Outreach

Outreach

Forest Hills Interfaith Council Food Drive
Interfaith Food Drive

Reaching Out to Our Neighbors in Need

The Outreach Committee brings before the parish the needs of people outside the congregation in the local community, on deanery and diocesan levels, as well as throughout the Church and World. In addition, the committee recommends opportunities for meeting needs through parishioner giving of time, talent and treasure. Saint Luke's Outreach Goal is to become more visible in the larger surrounding community as a faith community actively engaged in our mission of service with people in need.

We remain deeply committed to the servant ministry of the church: to respond to people in need.

Bake Sale Flyer
Last year we made our annual outreach grant, in the amount of $3400, to City Harvest, which rescues millions of pounds of excess food from hotels, supermarkets and restaurants each year, and transports it to soup kitchens, homeless shelters, and other needy recipients.

This year, the Thanksgiving Bake Sale, New Year's Eve Gala and direct donations
raised $4200 - all proceeds going to the recipient of the Parish Outreach Grant,
American Cancer Society’s HOPE LODGE.

brownies
Saint Luke's Best Brownie:
and the winner is...yellow
...The Guinthers

Thanksgiving Bake Sale
All proceeds benefit our Outreach Grant recipient.

Bake Sale

The Bake Sale raised $1000 for
American Cancer Society’s HOPE LODGE

Saint Luke's Lenten Offering: Project Haiti
Turning Hope into Action

• For ongoing disaster relief and rebuilding following the earthquake in Haiti.
• The needs in Haiti are vast. Many Haitians lacked bare necessities even before the disaster.
• Our Lenten Self-Denial Offering will support the work of Episcopal Relief and Development (ERD) with the people of Haiti

Every parish household is asked to take a Lenten Self-Denial folder. Please make daily acts of self-denial by foregoing the cost of a small indulgence.
The last contribution is for currency or check (please make checks payable to ERD).

The Lenten Project Offering will be gathered on the Sunday of the Passion, March 28.

In addition, during Lent, we will begin to explore networking with other parishes of our diocese and with ERD to explore ways in which Saint Luke's Church might be able to make a long term commitment in Haiti. The Vestry has also donated $4000 to ERD's Haiti Fund.

If you are interested in being part of our Project Haiti Working Group,
please speak either with Father Tom or Outreach Co-Chair Joanna Guinther.

Haitians Suffer in Aftermath of Devastating Earthquake

On Tuesday, January 12, 2010, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit Haiti. The nation's capital Port-au-Prince, located only ten miles from the quake's epicenter, has sustained serious damage.

Episcopal Relief & Development has disbursed emergency funding for its program partner, the Diocese of Haiti, to help meet immediate needs such as food, water and shelter. The agency is standing ready to support the Diocese with post-earthquake recovery and rebuilding efforts and is partnering with the Diocese of the Dominican Republic to coordinate efforts that can be administered from the border areas. The Diocese already has staff in place and relationships with the Episcopal priests across the border. As communications and access improve, Episcopal Relief & Development will continue to provide updates.

To assist those suffering in the wake of this disaster
donate to the Haiti Fund online or call 1.800.334.7626, ext. 5129.

Long Lent in Haiti
By Katharine Jefferts Schori, Presiding Bishop of The Episcopal Church

CAN YOU HELP DELIVER GOD’S LOVE?

Saint Luke’s also provides a team of drivers to bring meals once a week to ailing clients of God’s Love We Deliver (GLWD) in the Forest Hills-Rego Park area.

GLWD, our 2007 outreach grant recipient, prepares and delivers nutritious meals to people living with HIV/AIDS, cancer and other serious illnesses, who, because of their illness, are unable to provide or prepare meals for themselves.

We now have eight dedicated drivers and a back-up team,
but we could always use more help.

If you would like to become involved in GLWD and are available from
11am to approximately 1pm on Wednesdays, please contact Barbara Gratz: barbaragratz@yahoo.com.

Paint Day

St. Luke’s has an ongoing relationship with the Queens Community House (www.queenscommunityhouse.org) to support their programs for struggling families and senior citizens in our community. Located on 63rd Drive, the Community House is a settlement house that runs after-school programs, a nursery school, a senior center, and other essential services. Our partnership includes stocking their food pantry and providing holiday gifts for children through our Jesse Tree project.

As a local Citymeals-on-Wheels provider, the Forest Hills Community House is looking for volunteer Friendly Visitors to provide homebound older adults in our community with companionship. Friendly Visitors become a trusted friend with whom the older adult can share life stories and memories. We are looking for warm and caring people who are able to commit once a week for 1-2 hours. Anyone interested should contact Dennis Redmond at dredmond@fhch.org or 718-592-5757 x223.

Paint Day at Community House

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