Kindness Initiative for August 2020

Spreading the Gospel is always a good way to evangelize. Here are two different ways to focus on lifting others up as a community while we are still apart. 


Many neighborhoods have rock painting groups that collect smooth rocks to paint a fun, inspiring message on them, which are then placed around the neighborhood or in parks as a fun surprise. We encourage you to find smooth rocks to paint Gospel messages on them and place them around your neighborhood or park! This is a great way to evangelize the Good News.
     
     Parish Staff also thinks Father John would love to see some of your artwork along his daily walking path. Let him know we are praying for him by placing rocks from the rectory to the church, from the church to the parish office, and the parish office to the rectory. 


The Pima County Health Department is hoping to spread a little joy to people who can't be with their loved ones at this time and it's asking for some help from the community.

The health department recently launched the Pima Love Notes project to send positive and supportive cards, letters, and messages to the residents and staff in longterm and assisted-living facilities who can't have visitors due to coronavirus safety measures. 

Pima County Health Director Dr. Theresa Cullen acknowledged the impact isolation has on residents in these facilities and shared that sending a card or message is one way to show support and compassion for these community members. 

"This is really designed to enable you, even if you don't have a loved one in assisted living or longterm care, to reach out to them to be able to send a card to a member or a resident at those facilities... and let them know that you care, let them know that people are thinking about them," Cullen said in the video.  

The health department has compiled a list of nearly 50 facilities that are accepting notes as well as guidelines for ensuring safety and ideas for preparing notes. 

 *Information gathered from #ThisIsTucson