Viva Cubana! The community is invited to lace up for the 4th annual Run with the Saints event. The fundraiser, which will take place on Sunday, November 3 beginning at 11:30am, offers a choice of a 3-mile run, a 1-mile walk or a kids’ run around Pear Tree Point Beach. The family-favorite event also includes a post-walk/run lunch and activities. All festivities are open to the public and will be held at Saint Luke’s Parish located at 1864 Post Road in Darien.
Run with the Saints event fees include adults ($40 in advance, $50 race day), kids between the ages of 11 and 15-years-old ($20 in advance, $25 race day), children under the age of 10 ($10 in advance, $10 race day), lunch only ($15 in advance, $15 race day) and registration is available online at saintlukesdarien.org/run-with-the-saints/.
Run with the Saints raises critical funds for Saint Luke’s initiatives in Cuba. Event proceeds will send Cuban children to the National Episcopal Youth Camp next summer. The funds will also help pay for critical repairs and improvements to the crumbling community center located at Santa Cruz del Norte, Saint Luke’s Cuban partner parish.
Run with the Saints offers two types of event sponsorships including a family sponsorship ($250) that provides two race tickets, four lunch tickets, and a recognition tile at the rebuilt Santa Cruz del Norte parish in Cuba. The corporate sponsorship offers four levels of participation (Platinum - $1,000, Gold - $500, Silver - $250, Bronze - $150) and provides recognition on all race promotional materials and commemorative tiles at the rebuilt Santa Cruz del Norte parish in Cuba. For more information regarding event sponsorships, contact Pam Vossler, Event Chairman, at ptdey@aol.com or 203.395.7343.
Saint Luke’s Parish in Cuba
Saint Luke’s is committed to helping the Episcopal Church in Cuba. A team of parishioners is working with a companion parish in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba, located just east of Havana. Saint Luke’s sponsors both youth and adult trips to the island annually. Additionally, the church funded and helped construct a water filtration system at the church that is now providing the first reliably fresh water to people of Santa Cruz del Norte.
Separately, other Saint Luke’s parishioners have established an organization called Friends of the Episcopal Church of Cuba (FECC). This organization works to engage more parishes and communities around the country to support the Episcopal Church in Cuba. FECC was instrumental in helping to reunite the Cuban Church with the Episcopal Church of the United States.
For a glimpse into the 2019 Youth Trip to Cuba, view the video posted to St. Luke’s Facebook page here
*Image #1 shows (left to right) Juliette Johnson, Emma Hunter, Tom McGarty, Octavia Molkenthin, Win Courtemanche, Sofia Bender, Alexander Peters, Derek Stefanovsky, Nicole Savage, Naomi Cunningham, Miranda Wilson, Yordanis Acosta Porta, Katherine Vaillancourt in Havana, Cuba