1 Isaiah 58:7   Is it not sharing your food with the hungry, and sheltering the homeless poor; if you see someone lacking clothes, to clothe him, and not to turn away from your own kin?

• Emmanuel Dining Room provides meals to those in need in Wilmington.  Sandwiches anyone? Emmanuel Dining Room (EDR) needs our help. As most of you know, Resurrection has been involved in the social concerns ministry at EDR for many years. Resurrection volunteers prepare a the noon-time meal on the third Wed. of every month.        Resurrection volunteers prepare a the noon-time meal on the third Wed. of every month.     Sign Up to Help

          EDR brochure

 

• Fair Trade Coffee Tea, and Chocolate sales are held several times a year in the Gathering Space. This provides a route for small farmers in developing countries to sell their coffee, tea, and chocolate at a price that allows them to feed and support their families. Contact Tom & Kate Regan, [email protected], 302-738-9989.

 

• Family Promise prevents and ends homelessness for families with children. 
• Among 4 programs are 2 shelters that keep families together.  The rotational hospitality shelter is hosted for 1 week, 4 times, per year by Ebenezer UMC and Resurrection.  Up to 4 families are hosted with needs for volunteers to share dinner and provide supplies.  Sign up genius link will be available the serving weeks.  Contact  Deb Buckels from Resurrection [email protected] 302.239.2275.

          Andréa Cox at Family Promise at 302.998.2222 x103 [email protected]
Family Promise Brochure
 

• Food Closet Ministry collects non-perishable food to support Table of Plenty: a ministry of St. John Beloved and the Mill Creek Outreach Project located at Community of Christ Church on Milltown Rd.  Needs are published in the bulletin and delivered weekly to the Table of Plenty. https://tableofplentyde.org/
  The Table of Plenty Outreach Center  is located at: Community of Christ Church at 1205 Milltown Rd. / 302-384-6322. Hours for drop off at Community of Church are Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Open for assistance Monday/Wednesday/Friday 9-11 a.m. Clients on Tuesdays and Thursdays by appointment only.

 

• We need your help - Meal for the Homeless once/month

On the 30th of each month, Resurrection Parishioners provide the evening meal to the 16 men living in the Friendship House/ Clark House transitional living program. During COVID a small committee provided these meals each month. It is now time to offer all parishioners the opportunity to assist these gentlemen. This is a great opportunity to feed the homeless 
To join this effort, go to the Friendship House /Clark Meal Signup Genius link on the parish website. Sign up to bring an entree, salad, vegetable side dish, bread or rolls, dessert or beverage. On the 30th of the month, those who signed up, meet in the Resurrection parking  lot at 4:30 P.M. and one person who has volunteered transports all the food to Clark House.
For more information contact Sharon Gidumal at [email protected]. 
 

• Meals On Wheels delivers meals and brings warmth to homebound seniors during the lunch hour, Mondays thru Fridays.  It takes two volunteers to support our route of 20 clients per day, one week each month. Resurrection provides five teams, so each team serves one day per month.  More volunteers are always welcome, and substitutes can be trained to be an “occasional” volunteer (if one of the “regulars” have a conflict.) Contact Yvette Drazich [email protected]

 
Care/Visits for the Sick, Elderly, Lonely and/or Bereaved:
 

• Visits:  Volunteers can visit hospitals, nursing and rehab facilities, or the homes of parishioners temporarily unable to attend Mass. Opportunities also exist for Eucharistic ministers to bring Holy Communion to elderly or ill persons. Contact the Resurrection Parish office at 302-368-0146.

 
Seasonal Volunteer Opportunities:
 

• Christmas Giving Tree: Each December Christmas gifts are collected for families referred to us by a social service agency.  Contact Linda Malm, [email protected], 267-879-2591

 

• Grow a Row: In spring and summer, food is grown at a large community garden at Resurrection, and shared with community food closets. 

        Contact Mark Oliver, [email protected], 302-737-1660    
 

• Thanksgiving Food Baskets: Assist over 50 families by providing gift cards for Thanksgiving dinners for clients of: Friendship House, Christina School District and Family Promise.

        Contact Linda Malm, [email protected], 267-879-2591

Other Opportunities to serve:
 

• Annual Benefit Concert to Fight Human Trafficking:  An annual concert by talented young performers to raise funds to benefit organization that works to prevent human trafficking and rescue and restore victims. Contact Kate Regan, 302-738-9989,  [email protected]

   

• Lions Club Eye Glasses Collection: A collection box for glasses for the needy is next to the Zingos receipt box. Contact Mark Oliver, [email protected], 302-737-1660   

 

• Zingos Receipts: Zingos cash register receipts are collected in the Zingo box on the table near the nursery. In exchange for receipts Zingos donates money to support the food closet.