Social Justice & Outreach Commission
"Just honor fully what you meet each day, and you will find it drenched with grace and divinity."
~Mystic of old
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Fair Trade Coffee
Fair Trade Coffee can be purchased at St. Ignatius Parish Center
through the Social Justice and Outreach Commission.
Contact Sr. Janet Ryan at 503-777-1491 ext. 231.
All Saints Episcopal Church Hot Meals
This program is an ecumenical venture from All Saints Episcopal Church, St. David's Episcopal Church, and Christ Church. Each church is responsible for one Saturday of the month. Each week 50 to 150 people are served at 4033 SE Woodstock Blvd.; most of those served are from SE Portland.
Bread for the World Advocacy
Each year the parish is invited to join Bread for the World's focus of seeking justice and feeding the hungry by advocating for congressional assistance for people in desperate need in the United States and throughout the world. We add our voices to the thousands of others to advocate for the specific focus. Visit the
Bread for the World
web
site for more information.
Friday Bread
Delivery
We pick up bread from Grand Central Bakery located at 15th and Weidler at
6:05 Friday evenings and then deliver the bread to a shelter. For more information, please contact the Parish Office at 503-777-1491.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
St. Vincent de Paul Society delivers emergency food supplies and provides emergency assistance for such needs as rent, furniture, energy bills, and prescriptions. Meetings are held on the third Monday of each month to pray about and reflect on (a) the
spirituality and mission of the Society (b) how to carry that mission to those
in need of assistance. Volunteers are especially needed to pack and
deliver food supplies and to provide other support services. Email our
coordinator at Annie Lackaff at
alackaff@comcast.net for more information.
Transition Suppers
This program plans, prepares, and serves a monthly meal to approximately 150 people at an emergency shelter in downtown Portland on the second Wednesday of each month. Persons interested in participating in this ministry are asked please to call the Parish Office at 503-777-1491.
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