As disciples of Christ we are called to contribute our gifts and resources in our community.
Chalmers Community Service Centre (CCSC) provides food, clothing and household items at two different locations in Guelph, Chalmers Downtown and Chalmers West. Knox supports them in this service by collecting food donations monthly.
Chalmers Vision: A world without poverty, where communities are flourishing with dignity, equality and food security for all.
Thank you to all who continue to generously give to this program.
Each month Chalmers advises Knox about the item(s) that they would like us to collect.
To learn more about Chalmers Community Services Centre (CCSC), please visit their website.
The Mission and Outreach Committee is encouraging the congregation to give the item of each month on the 3rd Sunday.
The photo above is the response for July.
Between April and October of this year, Knox has donated 919.7 lbs of food to Chalmers!
Food Donation Item of the Month Below:
Many people have been asking what can be donated. If you can donate any of these items, it would be appreciated.
July - High fibre cereal or instant oatmeal, peanut butter
August - Canned tomatoes or pasta sauce, peanut butter
September - Kidney beans or baked beans, peanut butter
October - Pasta or brown rice, peanut butter
November - Canned meat (tuna, salmon, chicken), peanut butter
December - Canned vegetables, peanut butter
Please note: We are also always in need of skim milk powder and toilet paper
For NON-GUESTS: Financial donations are also appreciated.
Please consider donating by clicking the Chalmers website above.
Chalmers thanks their Church Partners for their ongoing support.
As followers of Jesus, our goal is to assist in caring for people in our local community who are facing poverty issues. Knox, along with some other churches in Guelph joined together to form Churches’ OutREach Guelph (CORE) Emergency Assistance. Currently there are 16 churches participating providing a wide range of services and assistance.
Knox provides Prescriptions (non-narcotic) on an emergency basis. Assistance is available at the Church Office on Monday to Friday 9 am to 1 pm. Knox also contributes to the Chalmers Community Services Food Shelf.
For other services available in Guelph, ask at the office for the CORE Emergency Assistance brochure or Click Here
Royal City Christian Life Centre at 50 Quebec St. provides up to 600 meals, and a variety of programs at no charge each week. This provides a safe and loving environment for anyone who is in need. Knox Church contributes financially to this important service that helps to build community in Guelph through our annual donation from the Endowment Fund and a certain percentage from our Lenten offering.
Meals are: Monday – Thursday at 7 pm
Friday – 1 pm
Saturday 6 pm
Rev. Kevin Coghill, Pastor
Robyn Ferrier, Fundraising
The word means "time" in the sense of the opportune time, the right time, or the fullness of time.
In KAIROS thirteen Canadian churches,including The Presbyterian Church in Canada, work together to promote social justice- that is, fairness for all peoples.
KAIROS Guelph promotes and attends events to educate ourselves about social justice issues. We heard women from Grassy Narrows Reserve speak about their hopes for the lives of their grandchildren; we heard Marty Molengraff and members of Duff's Prespyterian Church tell about how they are becoming engaged with the people of a northern reserve; we participated in a weekend seminar on Spirituality and Native Wisdom.
We care about all Creation- the water, the air, the earth matter to us.
If you have a heart for social justice work, come on out!
Joy Killen
2018 GUELPH-WELLINGTON POINT-IN-TIME COUNT RE HOMELESSNESS IN GUELPH
In April, our community supported a Point-in-Time Count. This enumeration of families and individuals experiencing homelessness includes those living unsheltered, temporarily sheltered (i.e. couch surfing), emergency sheltered, and in unknown locations. The count was conducted over a three-day period in Guelph and over a seven-day period in Wellington County.
We are pleased to share with you the results of the count, including information on specific sub-populations. The information is meant to provide a snapshot of homelessness in our community at a specific point-in-time and should be used to inform service provision, resource allocation, and target setting toward ending homelessness.
Read the full report here: 2018 Guelph-Wellington Point-in-Time Count
http://www.gwpoverty.ca/wp-content/uploads/2018/04/Everyone-Counts-2018-Point-in-Time-Count.pdf
During the Advent and Christmas seasons, please consider Giving A Gift of Change through Presbyterian World Service and Development.
Our "Giving Tree" will be on the platform for you to decorate with your donation beginning on Sunday, November 26.
Please click on the link below for the online link to the Gifts of Change catalogue and the direct link for you to donate to the Knox project.