Page 4 THE REVERE ADVOCATE – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2020 ANGELO’S FULL SERVICE "42 Years of Excellence!" 1978-2020 Regular Unleaded $1.979 Mid Unleaded $2.399 Super $2.459 Diesel Fuel $2.359 KERO $4.159 Diesel $2.179 HEATING OIL 24-Hour Burner Service Call for Current Price! (125—gallon minimum) DEF Available Open an account and order online at: www.angelosoil.com (781) 231-3500 (781) 231-3003 367 LINCOLN A A DA A ~ REFLECTIONS FROM THE DIRECTOR ~ Bread of Life celebrates its 40th anniversary s Bread of Life celebrates its 40th anniversary, 19802020, I’ve been thinking about how my own story intertwines with that of BOL. I took a job at Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution fresh out of college, determined to make a career in opera while working as a research technician. A few years later, as I was about to move to the Boston area to be closer to the musical action, I attended a presentation at my church by a woman who was about to become the Minister of Missions at St. Paul’s Episcopal Church in Malden. Part of her work would be to oversee a new ministry the church had begun to the hungry and homeless. I knew instantly that I wanted to be part of that church and I soon was on the Missions Committee. Meanwhile, I realized that my work in the lab was not using my gifts and passions. I started praying about what work God might be leading me to do. I was drawn to the idea of working oversees in a refugee camp, but it became clear to me that I was too young and inexperienced to have much to off er people in that desperate situation. I needed to stay put and learn a few things. I started volunteering and doing some sub work at the Pine Street Inn in Boston. Then, in 1988 Tri-City Community Action Program created the position of Homeless Advocate to work at the St. Paul’s evening meal, the ministry that eventually became Bread of Life. It seemed too good to be true. It was the exact fi t for a saying of Jesus that tugged at my conscience: “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink.” Matthew 25:35. I applied for the job and was interviewed by Tri-CAP staff and by Tom Feagley, the ministry director. Amazingly, they hired me! To this day, I see that call to be the greatest miraculous intervention of God in my life. I became a fellow pilgrim with Tom and many, many other loving people with hearts broken by what breaks God’s heart: poverty, hunger, homelessness, injustice, violence, neglect, loneliness. As we work to build our Under One Roof multi-purpose facility to serve more neighbors well into the future, I’m forever grateful to do this work feeding, advocating, coming alongside, and loving people just like me who are going through hard and lonely places in their lives. And I’m forever grateful for fellow pilgrims like you on the journey. May God bless Bread of Life with another 40 years and beyond! And may God bless each of you. Gabriella Snyder Stelmack Executive Director Hip or Knee Pain ? It’s time to take care of it… Introducing Specializing in... • Joint Reconstruction & Replacement • Arthroplasty for the Hip & Knee • Foot & Ankle Surgery • Ankle Replacement • Sports Medicine “Coping with joint pain can decrease your quality of life. A critical step you can take is to determine the cause and your treatment options. I would like to help you on your journey back to the life you want to live.” Dual Fellowship Newton-Wellesley Hospital and MGH - Kaplan Joint Reconstruction (Arthroplasty) New England Baptist Hospital - Foot and Ankle Residency in Orthopedic Surgery & Medical Degree University of Buffalo, Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Buffalo, NY Conditions Treated: • Osteoarthritis • Osteonecrosis • Fractures • Meniscal Tears • Ligament Sprains & Tears • Hip & Knee Injuries • Hip Dysplasia • Hip Fractures • Ankle Fractures Agility Orthopedics Schedule your appointment with Dr. Dave 92 Montvale Ave., Suite 1400, Stoneham, MA • (781) 279-7040 • agilitydoctor.com Like us on Facebook advocate newspaper Facebook.com/Advocate.news.ma RISHI DAVE, MD Dual Fellowship-Trained Orthopedic Surgeon Agility Orthopedics’ Newest Physician Prices subject to change LABOR DAY FLEET
5 Publizr Home