The Cathedral’s monthly Outreach Program is an initiative that helps many people in our community. On the last Monday of each month, people in need are invited to visit Cathedral Memorial Hall. They receive a $10 grocery store gift card or bus tickets and a goodie bag containing fresh fruit, baked goods, a drink, a […]
Outreach
Items needed for monthly outreach program
The Cathedral’s monthly Monday Outreach Program is looking for specific items to help people in need in our community. Can you donate any of these? * Hand warmers * Toilet paper * Canned meat (e.g. chicken, tuna, etc.) * Winter boots * Long Johns and sweatpants for men Items can be dropped off at the […]
Supporting children in need through a local school
Dean Geoffrey Hall and Cathedral Treasurer Jamie Yeamans were pleased to visit Montgomery Street School on 15 December to present a donation to help children in need at the school. They were welcomed by Principal David Burrell and several children, who were thankful for the $2000 donation toward the school lunch and winter clothing programs. […]
Christmas Outreach
On Monday, 18 December, the Cathedral Outreach Committee and volunteers from New Maryland United Church welcomed people in need to Memorial Hall for a pre-Christmas edition of Monday Outreach (usually held on the last Monday of each month). 64 guests received goodie bags, fruit, candy, socks and groceries. Guests also received a Christmas card with […]
Lend your support to a school lunch and winter clothing program
We’ve raised almost $1500, so far, towards a local school lunch and winter clothing program through our Giving Tuesday initiative! Donations are still accepted online and through offering envelopes, with tax receipts provided. Thanks for your support! Can we count on your support for our ‘Giving Tuesday’ campaign this year? We have committed to continue […]
2023 Christmas Angels waiting to be adopted
All of the angels have been chosen. Thank you! Please drop off your gift by November 26th. Fifty paper angels from Greener Village (the food bank) are waiting to be chosen from a little tree with white lights in the cathedral. Each requests a specific Christmas gift or stocking stuffers for a needy boy or […]
Outreach continues with health precautions
It’s a challenging time for the Cathedral’s Outreach Committee. The number of people-in-need is ticking upwards, the weather is getting chillier, and COVID-19 is still lurking around many corners. “Our average number of guests for Monday Morning Outreach has always been 40-ish in past years, but we’re routinely seeing 50-to-60 people a month throughout 2023,” […]
Farewell to outreach volunteer and unsung hero Sandy Robb
Sandy Robb was a survivor. Most people would have crumpled helplessly under the weight of the obstacles she faced. She was an unwed teenage mother, an alcoholic, a precariously employed cook, homeless more than once, beset by chronic illnesses, in and out of the hospital. Yet, by the time she died in her sleep recently, […]
Seeking shoes for outreach program
The Cathedral Outreach Committee is requesting gently used running shoes for men or women. These will be offered to people in need who visit our monthly Outreach program. Donations can be delivered to the Cathedral Office, 9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. Monday to Friday. The Outreach program occurs on the last Monday of each month, from 8:30 […]
Supporting neighbours in need
We recently received this note from Montgomery Street Elementary’s Home and School Association, to which the Cathedral has previously provided support for children in need. I wanted to let the church know that with the remainder of the donation provided to our committee, after paying for the hot lunches and milk program to our children […]
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