There are lots of exciting Outreach Happenings coming up! Please click on the item you would like more information about and it will take you to that page for detailed information. You also may view events on the St. Luke's Outreach Calendar link on the left of this page.

 

Ongoing Events

ESOL (English for Speakers of Other Languages) Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7:00-8:30 pm in Johnson Hall.

ESOL was started last spring after Jan Lamb went to the training and organized the volunteers.  There are up to 35 students each time ESOL meets as well as many children that St. Luke's volunteers shephard along with their homework and just playing. Their wish list includes the following:  dry erase markers, Legos, easy puzzles - wooden or no more than 25 piece cardboard, coloring books, pretzels or animal crackers, apple juice, financial contributions and volunteers to help with childcare/homework.  Please contact Rebecca Porter at porterwoman@yahoo.com if you are interested in volunteering or see the signup sheets in the Sprague Room.

Casseroles for Urban Ministries of Durham - First Sunday of each Month

The first Sunday of the month Nancy Wyman brings her aluminum casserole pans and recipe to church.  They are available in the Sprague Room.  Members of the congregation take them home and prepare the recipe included and return the casserole to church the following Sunday.  It is placed in the freezer and then all are delivered by Nancy and John Wyman on the following Tuesday for use in the Soup Kitchen. 

Food Donation to Urban Ministries Soup Kitchen - Every Sunday

There are two baskets in the Sprague Room for food donations from the parish to Urban Ministries.  The number of meals they have served each day have dramatically increased while financial resources have dropped.  These donations are critical to meeting the needs of the organization.  Not sure what to bring?  Check out the Outreach Calendar and each Sunday it has suggested food items to bring. 

HEIFER Ark Program - Gift cards are always available.

St. Luke's has had the pleasure of donating funds to HEIFER to support 3 ARKS.  An ark is a donation of $5000 to support the distribution of two of each kind of animal they distribute in their program.  We are well on our way to ARK #4.  Gift cards are available for HEIFER throughout the year from Jean Willard or Kathy Barnes in the office.  For information contact Jean at 471-0816 or willarjm@mindspring.com.  For information on HEIFER visit their website at www.HEIFER.org.

 

Special Events

Habitat Interfaith Build - October 18, 2009 -February 2010

St. Luke's will be working in partnership with our brothers and sisters of the Durham Episcopal Churches, Beth El Synagogue, the Islamic Center on Fayetteville Street, the Episcopal Center at Duke, the Muslim Student Association at Duke and Jewish Life at Duke to build a Habitat home for the Rahlan-Sui Family at 1009 Carroll St. in Southwest Central Durham. The Kick-off was Sunday, October 18th at 1:00 with a very moving Blessing of the Build ceremony followed by a couple of hours of framing on the house. For details on the house and the family, please click here.  For Habitat General Volunteer Information, click here.  Workdays will be Friday and Saturday 10-3 with lunch being served.  If working Friday, please contact Pat Hatcher, Habitat Volunteer Coordinator by the prior Wednesday to let her know you are coming.  682-0516 ext 2.  Sign-up Sheets are in the Sprague Room.  St. Luke's will be serving lunch on Nov 21 and Dec. 12.  Sign-up sheets for those events are also in the Sprague Room. Contact John Willard at 471-0816 or willarj@mindspring.com for questions.

Poinsettia Sale - Delivery dates are Nov. 22nd and Dec. 6th. 

Proceeds from the sale of these wonderful first quality plants go toward the $5000 Bricks and Mortar Expense the Belize Teams must pay.  Your support is gratefully accepted!  Orders are due on November 15th for the 22nd delivery and November 29th for the Dec. 6th deliveries.  For an order form, click here.

Alternative Gifts Fair - December 6th and December 13th

St. Luke's 17th Annual Alternative Gifts Fair will bring 20 different organizations to St. Luke's on Dec. 6th and 13th to offer you the opportunity to choose a gift for family, friends and neighbors that makes a difference here in Durham and around the world.  Gift and honor cards as well as small pins and fair trade items will be available from the various organizations.  For details, click here.  We need your help to make this an easy and fun event for all.   With your help we can top the $10,000+ we sent to organizations last year!!   On Monday, Dec. 7th and Tuesday, Dec 8th we will host a mini AGF for the St. Luke's School parents from 9-10 am.  On Thursday, Dec. 10th, we will move the Fair to Croasdaile Village Retirement Community and hold it for their residents from 3-6pm.  Help is needed at these events also.  To volunteer please contact Jean Willard at willarjm@mindspring.com or 471-0816.

Bone Marrow Registry - December 6th

The National Marrow Donor Program will be participating in this year's Alternative Gifts Fair. We will be enrolling potential donors in the donor registry for potential future donations.  It is very easy and painless for you to become a member of the Registry.  All that is required is an ID, signing a consent form, and agreeing to have the inside of your cheek swabbed for a DNA sample.  To join the registry you must be in good health and be between the ages of 18 and 60.  In the future, if you match someone that needs your marrow, the donor program covers all expenses of the relatively simple marrow collection process.  For more information please contact Bob or Ginny Atwell at 402-8778 or nc.atwell@verizon.net.

IHN - Interfaith Hospitality Network - December 6-8th

In the IHN program, temporarily homeless families stay in area churches, while volunteers from those churches provide rides and meals.  When St. Luke's hosts, the families stay at Westminster Presbyterian Church.  There are usually about 8 folks. There are various ways you can help - you can drive families in the morning or late afternoon, bring a dinner (or fix it there), eat with the families, or spend the night at Westminster with them (all comforts provided!).  Sign-up sheets are in the Sprague Room or you can contact Edith Keene at 493-9539 or edith.keene@da.org for information or to volunteer.

Belize 2010, Adult Teams - January 29 - February 13, 2010

St. Luke's will be returning to Belize for the 9th year in 2010.  We will again be taking two adult teams in February and a Youth Team in June.  For more details, click here. Watch for the annual Chicken, Beans and Rice Lunch and Poinsettia Sale the team holds each year to help raise the $5000 Bricks and Mortar Funds.  Individual Contributions are also welcome.  Please make checks out to St. Luke's and put Belize 2010 (adult or youth team) in the memo section.

Belize Youth Pilgrimage - June 2010

Next June, a group of youth from St. Luke's will make a pilgrimage to Belize.  The trip will be part service and part sacred journey.  We will act in service with the students and staff of Holy Cross Anglican School (San Pedro) and visit sites considered holy, just like religious pilgrims have done through the centuries.  Watch for Fundraising activities throughout the year to help them pay for the trip.  Upcoming ones are Fall Leaf and Yard projects, a Gift Wrapping service at the Alternative Gifts Fair (yes, you can bring in all your presents!!) and more to be announced.