Tag: Outreach

Backpack Blessings 2020 Thank You

Thank you to everyone who donated school supplies and money to purchase school supplies for the children at the Village at Cataumet transitional housing shelter! Your generosity enabled us to deliver twenty-two backpacks, bursting at the seams with pencils, pens, erasers, highlighters, crayons, markers, scissors, glue, rulers, binders, folders, notebooks, tissues, hand sanitizer…and sets of masks!!! Additionally, boxes and boxes of breakfast and snack foods were delivered to help keep those children fueled for learning. Thank you for giving these kids the tools they need to succeed in this coming school year!

Backpack Blessings 2020

Thank you for your continued and selfless support of the struggling families at the Village at Cataumet! Because of your generosity, we have been been able to donate over $2,000 worth of food to the shelter over the past four months! Our support is a tremendous blessings to these needy families and is sincerely appreciated. Thank you!

We are shifting our focus from food to school supplies. While the details of “back-to-school” are still uncertain, the kids at the Village at Cataumet are still going to be in need of some basic school supplies. Throughout the month of August, we will be collecting the following items:

  • backpacks
  • notebooks
  • pencils
  • pens
  • pencil sharpeners
  • erasers
  • crayons
  • markers
  • highlighters
  • rulers
  • tissues
  • hand sanitizer
  • cleaning wipes

All items should be NEW and be brought to the church by Sunday, August 30.

If you prefer to make a monetary contribution, please make your check out to “St. Michael the Archangel” with “Backpack Blessings” in the memo and mail it to Kh. Alyssa by Sunday, August 23 at:
P.O. Box 46
Sagamore, MA 02561

Thank you for the love you show to our neighbors in need!!!

Thanks to Our St Michael’s Outreach Angels

Thanks to our outreach angels, St Michael was able to donate 90 reusable face masks to the staff and residents of Cataumet Village homeless shelter for families. We were able to turn out these masks in a record 10 days from call to action, to donation of supplies, to actual production.

God bless our Angels and thanks to all who made this such a successful project. The staff and residents of Cataumet are beyond grateful for all your hard work and dedication. Below are pictures of the staff from Cataumet with the food donation that Kh. Alyssa has been having delivered and with our masks for all residents and staff.

POSTPONED! Fish Feast – March 22, 2020

Unfortunately, Zoe House Luncheon on March 22 is postponed (date to be determined).

Join us on Sunday, March 22 after Liturgy to support ZOE House, a pan-Orthodox crisis pregnancy center!

For reservations, please contact Kh. Alyssa, alyssakjendal@yahoo.com or 508-873-9199.

If you are unable to attend the Fish Feast, ZOE House still needs your support! Please send your donation to:
St. Michael the Archangel Orthodox Church, 62 Main Street, Cotuit, MA 02635
Please make checks out to St. Michael with ZOE House in the memo.
TAKE OUT IS AVAILABLE!

Fish Feast 2020 flyer

School Vacation Lunch Boxes 2020

For families whose children receive free breakfast and lunch at school, school vacations are an additional hardship for struggling families. We will be packing and delivering a week’s worth of breakfast and lunch foods for the school‐aged children at the Village at Cataumet on Sunday, February 16.

Additionally, we will be providing lunch for all of the residents at the Village at Cataumet on Wednesday, February 19. Please speak to Kh. Alyssa if you are able to help shop for the food, assist with the packing and delivery on Sunday 2/16, and/or attend the lunch at the Village on Wednesday 2/19.

Scarves for Homeless 2020

On Sunday, January 26, 2020, kids were TYING SCARVES along Main Street in Hyannis to spread warmth to the homeless in that area.

Winter 2020 Clothing Drive

Throughout the month of January, we will be collecting items to be donated to the Family Pantry of Cape Cod. Now is a great time to clean out those closets and dressers and share your gently used items with those in need! Please see the list below for suggestions, and thank you for your time and generosity!

Jewelry

We accept any kind of jewelry and it is one of the top-selling items at our Second Glance Thrift Boutique. All proceeds from the sale are used to support The Family Pantry of Cape Cod.

Clothing

We accept the following clothing items in good/clean condition: Sizes infant through adult for both men and women. We also accept handbags and shoes. Shoes should be in very good condition.

Household Items

We accept gently used linens, blankets, and towels. We also accept household items such as vases, artwork, small working appliances (nothing bigger than a bread box) and knick-knacks.

Items will be delivered to The Family Pantry of Cape Cod on Saturday, February 22. Please speak to Kh. Alyssa if you are able to help with the delivery!

Once again we will be TYING SCARVES along Main Street in Hyannis to spread warmth to the homeless in that area. Join us after coffee hour on Sunday, January 26 for this act of love and kindness.

Delivery Pictures

Christmas Outreach 2019

CALLING ALL COOKIE BAKERS!!! We will be delivering 50 Christmas meals to Faith Family Kitchen this December, and we will be including a tin of homemade cookies with each meal. If you are interested in baking a batch or two of cookies, please speak to Kh. Alyssa. We will be packing the cookies on Sunday, December 15 during coffee hour and delivering the meals to Hyannis on Friday, December 20. Thank you!!!

We have once again adopted a family through Cape Cod’s Christmas Wishes program! We will be collecting money through the end of December to help pay for the gifts that have been purchased. Thank you for bringing joy this Christmas to a struggling family!
Family Description: This is a single mom with 3 children. This has been an extremely tough year for this family. Mom’s ex-boyfriend is now incarcerated after physical abuse to the children and mom. The children are traumatized and currently are in counseling. Mom had to quit her job and focus on the well-being of the children. The closest relative lives out of state so they are on their own to get through this horrible ordeal. Mom is determined to keep the family together and to heal all the children. Odin, male, any clothes 18-24 mos. Penelope, 9 female. Likes pink & purple and likes to be “girlie and sparkle” leggings, size 16, any kind of tops size 16. Loves Unicorns, fairies, Pokemon and Star Wars. Laurelyn, 12 female. In need of sweaters XL, Leggings XL, PJ’s XL. Likes neutral colors like blue, green, black, grey. Like Pokemon, Star Wars. Mom, Colleen would like a gift card to Target for household items and maybe to buy some surprises for the children.

Thanksgiving Meals 2019 – Thank You and Photos

Thank you to everyone who made it possible for us to deliver Thanksgiving meals to FIFTY families this past week by your donations of money, food, and time. These bountiful meals are tremendously appreciated and needed by the families who received them. Thank you for providing this blessing to our struggling neighbors!