Outreach Volunteer Opportunities
Pathways to Service
Contact Charyl Cathey or Priscilla Cowell Outreach Ministries Co-chairs for more information about any volunteer opportunity.
Outreach Commission Members include: Preston Holt (Northwest Portland Ministries), Fred Jeibmann (Food Pantry), Marilynn Gordon (Honduran Scholarships), Chris Hardman (Thanksgiving Dinner, Honduran Mission Trip), Mark Reber (SeniorConnect), Ginny Utti (Transition Projects Dinners), Katherine Novy (Trinity Inspirational Endowment), Dottie Thompson (Trinity Place Adult Day Care), Nick Corbin (William Temple House), Shawnda Hines (Advocacy), Leigh Wilson, Greg Harris and Lisa Shaw..
Adopt a High-Rise
St. Patrick’s Day, Valentine's Day, Memorial Day, Fourth of July, Halloween and Christmas
Williams Plaza, 2041 NW Everett Street, Portland
Host social events for multi-handicapped and elderly residents at Williams Plaza, a Housing Authority of Portland high-rise near Trinity, and help overcome isolation through companionship and community.
Contact Preston Holt for more information.
Advocacy
Events and meetings scheduled around legislative issues
Use your voice as a citizen and person of faith to advocate for public policies that reduce hunger and poverty. Join the Episcopal Public Policy Network. Contact Lisa Shaw for more information.
Alternative Liturgies
Occasional Saturday evening services featuring the Trinity Alt Lit band and vocalists with music of folk, pop, and jazz composers. Good-will offerings help support outreach ministries. Contact Joe Rose for more information.
Easter Community Dinner
Sunday, April 8, 2012. Meal starts at noon, shifts vary, Kempton Hall. Prepare and serve Easter dinner for our neighbors who might otherwise eat alone or go without. Contacts: Deb Federici, (503) 282-7875, debfederici@comcast.net; Carol Dahl, (503)896-0253, seedoll@comcast.net; Barbara Smith, (503) 703-4766, bjsmith813@comcast.net
Food Pantry and Wednesday Community Meal
Monday through Friday 11:00am – 1:00 pm, Saturday 10:00am – noon and at other times to pick up food and stock pantry. Offer hospitality and emergency food.
On Wednesdays prepare and serve hot lunches to our guests.
Contact: Fred Jeibmann, (503) 653-7907, frjeibmann@comcast.net or Lydia Hoover, (503) 752-2367, lydiajanehoover@yahoo.com
Heidi Rose for Wednesday lunches, (503) 281-7599, rosefamily@gmail.com
Northwest Portland Ministries
Various times available
Volunteer with this interfaith association of churches and synagogues in Northwest Portland to provide transportation for seniors and people with disabilities, friendly visits with low-income neighbors, and other important services, such as emergency food, Weekend Backpacks of Food for Kids, community vegetable garden, and the Loaves & Fishes meal site in NW Portland.
Contact: Juliet Hyams, Community Outreach Coordinator, (503) 221-1224 ext. 107, juliet@nwpm.org
Oregon Faith Roundtable against Hunger (OFRAH)
Second Wednesdays, 9:30 – 11:30am
Locations announced by e-mail. Gather with parishioners and leaders from Portland-area congregations and community organizations and work together to eliminate hunger and its root causes and to create community food security for all. For more information, visit ofrah.org. Contact Beth Sorensen, beth.sorensen@oregonstate.edu
Outreach Ministries Commission
Second Tuesdays
6:30 – 8:30pm
Representatives from each Trinity outreach ministry gather for theological reflection, ministry coordination, planning, and support. Contact Charyl Cathey or Priscilla Cowell for more information.
Project Global Village, Honduras
Support Trinity’s partnership with Project Global Village by sponsoring a scholarship for a high school student in Honduras or by participating in a summer work team in a rural Honduran village. Contact Marilyn Gordon for scholarship information or Chris Hardman for work team information.
SeniorConnect
Help connect seniors 55 and above to community resources. Help administer housing and eyeglasses vouchers programs, Wednesdays 11am – 1pm in Kempton Hall, during Pantry Community Meal.
Contact: Mark Reber, (503) 703-7969, mark@rebers.com
Sisters of the Road Meal Coupon Sales
2nd and 4th Sundays
Chapel Narthex after the 8:00am Eucharist
Kempton Hall after the 10:00am Eucharist
Help sell Sisters of the road Café meal vouchers for the Trinity Food Pantry or for parishioners to give directly to people in need and accept donations for Trinity Food Ministries.
Contact Bill Rector for more information.
Thanksgiving Community Dinner
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Meal at noon, volunteer shifts vary
Kempton Hall
Prepare and serve Thanksgiving dinner for our neighbors who might otherwise eat alone or go without. Sign up outside Kempton Hall the week before Thanksgiving.
Contact: Chris Hardman, (503) 348-0614, crhardman@crhardman.com or Chris Maloney, (503) 713-8798, maloneycm@gmail.com
Transition Projects Dinners
First Mondays and Fourth Thursdays, 5:00-7:00pm
Prepare dinner with small team of parishioners and serve it to people transitioning from homelessness to housing at the Bud Clark Commons and Jean’s Place.
Contact: Buzz Braley for fourth Thursday, (503) 223-1435, buzzbraley@aol.com or Ginny Utti for first Mondays, (503) 844-4121, ginnyutti@comcast.net