Throughout the year
Christ Church is able to meet some day-to-day needs by providing Hannaford Food cards to help people who come to the door or call the church looking for help. Helping Hands food boxes donated by Hannaford’s are received in November / December to supply us for the year when we’re out of gift cards. Guests can receive help once every four months.
May: Mother’s Day Walk for Peace
In collaboration with our diocesan B-PEACE work, we have walked in support of the Louis Brown Peace Institute’s work. Louis Brown Peace Institute partners with the Harvard School of Public Health in their Peace Zone Curriculum for middle and high school youth. They hold the Mother’s Day Walk for Peace as an annual fundraiser to support survivors of violence and their ongoing peace education. In our diocese, along with support of the walk, the other aspects of the B-PEACE program are summer jobs for youth and anti-gun work.
November: Thanksgiving baskets
These food baskets are delivered to families in need from the local Plympton School. Organized by Sally Lobo and the Fowlers. Usually around 25 full Thanksgiving dinners with a gift card for a turkey and canned goods of all the fixings.
Past Programs
Children of Incarcerated Parents
Christ Church has also supported the Children of Incarcerated Parents program, which supplies children with backpacks and school needs.
Heifer Project
We raised money for the Heifer Project in buying an Easter llama and a water buffalo.
Grassroots International
In 2010, we worked with Grassroots International with their Creole Pig re-population program for Haiti.
St Mary’s in Dorchester
Christ Church participated by supplying food and a summer outing for kids based at St Mary’s in Dorchester.
Project Bread
Likewise, Christ Church joined with other parishes in our community to assist with Project Bread. This program helps provide nutritious lunches for low income students during the summer.
350.org Movement
We joined with several other Waltham Congregations as part of the nationwide 350.org movement to fight climate change. With them, we displayed a banner reading “Climate Change is a Moral Issue” and gathered on Waltham Common.
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