Road to Joy!

Then Jesus said to his host, “When you give a luncheon or a banquet, do not invite your friends, your brothers or sisters, your relatives, or your rich neighbors; if you do, they may invite you back and so you will be repaid. But when you give a banquet, invite the poor, the homeless, the crippled, the lame, the blind, and you will be blessed. Although they cannot repay you, you will be repaid at the resurrection.”  Luke 4:12-14

Enjoy the photographs, 80,000 + homeless in the So Cal region, Saturday, February 25, 2017, Servants of the Father of Mercy.  Just like Domino's, "We deliver!"  Transporting critical and urgent homeless supplies, love, hugs, rosaries and prayer to those living under bridges, alleyways, mountains and hills and other remote locations.  Servants of the Father of Mercy, since 2001, 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, tax-exempt California corporation and Association of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles and listed in the Official Catholic Directory, OCD.  Tel. (310) 595-4175.  1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003.  All donations are tax deductible.

Battling the Elements

Los Angeles homeless find support in each other after a month of wicked wind, battering rain, cold, hypothermia, malnutrition, desperation and near-death experiences battling the elements, Saturday, February 25, 2017.

Homeless Helpers Wanted!

HOMELESS HELPERS WANTED!

+  Friday, February 24th at 9:30 am to 11:30 am make sack lunches for the homeless at Servants of the Father of Mercy warehouse chapel, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003

++  Friday, February 24th at 6 pm to 9 pm Lent Bible study: Explore the Biblical "Message of Mercy" and the thoughts of Pope Francis.  Free Lenten homemade bread and soup dinner for volunteers at 6 pm.

+++  Saturday, February 25th at 8:30 am deliver lunches and supplies to the homeless in Ventura and Los Angeles or meet in Los Angeles at St. Peter's Church at 11 am.

++++ Any day this week donate men's clothes, water, chips, cookies and other snacks - leave at the door - Servants of the Father of Mercy, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003 or give a gift online at www.servantsofthefather.org.

Please email contact@servantsofthefather.org, call (310) 595-4175 or leave a note below to RSVP.  May God bless you!

Living in the lap of luxury! Homeless in Palm Springs, California, Valentine's Day 2017

May God bless the many folks that made it possible for the homeless living in Palm Springs and other California desert cities to receive deliveries of urgent and critical supplies of food, water, clothing, rosaries, handmade "Love Bugs" and more this Valentine's Day, the season of love!  Be sure to check out the 2-minute movie-short above. 

Also, thanks to Mary, our Toyota, Tundra has had an "offspring" that in the future will create broader and more comprehensive homeless deliveries - a Pacer trailer, purchased this past weekend in Beaumont, CA at Big Tex Trailers.  The next StreetReach to the homeless is Saturday, February 25th serving Los Angeles and Ventura, CA homeless.

With thanksgiving to Manuel Estrada​, Oscar Estrada, Fr. John Neiman, Mary Lantgen, John Lantgen, Henry and Angela Chavez, David and Maria Gonzalez, Alice Maes, Tony and Monica Rocha and many, many more. Remember, since 2001 the Servants of the Father of Mercy - just like Domino's Pizza, "We deliver!" - serving 80,000 + homeless in Southern California living under bridges, in alleyways and on riverbed bottoms.

Make a donation online to help with our trailer/truck gas guzzler, maintenance, repairs and to increase frequency of homeless deliveries at our website ServantsoftheFather.org or mail a check to the Servants of the Father of Mercy, 1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA​, 93003. Join our all-volunteer team today by calling (310) 595-4175.

Love, hugs and bugs!

Love, Hugs and Bugs!  Handmade gifts of "Love Bugs" were created by our youth, families and children and then delivered to the "homeless" old folks living in area nursing facilities on Thursday, February 9, 2017.  Enjoy the pictures at https://www.facebook.com/ServantsoftheFather/?ref=settings

A prayer . . .  May this Valentine's Day fill you, your family and friends with a yearning for a heart of flesh in exchange for leaving a stony heart behind.  Let's celebrate Valentine's Day as a time to renew our human vows to "Live Love!"   Prayers and blessings!

Bro. Gary Joseph +

Founder, Servants of the Father of Mercy.

PS. Become a supporter, friend, volunteer or missionary with the Servants of the Father of Mercy in California or anywhere in the U.S today.  Call us at (310) 595-4175.  Leave a comment in the section below.

February 24, 2017 Explore the thoughts of Pope Francis and his Biblical “Message of Mercy”

YOUR INVITATION . . .

Explore the thoughts of Pope Francis and his Biblical “Message of Mercy”

*What?  Youth & Family Night Bible Study

**When?  Friday, February 24, 2017

***Time?  6pm to 9pm

****Where?  Servants of the Father of Mercy - Warehouse Chapel,

              1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A, Ventura, CA 93003

Also, there is a FREE homemade bread & soup dinner at 6pm!

Join us on the last Friday of each month during Lent—February, March and April - Explore the Bible’s one and only single text message delivered to us by God Himself, the “Message of Mercy.”

Please bring a Bible, an open-heart, pen, an open-mind and note pad!

Families, children and teens welcome to this launch of Lent and Easter Season Bible Study.

RSVP today via email at: Contact@ServantsoftheFather.org or in the comments below.

Urgent! Recycle your old ink cartridges to help the homeless . . .

Please recycle your old ink cartridges by donating them to the Servants of the Father of Mercy! Each ink is $2.00 cash to help one of 80,000 + homeless we deliver food, water, clothing and more.

Please mail from anywhere in the United States in a bubble mailer or small box via USPS flat rate to:

Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc.

1544 Morse Avenue, Suite A
Ventura, CA 93003.

Also, you can drop off day or night, just leave in a bag on the door.

We're not asking for money here, lol - just some old used up plastic ink cartridges. Your trash can make a BIG difference in the lives of homeless men, women, children and teens. How easy is that!

God bless you for your BIG heart of compassion to send over your home and office old ink cartridges now and throughout the year. All brands, types and styles accepted.

May God's blessings rain down upon you for participating.

Got questions? Call Bro. Joseph, (310) 595-4175

Where do I begin to tell the story?

Where do I begin to tell the story?

Thousands of So Cal homeless men, women, children and teens

Living in third-world conditions

Dirt-poor sanitation

Gasoline, oil and urine-soaked streets

An eye-witness account

Los Angeles, Saturday, January 28, 2017

Original Movie-short documentary made for Blogger by . . .

Mercy Warehouse Productions

Writer/Photographer, Bro. Gary Joseph

Servants of the Father of Mercy, Inc., 501 (c) 3 nonprofit, tax-exempt

Association of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles

February 1, 2017

Soundtrack, Andy Williams, Theme from Love Story

Servants of the Father of Mercy

P. O. Box 42001, Los Angeles, CA 90042

Telephone (310) 595-4175

http://www.servantsofthefather.org/donate_2_homeless