Matthew 25:35-36
“…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me I was naked and you clothed me, I was sick and you visited me, I was in prison and you came to see me.”
Programs Supported by the 2024 Christ Church Outreach Auction
American Red Cross Blood Drives at Christ Church Episcopal Parish.*
Liaison: ARC-Blood Drives
Whittaker, Steve: steve@whittpho.com
Christ Church Episcopal Parish Food Pantry
Liaison: CCEP Food Pantry
Whittaker, Steve: steve@whittpho.com
Pantry supporting and distributing donated food and infant products to seven different regional organizations.*
Holiday Sharing – Portland Area
Liaison: Outreach Giving Tree
Bartlett, Stewart: Stew_bartlett@yahoo.com
Graham, Julie: jgraham930@gmail.com
An annual fundraising drive to provide Christmas gifts for select ministry programs.*
Lake Oswego Meal Network
Russ-Eft,Darlene : russeftd9@gmail.com
Sponsored through the Lake Oswego Adult Community Center and is focused on providing nutritious and affordable meals to the seniors living within Lake Oswego.
Lake Oswego Transition Shelter Ministry
Liaison: LOTSM
Plano, Mary Anne: maplano@pacbell.net
Sullivan, Mary: masullivan2017@gmail.com
In conjunction with other local churches, provide a home and help for families living in our two Lake Oswego shelters.
Masaka School – Uganda, Africa
Liaison: Masaka School – Uganda
Sullivan, Mary: masullivan2017@gmail.com
Funds provide teachers’ salaries and continue to support over 1500 children, including the 300 orphans who live at the school. The teachers teach, counsel, supervise, and nurture the students. Most teachers live at the school and are on call 24/7.
Potluck in the Park (PIP) – Portland
Liaison: Potluck in The Park
Deats, Rick: rdeats@comcast.net
Funds are used to purchase food to supplement the donations from grocery stores. The food is cooked by parishioners every other Sunday to create nutritious meals to feed 500-plus hungry persons in downtown Portland. PIP served 29,000 people last year.
On Common Ground: Connecting with Refugee Neighbors
Refugee Care Collective
https://refugeecarecollective.org/
Portland Refugee Support Group
https://www.pdxrsg.org/
Liaison: Refugee Care
Dotten, Cheryl : ccdotten@gmail.com
Knofp, Meg:megknopf139@gmail.com
The CCEP Vestry developed this initiative in 2022. We partner with local refugee groups to meet the needs of refugees in the Portland area. Their 2023 focus is to provide refugees with opportunities to plug into our church community through thoughtful gatherings. They actively support refugees’ needs for clothing and Restart Kits.
Sam’s Attic
Liaison: Sam’s Attic
Sullivan, Mary: masullivan2017@gmail.com
An eclectic thrift store in Beaverton with a volunteer staff that supports children in Good Samaritan International schools and orphanages in Uganda.*
TLC/TnT (Tender Loving Care, Think n Try)
Liaison: TNT/ tlc
Bartlett, Stewart: Stew_bartlett@yahoo.com
Mentoring program – Portland. A program that works closely with families in at-risk neighborhoods to keep kids in school. Funds are used for summer day camps and necessary supplies throughout the school year.
Willamette West Habitat for Humanity
Liaison: Habitat for Humanity – Portland
Whittaker, Steve:
Building decent affordable housing for qualifying families in Washington County. Funds are used to pay for building material from lumber to cement to windows and for occasional skilled labor as needed.
William Temple House – Portland
Liaison: William Temple House
Russ-Eft,Darlene : russeftd9@gmail.com
Funds help provide emergency social services, mental health counseling, and pastoral care to the working poor in the greater metropolitan area. They also have a food bank and a thrift shop.
* Outreach coordinates non-financial support only for this ministry.
Officers
Co_Chair + Tech Chair + Communications
French, Kimberly
kimberlyfrench777@gmail.com
Co-Chair
Sullivan, Mary
masullivan2017@gmail.com
Treasurer
Bartlett, Stewart
Stew_bartlett@yahoo.com
Secretary
Rice, Elizabeth (Lizzi)
rice.elisabeth@gmail.com