What We Do
The Society makes grants of books as follows:
- We give books at no charge whatever, we even pay shipping and handling
- We give books to worshipping communities –
- New starts or parishes needing to replace worn-out books
- Financially struggling or expanding parishes
- Parishes which have suffered from natural disasters such as flood, fire or earthquake
- We define “worshipping communities” as –
- Local congregations
- Congregations in the Armed Forces served by Episcopal Chaplains
- Congregations served by Chaplains who are priests or deacons of the Episcopal Church and ministering in:
- Prisons
- Nursing homes and other health-related facilities
- Educational institutions, such as colleges and universities
- Other worshipping communities on a case-by-case basis