OUTREACH PROGRAMS
We encourage everyone at St Augustine’s to be involved with at least one of our Outreach ministries.
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These are ministries that a parish member leads, coordinated through our Outreach Committee. Several of our key ministries are partnerships with organizations. Some of them we support financially, while others call for volunteer time, or activities such as donation drives of canned goods or school supplies. Our goal is that our Outreach lets us “Love our neighbors as ourselves,” and that we grow in our own faith and relationship with God and neighbor by participating in programs that make a difference. Here are some of the programs we’re involved with: COPE, the Christian Outreach Program of Elkhorn COPE is one of our major partners. They coordinate a food pantry, clothing donations, and several other services through a staff of several social workers and an executive director. About a dozen churches in Elkhorn participate in supporting the work of COPE to provide and connect resources in Western Douglas County, and we frequently invite our members to be a part of their projects, often through donation drives. Each year, we have at least one member serve on COPE’s board. Creighton Native American Student Outreach Partnership We partner with Creighton’s Office of Multicultural Student Affairs to help support Native American students working towards their degrees. Many of these young people don’t have significant support from home, and we participate in tutoring, a textbook fund, some fellowship nights with food and board games, and other connections. Heartland Equine Therapeutic Riding Academy (HETRA) HETRA works with groups including special needs youth, veterans, and rehabilitation services to work towards physical goals in a friendly environment. Riding involves core strength and balance, along with other work that HETRA assists with. Our St Augustine’s partnership with HETRA includes a joint fundraising effort through the Skyline Ranch Run 5k race each fall, along with other special events. Refugee Ministry In 2016, our parish committed to help a refugee family of a young mother and two boys resettle in Omaha, and we worked with Lutheran Family Services to identify the family of one of the translators who had served with US Armed Forces in Afghanistan. In 2022, the mother became a US citizen! We are currently discerning the possibility of sponsoring a new family as refugee services continue to be a global need. |
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Downtown Episcopal Outreach (DEO)
As a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, St Augustine’s has opportunities in greater Omaha. The Downtown Episcopal Outreach program offers free meals each Wednesday through volunteer chefs at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. We also contribute funds and food drive supplies to the Dean Fricke Food Pantry, located at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, in order to help in the greater Omaha area.
Friends of Tamar
The Friends of Tamar program is another diocesan ministry that we support. The Friends of Tamar program offers relief and support to women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Initial efforts have included packing parties to create bags of several days’ supplies for those who are unable to return to an unsafe home situation, and letters of support.
Magdalene House
Magdalene Omaha/Thistle Lights is a powerful two-year residential recovery and economic empowerment program for women who survived sex trafficking, addiction, and abuse. Their program offers long-term housing, access to key services, and job training—all for free. We support this work financially, and by partnering with the Magdalene program throughout the year for projects and fun events.
Read Me A Story (RMAS)
RMAS is a prison ministry that brings children’s books to incarcerated people so they can read a bedtime story to their child or grandchild. The inmate chooses a book for the child and is recorded reading the book. The book and the recording are then sent to the child. Prayers are said for the reader, the children and their family. This program promotes reading, family ties and hope for a better future for the incarcerated person and their family. Please contact Deacon Rebecca for more information, or to find out how you can help!
Special Funds
As part of our general commitment to supporting Christian Outreach, we contribute to several funds that are able to make a dollar go farther than we are locally. These include the Episcopal Relief and Development program that offers national and international aid in response to both crises and development goals, the United Thank Offering that gathers contributions given in gratitude and uses them to fund outreach initiatives, and a Theological Education Fund that supports the training of new priests, deacons, and lay members of the parish, including some of those in our Education for Ministry program.
As a church of the Episcopal Diocese of Nebraska, St Augustine’s has opportunities in greater Omaha. The Downtown Episcopal Outreach program offers free meals each Wednesday through volunteer chefs at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral. We also contribute funds and food drive supplies to the Dean Fricke Food Pantry, located at Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, in order to help in the greater Omaha area.
Friends of Tamar
The Friends of Tamar program is another diocesan ministry that we support. The Friends of Tamar program offers relief and support to women who have experienced domestic or sexual violence. Initial efforts have included packing parties to create bags of several days’ supplies for those who are unable to return to an unsafe home situation, and letters of support.
Magdalene House
Magdalene Omaha/Thistle Lights is a powerful two-year residential recovery and economic empowerment program for women who survived sex trafficking, addiction, and abuse. Their program offers long-term housing, access to key services, and job training—all for free. We support this work financially, and by partnering with the Magdalene program throughout the year for projects and fun events.
Read Me A Story (RMAS)
RMAS is a prison ministry that brings children’s books to incarcerated people so they can read a bedtime story to their child or grandchild. The inmate chooses a book for the child and is recorded reading the book. The book and the recording are then sent to the child. Prayers are said for the reader, the children and their family. This program promotes reading, family ties and hope for a better future for the incarcerated person and their family. Please contact Deacon Rebecca for more information, or to find out how you can help!
Special Funds
As part of our general commitment to supporting Christian Outreach, we contribute to several funds that are able to make a dollar go farther than we are locally. These include the Episcopal Relief and Development program that offers national and international aid in response to both crises and development goals, the United Thank Offering that gathers contributions given in gratitude and uses them to fund outreach initiatives, and a Theological Education Fund that supports the training of new priests, deacons, and lay members of the parish, including some of those in our Education for Ministry program.
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