Service To The Community
Cast Your Cares Ministry
Cast Your Cares is an outreach ministry to the needy and homeless living in the Kensington sections of Philadelphia. It offers food and water through their food cupboard and soup kitchen, clothing, and the life-changing proclamation of the Gospel. Good Shepherd members assist this ministry by volunteering time at the soup kitchen on the last Saturday of the month. Typically, helpers meet at Good Shepherd at 2:30 p.m. to car pool down and return to the church by 7:30 p.m. Consider joining this growing group of volunteers. If you are unable to assist in staffing the soup kitchen, you can still provide much needed assistance by making a monetary donation or cooking/donating food. The menu changes monthly and recipes are provided. If you would like to help in any way, please contact Dave Smith through the church office.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
The Prayer Shawl Ministry makes prayer shawls which are given to people in need of comfort and healing. At meetings, ministry members pray over completed shawls and work on other projects such as afghans for the Abington Hospice, lap robes for homeless shelters and Veteran homes, baby blankets for Project Linus, and knit hats for children on Indian reservations. The Prayer Shawl Ministry meets the third Tuesday of the month at 10:00 a.m.. Anyone can join who likes to knit or crochet (or learn how). If you cannot attend the meetings, you can still help by knitting or crocheting items as you have time.
Food Drives
“Do you love Me?….Feed My sheep”
Good Shepherd is committed to feeding the hungry. One way we do this is by donating to the Jesus Focus Food Pantry in Southampton.
Below are the ways you can donate to this Ministry.
Bring food donations to church on Sunday and place in the bins in the Narthex for Community Outreach to deliver.
Make monetary donations directly to Jesus Focus Food Pantry at http://bethanna.org/about/jfmfoodpantry
Order food donations on Amazon and have them sent to Bethanna offices at 1844 Street Road, Southampton, PA 18966. Attention: Guy Murdoch
Mail monetary donations to Bethanna offices at 1844 Street Road, Southampton PA 18966. Make sure they are designated for the Jesus Focus Food Pantry.
Bring donations directly to the Jesus Focus Food Pantry at 1717 Street Road, behind Bible Baptist Church, Monday thru Friday between 9am and 11am.
Thank you all for continuing to support this important ministry.
Teen Mission Trip
Each July, our high school and college youth travel somewhere in the United States to gather with youth groups from across the country and serve another community. Participants grow in faith, make new friends, and bring the good news of Jesus to communities through their words and service. Contact Kelli Barulli for more information.
Code Blue
While the cold weather drives most of us indoors, those who are homeless in our community have little choice but to brave the elements and seek a little warmth wherever it can be found. In 2009, several area churches reached out to the homeless in Lower Bucks County. Those living in homeless camps were transported to churches where they shared meals and were provided with clean clothes. That same year, Bucks County Commissioners worked with this “Homeless Outreach Team”, soon officially named “Advocates for Homeless & Those in Need” (AHTN). What began as an effort by a few of the faithful has now grown to include over thirty-nine places of worship.
Whenever the temperature drops below 20 degrees, Bucks County responds by calling a “Code Blue”. Volunteers respond by driving buses, preparing meals, staffing shelters, and treating our guests and friends with dignity. This year will start the 12th Code Blue Shelter Season. Code Blue runs from December 1st, 2020 to March 31st, 2021. AHTN refers to those we serve as guests and friends.
If interested in volunteering, you may speak with members Jack Hafer or Steve Schroeder
