Outreach

Outreach Opportunities Other Volunteer Opportunities

Storehouse The Storehouse, begun by St. Paul member Titus Scholl in 1983, provides food and clothing to less fortunate and homeless people in Albuquerque. St. Paul members volunteer time at the Storehouse to stock shelves, sort/repair clothing etc. We also donate jars of peanut butter and jelly on a regular basis.

Adopted Families Project The purpose of the Adopted Families Project, which was started by St. Paul member Kay Schoenefeld in January, 1991, is to help people who are trying to help themselves. The people of St. Paul donate household items, furniture and money which is, in turn, given to people in the community who are struggling. There is no overhead.

Project Share
(Friends Feeding Friends) Project Share is an ecumenical organization dedicated to feeding around 100 homeless and low-income families five nights per week. Volunteers from a number of local organizations provide meals, and we at St. Paul are called upon to do so once a month. The responsibility revolves among three teams of approximately 20 volunteer cooks, so each cook provides food once every four months.

Blood Drives Every day United Blood Services needs 200 pints of blood. To help meet this need, the Social Ministry Committee organizes three blood drives a year. We recruit donors (about 25 at each drive), provide refreshments (home-baked goodies), and help set up and take care of the donors after their donation.

Dismas House Dismas House is a residential program that integrates ex‑criminal offenders into the community through a family‑oriented approach to housing and education. St. Paul provides financial support as well as volunteers who prepare meals and share them once a month with the residents. Through the Adopted Families Project, St. Paul also provides Christmas gifts for the residents.

Habitat for Humanity (H4H) Over the past few years, local Lutheran congregations have been working together with Habitat for Humanity to construct a homes for low‑income families. H4H is a Christian organization that aims to provide affordable housing in many locations around the world. The local chapter works with churches, local businesses and other community groups raising money and volunteer effort to provide affordable homes. St. Paul members assist in construction and provide food for workers.

Albuquerque Interfaith St. Paul is a member congregation of Albuquerque Interfaith, which organizes congregations, schools, and unions around faith-based values. Through individual and house meetings, concerns and issues are identified, researched and acted upon. AI is non-partisan and socially, ethnically, economically and politically diverse.

Mental Health Hospital
Las Vegas, NM St. Paul members bake birthday cakes for hospital residents.

Sewing Group One day a month, St. Paul members make patch quilts for the Storehouse, for victims of natural disasters and for the Adopted Families Project.

"Let's Read!" This is an experiment at St. Paul that started in the summer of 2000. Volunteers from the church read with children for an hour a day. The children come from our neighborhood, including Martineztown and the local apartment complexes, as well as our congregation, and Calico Butterfly Preschool. We also provide snacks for children and volunteers.

Bread for the World Bread For The World is a Christian hunger advocacy group, which (among other things) plans a campaign of letter-writing to encourage members of Congress each year to support legislation aimed at reducing and eliminating hunger, both in the US and throughout the world. During the late spring, or early summer each year (depending on the Congressional schedule), we organize a drive to encourage members of St. Paul to write to their local representatives in support of this campaign.

Evangelism The Evangelism team promotes the proclamation of the Gospel among church members and, through outreach efforts, to the surrounding neighborhood and community. The team encourages members and new members, in particular, to become active participants in the life of the congregation.

Stewardship Through various activities, functions, and solicitations, the Stewardship team encourages each member to participate in the life of the congregation and the world through gifts of time, talent, and funds. Examples of the activities and functions include a spring Stewardship Fair, an annual “Brat Bash” in September, a fall financial stewardship drive (most recently using the “Legacy” program materials) and time and talent worksheets.

Social Ministry Through specific ministries, the Social Ministry team seeks to educate the membership in the needs of the one and the many, to mobilize this congregation’s potential for meeting those needs through individual and corporate action, and to ensure that those needs which cannot be met by a single action will be advocated collectively.

Survivors of Suicide
(SOS) Begun in March 1978 by St. Paul member Richard Schwoebel, Survivors of Suicide is a support group that meets at St. Paul twice a month. See their web site (www.sosabq.org) for more information.

Outreach Opportunities Other Volunteer Opportunities
Storehouse	The Storehouse, begun by St. Paul member Titus Scholl in 1983, provides food and clothing to less fortunate and homeless people in Albuquerque. St. Paul members volunteer time at the Storehouse to stock shelves, sort/repair clothing etc. We also donate jars of peanut butter and jelly on a regular basis.
Adopted Families Project	The purpose of the Adopted Families Project, which was started by St. Paul member Kay Schoenefeld in January, 1991, is to help people who are trying to help themselves. The people of St. Paul donate household items, furniture and money which is, in turn, given to people in the community who are struggling. There is no overhead.
Project Share (Friends Feeding Friends)	Project Share is an ecumenical organization dedicated to feeding around 100 homeless and low-income families five nights per week. Volunteers from a number of local organizations provide meals, and we at St. Paul are called upon to do so once a month. The responsibility revolves among three teams of approximately 20 volunteer cooks, so each cook provides food once every four months.
Blood Drives	Every day United Blood Services needs 200 pints of blood. To help meet this need, the Social Ministry Committee organizes three blood drives a year. We recruit donors (about 25 at each drive), provide refreshments (home-baked goodies), and help set up and take care of the donors after their donation.
Dismas House	Dismas House is a residential program that integrates ex‑criminal offenders into the community through a family‑oriented approach to housing and education. St. Paul provides financial support as well as volunteers who prepare meals and share them once a month with the residents. Through the Adopted Families Project, St. Paul also provides Christmas gifts for the residents.
Habitat for Humanity (H4H)	Over the past few years, local Lutheran congregations have been working together with Habitat for Humanity to construct a homes for low‑income families. H4H is a Christian organization that aims to provide affordable housing in many locations around the world. The local chapter works with churches, local businesses and other community groups raising money and volunteer effort to provide affordable homes. St. Paul members assist in construction and provide food for workers.
Albuquerque Interfaith	St. Paul is a member congregation of Albuquerque Interfaith, which organizes congregations, schools, and unions around faith-based values. Through individual and house meetings, concerns and issues are identified, researched and acted upon. AI is non-partisan and socially, ethnically, economically and politically diverse.
Mental Health Hospital Las Vegas, NM	St. Paul members bake birthday cakes for hospital residents.
Sewing Group	One day a month, St. Paul members make patch quilts for the Storehouse, for victims of natural disasters and for the Adopted Families Project.
"Let's Read!"	This is an experiment at St. Paul that started in the summer of 2000. Volunteers from the church read with children for an hour a day. The children come from our neighborhood, including Martineztown and the local apartment complexes, as well as our congregation, and Calico Butterfly Preschool. We also provide snacks for children and volunteers.
Bread for the World	Bread For The World is a Christian hunger advocacy group, which (among other things) plans a campaign of letter-writing to encourage members of Congress each year to support legislation aimed at reducing and eliminating hunger, both in the US and throughout the world. During the late spring, or early summer each year (depending on the Congressional schedule), we organize a drive to encourage members of St. Paul to write to their local representatives in support of this campaign.
Evangelism	The Evangelism team promotes the proclamation of the Gospel among church members and, through outreach efforts, to the surrounding neighborhood and community. The team encourages members and new members, in particular, to become active participants in the life of the congregation.
Stewardship	Through various activities, functions, and solicitations, the Stewardship team encourages each member to participate in the life of the congregation and the world through gifts of time, talent, and funds. Examples of the activities and functions include a spring Stewardship Fair, an annual “Brat Bash” in September, a fall financial stewardship drive (most recently using the “Legacy” program materials) and time and talent worksheets.
Social Ministry	Through specific ministries, the Social Ministry team seeks to educate the membership in the needs of the one and the many, to mobilize this congregation’s potential for meeting those needs through individual and corporate action, and to ensure that those needs which cannot be met by a single action will be advocated collectively.
Survivors of Suicide (SOS)	Begun in March 1978 by St. Paul member Richard Schwoebel, Survivors of Suicide is a support group that meets at St. Paul twice a month. See their web site (www.sosabq.org) for more information.