Outreach
St. Matthew’s participates in several outreach programs, such as our monthly donation of items to the Exchange Club – Carl Perkins Center for the Prevention of Child Abuse in Covington.
The Women of St. Matthew’s request new items each month, such as non-perishable food items, which are collected in the basket in the parish hall and taken to the Carl Perkins Center at the end of the month.
Members are asked to bring non-perishable items to fill the basket this month.
In the spirit of Matthew 25, the St. Matthew’s community, along with St. Anne’s of Millington, provides a meal to Carl Perkins Center service recipients on the third Thursday of each month. The churches alternate months in their service.
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Episcopal Relief and Development responds to human suffering around the world. They provide emergency assistance after disasters, rebuild communities, and help children and families climb out of poverty. For more information, please visit their website at http://www.er-d.org.
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The Episcopal diocese of West Tennessee has a partnership with Haiti called Stop Hunger Now, which provides meals to the Episcopal diocese in Haiti.
The next food packing event in our area will be Saturday, July 31 at Church of the Holy Communion in Memphis.
A group from St. Matthews will be taking a shift which begins with registration and orientation at 8 a.m. The shift ends at 11 a.m. We will meet at the church and carpool to Memphis, then have lunch at Billings Bald Butcher when we return to Covington.
If you’re interested, please email Fletch for more information and to sign up for the St. Matthews shift. We’d love to have you join us!
