The Outreach Committee is a ministry that strives to create opportunities for St. Mark members to reach out to those in need in our community.
To read more about the Outreach Committee click here.
To see some pictures of the programs Outreach has been involved with click here.
Here are some of the highlights of 2009.
January
--- Meal was prepared and served to guests at the Carpenters Place.
--- A record number of In the Bag items were collected for the
CornucopiaFood Pantry.
February
March
--- Adopted ConklinSchoolfor the 09-10 school year
--- A needs list for ConklinSchool was developed and shared with the congregation.
This collection continued through Lent.
April
--- Meal was prepared and served at Carpenters Place for sixty-six guests.
May
--- Meld Cards were sold the three Sundays prior to Mothers Day
June
--- Boards were sold to help support the Habitat House RALM sponsors
--- Six congregation members worked at Habitat for Humanity
--- St. Mark provided lunch for sixty Habitat for Humanity workers
--- Six Outreach members volunteered at Sharefest
--- Seventy-seven guests were served food at Carpenters Place
July
--- Seventeen congregation members volunteered to work on the Habitat House
---In the Bag Sunday collected approx. seventy-five bags of food and colleced/$471
for the Salvation Army
August
--- Volunteers worked on the Habitat House
--- Food was provided and served to guests at the Carpenters Place
--- School Supply Drive provided items for ConklinSchool and
extras were dispersed to other needy schools
September
October
--- Crop Walk: twenty-eight people were involved, $499 was raised.
--- Military Care Packages: twenty large boxes were shipped. Remaining money
donated was given to the Postal Shoppe to thank them for their help.
--- Eight-two guests were served at the Carpenters Place
November
December
--- Mitten tree set up to collect hats, gloves, and scarves. These were donated to Conklin
students and given to families in their Christmas baskets.
--- Annual Christmas baskets were packed and delivered to families in need
--- A lunch was prepared and served at Carpenters Place