Have you ever wondered where the food you leave in the food-basket goes? It goes to the “food pantry” at NCEON, the North County Emergency Outreach Network. If you choose to participate, then go to plant seeds, make sandwiches, listen to and pray for the homeless. Additionally, a participant from Holy Cross should be prepared to listen to the stories of the homeless and to love and point them to Christ and His Church for help, mercy and salvation. This is not a place for young people unaccompanied by an adult even adults should be fully aware of their surroundings. In addition to hymn singing and hearing preaching, the homeless are invited to pray and/or talk with the guest speaker or ladies after the service, and meals are served either in the building (on cold nights) or in lunch bags as people leave the facility.Īnyone wishing to come to the mission should come prepared to see anything! Many of the homeless have varying diseases and conditions, many are very dirty, etc. Gay St., opens their doors to the homeless on all nights except Wednesday and Saturday from 7:30 - 8:30 PM for services. The downtown Grace & Hope Mission, located at 4 S. They invite guest speakers to minister to the homeless. Nearly all of them are over 80 years old. The Grace and Hope organization is a Protestant group of women who are unmarried and celibate and live in a somewhat monastic fashion. Please visit their webpage for more information on how you can assist their efforts beyond the clothing you so generously give through the parish, hours of operation, address, etc. referrals for medical, legal and financial assistance.While clothing is vital to their ministry, they also perform other services for those in such sensitive positions, including: Founded in 1983, they exist ‘to provide pregnant women with a community where alternatives to abortion are available and they operate as a non-sectarian organization to develop and administer programs and to provide facilities to assist women experiencing crisis pregnancies.’ Holy Cross assists Pregnancy Center West, a crisis pregnancy center located on Frederick Road in Baltimore Md., through the the clothing you drop off in the Narthex. If you see a need that Holy Cross is not currently addressing or believe that a need could be addressed more fruitfully, please contact Deacon Mark O’Dell. LeadershipĪs outreach and ministry is the responsibility of all Christians, Holy Cross’ Outreach Ministry seeks to provide you with the chance to exercise leadership in developing, initiating and leading outreach ministry projects. Our outreach efforts enable us to live this truth by providing various opportunities for you to develop relationships that exhibit Christ’s love with those you serve outside our parish. RelationshipsĪ popular saying among Orthodox today is, ‘We fall alone, but we are saved together.’ As Orthodox Christians, we are members of the Body of Christ and, as such, we are called to be in relationships with one another.
In recognition of the unique gifts of time and talents that God has given to each of us, you can share your talents through the gift of work, thereby helping to support others who cannot support themselves. You can participate in the following four types of ministry opportunities to those outside our parish either in a local, metropolitan or world-wide context: GivingĪs a part of your participation in the lives of each other and of the Archdiocese, you can provide monetary and in-kind gifts to support individuals and project initiatives. Gregory, the Holy Cross Outreach Ministry seeks to develop a diverse set of opportunities for parishioners to practice their faith toward others in our community. Holy Cross’ Outreach Ministry will extend to those in our local community, the broader metropolitan Baltimore community and to those in need throughout the world. The mission of Holy Cross’ Outreach Ministries is to provide parishioners of all ages with opportunities to learn to help others, reflect the love of Christ in our dealings with others in our community and strive to make outreach a part of our daily lives.
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