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Mission, Peace and Justice
Ministry |
| The purposes of Mission
Peace and Justice (MPJ) |
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| I. To assist the
congregation and its members understanding and participation in
local, regional, national, and world mission needs. |
| II. To develop and
recommend church mission budget and promote other opportunities for
financial contributions towards church mission goals. |
| III. To foster Christian
unity and ecumenical relations between the United Churches and other
local and area congregations and groups, |
| IV. To identify, study and
provide for congregational education and action vis a vis social,
moral, environmental and ethical concern. |
| Pat McCann |
| Carolyn Lehman |
| Ike Nwankwo |
| Paul McCann |
| Charlene Mackey |
| Joan Plank |
| Eleanor vanNoppen ( honorary
member) |
| Janet Anderson, Sister Church
Laison |
| Justine Cantrell |
| Mark Dowdy, Staff Rep |
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| MPJ Missions and Projects |
2008 MPJ Budget
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Denominational Budget 2007
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Homeless
Shelter Project |
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| Choice Regional
Network |
| WA 211 WA
Information Network |
| Community Soup
Kitchen |
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Every second Tuesday of the month, a group of loyal United
Church members, including some of our middle school youth, prepare and
serve a hearty dinner meal for homeless and less privileged folk who
visit the Salvation Army kitchen and dining facility at 5th and Plum
Streets in downtown Olympia. This outreach which also involves other
churches and groups is conducted under the auspices of Catholic
Community Services. |
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Costs for these dinners are financed
through contributions from the United Churches’ congregation. Our diners
are treated respectfully as our “guests” on these occasions, which
provide a wonderful opportunity for service and for conversation with
these folk.
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For persons who would like to participate in preparing and
serving these meals or to otherwise assist in this outreach, our sign-up
chart is posted on the Mission, Peace and Justice Ministry bulletin
board in the church, located in the hallway leading to the Fireside
Room. In addition to the information and directions to the Kitchen on
the chart, Bill Edmundson (491-8964) and either Jo or Lee Johnson
(866-2972) are always pleased to respond to your questions and comments. |
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Food Bank Weekend:
the first weekend of the month is staples are collected and donated to
the Food Bank. |
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Dinners still go on as before but meals through
Bread and Roses are now under the management of Catholic Community
Services. Bread and Roses is still a very active organization with a
Guest House, Women's Shelter and an Advocacy Center with mentors
volunteering at all of these. They also provide chits for laundry and
showers and supply bus passes. |
| The idea is to treat the homeless as
worthwhile people and to help them to help themselves, Survival alone is
not enough. It is the unmet costs of these current programs that are in
need of support. United Churches makes a dinner monthly and has a line
item donation for which we are grateful. |
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There is a real and urgent need for new cooks and
servers, especially cooks with strong arms to lift
heavy pots in and out of the ovens. The current crew
is burning out and would welcome willing hands every
second Tuesday at 2:00 for cooking or at 5:00 for
serving. For questions or if you want to participate
, please call Ruth Shearer of
Mission, Peace and Justice who is also on the
Board of Bread and Roses at 438-5682 or Jo Johnson
,our licensed food handler at ------ . Donations to
the feeding program should be written to TUCO with a
notation that it is for the food program-Jo Johnson.
April 2007.
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Homeless Shelter |
For
a period
of time every winter we open our church to serve as a homeless shelter.
This is part of a larger effort in the Olympia community to be sure
individuals and families are comfortable in the winter months. This
event happens every winter. Please watch The Voice for more details. |
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http://www.salvationarmyolympia.org/CommunityMeals.htm
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http://www.salvationarmyolympia.org/
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http://www.salvationarmyolympia.org/community.htm
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