For more information about our exciting Outreach Ministry,
please reach out to
one of our Outreach Committee Members:
Avril Johnson, Marcia McKean, Kate Fuqua, Cathy Gibson,
Deb Pratt, Liz Klein, Kevin Walsh, and Jo Bronson.
Outreach Ministry Meeting – May 18, 2023
Outreach Ministry Meeting – April 20, 2023
Outreach Ministry Meeting – March 2, 2023
Outreach Ministry Meeting – February 5, 2023
Outreach at Grace in 2023
Sack Lunch Ministry – focuses on conversation and communication as well as food
Free Little Pantry – Grace and neighbors fill this often
St. Mary’s Guild – giving their home-made quilts to those in need; women/children
Passport Project – by Grace members, might become an official GMEC project?
Providing Church space – AA, Free Lunch Collective, etc.
Trinity Cathedral Monrovia – Stained Glass Window to new well; needs some personal connection and oversight to make certain the monies get to the project (Yetunde has personal experience as a Nigerian)
Personal Outreach Story Focus:
Volunteering in Palestine – by Jo Bronson
Personal Outreach Story Focus:
Volunteering in Palestine – by Jo Bronson
“I first traveled to the Holy Lands in November of 2010. As I walked around the Holy sites, I kept asking God, “What is my passion? I have none”. Two years later, God guided me to a small vocational school in Ramallah, Palestine. The Episcopal Technological and Vocational Training Center (ETVTC) became my passion. There I found potential high school drop-outs finding a career and even finishing their education and going on to university. It captured my heart. I have traveled nineteen times, to teach Conversational English to the eleventh graders. I have been warmly welcomed and at the same time challenged. Teenagers are the same the world over. And they all have the same problems. But, I do not know Arabic and most of the students that I work with — understand English but cannot speak it. Hence, my job. I find that a causal conversation asking them about their day, gets them talking.
ETVTC 11th annual Cooking Competition saw Khalid and Rakan winning first place. The boys knew where I lived. I would get a little tap on my door and breakfast delivered. They wanted to know if their breakfast was good enough to win. Believe me, it was amazing. Khalid could speak English and is from the village of Jifna. Rakan lives in the city of Ramallah. Yes, even teacher’s have their favorites.
Left to right: Naseem, service instructor; Giovanni, headmaster; Khalid, Rakan, and Chef Ibrahim. Four judges selected the 11th graders as the best in garnishing, taste, presentation and service.
Goals for Future Outreach at Grace
Restart the “Friday Feast” at Grace:
a. First, Third and Fifth Fridays – Grace Memorial
b. Second and Fourth Fridays – Westminster Presbyterian
Sponsor Refugee families from Ukraine; other countries
Explore ways to work with other non-profit groups to help houseless and those in need
Creation/Climate Action Care – explore ways to participate in these area
7X7 – Art in different Churches – contact Myra Clark for more information