistance, such as food, clean water, and shelter, after man-made and natural disasters around the world and in the United States and rebuilds devastated communities after the immediate crisis is over.

In Our Diocese

Diocesan, Regional and Congregational Representatives

A Message from the ERD Diocesan Coordinator:

We are well on our way to making Episcopal Relief and Development a part of every congregation's outreach ministry in the Diocese of Florida. As you see however, we have to work on placing Congregational Representatives in every parish, mission and chapel in the Diocese of Florida. If you would have an interest in representing your congregation as an ERD Congregational Representative please speak to your Rector or Vicar. Contact me for the job description and other materials you will need to get started. If you want to contact your ERD Regional Coordinator please email me and I will give you the contact information.

ERD Diocesan Coordinator

Lenora Gregory

904-707-3407
lsgregory@comcast.net

ERD Regional & Congregational Representatives
Apalachee Region
Regional Coordinator	Margaret Edwards St. Michael & All Angels Tallahassee	Outreach Committee St. Teresa Wakulla County	Miki Presley St. Francis of Assisi Tallahassee
Regional Coordinator	John Gordy St. Paul's Quincy	Dee Stanfill Ascension Carrabelle	Laura Richards University Center FSU
First Coast East Region
Regional Coordinator Reva Bond	John Phillips St. Andrew's Jacksonville	Teem Peterson & Amy Dyar St. George's Jacksonville	Nancy Borders St. Paul's By-The-Sea Jacksonville Beach
Regional Coordinator Reva Bond	Alice Stanley Church of Our Saviour Jacksonville
First Coast West Region
Regional Coordinator (vacant)	Sandy Martin St. Mary's Green Cove Springs	Outreach Committee Bethany Hilliard	Linda Banister St. Johns Cathedral Jacksonville
River Region
Regional Coordinator Nell Seymour Toensmann	Nancy Pavlidies Holy Comforter Crescent City	Outreach Commission St. Thomas Palm Coast	Lenora Eckert St. Paul's Federal Point
	Dr. Dorothy Israel St. Cyprian's St. Augustine	Jeff McGriff St. Mary's Chapel Palatka	Lori Parisi Reconciliation St. Augustine
	Nell Seymour Toensmann Trinity St. Augustine	Cheryl Dollar St. Mark's Palatka	Charles Swain St. Andrew's Interlachen
	Elizabeth Rush Emmanuel Welaka
Santa Fe Region
Regional Coordinator Barbara Brown	Beth Smith Church of the Apostles Gainesville	Marika Brokas St. Anne's Keystone Heights	Joyce Gibson St. Alban's Chiefland
	John Tull St. Luke's Live Oak	Charlotte Barnes St. James Lake City	Jacqueline Christenson St. Bartholomew's High Springs
	Linda Wilcox Trinity Melrose	Amber Rossi St. Barnabas Williston

Gifts Given to ERD by Diocese of Florida
Congregations and Individuals

Year	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006
$ Amount Given	$50,069	$37,616	$55,774	$49,052	$53,601	$99,551	$427,046	$178,204

Grants Given by ERD to Diocese of Florida

2006

Hurricane Katrina Reconstruction Program

$100,000.

Acquire and provide volunteers and construction materials for use in housing reconstruction in Gulf Coast of Mississippi. Provide general contractors to help oversee volunteer construction work in Mississippi. Conduct monthly oversight visits beginning in May 2006 and ending in Feb 2007 to the affected area for work on reconstruction. Provide food and supplies for Katrina victims.

2005

Extended Hurricane Relief

$75,000.

Extended Hurricane Relief Grants to repair/replace damaged homes due to the 2004 Hurricanes. This grant money repaired 14 homes, provided additional repairs to one church, provided 2 FEMA mobile homes, repaired 2 mobile homes, removed tornado related debris at Camp Weed and saved one families home from foreclosure.

2004

2004 Hurricane Relief

$16,200.

Hurricane Relief Grants to repair hurricane-damaged churches and to provide aid to agricultural workers who lost their jobs due to hurricane crop damage.

2002

Echo Outreach Ministries

Jubilee Job-Link

$21,300

Funds an employment preparation and placement service for low-income individuals that combines employment services, educational programs, and counseling.

2001

Cathedral Arts Project

The Joy of Dance

$17,750

Offers free dance classes to 300 inner-city children in after-school programs at 17 schools and four community locations in Jacksonville. Supports dance teachers and provides dance clothes, ballet shoes, and cassette/CD players for the classes that provide a creative outlet and foster an appreciation for the arts among the students.

2000

ECHO Outreach Ministries

Jubilee Job-Link

$15,000

Serves as many as 600 job seekers in their efforts to find and retain permanent employment that pays a living wage by offering training in basic computer skills and clerical functions; provides six-month on-the-job-training positions to qualified applicants to help them establish professional work habits and gain marketable experience.

Kindred Spirits Charitable Trust

$27,000

Addresses personal, material, spiritual, and emotional needs of prisoners under death sentence in Florida. Provides personal hygiene products, writing paper, shoes, and other items. Recruits and trains volunteers to visit and correspond with the prisoners, and assists families of prisoners in times of crisis, particularly when prisoners are scheduled to be executed.

1998

Emergency Grants

$25,000.

Emergency aid received to help the victims of the fires in the Diocese of Florida.

Want to Help ?

For additional information on the work of Episcopal Relief and Development in the United States and throughout the World please logon to our website, www.er-d.org or call the ERD National Church Office at (800) 334-7626, Extension 5129. Contributions to ERD can be made online or by calling the National Church Office. ERD materials are also available through the ERD website.

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