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Please
consult the OPC church directory or the church
office for information on contacting individuals
other than church staff
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The
Sunday Coffee Hour
| Activity |
Organize
refreshments for period following the Sunday morning service. Prepare
or purchase food (paid for from church budget), recruit helpers to
set up tables and serve. |
| When? |
Set
up prior to the worship service; service and clean up afterwards |
| Talent? |
Shopping,
baking, organizational skills |
| Contact |
Margaret
Young or Anita
Belfie; signup sheet in church office |
Homeless
Shelter Meals
| Activity |
We
plan, organize, cook and serve dinner to approximately 150 homeless
men and women. All food and supplies are paid for by the Mission and
Outreach Committee budget |
| When? |
Every fifth Tuesday at the shelter at 63rd and Market Streets
Cooking: Food needs to be at the church by early afternoon
on the day of the meal
Serving:
from about 6:15 PM to 8 PM
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| Talent? |
Shopping,
cooking, baking, serving, coordinating - all are needed |
| Contact |
Jeff
Bowker,
Chair, Mission and Outreach Committee, or Jane Rozmiarek
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Aid
for Friends
| Activity |
Aid
for Friends is a citywide outreach by churches and synagogues
to feed and give companionship to the homebound: the elderly, the
disabled and the chronically ill. Participation can involve cooking,
often by setting aside and freezing a portion of your family meal,
or delivering seven meals weekly to a homebound person and visiting
with them on a regular basis |
| When? |
Cooking:
As you are able to do so
Delivering and Visiting: Weekly by arrangement, about 1-2 hours
a week |
| Talent? |
Cooks
and people who can deliver meals are both needed |
| Contact |
Jeff
Bowker,
Chair, Mission and Outreach Committee |
The
Hunger Store
| Activity |
Supply
and staff a table offering nonperishable food items for purchase for
donation to a community food cupboard |
| When? |
Third
Sunday of each month; set up before the morning worship service, staff
the table during the coffee hour |
| Talent? |
Shopping;
accepting cash donations for food |
| Contact |
Mike
Rottinger |
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