The Social Outreach Committee (SOC) endeavors to deliver the message of God’s love to the world beyond the walls of Christ Church. That message was delivered to the local community of Magnolia, to children in Camden and the region, to the homeless in Camden and other local communities and to all those touched by members of our spiritual community.
The Social Outreach Committee sponsors the following programs:
Food Pantry Program - Providing food and toiletries to members of the community in need of assistance. The Food Pantry is based on the premise of accepting help when needed, being thankful for all that we have, and “paying it forward” by supporting the program with prayer and donations.
Participation in Food Packing Day for Feed My Starving Children (http://www.fmsc.org)
Prayer Shawls - hand-crafted shawls that contain prayers for those facing life challenges
Back-to-School Backpacks - filled backpacks that ensure children have the school supplies they need to enable success
Coat Drive for Unforgotten Haven and Clementon Elementary School
Toiletries for Local Shelters
Preparation and Serving Food at Joseph’s House
(http://josephshouseofcamden.org)
The SOC was actively involved in running the programs and projects listed above.
A large number of the Congregation, both adults and young people, participated in the various programs.
The following list provides some of the SOC’s exciting highlights for the year.
Food Pantry Program- We distributed food five times in 2019 during the months of February, March, June, September and November. For each distribution 28-30 bags were provided to families in need. One third of the bags are donated by the members of our parish family. Koko Fit Club continues to sponsor part of our first distribution each year with a holiday food drive. Prior to each distribution a group of devoted parishioners meet in the evening to prepare packages. A tim e of prayer and fellowship is part of each of these gatherings. In 2019, we offered blood pressure checks and fresh fruits and vegetables as part of the package. We continued to offer a hot meal to all who came to the food distribution.
