Dorothy Day Hospitality HouseBenevolent Giving in November
A "typical" day at Dorothy Day House The first activity occurs in the shelter around 5am when the shelter volunteer wakes up and gets things ready. Guests wake up at 5:30am and are out of the shelter shortly after 6am. The early departure ensures that both guests and volunteers can get to work. Breakfast is served seven days a week in the kitchen by Catholic Charities through the the Morning Glory breakfast program. A nutritious breakfast is served from 6:30 to 9am. Shortly after noon the kitchen crew arrives to prepare lunch. At 3:15 the doors open and the meal is served. A complete hot meal is served with salad and dessert. Guests may take sandwich bags with them when they leave. We stop serving meals at 4:45pm and cleanup is usually finished by 5:30, at which time the kitchen crew leaves for the day. During the winter months, the Shelter from the Cold program (currently run out of Saint James AME Church) opens at 6pm and guests can get out of the cold for a few hours until the shelters open. At 9pm, guests are admitted to the shelter. The shelter has separate bathrooms for men and women, and shower facilities. Lights go out around 9:45pm and the shelter volunteer does a load of guest laundry before catching a few hours of sleep. |
Operation Christmas ChildSince 1993, Samaritan’s Purse has collected more than 168 million shoeboxes packed with toys and other fun items by people like you, and delivered them to boys and girls in need around the world in partnership with local churches.
Thanks to everyone who brought Christmas boxes to be blessed at church on November 10th! Remember, if you printed up a trackable package label, you can click here to track your package once it ships! |
Sponsored Missionaries Joel and Krista Young with Maggie Comfort Dog at Christ the King.
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Kenya Mission Team 2020You might remember that we were praying that God would lead us to partner with a missionary effort that we could serve not only financially but also with a physical presence. Krista and Joel Young would like to welcome us to their "neighborhood." As many of you already know that neighborhood is Kenya, Africa. Yes… we can help there!
There are many needs and we only need to define our own skill sets that could be brought ... Krista's position is to place us where our skills can do the most good. Construction? Vacation Bible School? Medical Assistance Program? "Other"? We will begin to decide the details when we know who is interested and available. For now, if you have any interest in being a member of a short-term team for sometime in 2020, please get your name onto the sheet on the bulletin board. We are hoping to set up an informational meeting in the coming months. And while you’re there, you can read the Youngs’ most recent newsletter as well. Thank you! |
FISH (Friends in Service Here) of Newtown is looking for drivers to take shut-ins or seniors to medical related appointments. Please call 203-270-9072 if you can help out.
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According to the EPA, 85% of clothing in the U.S. is thrown away. This means that only about 15% of clothing that could potentially be re-used is collected using existing methods. Our on site clothing donation shed, courtesy of St. Pauly Textile is there for everyone to donate any used clothing you no longer need. Tax slips and plastic bags (for bagging up your donation) are conveniently located at the box. The church receives a small donation for every pound of clothing gathered.
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For information about our Comfort Dog Ministry check out the Newtown Comfort page
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