Caring and Outreach Groups

Caring and outreach groups meet throughout the year at St. Philip's. Below is a list of the programs that are currently meeting. For more information, please contact the church office via email, or by phone at 763-571-1500.

• Assembling Health Kits for Lutheran World Relief: Help assemble health kits. This is an intergenerational event, so children are certainly welcome! Refreshments are serverd afterward.
• Quilters: Men and women are invited to help make quilts for people in need. Great fellowship and refreshments. No experience necessary. Meets on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays at 9:00 a.m. in the church lounge.
• Knitters and Crocheters: Meet at church for fellowship, as well as to knit or crochet. Bring your own projects or use church yarn to make mittens, scarves, hats, or sweaters for children in need. Meets on the 4th Monday at 1:30 p.m.
• Weavers: Come and weave–no experience necessary. You can learn how to make a loom and get ideas about what to weave. Cloth is available. Weavers meet on the 1st and 3rd Thursdays of the month from 7-9:00 p.m. For more information, contact Caroline Johnson at (651) 633-4102.
• Hunger Ministry Team: This group works to keep the congregation informed about hunger issues, studies of issues of hunger, and works with the congregation on projects designed to help feed people such as the Heifer Project, Thanksgiving offering, MN Food Share and Bread for the World, and Offering of Letters. Call Pastor Jan at the church for more information.
• Wellness Committee: This committee is dedicated to promoting holistic wellness in which the needs of the body, mind, and spirit are integrated. They organize blood drives, blood pressure screenings, educational events, the information cart, and healing services. Contact Parish Nurse Tuni Turner for more information.
• Global Mission Group: This group works to help the congregation to grow in our understanding of God's people throughout the world, so that we might share and receive the word, love, and compassion of Jesus. St. Philip's helps to support missionaries in Japan, and we are a Companion Congregation to Bille Lutheran in Nigeria. For more information, contact Linda LaFond at 763-571-6937.
• Children's Advocacy Taskforce: This taskforce will keep the congregation informed about ways they can advocate for the well being of children (EFCE, WIC, health issues, nutrition programs, childcare, etc.). It meets on the 2nd Monday of the month at 6:00 p.m. For more information, contact Owen Turnlund at 651-633-6466.
• Fridley Terrace Mobile Home Reading Program: This is a program for children, which includes games, activities, reading time, and games every other Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. Volunteers are needed to help with these activities. For more information call Don Debelak at 763-785-1907.
• Befrienders: Befrienders are lay men and women who, through training, learn skills and develop gifts for bringing Christ's healing to people who are lonely, grieving, strangers, new parents, ill, or experiencing stresses in life. There are opportunities for visiting, phoning, or doing card ministry. We meet every other month for educational programs and fellowship. Call Pastor Jan at 763-571-1500 for more information.
• Funeral Luncheon Servers: These women and men prepare and serve luncheons following a funeral at St. Philip's. It is a wonderful service for those who are grieving. If you would like to help, please call the church office or Pastor Jan.
• Lynwood Care Center: On the 4th Tuesday of the month at 3:00 p.m., volunteers play Bingo with residents. For more information, call the church office of Joyce Johnson at 763-572-9256.