We will have a major fundraising event, Compassion for Campers is Counting on You! on Wednesday, August 30 from 6 to 9 pm at Crystal Lake Brewery, 150 N Main in Crystal Lake. The program will feature C4C client Greg Garrison with original compositions on synthesizer, vocalist and guitarist Carrie MacDonald, and longtime folk singer Norm Siegal. Ron Relic will be … Continue reading Compassion for Campers is Counting on You!
As temperatures plummet here in McHenry County, IL, the homeless and unhoused are still sleeping outside, in cars, or in unheated spaces like storage lockers, garages, and vacant buildings. Compassion for Campers, a ministry of Tree of Life, will once again be distributing critical survival equipment at the Community Resource Day at Willow Crystal Lake, … Continue reading Faithify for Compassion for Campers
Compassion for Campers, our program to support the homeless and housing insecure, is struggling to keep up with the need. You can help with a direct donation of the following items: High protein canned goods, with pop open tops. Men and women’s deodorant Larger body wipes Hair brushes Coffee creamer Instant coffee Coloring books and … Continue reading What Compassion for Campers need most now
McHenry—The Faith Leaders of McHenry County and Compassion for Campers will continue to distribute camping gear and supplies to the homeless. Three more offerings are scheduled in Crystal Lake, McHenry, and Woodstock in August and September. Additional distributions may be scheduled later as needed. from 3:30 to 5 pm. at St, Ann’s Episcopal Church, 503 … Continue reading Faith Leaders Schedule Homeless Camping Gear Distributions
The pandemic and its challenges exposed a raw edge of the uncertainty of life, inviting us to look more clearly at how our life is shared with others. The ongoing tragedy of racism also calls us to examine the deep brokenness of the humanity we share with others. In our faith, we are called to … Continue reading Soul Matters at Tree of Life: Being a Community of Compassion
