Fall Mission Challenge!
“What a joy to resume hands on mission this summer! Thanks to so many of you who participated in the Summer Mission Challenge – providing sit down meals for the homeless at the Community Meal, lunches and showers for those in need, beginning to build the Habitat House that Faith Built, assisting at Care and Share, and helping and donating over 10,000 pounds of food for local food pantries! The Fall Mission Challenge is ready for your help – find a project that interests you and invite a friend to join you in mission! There are so many different opportunities to get involved and give back – perfect for groups, families, and students looking for those volunteer hours needed for graduation!”
– Mary Lee Reiff, Mission Committee Moderator
Feed My Starving Children (Sunday, October 10)
DPC and The Anchor Church in Wrightstown team up once again to combat global hunger!
We will return to Delaware Valley University, 700 E. Butler Ave., at 9:30 am on October 10. Our normal Sunday worship service at 9:30 will be held back at the church during this time, so we are encouraging everyone to choose whichever option works best for you and your family. Those attending worship in the Sanctuary will be able to pray for those attending the Feed My Starving Children event and we will all be together in spirit!
If you’ve never been to a meal packing event organized by the Central Bucks MobilePack you are in for a memorable experience. It’s a mix of mission work and praise – all within a high-energy atmosphere of laughter and fun.
CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP!
Bethel Presbyterian Church Coat Drive (by November 12)
New and very gently used and clean winter coats, hats, gloves, mittens, and scarves in all sizes (children through adult) are needed for Bethel Presbyterian Church. You can drop them off in the entrance to Andrews Hall until November 12. If you have questions, please contact Erin Rizk: erinr@dtownpc.org
Care and Share (Friday mornings)
On the third Friday every month (9 am to 1 pm), DPC members volunteer at Care and Share Thrift Shoppes in Souderton. Tasks include greeting shoppers, folding and bagging items, helping customers, and many more. The thrift store’s proceeds go to charities supported by the Mennonite Church. Children may volunteer at 8 years old when accompanied by an adult. If you have questions about volunteering, please contact Suzanne skratz@careandshareshoppes.org You may sign up for dates here: bit.ly/DPC-CS
Caring for Friends (Tuesday, October 19)
Caring for Friends provides food and friendship to homebound individuals in Philadelphia and the counties surrounding it. Two ways to help:
1) Pack meals in your own home! Pick up tray bundles in the Celtic Cross Room kitchen on Sundays or in the Andrews Hall lobby. Directions are in the bundles. Dates: Drop off prepared frozen meals in the CCR kitchen freezer on Sunday between 9:30 a.m. and 10:30 a.m. or at the 3rd Sunday Food Drive.
2) Sign up to bring a food item for the monthly packing. CLICK HERE to sign up!
Drop off Tuesday, October 19 from 9 to 9:30 am under the bridge on Mechanics Street.
Community Meal Distribution for Homeless (3rd Sunday of each month)
DPC provides meals to homeless friends in our community on the 3rd Sunday of each month. If you’d like to help with the meal or provide food for the Meal on October 17, you can sign up here: https://bit.ly/DPCMeal1021 Dates: October 17
Food Drive for Local Food Pantries (3rd Sunday of each month)
DPC hosts a food drive for our local pantries on the 3rd Sunday of each month. We need volunteers to help collect and sort food from 10am – 12pm. If you can’t volunteer, donations of food and grocery gift cards are needed as well. Drop off is 10:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. on Mechanics Street. To volunteer to help, please sign up here: bit.ly/DPC-FD
Dates: October 17, November 21
Habitat for Humanity House that Faith Built (4th Saturday of each month)
DPC is working with other faith communities in our area to build a house in Bristol for a local woman and her children. There will be a one-month break in September as sub-contractors install plumbing and electricity, but we’ll need volunteers in October. To participate, contact Erin Rizk: erinr@dtownpc.org Date: October 23
Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks County (Weekdays of your choosing)
Since 1972, Meals on Wheels of Central Bucks County has been delivering meals to homebound people. Volunteers are needed for two positions:
1) Pantry Aides work from 9 to 11 am at the Doylestown Senior Center. You dish food into individual serving containers and put together sandwiches and other items (salad and dessert) which are offered to clients and prepare the route delivery bags for the drivers.
2) Delivery Drivers come at 10:30 to pick up the food bags and then drive their own vehicles to 4-6 homes to deliver the meals. Delivery usually takes about an hour to hour and a half. Drivers return to the Senior Center to drop off the delivery bags.
Most volunteers commit to twice a month. If you are interested in helping, please contact Alyce or Mary at the Meals on Wheels office at 215-345-6065.
Rolling Harvest / Food Gleaning (2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month)
Many farmers in our area donate produce they can’t use to food pantries or grow food especially for charitable organizations. Every Saturday there are opportunities to volunteer. Rolling Harvest works at Gravity Hill Farm in Lambertville from 9am-11am and the Carversville Farm Foundation in Buckingham harvests food for the Bucks County Opportunity Council’s pantries from 9 am – 12 pm.
While you are welcome to help at either site, DPC volunteers will be meeting at Carversville Farm Foundation to volunteer with weeding and harvesting on the 2nd and/or 4th Saturday of the month since it is closer to DPC. We will meet at the farm. For more information and to sign up: bit.ly/DPC-CF
Dates: October 9, October 23
For more information about any of these opportunities, you can also email Erin Rizk: erinr@dtownpc.org