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Caring Tree - Every summer we collect school supplies that are
then distributed to children in our area through CEAP (Community Emergency
Assistance Program). Learn more about
CEAP.
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Center for the Victims of Torture - This is an organization that
serves people from all over the world who have been victims of torture. St.
Philip's makes known the needs and encourages member to participate as
volunteers. Learn more about the
Center for Victims of Torture.
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Children's Sabbath - On this weekend, we have a processional
offering to collect from congregational members items for Lutheran World
Relief Kits (Health, Layettes, or School). In the afternoon members are
invited to come together to assemble the kits.
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Christmas Gifts - At
Christmas, we have many special opportunities for people to give gifts of
food, money, toys, and clothing. These are given to local agencies.
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Food Shelf
- The food shelf is available for emergency situations.
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Equal Exchange Coffee - On the third weekend of the month, Equal
Exchange coffee is available to be purchased. Buying this coffee ensures
that more of the money you spend on coffee reaches the farmers who actually
grow it. Purchasing this coffee may make the difference between surviving
and not surviving for small-scale coffee farmers. Learn more about
Equal Exchange Coffee.
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Free To Be - Car repairs are
made and cars are given to people who can not otherwise afford them.
Members of St. Philip's are asked once a year to provide funding, mechanics
to help do repairs, and people to cook and serve a meal while the repairs
are being made.
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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. Read more about Bille
on our Companion Church. The link can be found on our Home page.
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Good Samaritan Fund - This
fund is designated for those special times when people come to the church
for help.
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Heifer Project - Once a year we have a month long appeal to
collect money for the Heifer Project. The money collected is used to buy
animals for families throughout the world. The families receive training as
to how to use the animals to produce food or income for food, education, or
medicine. Learn more about the
Heifer Project.
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Hot Meals for Shut-ins - This
program is designed to bring hot noon meals on weekdays to people in their
own homes who are not able to prepare their own meals. We need volunteers
to deliver and serve the meals.
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Hunger Task Force
- This group works to keep the congregation informed about hunger issues,
studies issues of hunger, and works with the congregation on projects
designed to help feed hungry people such as the Heifer Project, the
Thanksgiving offering, and Minnesota FoodShare.
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Hunger/Poverty - We will have
hunger appeals throughout the year to help those in need: such food drives,
appeals for clothing and furniture, blankets.
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Knitters and Crocheters - They meet on the 4th Mondays of the
month to make mittens, scarves, hat, and sweaters for children in need.
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Lynwood Health Care Center - On the second Tuesday of the month volunteers play
Bingo with residents. Learn more about
Lynwood Health Care Center.
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Minnesota FoodShare - Every March we participate in Minnesota
FoodShare which is a Project of the Greater Minneapolis Council of Churches.
We collect money and food items to supply food for the local food shelves.
Learn more about the
Minnesota FoodShare Project.
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Offering of Letters - Bread
for the World - In March, we encourage members to write letters to their
United States Members of Congress or to their State Legislators regarding
important issues of justice.
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Quilting - Men and women meet
at the church on the first and third Wednesday of the month to make quilts
which are given to people in need.
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Say
YES! - This is a program run through churches in our area to help
provide money for damage deposits, rental fees, and motels for one or two
nights for those in need. St. Philip's is one of the sponsors for the
program and donates money for it to continue.
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Sharing and Caring Hands -
This involves helping the homeless by preparing a meal on Tuesday evening at
St. Philip's and then serving it on the first Wednesday of the month at
Sharing and Caring Hands in downtown Minneapolis.
Sharing and Caring Hands was established to
be a bridge from the caring concerned community to the people in need of
their help. They receive no government or United Way funding and rely
solely on donations to do their work. Every year, the donations of goods,
services, time, and money by thousands of people allow Sharing and
Caring Hands to make a difference in the lives of individuals, families,
and children in need. Link to Sharing and Caring Home Page at
http://www.sharingandcaringhands.com/.
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Social Justice Issues - We
will form taskforces when issues arise within our community that need to be
addressed.
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Wellness Committee - This
committee is dedicated to promoting holistic wellness in which the needs of
body, mind, and spirit are integrated. They organize blood drives, blood
pressure screenings, educational events, the information cart and healing
services. For more information check out out pages under
Parish Nurse.
