OUTREACH ACTIVITIES
Food Basket @ St. Paul's Church in Camden
The need goes on. Please
help feed the hungry! St. Paul's Food Basket needs about $600 per month
to supply about 450 (tall) grocery bags of food. Checks make out to Grace Church
earmarked "St. Paul's" may be sent to the church office. To
learn more about the Food Basket at St. Paul's, click anywhere on this line. Thanks
for your faithful support!
Sunday Breakfast Program @ St. Paul's Church in Camden
The Sunday Breakfast Program is looking
for four or more people who would be willing to help the first Sunday of each
even month (Feb. April, June. Aug., Oct. Dec.), that's just 6 time a year! The
work is to prepare and serve breakfast to approximately 100 homeless people at
St. Paul's Church in Camden. We start at 8 am and are fininshed by 10 am. Volunteers
from other suburban Episcopal churches work the remaining Sundays. Please call
our church office(856-429-0007 or E-mail
Us) if you would like additional information and/or are able to
help.
Kids Alley Cafe
KIDS ALLEY reaches out to inner-city children and their families. Volunteers work with more than 150 children weekly in the Fairview Methodist Church. This After School Program runs from 3-5:30 every Monday through Thursday and provides tutors for homework assistance. We also gather one Saturday morning a month to make sandwiches for these children.
Thrift Shop @ Grace Church
Grace Church operates a Thrift Shop each Friday and Saturday from 10
- 3. Gently used items are available at attractive prices. The proceeds
go to support the many outreach projects we undertake. Contact our church
office, (856-429-0007 or E-mail
Us) if you can help or have items to donate.
The Open Door Clinic at St. Wilfrid’s
The Open Door Clinic at St. Wilfrid’s provides free medical screening, health education, and supplemental services. For more information on this ministry, Please click here
Interfaith Caregivers
Interfaith
Caregivers needs volunteers to provide company and /or transportation
for Haddonfield and Haddon Heights residents, as well as church members in those
two communities, who may be elderly, frail or disabled, and who need a helping
hand to remain independent. For more information call 354-0298.
Other Outreach Opportunities @ Grace
Below is a list of other Outreach Opportunities @ Grace Church. Please contact
the Church office(856-429-0007 or E-mail
Us) for more information on these other ministries:
- IHOC - Interfaith Homeless Outreach Council
- Heifer Project
- Martin Luther King Day of Service
- Crop Walk
- Cochlear Implant Support Group
- Casseroles for St. Paul's
- 30-Hour Famine for World Hunger
MAKE IT HAPPEN ... WITH YOUR:
TIME,
and
TALENT
If the items above do not fit what you'd like to do, please talk to one
of the Vestry members and they may be able to help you find your niche. Here's
some more ideas:
- Join the Altar Guild
- Be an Usher
- Be a Lay Reader
- Sing in the Choir
- Help with St. Paul's Food Basket(Tues., Thurs., or Fri. am)
- Work on the christian Education Committee
- Host a Coffee Hour
- Deliver Flowers to the sick or shut-ins
- Be a Lay Eucharistic Visitor
- Be an Office Volunteer (2hrs./wk.)
- Serve on the Stewardship Committee
- Be a Counter (Sun. am)
- Teach Sunday School
- Become a Member of the Daughters of the King
- Work in the Nursery
- Be an Adult Acolyte
- Put your name on our Baby-sitter List (Parish members and make $)
- Prepare food or Bake for Shut-Ins and those who are Ill (Compassionate Cooks)
- Make sandwiches for Kids Cafe
- Join St. Anne's Guild or ECW
- Join the Knit Wits
If any of these items appeal to
you, please give the church office a call, and we'll direct you to the
appropriate contact. If you have an idea not listed, also give the church office a call and maybe we can help you get started.
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