Serve

HOW WE SERVE

There are many ways we can continue to help our neighbor during a pandemic! Ideas are below and more will continue to be added. Brad and Amber are now doing Community Connections the second Saturday of each month; check back each month for ideas on how you can love and serve your neighbor or check out previous ideas below. Our lunch ministry for CHUM Steve O'Neil apartments continues on the first and third Wednesday each month. Contact Sue Brown to volunteer or to contribute.

United Way has a COVID-19 Community Economic Relief Fund. They will help with bills, rent and food. You can call 211 and provide zip code and will be given a list of local agencies to provide assistance.

Ways we can learn and take action to combat racism can be found here

Community Connections for May, 2021

Link to video: https://fb.watch/5qxgLvZUPV/

NEW! Every month I'll provide a meal-in-a bag recipe for families. If you take your kids shopping, include them in providing a nonperishable meal in a bag for our young people by letting them pick out the groceries. Place the items in a bag and drop them off at Life House OR Olive Branch. (Addresses in Community Connections.)

This month’s recipe is Chicken Tacos. You will need: 1 pkg hard shell taco shells, a 12.5 oz can of chicken, 1 pkg taco seasoning, 1 can of Ro*Tel, 1 can of nacho cheese, 1 small can of sliced black olives, a can of corn, and a bag of cheesy chips (such as doritos). Optional: Provide a can opener and/or dessert such as prepackaged cookies like Oreos or Chips Ahoy!

May Community Connections:

Loaves & Fishes
Current Supply Needs:

Foods: peanut butter, milk, canned fruit, coffee, pre-cooked sausages
Laundry detergent (HE or powder, large
containers preferred)
Non perishable meals in a bag
Or, call Olive Branch (218-728-0629) and schedule a time to drop by a home cooked meal!

*Drop off items anytime between 9 am -8 pm at Olive Branch: 1614 Jefferson St., Duluth. They will share food & supplies with the Dorothy Day house.

Volunteer needs (please call for more information)
Olive Branch (218) 728 0629
Dorothy Day House (218) 724 2054

People with trucks or large vans to be on call to occasionally help someone move into a new apartment
House duty volunteers at Olive Branch or Dorothy Day House (this requires training, as well as a willingness to answer phones and make referrals, do light housework and some food prep, and treat people who come to the house with dignity and a spirit of welcome)

Life House

You’re invited to Life House’s Celebration of Success virtual gala where they will celebrate their 30-year anniversary, honor their youth and share their vision ahead. Enjoy music by Chastity Brown & a silent auction.Text “Life House” to 243725 to register.
Size 5 & 6 diapers are in high demand.
They still need gently used or new young men’s clothing such as T-shirts, joggers/sweatpants, and sweatshirts.

Supplies can be dropped off between 10-5 M-F at the Life House Youth Center - 102 W. 1st Street. Contact Amber Sadowski if you have any questions. 218-393-6952.

CHUM

Tents, sleeping bags, tarps
Hotel size shampoo, conditioner, body lotion, soaps, etc.

Drop off supplies M-F at their building-102 W. 2nd Street.

Damiano Center
Housewares Needed:

GENTLY used pots and pans. Please do not donate pans with teflon flaking off, as this is toxic.
Plates,
Cups
Gently used or new blankets - please, no blankets with holes or stains.

Clothing Items Needed:

Mens jeans sizes 30-34
Small womens sizes of jeans, leggings and sweatpants

Please call Donna at 218-722-5247 to schedule an appt to drop off donations. Donations can only be dropped off on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Union Gospel Mission

Canned vegetables
Canned soups
Pastas & Sauces

You can drop items off Monday-Thursday between 1-3. Give them a call at 218-722-1196 and they will come out to your car and pick up your donations.

Safe Haven:

No contract pay by the minute phones
Toilet Paper
Laundry Bags
Laundry Pods

Items can be dropped off at 414 W. 1st St., Duluth, between 8 am - 4 pm, Monday - Friday.

Serve in the Church

There are numerous ways to serve at St. Paul's; assisting in leading worship, in the Faith Formation programs, serving on the lay leadership council called vestry or other committees. Check out "groups" and contact the parish office for more information.

Pastoral Visits/Prayer Requests:

Hospital Visits: Please call or email to let the pastoral care staff know if you or a loved one is in the hospital. Due to privacy laws, hospitals no longer call the church and let them know that a parishioner is a patient, so we have no way of knowing you are in the hospital if we don’t get notification.
Pastoral Visit: The pastoral staff is available anytime if you would like to talk.

Prayer Requests: If you or someone you know would like to have their name added to the list that is prayed for during Sunday services, please email the name.

Serve in the City

TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED
S.O.S Days/Fifth Wednesdays

S.O.S. (Serving Others Sundays) we have several projects that are done during coffee hour. Also, our 5th Wednesday Church Night is a service project to support a local agency, such as meeting at the Annex at Life House where we assembled meal bags for the youth.

We are proud to be partners with several local social service agencies and assist them with our time, talent and treasure.
- CHUM is an organization made up of several congregations that serve the needs of many in our community
- Loaves and Fishes one block away has several homes of hospitality
- Life House provides many services for at risk youth
Those are just a few! You can check our monthly newsletter for outreach events coming up.

Temporarily Suspended- Damiano Soup Kitchen

The first Monday of every month volunteers from St. Paul's prepare lunch from 8:30-11:30 am and serve it from 11:30 to 1:00 pm. For information and to volunteer contact the parish office.

Serve in the World

We strive to respect the dignity of every human being. It's part of our baptismal call and how we try to live. Parishioners work to combat racism, discrimination and hatred in all forms.

Support Groups: are not meeting in person right now, but many are meeting via phone.

Several community groups meet in the Carriage House, above the garage next to the church building.

Alcoholics Anonymous: Sundays 7:00 pm
Alanon Meeting times: Fridays 11:00 am and Fridays 6:00 pm

An Adult Children of Alcoholics (ACA): Tuesdays 5:00 pm

Overeaters Anonymous Support Group: Tuesdays 1:00 pm

Zen Group: Saturdays 7:00 am