time to find a new church

Unfortunately it can happen even there, had my iPod stolen at church, found the person thankfully, he's lucky we were at church

Sorry to hear it, OP. It's a shame, but a surprising number of people will steal even in a church. I had my wallet nicked at my old church a few years back.

OP I saw some of your comments; if your bag was not left unattended how did it go missing in the first place? Things just don't disappear while you keep a watchful eye on your belongings? Also, it seems a lot of blame was being placed on other people and not yourself? It seems there was a lot of irresponsibility while trying to be responsible and helpful. Who says the homeless people stole it and not someone else helping with the sale? Seems like this can be a learning experience. Never leave personal items where they can be taken even at a church coordinated events.

Weasel you seem to be asking for a lot of credit for a "blame the victim" mentality, and pretend it's under the umbrella of "well we were just trying to help". Oh really? How does your douchebaggery get the OP her items back? I got my purse stolen once because someone on drugs smashed the lock off my gym locker and helped herself. Are you going to blame me because I didn't have a "watchful eye on it" while I was in the pool doing laps? Give her a break

Today, even though I'm a very nice and selfless person, my bag got stolen. But I really am very nice and selfless.

Well yeah, a lot of homeless people tend to steal shit

Maybe someone accidentally sold it?