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REACHING OUT
We are a
congregation of faith in action. As a response to God’s grace to us, we
reach out into the community in a variety of ways.
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Habitat
for Humanity - several work crews regularly participate in building
homes for the needy.
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The
Ecumenical Food Pantry - where, each month, members help organize
and distribute food to needy individuals and families.
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Downtown
Daily Bread
- where the congregation subsidizes and volunteers serve
meals each Wednesday in downtown Harrisburg.
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CONTACT -
congregation members volunteer time on this telephone crisis
helpline.
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Financial
support is provided to a variety of organizations such as PA
Coalition on Food and Nutrition, Channels, and Cedar Cliff High
School Multicultural Task Force.
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Mission
Trips – the church family has committed to helping the Presbyterian
Churches of Honduras. Our next trip is planned for September
2009.
Additionally, we worked in Appalachia, doing construction in
Elkhorn, West Virginia, in September 2008 and will be returning to
assist the SWAP
(Sharing With Appalachian People)
program in October 2009.
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Lend-A-Hand
- a faith-based group has made several trips south to
provide disaster relief.
In trying to
respond to needs and to enable change, we are kept informed of community
concerns and legislative issues through church bulletin inserts and
"Connections", our monthly congregational newsletter.
If you'd like
to participate in any of these activities, please contact our church
office for further information.
WE’RE NOT
JUST A CHURCH
Christ
Presbyterian Church is interested in supporting the community by opening
our building for use as a meeting place for a variety of groups and
organizations. Some examples are:
Should you
belong to a community service organization that has a need in this area,
please contact the church office
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