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outreach
Outreach
at the Cathedral Church of St. Luke
 Saint
Luke’s has a long history of actively serving, both the Cathedral
community, our surrounding community and the community at large. We
give back to God in response to all that God has given us. We serve
others and each other through God’s abundant blessings of time, talent
and treasure.
Please
take a moment to read through our current list of outreach
opportunities.
St. Luke’s
Soup Kitchen at the Preble Street Resource Center
Using
teams from 9 churches around Portland, St. Luke’s Soup Kitchen
provides up to 200 meals every Saturday and Sunday. A team from the
cathedral works every third Sunday.
To
Do: Prepare and serve
lunch
When:
Third Sunday of Every Month
Food Prep, Table Set up
Servers, Clean Up
St. Luke’s Cathedral Pantry
The Cathedral pantry is
a welcoming, no-barrier program that distributes packaged and canned
goods to those who come to the Cathedral seeking assistance.
To Do:
Collect and distribute packaged and canned goods.
When:
Every
Thursdays 9:30am-11:00am (except holidays)
The Deanery
The Deanery serves as a residence for people
who need low cost housing. Residents are referred to the cathedral
via various agencies, counselors or clergy and are required to agree
to house rules that respect the religious nature of the property.
St. Elizabeth’s Essentials
Pantry
St. Elizabeth’s Essentials Pantry is
a welcoming, no-barrier program of distribution of non-food
essentials. The Pantry is located in the parish hall of the
Cathedral, using the parking lot entrance off of Park Street. It specifically distributes
items not covered under the federal food stamp program, such as,
diapers, personal hygiene, cleaning supplies and paper products.
To
Do: Distribute non-food essentials
When:
Every Tuesday 9:30am-11:00am (except holidays)
Contact:
Dick Rasner
rrasner@maine.rr.com
Haiti Support
The Episcopal Diocese of
Haiti is the sister diocese to our own. St. Luke’s Outreach committee
is looking to expand our outreach opportunities in Haiti to Maison de
Naissance and St Luke’s Episcopal School.
Contact:
David and Karin Draper
Want to get involved?
We are looking to increase the outreach
work that Saint Luke’s does and would like to involve as many members
of the cathedral as possible. Please consider participating in some
of the above opportunities. We encourage anyone who has an interest
in Outreach or has additional ideas or areas of interest to contact
Sarah Halpin at 878-6710 or
sarahjhalpin87@hotmail.com.
Saint Luke’s Outreach Committee meets on
the first Sunday of every month at 8:45am for an hour.
You are invited to join us in our
efforts and to be a part of our exciting ministries. Here is the
Outreach Committee mission statement:
* To provide support, coordinate and act
as a clearing house for the outreach efforts of the cathedral, as well
as other outreach activities that may arise in the local community,
the diocese and the world.
*To communicate outreach opportunities
and successes to the congregation and encourage the congregation to
get involved.
*To distribute the budgeted outreach
moneys of the congregation and maintain relationships with
organizations we support.
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