Outreach
These groups to support charities on a local, regional and international basis:
- Outreach Interest Group
- Days for Girls
- Darlingford Food Grains Banks Project
Outreach Interest Group
The Outreach Interest Group supports groups locally, regionally and internationally in the following ways:
Soup and Dessert lunches & Christmas Cookie Walk
The Outreach committee leads a team which serves Soup and Pie lunches (proceeds donated to local charities) on the third Friday of the month from September to April. In December, there is a Cookie Walk and a Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday. These procedures were earmarked for United Church of Canada Misson & Service fund.
The Outreach Group was assisted by the Thornhill UCW who organized the January Soup and Desert, the Sunday School who assisted with the a Soup & Sandwich was well as the Pancake Supper and the many volunteers who provided soup, pie, breads and cookies; came and enjoyed meals and bought cookies. If you would like to help by making soup, set up and/or serving, please contact the church office.
In 2017, 6,349.91 was raised by the Soup & Dessert lunches and the Christmas Cookie Walk and dispersed as shown below:
- Local - Monthly Soup and Dessert lunches & Christmas Cookie Walk support local charities
- Regionally - Supports the St Matthews Maryland Christmas Store in Winnipeg
- Internationally - Raises money for the United Church of Canada Mission and Service fund
Soup and Dessert lunches & Christmas Cookie Walk
The Outreach committee leads a team which serves Soup and Pie lunches (proceeds donated to local charities) on the third Friday of the month from September to April. In December, there is a Cookie Walk and a Pancake Supper on Shrove Tuesday. These procedures were earmarked for United Church of Canada Misson & Service fund.
The Outreach Group was assisted by the Thornhill UCW who organized the January Soup and Desert, the Sunday School who assisted with the a Soup & Sandwich was well as the Pancake Supper and the many volunteers who provided soup, pie, breads and cookies; came and enjoyed meals and bought cookies. If you would like to help by making soup, set up and/or serving, please contact the church office.
In 2017, 6,349.91 was raised by the Soup & Dessert lunches and the Christmas Cookie Walk and dispersed as shown below:
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St. Matthews Maryland Christmas Store
Each December the Community Ministry at St. Matthews Maryland is transformed into Santa’s Workshop, filled with toys and other gifts for neighbourhood children, and, gifts that children can give to their caregivers. In many Christmas Hamper programs, parents do not get a choice about the gift that their children receive. At the Christmas Store, they set up a store, displaying toys, clothing and other items so that people can pick the gift that they see as best suited to their children. Another space is set up for children to browse and pick a gift for their caregivers. Santa’s helpers wrap and tag the gifts. For more information, see St Mathews Maryland Low-Cost Christmas Store
Working with the Sunday School, the Committee ensures that donations made during White Gift Sunday at Pembina Parish are are delivered to Santa`s Workshop.
Mission & Service (M&S)
The work of The United Church of Canada across the country and around the world is funded by the Mission and Service (M&S) Fund. Members and supporters of the United Church know that it takes money to put their faith into action. In the M&S Fund they combine their gifts so that the work of the church can be done effectively. For more information, see M&S As a Glance
The Outreach Committee has donated the proceeds from the Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper to the M&S fund.
Days for GirlsSewers from Pembina Parish, St John the Evangelist Roman Catholic Church, Christ Lutheran Church, Westside and other congregations gather regularly as part of an international organization, Days For Girls to create feminine hygiene solutions for girls and women worldwide. The product provides girls and women worldwide with more dignity, health and safety through access to quality sustainable menstrual health management and education. For more information, see Days for Girls or look for the Winnipeg chapter on Facebook.
Donations of time and monies are always appreciated.
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Darlingford Foodgrains Bank Project
Jim Wilson, Ruth Nichol and daughter Kate Tickner
The 30th Darlingford Foodgrains Bank Project was harvested on August 24, 2018. The 45 acres of wheat, with Hail Insurance raised over $21,000 for the Foodgrains Bank, an organizations which provides A Christian Response to Hunger. For more information, please see Canadian Foodgrains Bank
This project would not happen if not for the donation of land by Ruth Nichol and the organization of Jim Wilson. A very ample lunch for the Harvesters was organized by Barb Nichol, Bev Wilson and Ruth Wilson.
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