Pastoral Care Team
Helping those in need from lifting a heavy object to fixing
food for an individual who had surgery. The Pastoral
Care is there for everyone in need of special help. For more
information on the Pastoral Care Team, please contact
Ina Lewis.
Community Outreach Committee
Please contact Sharon Seward for details
on how you can be a part of our outreach efforts to the
community.
Operation Backpack
Resurrection annually participates in Operation Backpack
through the Diocese of West Missouri. Backpacks are
stuffed with school supplies right before the new school
year and are handed out to children who cannot afford school
supplies and backpack.
You Can Make a Difference
People who believed that volunteers, working one-on-one, could make a significant difference in the lives of their Kansas City neighbors started Episcopal Social Services in 1989. Those same people knew that there were others in the community-often separated by barriers like geography, race, or religion-whose needs were not being met by established agencies.
The goal of Episcopal Community Services, then as now, is to reach out personally to those overlooked or separated-to help those who cannot find assistance-to help people who often seem to be falling through the cracks.
Volunteers are People Just Like You Who are Making a Difference as They:
Deliver meals five days a week to homebound residents in midtown Kansas City.
Help recently discharged hospital patients with errands, urgent household tasks, and transportation to medical services.
Teach parenting skills to families who are at risk for child abuse and neglect
Visit nursing home residents who lack personal or spiritual contact
Distribute backpacks and basic school supplies to over 2,000 needy children each fall.
Assist at Turner House, our community center in Wyandotte County, by mentoring school-age youth.
Assist with fund raising, office work, and program development.
Work with high school youth who are engaging in community service projects.
These are a few of the ways you can volunteer your time-working by yourself or with others. All volunteers are screened trained and supervised to ensure a rewarding experience.