Mission Outreach Committee
The Mission Outreach met Tuesday and has three projects they are presently focused on. They are the development of a hand bell choir, the partnership with Cathedral of Hope supporting their “I Care” program, and the expansion of our participation with Dallas Champion Academy.
Hand Bell Choir:
Dave Aston reported that they have identified between 7-8 members of St. Thomas who have expressed an interest in joining the handbell choir. He also said that he had been in contract with some of the handbell members from Central Christian, but nothing was settled. One end of the north room will be dedicated to the storage of the multiple handbells we have.
Cathedral of Hope Partnership:
Cathedral of Hope’s “I Care” program is directed at the homeless who come to their church for meals. Each person is given a small bag of personal toiletries. Randy Hering is our lesion with the “I Care” program. There is a basket in the church for you to bring small or travel sized toiletries. Fr. Christopher will bless the basket once a month before Randy delivers it to Cathedral of Hope. This is an ongoing collection so put travel toiletries on your grocery list. The basket will be there waiting to be filled.
Dallas Champion Academy
Carrie Harrington from the Diocese’s Evangelical office will be at St. Thomas on Sunday August 22 when she will speak about the programs and opportunities for our participation with the Dallas Champion Academy programs. We are classified as a sponsoring church after we donated $3,300 to DCA summer and school program.
Upcoming Project:
Mission Outreach has started exploring methods for collecting our volunteer hours. We think it is important for us as a church and the world to know about the width and breathe of our contribution to not only St. Thomas guilds and programs but the other nonprofit organizations and programs. We know we are busy helping others. It will be interesting to learn where, with whom and how often St. Thomas is out in the world doing good.
