United Church in Walpole
A Member Congregation of the United Church of Christ
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Welcome to Outreach Blessing Cabin News... THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
We are building a "Blessing Cabin" in Chile! We surpassed our goal. We've received $1923 from the congregation and $89.14 from the Church School, for a total of $2012.14.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! MISSION STATEMENT The mission of the Outreach Committee at the United Church in Walpole is to serve the congregation and community by providing inspiring and educational outreach opportunities that utilize our collective time, talents and financial resources to help those truly in need. Outreach is not just what we do, it’s who we are!
T It begins with the youth of the church and the many outreach activities they perform every year, from “hands on” mission work during the annual summer mission trip, participation in the “The 30 Hour Famine” to raise money to hunger across the globe, to preparing meals for the poor and homeless of the inner city. The church school children donate clothing, school supplies and toys for impoverished children through v The Outreach Committee does more than supply funds to the deserving organizations on our specific Outreach agency list. We gather food twice a year for the Walpole Food Pantry. We provide free office and meeting space for the Center for Community Counseling and Education which offers various mental health and community programs to the people of Walpole and the surrounding towns. Individual members of the congregation are supported in their various outreach efforts such as Project Bread’s Walk for Hunger, the American Heart Association walk and the efforts of the local Peace Group. Our annual local mission project, Community Outre
See more pictures of *COW* day volunteers helping in the community. The Outreach Committee is always looking for committed, energetic, insightful and creative volunteers. Join us in reaching out with Outreach.
OUTREACH CALENDAR 2010
Each month, the Outreach Committee focuses attention on a particular organization or cause that is supported by the congregation of United Church. One such organization is The Grow Clinic at Boston Medical Center. Founded in 1984 by pediatrician Deborah Frank, The Grow Clinic is an outpatient clinic treating babies and toddlers diagnosed with Failure to Thrive. Failure to Thrive children are mild to moderately malnourished and, accordingly, are not growing at rates similar to other children their age. Because malnutrition is both a medical problem and a socioeconomic condition, the Clinic takes a multidisciplinary approach to care by providing a range of services from healthy food for babies and toddlers, speech and language services, a food pantry to provide food at home for the family, and clothing appropriate to the season. The clinic will even provide taxi service to and from the center if needed. Children referred to the Grow Clinic come from the poorest neighborhoods in Boston, including Roxbury, Dorchester, and Mattapan. Nearly all the children live below the poverty line and 10% of the children are homeless. In 2006, 13 million children lived in poverty nationwide. It has been well documented that wages and benefits for the working poor are not keeping up with the costs for food and shelter. For young children, this translates into both lack of food and lack of the right food. As an example, a two year old patient at the Grow Clinic may be allergic to milk. This child’s mother was told that her child needed soy milk and fresh fruit and vegetables—food that she cannot afford. The Grow Clinic will step in to provide the necessary food so that the child can develop normally. The typical child visits the clinic for 16-18 months of intervention services, far longer than the typical intervention program that lasts only two or three months. The Grow Clinic has been treating malnourished, low-income children for 25 years. Over 1650 children have graduated from the program—children who might otherwise be permanently impaired by malnutrition.
AGENCIES SUPPORTED BY THE UNITED CHURCH Our Church’s Wider Mission City Mission Society Boston Medical Center Grow Clinic Center for Community Counseling and Education Medicine for Humanity Mil Milagros Homes for the Troops Gifts for Kids Mass Energy Consumers Alliance Heifer Project Longview Farm Walpole Food Pantry Wrentham Food Pantry HESSCO Mainspring Coalition for the Homeless
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ach Work Day or “COW” Day, was kicked off in 2005 with an Outreach sermon and a children’s story composed and told by the Outreach committee. COW Day, held in October or November each year, enlists volunteers to provide needed services to the elderly or disabled in our community. Projects that are difficult for the elderly, such as yard work, leaf raking, painting, home repairs, and heavy duty cleaning, are gladly undertakenby volunteers from our congregation. Cross-generational participation is encouraged and has ranged from age eight to age 97.
