Outreach
in the Community and Abroad
Lutheran Disaster Response
We are collecting donations for Earthquake in Turkey and Syria
Checks can be written out to church, with LDR or Earthquake in the memo
You can also donate directly at the LDR website - click on "Middle East Crisis"
Hosting Family from Ukraine
thanks to volunteers, Nassau St. House gets an upgrade in time for a Ukrainian family.
September 27, 2022
What a Blessing!
We are finally using our Nassau St. House for its intended purpose: to be lived in.
After 2 months of feverish work, volunteers are just about ready to host a family from the Ukraine. Generous donations of time, talent and treasure have been pouring in from church members, family, friends, other churches and businesses. Pastor Cline has reached out to many in her network of MNYS aquaintances and people are rising to the occasion. We are very excited to be helping a family escaping war in the Ukraine. We hope that they can find peace and solace for themselves and their family. What an amazing opportunity for us at Christ Lutheran Church Islip Terrace to truly do God's work.
Continuous donations needed of:
- grape jelly
- creamy peanut butter
- Xerox boxes (we need 2 boxes per week)
Peanut Butter & Jelly Ministry
Did You Know ... each week our peanut butter and jelly ministry makes between 150 and 170 sandwiches and delivers them to Mercy Soup Kitchen in Wyandanch to fee the hungry on Long Island? To do this, we go through about 17 loaves of bread, 8 jumbo jars of creamy peanut butter, 6 jars of grape jelly, 200 fold-over sandwich bags, and disposable gloves each week! We also use covered Xerox boxes for delivery.
You can help by donating any fo the items above as often as you can. If you would like to volunteer to be part of the "gang", please contact Doreen Andersson at 631-224-1071. It only take 1-2 hours, every 5-6 weeks. With everyone's help, we can be successful!
God's work Our Hands
Each year, church members gather and help clean up the community.
Sept 2022
In Sept 2022 we gathered to clean up around Knapp's lake at Brookwood Hall.
Sept 2023
Groups worked around the church, revitalizing gardens and repaired a much-needed handy-cap ramp.
We were joined by some members of Cub Scout Pack 38!