LUNCH TIME MINISTRY Four
mornings a week, St. Matthew Trinity’s Parish Hall becomes an oasis for
those who need a nourishing meal and a place to sit with friends. Supported
by donations and staffed by volunteers, the Lunch Time Ministry
provides food and a welcome to 25-75 guests each day it is open. Volunteers are always needed. (To sign up, please write to Volunteers@StMatthewTrinity.org or call Robin in the church office at 201-659-4499). We
also need donations of coffee, iced tea, jelly, milk, sugar, hot dog
buns, mustard, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, napkins, paper towels, canned
soup and fruit, cookies or money to buy groceries.
HOBOKEN SHELTER St. Matthew Trinity is a sponsoring member of the Clergy Coalition Shelter. Mark
Singleton serves as President of the Shelter Board and many members
volunteer to prepare and serve dinner there and support the Shelter
financially. For more information about the Shelter and volunteer opportunities check out the website at http://www.hobokenshelter.org/
IN JESUS’ NAME CHARITIES In
Jesus’ Name has been providing emergency food, formula, milk, and
winter clothing to the more vulnerable (especially children) in Hoboken
for 24 years. This ministry is hosted by Our Lady of Grace RC Church on
Willow and Fourth. St. Matthew Trinity supports this ministry financially and through volunteering. Don’t be fooled by our town’s affluent façade: about 18% of Hoboken’s population of 40,000 lives below the poverty level. You can learn more at http://www.injesusnamecharities.com/
ELCA WORLD HUNGER APPEAL The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America’s (ELCA) commitment to supporting people who live with chronic hunger and poverty around the corner and around the world is carried out by ELCA World Hunger through relief, development, education and advocacy. Working with partners around the world, the Hunger Appeal is one of the most effective organizations doing this work. You can donate through St Matthew Trinity, by designating a gift “World Hunger” or you can make a gift on-line or send checks payable to ELCA World Hunger Appeal to: ELCA World Hunger Appeal, P.O. Box 71764 Chicago, IL 60694-1764. For more information or to donate on line, go to www.elca.org/hunger/
THE LUTHERAN IMMIGRATION AND REFUGEE SERVICE (LIRS), the U.S. Lutheran expression of service to refugees and migrants in America,
works with affiliates and partners to resettle refugees, protect
unaccompanied refugee children, advocate for just treatment of asylum
seekers, and seek alternatives to detention for those who are
incarcerated during their immigration proceedings. More information about this program and how to help is available on their website http://www.lirs.org/
LUTHERAN WORLD RELIEF (LWR)
works with partners in 35 countries to help people grow food, improve
health, strengthen communities, end conflict, build livelihoods and
recover from disasters. With people in the U.S., we work for justice for those we serve. (A portion of World Hunger Appeal gifts are shared with LWR.) http://www.lwr.org/
ELCA DISASTER RESPONSE
is another way of giving in response to particular need, such as a
hurricane, flood, or other disaster. You can send a check payable to "ELCA Domestic Disaster Response" or “ELCA International Disaster Response” to ELCA Disaster Response at
P.O. Box 71764 Chicago, IL 60694-1764 or go online to learn more or to give http://www.elca.org/disaster/
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