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OUTREACH
The Outreach
Committee is responsible for providing and maintaining
effective programs of outreach of the Church and is
concerned with providing for the Church’s mission
to the individual members of the Church family, the
community and to the world.
The committee
is also responsible for providing opportunities for
Church members to be personally involved in showing
Christ’s love to those in need and administering the
outreach budget of the church and respond to special
requests for funds (primarily from organizations).
The committee
fulfills these needs of the Church family by maintaining
awareness of the moral and social issues or practices
of concern to the Christian Church and by keeping
generally informed of the individual needs of the
Church family.
Additional
functions include developing programs and courses
of action believed reasonable and necessary to fulfill
the Church’s obligation with respect to missionary
and benevolent concerns.
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Church
family
Sick
and Shut-In Visitation
- to insure that no one is estranged because
of illness or an inability to attend church.
Volunteers make regular scheduled visitations,
LEM’s take the Eucharist.
Outreach
and Evangelism - focus on welcoming visitors
to the parish and integrating them into our
parish. Volunteers are needed to make visits
to the homes of newcomers to welcome them to
the parish and answer questions they may have.
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Habijax
is the local affiliate of Habitat
for Humanity International. We are an
ecumenical Christian housing ministry
that builds affordable houses with God's
people in need. Established in 1988, HabiJax
built its first three homes and has quickly
grown to be the largest U.S. affiliate.
HabiJax provides an opportunity for people
to put their faith and love into action,
bringing diverse groups of people together
to make affordable housing and better
communities a reality for everyone. |
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Health
Fair or Health Workshops - offered to the
community.
Nutrition/Weight
Management - Combination of medical, dietary
concerns supported by spiritual support for
healthy living.
Kairos
Outside-designed to support women whose
family members are incarcerated. This is done
by providing the opportunity to interact with
women in similar situations in a safe environment.
The women of the incarcerated are “doing
time” right along with their loved ones.
Kairos Outside lets them know that there is
a Christian community who cares about them and
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ICARE
Interchurch Coalition for Action, Reconciliation
and Empowerment in Jacksonville Purpose:
To improve the quality of life in Jacksonville,
Florida by powerfully addressing neighborhood
and city-wide justice issues important to our
members. Structure: A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization
currently composed of 35 active African-American
and White member congregations and parishes
from 12 denominations and Jacksonville's different
neighborhoods and economic backgrounds.
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