What's a Simple Florist From Lindenhurt doing in a Place Like This.
That must be what Charlie's wife thinks now and again. Charlie, the jovial third order Franciscan tells what he calls "God Story" after God Story about how God miraculously provides to the most needy and desperate that come across the paths of his beloved Franciscan Friars of the Renewal.
He started a ministry of feeding Friars that feed the poor. He started just asking for spare twenties from friends to stock the kitchens of a few Friars houses around New York. "Some people like baseball, I like feeding people-that's my hobby" he said with a twinkle in his eye. He now feeds large communities in Haiti and the Friars who serve them. He asks for donations from Rectories of those host containers after the hosts are used in them to fill with rice and beans and send to Haiti. What do you do with those host containers in your rectory?? Waste not want not. I almost told him of my trick turning egg cartons into mini-cupcake containers (thanks to Roberta for that one).
His ministry is called the Friar Suppliers. He and his wife, a third order Carmelite live out of the back of the flower shop in Lindenhurt, Long Island. Today in their yard they hosted a volleyball tournament between Franciscan Friars and Sisters of the renewal and a picnic where the hungry were fed with good things.
If you have not yet learned of the Friar Suppliers go right now to your googler and type it in. http://friarsuppliers.com or click HERE
A humble florist from Long Island with a Santa Claus gene is feeding multitudes, and BBQ'ing burgers on his patio. They have a shipment of school supplies stacked ready to send to Haiti. If he can do it- so can you. Help Him.
I had to get out of Washington. The fight over who is holier- the people trying to stop planned parenthood from infecting Obamacare or the people fighting the immoral Ryan budget has my head spinning and stomach churning. I like simple things, like the Florist from Lindenhurt, who takes the gospel literally. Feed my Sheep. Little kids grabbed microphones to sing with the guitar strumming Friars whose melodies had some people in tears (OK me, i was in tears.)
They did the King of Kings proud today in Lindenhurt, Long Island as Franciscan sisters and brothers tossed a volleyball and settled in to a piece of birthday cake. Charlie turns 60 this week. And its a party let me tell you.
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