Social Action Volunteer Opportunities
Families Moving Forward
January 30th
Our next meal is on January 30th at Westwood Lutheran. If you would like to help with serving, playing with the children after the meal, or with donations of food or grocery funds, see Jeanne W. for details. For serving, you would arrive at Union around 5:30 p.m. and you will be done around 7 p.m. For playing, you are invited to eat dinner at 6 p.m. with the families and stay for after dinner play until about 8:00 p.m.
STEP Empty Bowls
March 8th
STEP, St. Louis Park's local food shelf, is excited to announce the date for the 11th Annual Empty Bowl Event
for Thursday, March 8th, 2012. Join us at the St. Louis Park Recreation Center for soup lunch (11 a.m. to 2 p.m.) or dinner (4:30 p.m. to 7p.m.).
TreeHouse Meal
Spirit of Christ has volunteered to serve meals to "at risk" youth who participate in the Tree House program located at the Evangelical Free Church on Minnetonka Boulevard. TreeHouse is back on their school year schedule and they serve meals on Tuesdays and Thursdays. If you would like to help TreeHouse, please contact Audrey Gustafson, SLP TreeHouse Program Coordinator, 612-801-4741 to schedule a date to prepare a meal for the group or for information about ways to help meet other needs. They were still looking for help on a number of Tuesday and Thursday evenings: December 8, 13, 5, and 22. Please volunteer to help with this worthy cause.
Our Saviour's Shelter Supper - March 9th
Our next dinner at Our Saviour's Shelter is on Friday, January 13th. The menu is baked chicken, potatoes, salad, vegetable, rolls, dessert, milk and coffee. If you are interested in donating a menu item, talk to Carolee about quantities and logistics. Groceries cost approximately $120.00, so monetary contributions or donations of coffee, boxes of tea and other menu items are always appreciated. Please contact Mark or Carolee to sign up for serving or to donate to the grocery fund.
Our Saviour's Shelter Breakfast - February 11th
Breakfast at Our Saviour's Shelter is on Saturday February 11th. We will serve French
toast, sausage, bacon, fruit, juice, and milk. Groceries cost approximately
$70.00, so monetary contributions or donations of coffee, boxes of tea and other
menu items are always appreciated. Please contact the church to sign up for
serving or to donate to the grocery fund.
Blanket Your Neighbors with Kindness
Over the winter months, people have to make difficult choices about how they will use their limited funds. They ask themselves should I buy groceries, pay my rent or heating bill, or find other ways to keep my family warm? You can help by bringing new or gently used blankets to church and we will make sure that they are delivered to STEP or Reach for Resources in Hopkins. Your blanket will be distributed to people who are in the process of setting up their own home or just cannot afford to keep the heat at a comfortable temperature. Look for a collection box at church.
Families Moving Forward
Families Moving Forward is a faith based nonprofit organization in Minneapolis, Minnesota that provides temporary emergency shelter, permanent affordable housing and supportive services to low income families with children. In collaboration with over 40 local congregations and thousands of volunteers, they provide hope to homeless families with children by:
- Providing temporary emergency shelter
- Supporting former shelter families with continued advocacy and education
- Developing affordable rental housing for families.
Families Moving Forward is free to the families to help families save their resources for the upfront expense of their next home or for the future needs of their family. You can learn more about this program by going to www.familiesmovingforward.org or by signing up to take a 59 minute tour of one of their facilities (look for the schedule under the Get Involved/Opening Doors Tours tab).
Get Involved!
The Social Action team welcomes everyone in the congregation to join us for planning and organizing mission and social action events. This could be an ongoing activity or a one-time commitment.
We would like to express appreciation to the congregation for their support for missions in the community and around the world. Your donations and volunteer efforts will improve many lives this year.
Contact us if you need more information on these events.
Spirit of Christ supports these programs:
St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP)
Dinner At Your Door
Meals on Wheels
Our Saviour's Outreach Ministries
Local School Ministry
Children First
Feed My Starving Children
TreeHouse
Memorial Blood Centers
Missionaries: Chris & Kristin McWeeny
Sojourner Project, Inc.
Wayside House, Inc.
Families Moving Forward
Metro Hope Ministries
N.A. Groups
A.A. Groups
Click here for more information on these ministries. | 
