Outreach

in the Community and Abroad

California wildfires

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Here's the link to Lutheran World Relief:

https://lwr.org/blog/2025/california-wildfires-you-can-rush-aid

Link to Lutheran Disaster Response:

https://give.elca.org/page/77859/donate/1

Link to Thrivent matching donation offer to six organizations already onsite and helping

(including Lutheran Disaster Response):

https://thrivent.cotribute.co/community/disaster-response-campaign-hub/detail

MYTH VS. FACT

DEBUNKING COMMON MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT IMMIGRANTS AND REFUGEES IN THE U.S.

Disinformation and hateful rhetoric about immigrants and refugees are everywhere...on social media, in political speeches, on the news, and beyond. Global Refuge knows the truth: immigrants and refugees make the United States a better place. Not only is welcoming newcomers the right thing to do, it's the wise thing to do. Don't believe what you read–get the facts.

For more information, please click HERE.

Lutheran World Relief

Lutheran Disaster Response

You can donate directly at the LDR website

Lutheran Social Services of New York

Check out their website to Learn more and donate https://lssny.org/

DID YOU KNOW ?

Lutheran Social Services of New York provides a myriad of social services, including helping seniors live independently, finding loving families for children, providing safe and affordable supportive housing, teaching students with special needs, maintaining hunger prevention programs, and providing legal and social services for immigrants and refugees. Each year, LSSNY helps more than 25,000 people lead healthier, happier, safer and more successful lives regardless of age, economic status, creed or race.

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)

click here for PBJ Schedule

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!