St John’s, Melbourne, Forms a New Outreach CommitteeJune 3, 2016 • CFE Staff  • REACHING OUT

St. John’s Episcopal in Melbourne announces the formation of its new Outreach Committee. The committee recently held its first meeting. Discussion focused on three areas: outreach to our St. John’s family, community-outreach projects, and publicity/communication.

Outreach to Our St. John’s Family
Our “out of the blocks” project, focusing on our St. John’s family, is something we call Meals on Hand. This project invites parishioners to make and freeze meals to be pulled out and delivered in those instances when food is needed but circumstances will not allow for shopping or cooking. For instance, if a parishioner is ill or is returning home after a period of hospitalization, we can deliver Meals on Hand for immediate use.

St Johns Melbourne picThose interested in participating in this ministry will need a willingness to prepare and freeze simple meals, deliver them, and spend a few minutes visiting with the recipient (touching base, offering prayers, and giving encouragement). The Outreach Committee is pursuing a contact for this ministry and working out storage space for the meals. But we can kick off this effort right now. Interested? Contact Linda Fletcher, Outreach Committee Chair, (321) 704-7100.

Community Outreach
As a part of our community outreach, we are collecting blankets (new or gently used) for the homeless. We are working in conjunction with a ministry based in Rockledge. Blankets can be brought to St. John’s, where the committee will organize the distribution. The contact for this effort is Trish Seymour: (321) 412-5100 or trish.seymour24@gmail.com.

We also are seeking volunteers for a work party to clean up the St. John’s corner planting, located at Highland and Montreal Avenues in Eau Gallie. The date for this effort is not yet fixed, so now is the time to express your willingness to serve. Please contact Trish Seymour or Linda Fletcher (lcalvert1956@yahoo.com). You can also drop off a note at the church office; just be sure to label it “Outreach Committee” along with the name of the project. Please include your name and phone number.