Statement of Purpose: In response to God's love and generosity, the Outreach Committee keeps the needs and injustices in the world before the people of St. John's and encourages their response in specific ways locally, nationally, and internationally.

We have supported or shared information about the following organizations:

Aboriginal Neighbours: http://members.shaw.ca/aboriginalneighbours/

Africa Community Technical Service (A.C.T.S.): www.acts.ca

Camp Columbia: www.campcolumbia.com

Christian Actions Reflecting The Spirit:(C.A.R.T.S.): Scarves are knitted by parishioners at St. John's and Sylvan United and sent at Thanksgiving.

Clements Society: http://www.cvacl.org

Cobble Hill, Mill Bay, Shawnigan Lake (C.M.S.) Food Bank:
http://www.cowichangreencommunity.org/food_security/cowichan_valley_sources_of_free_food.html

Community Kitchens: http://www.communitykitchens.ca/main/

Compassionate Warehouse: www.crwarehouse.ca/

Council of the North: http://www.anglican.ca/about/committees/cn/index.htm

El Hogar: www.elhogar.org/

Global Initiative Fair Trade Store (G.I.F.T.S.): http://cowichanstationchurch.ca/gifts.html

Kimingoro Clinic, Kenya: Raise funds to pay the nurse's salary for one year and for essential medical supplies.

Lake Bay Hill Auxiliary:
a volunteer organization started in 1972 to help patients and residents at Cowichan District Hospital and Cairnsmore Place Extended Care. Help is also given at community blood donor and mammography clinics.

 Maurice: Support Maurice in setting up in business to support his siblings through his electronics shop.

Outreach Notice Board: on the end wall of the hall is invaluable for providing information to the parish.

Mustard Seed: www.mustardseed.ca/Foodbank.html
 
Nepal Education Fund: www.nepaleducationfund.blogspot.com
 
Nanaimo Correctional Centre:  http://www.pssg.gov.bc.ca/corrections/centres/medium/location/nanaimo.htm
 
Our Place: www.ourplacesociety.com/

Primate's World Relief And Development Fund (P.W.R.D.F.): http://www.pwrdf.org

Precious Jewels Ministry: www.preciousjewels.org/

Salvation Army Christmas Bells: http://www.salvationarmy.ca/tag/christmas/

Sorrento: www.sorrento-centre.bc.ca/.

Threshold Housing: www.nwnet.org/~threshold/
 
and we have one member from Sylvan United Church: www.sylvanunited.ca/

The Outreach Committee meets the second Monday of the month 9.30 a.m. in the Pastoral Centre.

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