OUTREACH

The St. Andrew’s Outreach Commission is one of the most active within the Diocese of Southeast Florida.  The generous donations of time and resources by St. Andrew’s members and friends allow our outreach efforts to continue.  We welcome and encourage all members of the community to participate. If you would like more information in regard to our program in general, or one of the specific areas of participation, please call the Parish Office at 305-238-2161.

CURRENT EVENTS:

Haiti Food Drive:     We are currently collecting food for the Good Samaritan School in Carrefour, Haiti.  Suggested items:  rice, dried beans, macaroni and cheese, powdered milk, dry soup mixes, large cans of meat, oatmeal and corn meal.

Food Outreach Roundtable Meetings:     Initial meeting on 3/3/08 with 4 area churches represented.  Objective was to get information on what the other churches were doing so we could improve our food pantry.  Second meeting on 6/2/08 had 13 area churches and organizations represented with the goal of sharing ideas and information to better serve the community.  Next meeting is scheduled for September 8, 2008, 7:00 p.m. at St. Louis Catholic Church, Hospitality C Room, Pinecrest.


Outreach Programs:

St. Andrew’s Food Pantry:  Housed in the office building; open Thursdays from 1:00 to 3:00 p.m. Families may receive one bag of groceries per month.

Feed My Sheep Program – Trinity Cathedral:   Our parishioners have committed to provide 30 dozen hard boiled eggs on the last Sunday of the month in support of Trinity’s homeless feeding program.

Homeless Assistance Center II (HACII) Homestead:    St. Andrew’s funds, prepares and serves dinner at HACII on the 1st and 5th Tuesday of the month; a total of 16 meals for 2008.

Perdue Medical Center – Cutler Bay:   St. Andrew’s provides birthday gifts monthly to residents who otherwise would not be remembered.

Haitian Ministry of Rev. Maud Paraison – Church of the Intercession – Ft. Lauderdale:    We support Rev. Maud’s efforts with a monthly donation and also by providing approximately 100 filled Christmas stockings each year.

Angel Tree:    Parishioners provide Christmas gifts for the children of our Food Pantry families and the Redlands Christian Migrant Camp; 159 gifts were given in 2007.

El Hogar Projects – Tegucigalpa, Honduras:   We provided a 2008 scholarship for 17 year old Denis Joel Lopez to attend school and learn welding.

Financial support is also given to:

Coconut Grove Crisis Center
Good Samaritan School – Carrefour, Haiti
Heifer International
Holy Comforter Food Pantry – Miami
Operation Smile
Our Little Roses Ministries – Honduras
Seafarers House