In celebration of our 2022 Synod Assembly theme, Hope for Today, Strength for Tomorrow Through Community in Christ, SEPA Synod will hold a Day of Service April 23.
In celebration of our 2022 Synod Assembly theme, Hope for Today, Strength for Tomorrow Through Community in Christ, SEPA Synod will hold a Day of Service April 23. The day begins at 9 a.m. with a Sendoff for Service from Bishop Davenport broadcast to all sites. The day ends at 1 p.m. or earlier as projects are completed (unless otherwise specified by your site).
Volunteers from our region have planned a wide variety activities including work in food pantries, packing meals for Rise Against Hunger, fixing homes in storm damaged areas of Philadelphia with Lutheran Disaster Response, assembling welcome home kits for those transitioning out of homelessness in Sanctuary Village, packing comfort kids used by Lutheran Settlement House for children suddenly in emergency placement as well as work at their shelter, spring startup of a community food garden, outside cleanup projects and much more! There will be something for everyone.
All projects take place April 23, 2022 except the Rise Against Hunger meal packing event hosted by Chester Conference at Advent Lutheran. To coordinate with the Rise Against Hunger Team the project will take place May 21, 2022.
Don’t see a project in your conference? Our list is growing.
Sorting, shelving, and cleaning for The Shepherd’s Shelf, an emergency food cupboard
Packing Welcome Kits for Sanctuary Village residents
Crafting wreaths for Sanctuary Village doors
Preparing the Food Pantry Garden for spring planting – raking, tilling, preparing raised beds for planting.
Working on the walking path by stacking logs, spreading mulch, and dragging branches to be chipped
Volunteer donations toward the cost of welcome kit supplies are appreciated. Online gifts can be made at https://bit.ly/ServiceDayDonations Each kit includes a large tote, bed pillow, twin sheet set, welcome mat, large tote, hanging bath caddy, twin sheet set (2 hand towel, 2 washcloth, 2 bath towel), brush, comb, set of full sized toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, toothpaste, deodorant), laundry detergent, and box of dryer sheets. Donations will also go toward fleece for blankets and craft supplies for door wreaths.
Receiving, break down, and storing 100 or more boxes of mixed food items
Assembling food boxes for distribution that day and to build an inventory
Special care packages including cleaning products for distribution that day and during the following week
Cleaning refrigerators and freezers
Distribution of food to clients
Making up individual meal bags to build inventory
Assembling fruit and snack bags for Bread Drop Ministries
Volunteers, if they are able, are encouraged to bring items with them for the food ministry such as peanut butter, jam or jelly, cans of tuna, soup, cereal bars, canned meals, granola bars, individual packed raisins, applesauce cups, snacks and chips, mac and cheese cups, ramen packs, juice boxes, gluten free items, packs of napkins or lunch bags, quart or gallon Ziploc bags.
IMPORTANT: Due to the Rise Against Hunger’s team availability, this project will be held Saturday, May 21, 2022. Rise Against Hunger uses a separate registration system (link below).
Project:
Working together to assemble 10,000+ meals as part of Rise Against Hunger. These meals will feed some of the most impoverished people overseas.
Each set of 10,000 meals cost approximately $3500 to complete. Volunteer donations toward the cost of meals are appreciated.
IMPORTANT: For this site volunteers must 18 or over, have covid vaccinations, and have up to date tetanus shots. Teams will work in small groups limited to the first 12 registrants. This project will end at 3:30 p.m.
Projects:
This site is in tremendous need of volunteers as part of the ongoing work to repair over 45 homes with significant wind and water damage resulting from the August 2020 Tropical Storm Isaias.
Volunteers who have basic skills in framing and hanging drywalling, insulation, painting, trim replacement, door, window, or floor replacement are sought but all volunteers are welcome.
Any individuals who are not able to volunteer on Service Day but are willing to help at a future date with the ongoing efforts should contact Julia Menzo at Liberty Lutheran (), for more information.
Organizing LSH’s donation rooms for our Domestic Violence Program and the Senior Center.
Volunteers will be sorting and categorizing donations and organizing items onto the new shelving. The goal is to have a space where DV clients can come and “shop” for what they need, and for the senior center supplies to be easily accessible for different projects and classes.
Outdoor projects gardening such as readying the planters for spring on the outside of the building.
Any volunteers who would like to donate flowers for the outside projects, please contact to coordinate.
Site 8: Northeast and Northwest Philadelphia Conference
Location: Prince of Peace, 6001 Colgate Street, Philadelphia, PA 19111
Project
Assembling breakfast kits for Feast for Friends, a nonprofit organization that helps the elderly home bound, veterans and families in need with frozen meals and shelf stable food.
Would your business like to be an event sponsor or sponsor an individual project? Sponsors will be recognized multiple ways. Contact or 215-284-9211 for more info.