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Helping Opportunities

Helping Opportunities

As you may already know, we’ve been reaching out to local charities and non-profits to find out if there’s ways that we as a church could be helpful to them during this outbreak. We’ve heard from a number of organizations; while they’re grateful for the support and that we contacted them, they’re either not allowing any volunteers on-site, or have enough volunteers for the time-being, etc. However, a couple of opportunities have been presented that could use almost immediate response:

  • Care For Real: The mission of this charity (just north of Foster on Sheridan) is to ‘provide food, clothing and support to those in need in our community’ (careforreal.org). They have shifts available for us to serve tomorrow (Friday, May 8) and Saturday from 8:30 am to 2:30 pm. The available tasks during these shifts are: registration, greeters, stocking, prepacking bags of food and other preparations related to their food distribution program. They ask that volunteers be available for the entire shift that they sign up for. We’ll have other opportunities to partner with CFR in upcoming weeks.
  • Alderman Vasquez’ 40th ward office has posted a number of opportunities to get involved. These include sewing face masks, making phone “wellness-checks” to isolated individuals in the community, delivering food and essential supplies to home bound elderly, and helping with communications and research. If you are in the 40th ward (or even close by) this is a great opportunity to serve your community and to be Christ to those who are struggling. To volunteer, go to www.40thward.org. Then click on the red “covid-19 information center” button on the home page. Then click on the “sign up to volunteer” link. The alderman’s office has weekly volunteer training and information phone meetings Thursday nights from 6 to 7 pm.
  • Miscellaneous ways to serve our congregation / neighbors involving: delivering groceries, yard-work, assistance with moving, making “wellness-calls”, etc. These would generally be one-off opportunities and organized as they’re needed.
  • Don’t forget these other outreach opportunities too: Breakthrough Urban Ministries: breakthrough.org, senior citizens at the Schneider building: seniorcare@firstfree.com; resettled refugees with World Relief: refugeecare@firstfree.com.

If you feel led to serve in any of these ways, please contact us at info@firstfree.com. We will add you to a list of those to be contacted as these opportunities present themselves, depending on how you may be interested in serving. Thank you to those that have already volunteered! 

Upcoming Events

Jan
20
Wed
2021
7:00 pm Abraham Study
Abraham Study
Jan 20 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
How God Calls, Builds, and Saves the Person of Faith  Adult Bible Study in the Old and New Testaments13 week classWednesdays from 7-8:30 pmJoin us for an adult bible study in an OT/NT study of Abraham:[...]
Jan
24
Sun
2021
10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Jan 24 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Join us Sunday morning at 10 AM for worship. We will be holding a small in-person gathering each week, as well as streaming the worship gathering live on our YouTube Channel.  If you are interested[...]
6:30 pm Youth Night @ Zoom
Youth Night @ Zoom
Jan 24 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Youth Nights for Junior and Senior high schoolers are on Sunday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm. We meet approximately twice a month. Due to new COVID safety recommendations, we will be meeting via Zoom for now.[...]
Jan
27
Wed
2021
7:00 pm Abraham Study
Abraham Study
Jan 27 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
How God Calls, Builds, and Saves the Person of Faith  Adult Bible Study in the Old and New Testaments13 week classWednesdays from 7-8:30 pmJoin us for an adult bible study in an OT/NT study of Abraham:[...]
Jan
31
Sun
2021
10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Jan 31 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Join us Sunday morning at 10 AM for worship. We will be holding a small in-person gathering each week, as well as streaming the worship gathering live on our YouTube Channel.  If you are interested[...]
Feb
3
Wed
2021
7:00 pm Abraham Study
Abraham Study
Feb 3 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
How God Calls, Builds, and Saves the Person of Faith  Adult Bible Study in the Old and New Testaments13 week classWednesdays from 7-8:30 pmJoin us for an adult bible study in an OT/NT study of Abraham:[...]
Feb
7
Sun
2021
10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Feb 7 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Join us Sunday morning at 10 AM for worship. We will be holding a small in-person gathering each week, as well as streaming the worship gathering live on our YouTube Channel.  If you are interested[...]
6:30 pm Youth Night @ Zoom
Youth Night @ Zoom
Feb 7 @ 6:30 pm – 8:00 pm
Youth Nights for Junior and Senior high schoolers are on Sunday nights from 6:30-8:00 pm. We meet approximately twice a month. Due to new COVID safety recommendations, we will be meeting via Zoom for now.[...]
Feb
10
Wed
2021
7:00 pm Abraham Study
Abraham Study
Feb 10 @ 7:00 pm – 8:30 pm
How God Calls, Builds, and Saves the Person of Faith  Adult Bible Study in the Old and New Testaments13 week classWednesdays from 7-8:30 pmJoin us for an adult bible study in an OT/NT study of Abraham:[...]
Feb
14
Sun
2021
10:00 am Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Sunday Morning Worship @ Online
Feb 14 @ 10:00 am – 11:15 am
Join us Sunday morning at 10 AM for worship. We will be holding a small in-person gathering each week, as well as streaming the worship gathering live on our YouTube Channel.  If you are interested[...]
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