Trinity Presbyterian Church

MISSION OUTREACH

Mission outreach at Trinity is a total congregational commitment involving many groups and individuals ranging from our youth to its senior citizens. Much of the congregational outreach focus occurs in its Mission Commission, which facilitates and/or coordinates hands-on activities and stewardship over earmarked funds for mission outreach. A sampling of our congregational activity follows. Each provides opportunity to participate as God has endowed your talents.

Knit and/or distribute resultant products

Buy a gift for someone on our Christmas "wish" tree

Collect clothing and help pack for shipment

Help at the winter men's shelter

Help at a battered woman's shelter

Collect toiletries, glasses, etc. for recycling to others

Help with game night at the men's shelter

Help run our twice a year blood drive or donate

Distribute meals to the home-bound

Help decide how to use donated money

Help educate the congregation

Help with the many sponsored groups like the Scouts

Start up your own project

Some ongoing projects include:

Opportunity to Help the Flooded Midwest and Later Storms

Please contribute to the urgent need. The account for donations is DR000162 ( Disaster Response -- U.S. Storms 2008). Donations can be made online by credit card or calling 800-872-3283.

Checks payable to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) may be sent directly to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Individual Remittance Processing,

PO Box 643700, Pittsburg, PA 15264

The account for donations is DR000162 ( Disaster Response -- U.S. Storms 2008). Donations can be made online by credit card or calling 800-872-3283. Checks payable to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A) may be sent directly to Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Individual Remittance Processing, PO Box 643700, Pittsburg, PA 15320. So far, more than $350,000 in One Great Hour Sharing and other designated funds from Presbyterian Disaster Assistance (PDA) (www.pcusa.org/pda) has been sent to 20 presbyteries that have been hard hit by a series of devistating storms in the Midwest.

PDA is dispatching a disaster relief coordinator and 27 other members of PDA's National Response Team to help with relief and recovery in three of the most severely affected presbyteries.

COMMUNITY SERVICE

Trinity has prepared and served meals at Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen for over 10 years. Join the 10-12 people who give to those in need - 2nd Wednesday each month. We either depart the Church parking lot at 4:30 PM in a car pool or meet at the Kitchen. There, we prepare the food and serve around 150 men, women and children. Call Bob Sullivan or see any member of Mission. Some of the Trinity volunteers enjoy a fellowship afterwards at a local diner.

Trinity and St. Bart's host a sing-along the third Friday at Sunrise Assisted Care, Summerhill Rd. (behind J.C. Penny) at 7 PM. Join us in a travel down memory lane as we sing favorite show tunes from the mid-20th century. Residents enjoy some refreshments and fellowship afterwards. We really need participants for this 90-minute program. Please join us - no special voice requirements needed. Contact Dottie Spengel.

The Mission Commission is collecting career clothing in new or gently used condition for donation to the New Brunswick based Hire Attire, a center that provides adult hands-on retails sales experience, combined with work related skills, diploma preparation, workplace readiness skills and job placement experience. Other organizations who provide job placement as well, issue scrip for purchase of the clothing at Hire Attire

Please help the clients of the many organizations gain employment in the work force.

Please call the Church Office or Bob Sullivan, 732-238-1749 if you have any suitable work clothing.

FISH Hospitality Program
Thanks to all the 2009 FISH Hospitality Program volunteers. Guests will be at Trinity for one week during the months of March, June, September and December in 2010. The first week is scheduled for March 21 through March 28. Please see the sign-up sheets for needs and timeslots. You may also speak to Debbie O'Halloran or Susan Kaczmarek for more information.