B1 - Two Important Announcements
Madona and I are taking this week to gear up for a new school year. We have two important announcements for you. The first is about how we can all help the congregation of St. George in Surrey, BC to rebuild. The second is how you can guide next week’s episode all about setting up for a fantastic school year. Listen below:
Welcome to Raising Up Copts, the podcast about raising Coptic kids in Western culture. I'm your host Laura Michael. My beloved co-host Madona Lawindy and I are taking this week to gear up for the new school year. And we want to hear from you!
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More on that, but first--
Our heart go out to the congregation of St. George Coptic Orthodox Church in Surrey, BC.
As I'm sure you've heard, their building was burned to the ground in a suspicious fire in the early hours of Monday, JULY 19. CBN reports that at least 45 churches across Canada have been damaged in vandalism or arson.
Temporarily closed - red bar on google - heartbreaking
If you would like to help rebuild St. George, there are two easy ways to do so. First, is to donate directly to St. George's PayPal account. I have created a short link for you to make it easy to get there: copt.me/rebuild. To be clear, this link just redirects you to St. George's own PayPal. It has no connection to Raising Up Copts or to Coptic Dad and Mom.
I highly recommend giving directly to the church in this way, so the priest Fr. Bisenty and the congregation can allocate funds exactly where they need them.
Again, that link is copt.me/rebuild.
If you prefer having a visual representation of your help, if you want your donation to be more tangible, Sherene Guindi of Orthodoxy Boutique has set up a GoFundMe to allow people to sponsor icons and altar vessels and the like directly. To get to the Orthodoxy Boutique GoFundMe, that short link is copt.me/fund
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Back to today's business!
As you might remember, Madona is an elementary school teacher by training, and I am a secondary education teacher (I've taught both middle and high school).
We want to hear from you ahead of next week's episode. What are your burning back to school questions? What do you, as a parent, need to hear from us about or learn about to make sure your kids have a wonderful and successful year?
You can email us at raisingupcopts@gmail.com with your questions or concerns. You can also find us on Instagram @copticlaura and @madona_writes (with one n)
Can't wait to hear from you and to share all our best tips for a great year!
God bless you all and looking forward to next week.