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Purpose
The Appalachian Twinning Ministry (ATM) strives to support low income and poverty level families in Southwest Virginia, helping them meet basic needs. Our nutritional focus helps families who struggle to feed their primary school age children. We collaborate and support food banks and the Backpack Programs in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties.
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ATM Photo Albums
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Human Concerns Ministry Fair 2017
3 Photos
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Spring 2017 Visit
7 Photos
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ATM October Event
16 Photos
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Documents
- August 2018 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 7-29-18 Bulletin
- HFP 7-22-18 Bulletin
- HFP 7-15-18 Bulletin
- HFP 7-8-18 Bulletin
- HFP 7-1-18 Bulletin
- June 2018 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 6-17-18 Bulletin
- History of Holy Family Parish
- History of St. Mary's
- History of St. Elizabeth's
- History of St. Joseph's
- History of St. Theresa's
- HFP 5-27-18 Bulletin
- May 2018 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 5-13-18 Bulletin
- HFP 5-6-18 Bulletin
- April 2018 Meeting Minutes
- February 2018 Minutes
- December 2017 Meeting Minutes
- October 2017 Meeting Minutes
- August 2017 Meeting Minutes
- Printable ATM Prayer
- About ATM's Logo
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Contact
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Gina Borshreginaann711gmail.com
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Ron Millerronbrendagmail.com
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Mission
To be the presence of Christ in the Holy Family Parish Community through our fellowship with our brothers and sisters of the Holy Family Parish.
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Thank You!
Thank you, Michaelonians,
for supporting our annual Appalachia Back-to-School Supplies Drive!
We raised $5,125 this year!
God bless you and everyone who are the hands and feet of our dear Jesus Christ to those He loves the most—the poor and suffering among us. The Holy Family Parish (HFP) in Appalachia sends their thank!
Just last week, the principal of Tazewell Elementary School stopped by the Holy Family Parish Office to specifically thank Holy Family and St. Michael parishes for their support. HFP sent us an email to pass on the principal's thanks and requests.
Two schools have been closed in the area, so, next year the principal will have evenmore students. While saddened by the closing, she asks that we keep the children
in our prayers, who will now endure early morning bus commutes. She expressed
a need for certain school supply items, which they will purchase with St Michael's
Walmart SCRIP Cards. Thank you so much for all you do for the children here inSouthwest Virginia may God bless you a hundred fold.
The Appalachain Twinning Ministry would like to extend a special thank you
to our Committee and our volunteers.
Thank you, too, to our teen helpers— Kenny, Lizzie, and Maggie!
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Fr. Jugene's Visit
Thank You!
Thank you for warmly welcoming Fr. Jugene, who was here for his first mission visit last weekend, and for your generous donations. Fr. Jugene expressed his deep gratitude to our parishioners for the opportunity to speak with us about God having a mission for each of us and the importance of remembering that without God, we are nothing, and...
with God, everything is possible.
He pointed to all of the good we are doing as a community of disciples with Holy Family Parish.
He gave examples of the ways in which St. Michael, through the Appalachian Twinning Ministry, has helped Holy Family Parish’s outreach programs: supporting their Backpack Program (which provides food for needy children for weekends and out-of-school times); the Remote Area Medical Weekend. He also described the Prison Ministry that he has initiated and his vision for involving Holy Family Parish in the ecumenical Young Life programs at schools in Tazewell and Buchanan Counties in order to help prevent future incarceration of the community’s youth.
As Fr. Jugene so wisely challenged us,
Let’s keep the flame of the Holy Spirit burning in our hearts!
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Overview
The Appalachian Twinning Ministry (ATM) is a “twinning” effort between St. Michael’s and the four churches of Holy Family Parish in Appalachia. The ministry was established to help the parish churches provide for the significant needs of the community in this part of Appalachia.
It is important to point out that ATM is focused on the specific needs of the broader Appalachian community, and not just the needs within the parish. Leveraging the resources of St. Michael’s (as well as several other local parishes) and the Holy Family parishioners’’ knowledge and community involvement, the ministry works to identify and provide for these specific needs. -
Holy Family Parish
A – St. Joseph’s Mission - Grundy, VA B – St. Mary’s - Richlands, VAC – St. Theresa’s - Tazewell, VA D – St. Elizabeth’s - Pocahontas, VA
Learn more about the churches that make up Holy Family Parish. Their histories can be found under the Documents section on the right of this page.
Visit Holy Family Parish's website.