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YAM - Young Adult MissionsInformation at http://yam-cumethodist.blogspot.com/ ASP - Appalachia Service Project To find out what this mission is about, Visit our web page
Russia Initiative
- pdf format. (update January 7, 2007)
Interfaith Hospitality Network is a ministry in the greater Rochester
Area which provides transition housing, food, transportation and social
services to homeless families. Although there are other shelters in
Rochester, IHN is the only one in southeastern Minnesota which serves
only families. Christ Church became involved in the early planning stage
fir this ministry in 1998 as connection with the national Interfaith
Hospital Network was explored. In 2000 the first guests were hosted in
churches in our community. Today the number of supporting churches is
thirty-nine, and Christ Church hosts families two weeks a year. Our
volunteers help host for two additional weeks a year at Pax Christi. One
of the blessings of IHN is its ecumenical nature and volunteers from
many denominations working together. Christ Church will next host IHN
the week of December 2-9. Volunteers will set up rooms on the lower
level to serve each family as their "home" for a
week. Volunteers will provide meals and transportation. During the day,
the guests are at the IHN Day Center on 7th St. NW where a full-time
social worker is available to them to help find permanent housing,
employment and social service to help the families stabilize
their lives. This year all IHN volunteers are being required to have a
retraining if they have not been trained since 2006. On Monday, October
29 the training for re-certification will be held at Christ Church in
the Hamline Room at 7:00 PM. At the same time training for new
volunteers will be available in Room 146 at 7:00 PM. This is an
opportunity for all who wish to be part of our church’s ministry to
homeless families to learn what types of volunteering is needed and the
guidelines for hosting our guests. It is so very important that we have
volunteers who are willing to make a commitment to this important
ministry. Although the time involved may be only four times a year for a
few hours, when put together, we can offer families the security and
care needed at a time for them of stress and uncertainty.
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