Outreach
Helping our Neighbors
Sunday School teachers preparing boxes for Samaritan's Purse
Christ Church has had a long tradition of outreach ministry. Various projects are oriented toward the Christ Church Parish Family, others toward the local community and still others with a focus much more global.
Christmas Season Outreach
We are currently collecting Coats for Kids. Although the main focus is on children, we gladly accept all winter coats. There is no need to clean the coats since they are all dry-cleaned prior to distribution. This program ends on December 4.
We are focusing on collecting food for the Food Bank this month, because the Adopt a Family program has been scaled back. Please bring food every week, especially frozen turkeys as we get closer to Christmas.
Operation Christmas Child
Wow! We put together 117 shoe boxes for Operation Christmas Child sponsored by Samaritan's Purse this year!
Family Promise
Family Promise is a national program in which congregations work together to help families that become homeless. The goal is to hold together families during homelessness—rather than separate them.
Family Promise is in need of volunteer management support. If you have time and expertise in the area of management, please contact Father Lowry and he will provide further information.
Caregivers' Support Group
The Caregiver Support Group meets on Wednesday in the early afternoon at the church. If you are a caregiver or know caregivers in the community who need support, please feel free to call Lisa Currie at 627-1480 or Pattie Gallatin at 484-9484 for further information.
Inspiration
Yet I am poor and needy; may the Lord think of me. You are my help and my deliverer; O my God, do not delay. Psalm 40:17
Mission
Christ Church is working to develop mission relationships in South Sudan, Ecuador and Panama. Discussions have been held with the Bishop of Panama about programs with a school in Colon, Panama. Father Lowry has been working in his role as Dean of the Mercer School of Theology to develop a working relationship to support clergy education in South Sudan and this may yield opportunities for Christ Church as well.
Emergency Food Program
The Long Island Council of Churches is one of the only emergency food programs on Long Island. Please continue to support this important outreach program, which allows any family in need to help themselves to the selection of non-perishable foods donated to the food bank. Particularly welcome are powdered, evaporated and condensed milk, canned meats, canned vegetables, canned fruits, cereals, peanut butter, soups, rice, pasta, etc. Please leave your donation at the entry to the nave of the church or in the basket in the Parish House. Many thanks to those parishioners, of all ages, who continue to support the Christ Church Hunger Program.
Last Modified
November 28, 2011