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Approximately 50 volunteers (though Nunnally is quick to add more could be accommodated) are expected to experience this first hand as they repair and rebuild houses on August 30, a Day of Service in New Orleans to mark the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Hurricane Katrina claimed more than 1,800 lives and caused an estimated $81 billion damage before dissipating on August 30, 2005.
The Day of Service will initiate "EDOLA Saturdays," when parishioners from throughout the Episcopal Diocese of Louisiana will dedicate a day to building projects.
"Ultimately," explains Nunnally, "we want to pair churches within the diocese that don't have a lot in common … One of the best ways to build community is to join people without much in common by working toward common goals."
St. George's Episcopal Church New Orleans has committed to serving the second Saturday of every month. According to the Rev. James E. Quigley, rector, "St. George's feels a deep sense of call to rebuild New Orleans -- we house relief volunteers and feed between 1,200 and 1,500 people a month at St. George's café, which grew out of the needs Katrina wrought -- and our parishioners and friends are eager to be part of rebuilding in this way."
"It's simple," claims Nunnally. "We're putting people back in their houses, simply because it's a way to serve Christ through 'the least of these.'"
-- The Rev. Lisa B. Hamilton is correspondent for Provinces I and IV. She is based in Sandisfield, Massachusetts and Venice, Florida.
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