Eastern Shore Episcopalian - Summer Issue 2018

LOVE
“Beloved, since God loved us so
much, we also ought to love one
another. 12 No one has ever seen
God; if we love one another, God
lives in us, and his love is perfected
in us.”
(1 John 4:11-12)
The parish-level call of
the Sesquicentennial is in
full swing with “The 150
Challenge”. Every Parish
in the Diocese, every youth
group or small group, or
anyone who chooses is
invited to develop an act of
outreach in love for their
local community involving
150 of something.
The Kids in
Action team from
St. Michaels
opened up
their LOVE
lemonade stand
to raise $150
for their chosen
charity, Talbot
Humane Society.
#DioEastonLove
Share your stories as they unfold
on Facebook/Instagram using #DioEastonLove
or email your story to loretta@dioceseofeaston.org
150 Card Challenge
Story courtesy of Nancy Linck
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The people of Salisbury and
beyond took up their pens to
make the last months of Jose
Grover’s life a little brighter --
showing love in the same way he
shared it. Each year, Jose had a
reputation for sharing Christmas
cards with EVERYONE in his
life, and so the call was sent out
for 150 cards for Jose. Here is a
quote from his family dated May
16th...
“[We] would like to
thank you for your
funny, loving and
gracious cards sent to
Jose Grover since his
diagnosis of a brain
tumor on 3/5/2018.
To date, we have received
186 cards from as far away as
Munich, Germany (Shorebirds
fan) to family around the
country...
Every day we lived in suspense
as to how many cards would
arrive. Then, every night we
would read the new cards and
place them on the walls. There
were games, sympathy cards,
Happy Birthday cards, Merry
Christmas cards, homemade
cards, daily cards from the same
people, weekly cards from the
same people, cards with themes,
cards with stories, cards from
total strangers, cards with jokes...
all honoring Jose’s generosity
of time, talent and spirit. They
spoke of Jose’s cooking skills
for Advent & Lent Mexican
soups, dining monthly at all
the local restaurants with
Barrie Smith, attending all
the Shorebirds games with his
friends, or acolyting at St. Alban’s
Episcopal.” #DioEastonLove
JOSE ANGEL GROVER entered
heaven on Thursday, May 10,
2018 at 11:15 pm. He left this
world calmly and gently into his
own “Good Night”.