Outreach

495 Saint Augustine Road, Colgate, Wisconsin 53017, United States

St. Paul's United Church of Christ - Erin

CURRENT MISSION PROJECTS

Brown Street Academy Summer Educational Bags

Let’s send the kids from the 3rd grade at Brown Street Academy home for the summer with some fun, educational projects to help them stay on top of what they’ve learned this year. To participate, go to Target. com or any Target store kiosk. Look up the gift registry for Brown Street Academy & Bernie Chase. Make your purchases and turn them in by May 29. You may also donate by putting cash or checks in the offering (please mark them for Brown Street). Thank you..

Extending the table

Sussex Food Pantry is in need of canned chicken, canned tuna, canned vegetables (peas, carrots, mixed canned beans) Chunky/Progresso soup, Hamburger Helper, potato sides, rice sides, pasta sides, jello pudding, pancake mix, syrup, juice, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, bar soup, tooth paste, tooth brushes, deodorant, baby wipes and toilet paper

Extra change

Remember to rid your pockets of those noisy, heavy coins you have been carrying in your pockets, we have a container for your convenience on the coffee table in the Fellowship Hall. The coins benefit St. Paul’s Mission Fund.

Community Outreach Projects

Extending the Table

Sussex Food Pantry-Helpers

St. Paul's collects food and health care items for a number of the local food pantries. Donation baskets can be found near the pulpit.

Sussex Food Pantry-Helpers

St. Paul's is providing volunteers the 3rd Saturday of each month to help shoppers at the Sussex Food Pantry. A sign up sheet can be found in the fellowship hall.

Souper Bowl Sunday

Sussex Food Pantry-Helpers

Knitting & Crocheting Group

Thanks to everyone who helped us with the Souper Bowl of Caring Challenge. St. Paul's collected OVER 560 SOUP ITEMS AND $270 in cash donations which was donated to Okoa Toto

Knitting & Crocheting Group

Volunteers knitters and crocheters meet Friday mornings at 9 am work to work on craft projects that are donated to many groups/charities.

Feed My Starving Children

Knitting & Crocheting Group

Feed My Starving Children

Feed My Starving Children is a Christian non-profit organization that coordinates the packaging and distribution of food to people in developing nations. Founded in 1987, it has reached out to more than 70 countries.

Special Offerings

Knitting & Crocheting Group

Feed My Starving Children

Throughout the year St. Paul's along with UCC congregations across the county take a special offering for Neighbors in Need, OCWM, Christmas Fund and more.

Post Office Food Drive

Church volunteers help with collecting and sorting food donations at the Germantown Post Office. The Food Drive benefits the St. Boniface Food Pantry.

Christmas Giving Tree

Post Office Food Drive

Donations from our Christmas Giving Tree provide a young family with gift cards and presents for 4 children and their newborn who arrived early. Your heartfelt donations were very graciously received!

Veterans

Post Office Food Drive

Veterans

St Paul's does a variety of collections for veterans including collecting jackets and home goods which were donated to homeless vets and the ongoing collection of travel size toiletries and snacks to be sent to those currently serving overseas.

Additional outreach programs

Brown Street Academy

Brown Street Academy is a 4k-5 school who prepares students to be productive citizens and lifelong learners. St Paul's collected winter coats, knitted hats and recently collected educational toys, and Christmas gifts for our young friends in Jessica O 3rd grade class. In 2021 St Paul's donated a classroom air conditioners to keep the classroom comfortable for learning.

Penny Wars

Collecting change as part of our military tribute in May

Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes

Each year St Paul's participates in Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes! The mission of Samaritan's Purse project Operation Christmas Child is to reach out to world children who are affected by war, poverty, disease, natural disasters and to children living on Native American reservations. our sharing of the shoebox gifts demonstrates God's love in a tangible way.