Our World, Our Future: Catalog of Ministry Opportunities

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1	Type of Ministry Opportunity	Location	Organization	Population served	Specific Need	Additional Instructions	For further information, contact

2	Feeding and gifting	Boston	common cathedral (Ecclesia Ministries)	Homeless people	check out their Amazon Wishlist for a regularly-updated list of what is most needed		Have supplies shipped to Mary Eaton, 27 Andrew St., Cambridge MA 02139.
3	Feeding and gifting	Boston- Cathedral Church of St. Paul	MANNA	Homeless and marginally housed people	MANNA would be grateful for any of the following donations: -fruit & applesauce cups -Ensure or Boost -breakfast bars -new white socks -disposable or reusable masks	Please have shipped to MANNA ℅ Rev. Jennifer McCracken St. Paul's Cathedral 138 Tremont St. Boston 02111 OR deliver Sunday - Tuesday and Thursday, ANYTIME between 9 a.m. - 2 p.m.
4	Feeding and Gifting	Burlington	Burlington Food Pantry	Food-insecure residents of Burlington, particularly students and families who had been relying on school breakfast and lunches	The items we typically cannot rely on the Greater Boston Food Bank to restock are: Snacks (cookies, crackers, trail mix, baking mixes), sides (rice, mashed potatoes, flavored rice or pasta etc), breakfast foods (oatmeal, cereal, pancake mix, pancake syrup), pasta sauce canned tomatoes, canned potatoes, spinach, beets, peas. And supplies for us to keep running like disinfectant wipes and hand sanitizer.	Drop off donations in the donation pod, open during daylight hours, at: 10 St. Mark’s Rd, Burlington, MA 01803
5	Feeding and Gifting	Canton	Canton Food Pantry	Food-insecure residents of Canton		Donations can be sent to Trinity Church Canton, 1 Blue Hill River Rd, Canton, MA 02021
6	Feeding and gifting	Chelsea	San Lucas/St. Luke's	Food-insecure people in Chelsea, a COVID-19 hot spot	Food is desparately needed to support San Lucas' emergency food distribution each Saturday: non-perishable foods such as Rice, dry beans, peanut butter, or other nut butters, canned fruit, canned vegetables, soups, canned tuna, canned chicken, shelf-stable milk and milk substitutes; pasta,;pasta sauce, canned stews, apple sauce, cold cereals, olive or canola oil, canned tomatoes, chicken, beef and vegetable broths and stock, etc.	Donations can be sent or delivered to St. Luke’s-San Lucas Episcopal Church c/o the Rev. Edgar A. Gutiérrez-Duarte 201 Washington Ave. Chelsea, MA 02150	Father Edgar A. Gutiérrez-Duarte (vicarsanlucas@aol.com)
7	Feeding and gifting	Metrowest (Marlborough/ Framingham)	ProGente Connections Metrowest Mission Hub	Immigrants from Brazil, attending Mission Hub partner church	Basic shelf-stable foods for persons ineligible for most aid: canned meat, fish and vegetables; cereal, peanut butter, pasta; cleaning supplies. Monetary contributions are also helpful, to purchase food from locally-owned shops and vendors, keeping the money in the local Brazilian community.	Special instructions: Food items may be delivered to St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 9-1, Monday through Friday. Checks may be made out to: "EDOM/ProGente" and mailed to The Rev. Lori Mills-Curran. Executive Director ProGente Connections 3 Maple St. Framingham, MA 01702	Lori Mills-Curran, 508.873.1881, lmillscurran@diomass.org
8	Feeding and gifting	New Bedford	Grace Church	Food insecure people in New Bedford	Volunteers to help with sorting and distribution at Martha's Pantry Wednesday and Friday mornings. Also needed: donations of basic shelf-stable such as canned meat, fish and vegetables; cereal, peanut butter, pasta, etc. for pantry as well as to-go boxes, zip-lock bags, disposable utensils, etc, for Community Breakfast every Sunday, now totally take-out only.	Food and other items for donation can be delivered to the church (133 School Street, New Bedford) Wedneday and Friday mornings during the food pantry hours. Other times can be arranged through the church office.	The Rev. Christopher Morck (revchrismorck@gracechurchnb.org)
9	Feeding and Gifting	Stoughton	Ilse Marks/Stoughton Food Pantry, through Trinity Church Stoughton	Food-insecure residents of Stoughton and Sharon	Shelf-stable canned and dry foods (canned beans and veggies, soups, pasta) Perishable items with some shelf life (squashes, etc.)	Donations can be sent or delivered to: Trinity Church, 414 Sumner Street Stoughton, MA 02072 or Ilse Marks Food Pantry, 103 Pleasant Street Stoughton, MA 02072	Rev. Harry E. Walton, clergy@trinitystoughton.com
10	Feeding and Gifting	Yarmouth	St. David's Paper Pantry	Community members in need of paper products and other necessities not provided by food pantries	Shampoo Toothpaste Bar Soap Toilet Paper Paper towels	Drop off at: Nelson Hall, right behind St. David's Episcopal Church 205 Old Main St, South Yarmouth, MA 02664
11	Feeding and Gifting	Dorchester (Boston)	Epiphany School	Economically disadvantaged middle-school students	Supplies for care packages: Food Paper Goods and Supplies Craft supplies and games Full list of needed supplies: https://epiphanyschool.galaxydigital.com/need/detail/?need_id=519315	Please contact Marilisa at 617.678.5732 or mgabresi-deleveaux@epiphanyschool.com to let us know what you will bring Plan to deliver all goods to the middle school campus, 154 Centre Street, Dorchester, MA 02124. Dropoffs should be made on Wednesday mornings-- again, coordinate with Marilisa before dropping off supplies	Marilisa Gabresi-Deleveaux at 617.678.5732 or Michelle Sanchez 401.258.8195
12	Companionship	Your own parish or community	n/a	Young children at home with parents working from home	Reading a story, playing a game, spending 30-45 minutes from time to time on Zoom, giving their parents a bit of a break and giving the kids a new, fun friend	See Tip Sheet for reminders about safeguarding our children and our church.	Your priest, Christian education director, or other parish leadership
13	Companionship	Your own parish or community	n/a	Middle and high school students attending class at home	Older students could offer on-line tutoring or homework help to younger students in their parish, or work together with other parishes to organize a deanery or cluster network of support.	See Tip Sheet for reminders about safeguarding our children and our church.	Your priest, Christian education director, or other parish leadership
14	Companionship	Your own parish or community	Your parish, or a nursing home in the area	Senior citizens	Senior citizens are even more cut-off than usual from their networks of suppot	Put together a list of senior citizens in your parish and organize a campaign to send cards and notes	Your priest, pastoral care network, or other parish leadership
15	Fundraising	Diocesan- wide	COVID-19 Emergency REsponse Fund	Congregations affiliated with the Diocese of Massachusetts or its organizations, including ecumenical, interfaith and community partnerships.	Temporary grant program administered by the Diocese		https://www.diomass.org/give-now
16	Fundraising	State-wide	Massachusetts COVID-19 Relief Fund	Massachusetts nonprofits that serve those disproportionately impacted by COVID-19	The Fund's emphasis is on essential worker resources (including healthcare workers), individuals with disabilities, immigrants, food insecurity, and homelessness.		https://www.macovid19relieffund.org/
17	Fundraising	Boston	St. Stephen's Episcopal Church	200 young people and families, all of whom are economically disadvantaged	Raise funds for Pandemic Relief Fund, which is distributing food, paper goods, educational materials and financial support to families every week.	For online donations: http://www.ssypboston.org/covid19 For in-person donations of Visa gift cards (which we distribute to families each week $200 per family), please be in touch with liz@ststephensbos.org for delivery instructions	Liz Steinhauser liz@ststephensbos.org
18	Fundraising	Dorchester (Boston)	St. Mary's Episcopal Church		Money is needed to purchase food and supplies for distribution to our food pantry, one of the neighborhood's longest running pantries..		Natalia Marques, marquesn@diomassintern.org
19	Advocacy	Worldwide	Youth Activism Project	Young people across the globe	A non-profit organization promotes youth-organized campaigns in the US and abroad that diagnose problems and propose solutions to their local decision makers and officials (like school board members), community elders, and elected officials.	Through their website, they support communities of youth activists, publicize youth led campaigns, and provide plentiful resources for young people advocating for social change in their schools, in their communities, and around the world.	www.youthactivismproject.org
20	Advocacy	Mashpee	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe	On March 27, 2020, the Bureau of Indian Affairs informed the Tribal Chairman that the Secretary of the Interior has ordered that their reservation be disestablished and that their land be taken out of trust and themselves "disestablished" as a federally recognized Tribe.	On April 14, 2020 the 10 Episcopal Bishops in New England signed a joint statement urging advocacy on behalf of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe	#STANDWITHMASPEE site, including background information, campaign video, and suggested actions	Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe on Facebook
21	Advocacy	Your community and nationwide	n/a	While COVID-19 is touching every single person, it’s not impacting each of us in the same way, and the pandemic and our response to it empasizes the disadvantages for those most vulnerable because of racial and economic injustices.	This moment we find ourselves in is amplifying the disparities and injustices in our communities, our state, and our nation.	The Massachusetts Community Action Network, a statewide network of community advocacy efforts, is working to leverage our voices - and yours - through their Let Our People Go campaign, move responsive legislation, and meet local needs throughout communities.	Massachusetts Community Action Network
22	Advocacy	Diocesan- wide and Nationwide	n/a	Support Deferred Action for Childhood Arrival (DACA)	In the coming days, the Supreme Court will be making a decision regarding the Trump Administration's 2017 termination of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA), a program that allows those brought to the U.S. as children to remain in the country without fear of deportation. Ending DACA in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic would be detrimental to the health and safety of families and communities in our diocese and around the country. The DACA Action steering committee is now organizing a series of actions for people to take.	The Student Immigrant Movement (SIM) was founded in 2005 with the goal to train, engage, and mobilize young leaders across Massachusetts to advocate and fight for higher education rights for all immigrant students. Since then, they have become recognized nationally as a vocal and powerful grassroots organization of young leaders. See their Facebook page for more.	The Rev. Canon Jean Baptiste Ntagengwa, Canon for Immigration and Multicultural Ministries (jbntagengwa@diomass.org
23	Advocacy	State-wide	Center for Juvenile Justice	Youth of color in MA (who are disproportionately targeted by law enforcement and the justice system)	Citizens for Juvenile Justice is asking Massachusetts residents to call their Representatives to ask that, among other things, Raise the Age (the second bullet point at the link) and expungement (the third bullet point at the link) are included in the Reform Shift + Build Act, which passed the Senate last week and is being debated in the House of Representatives tomorrow. If the whole list of bullet points is overwhelming, feel free to focus on Raise the Age and/or Expungement. Even if you visited your Representative last week, it is always good to make a follow-up call!	Here is all the information: https://www.cfjj.org/racial-justice-action
24	Advocacy	State-wide	Various	Immigrant and Low-Income Communities in MA	In addition to the Reform Shift + Build Act from the previous item, there are two important bills up in Massachusetts legislation right now: S.2641, which would give access to driver’s licenses to all MA residents, regardless of immigration status, and the Guaranteed Housing Stability act. All are important issues of racial and economic justice in Massachusetts, and as an MA resident, your voice matters! We highly recommend that you take some time today to call or email your representatives and speak your mind on these crucial topics!	for more information, email templates, and scripts: Immigrant’s Driver’s License:https://m.facebook.com/DrivingFamiliesForward/photos/a.638418113287854/957652458031083/ Housing Stability: http://www.clvu.org/email_for_housing_stability
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