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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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ATM Visit to Holy Family - August 2018
9 Photos
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Human Concerns Ministry Fair 2017
3 Photos
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Spring 2017 Visit
7 Photos
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Documents
- HFP 9-20-20 Bulletin
- HFP 9-13-20 Bulletin
- September 2020 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 9-6-20 Bulletin
- HFP 8-30-20 Bulletin
- August 2020 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 8-23-20 Bulletin
- HFP 8-16-20 Bulletin
- HFP 8-9-20 Bulletin
- HFP 8-2-20 Bulletin
- July 2020 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 7-26-20 Bulletin
- HFP 7-19-20 Bulletin
- HFP 7-12-20 Bulletin
- HFP 7-5-20 Bulletin
- HFP 6-28-20 Bulletin
- HFP 6-21-20 Bulletin
- HFP 6-14-20 Bulletin
- HFP 6-7-20 Bulletin
- HFP 5-31-20 Bulletin
- HFP 5-24-20 Bulletin
- HFP 5-17-20 Bulletin
- HFP 05-10-20 Bulletin
- HFP 5-03-20 Bulletin
- HFP 4-26-20 Bulletin
- HFP 4-19-20 Bulletin
- HFP 4-12-20 Bulletin
- HFP 4-5-20 Bulletin
- HFP 3-29-20 Bulletin
- HFP 3-22-20 Bulletin
- March 2020 Meeting Minutes
- HFP 3-15-20 Bulletin
- HFP 3-8-20 Bulletin
- HFP 3-1-20 Bulletin
- HFP 2-23-20 Bulletin
- HFP 2-16-20 Bulletin
- February 2020 Meeting MInutes
- January 2020 Meeting Minutes
- December Meeting Minutes
- November Meeting Minutes
- HFP Council Minutes - October
- October 2019 Meeting Minutes
- September 2019 Meeting Minutes
- August 2019 Meeting Minutes
- July 2019 Meeting Minutes
- May 2019 Meeting Minutes
- April 2019 Meeting Minutes
- March 2019 Meeting Minutes
- February 2019 Meeting Minutes
- January 2019 Meeting Minutes
- ATM Liaisons
- 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
- Printable ATM Prayer
- About ATM's Logo
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THANK YOU CARD from the CENTER FOR CHRISTIAN ACTION - AUGUST 2020
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THANK YOU CARD from HOLY FAMILY AUGUST 2020
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$3,000 sent to Center for Christian Action to help with overhead and operating expenses
(Kim, Sally, and Mary Ann | Center for Christian Action)
We wanted to say THANK YOU so much for the $3,000 donation to help defray overhead and operating expenses here at the Center. This donation will help us to continue to give HOPE to those who come to us in times of crisis in their lives. Without people like all of you, we would not be able to give this hope to our community. Again, thank you for your generosity, and we pray that God continues to bless all of you.
$3,000 sent to the Teen Venture Center to help with overhead and operating expenses
(Heather Smith | Executive Director | Teen Venture Center)
The St. Michael donation blessed us at a time when we needed it most, as it has given us sustainability during the pandemic, when it became a bit more challenging to keep funding coming in. I want to offer my continued thanks for St. Michael believing in the work I’m doing at Teen Venture and supporting us.
$5,000 sent to Holy Family Parish to help with operating expenses
(Fr. Eric)
I would like to thank you for facilitating my request for assistance. We received the check of $5,000 today and have deposited it into the account. Thank you and God bless all of you for all you do.
(Ralph Shawver | HFP/ATM Liaison)
Fr. Eric shared this with me. Thanks. Y’all really are angels.
(Cathy Bolling | Parishioner)
Please accept my own personal thanks for the very generous donation made to Holy Family Parish in the amount of $5,000. It is with a grateful heart that I lift each of you up to receive our Lord’s blessings. It is a struggle here in this small community to keep everything paid and functioning. You have been so loving and generous to this parish for many years now. Please know that your kindness is never just taken for granted. Greetings to Fr. Dan and all of our ATM friends. And to all of you whose faces I do not know, thank you again for your faithfulness to our needs.
36 copies of Rediscover the Saints books sent to Holy Family Parish made possible by the Faith Formation Department
(Fr. Eric)
I wish to acknowledge receipt of the books you sent to Holy Family. On behalf of the whole family, I wish to express my profound thanks to the Wonderful Family of St. Michael. You are always in our prayers, especially during this situation the world finds itself. Kindly extend our warmest regards to all.
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Get to Know the Appalachian Region
Holy Family Parish
Holy Family Parish was formed in 2010, bringing together the four churches across Tazewell and Buchanan Counties in Southwest Virginia:
- St. Joseph Parish | Grundy
- St. Mary Parish | Richlands
- St. Theresa Parish | Tazewell
- St. Elizabeth Parish | Pocahontas
These four different and distinct communities blend together into one holy family, under the ccare of a single priest, Fr. Eric Anokye, who travels roughly 96 miles (2.5 hours) one way to celebrate four Masses every weekend.
Interesting Fact: the state of Maryland is only 96 miles long
Learn more about the parishes 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.
St. Joseph Parish | Grundy
St. Mary Parish | Richlands
St. Theresa Parish | Tazewell
St. Elizabeth Parish | Pocahontas
Fr. Eric Anokye
Our Connection to the RegionSt. Michael Parish has a twinning relationship with the four parishes of Holy Family Parish. Through the Appalachian Twinning Ministry (ATM), our parish supports low-income and poverty-level families in Southwest Virginia by pairing our resources with Holy Family Parish. It is important to point out that ATM focuses on the specific needs of the broader Appalachian community, not just the needs within the parishes. Leveraging our parish's resources (as well as several other local parishes) and and the Holy Family parishioners' knowledge and community involvement, ATM works to identify and provide for these specific needs.
The CommunityCenter for Christian Action (CCA) | Pocahontas
The Center for Christian Action (CCA) is an ecumenical organization. It is dedicated to improving the quality of life by serviing and helping to meet the needs of those living in the community. Through efforts in providing emergency assistance, teaching employable skills, and encouraging wellness and preventative health care—just by being there with a helping and when needed—CCA encourages folks to take control of their lives and to bring about wholesome change.
Teen Venture Center | Richlands
The Teen Venture Center serves the youth in the community. Their goal is to help teens break the cycle of alarming school dropout rates, alcohol and drug abuse, and the lack of youth involvement within the community. Members include students who are in Grade 6 through age 20 and who are enrolled in middle school, high school, or college. For the older members who choose not to attend college, they required to be employed by a local business, so that they are learning a skill and are contributing to our society in some way. Volunteers create an environment of formal growth and dynamic experience—the kind that most youth in a small region oftentimes lack—by providing programs in art, rock climbing, skate tutorials, and computer programming. -
Need a weekend gateway to a place you've never been...
WITH FREE LODGING?Spend two or three days with us in Tazewell!
Michaelonians are invited to stay at the St. Michael House, while they visit the parish communities that make up Holy Family Parish.
This is a deal you don’t want to miss!
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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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Contact
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Paul & Kathy Smithpamaja13gmail.comCo-Coordinators | Appalachian Twinning Ministry
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