Mercy

The Redeemer Hoboken Diaconate seeks to extend mercy and compassion to the church and the community to the glory of Jesus Christ. The Diaconate lead s, inspires and equips our church to serve and contribute to the needs of others. This is carried out by providing service opportunities and connecting people to ministries that fit their gifts and talents.

The Diaconate also ministers to the needs of people in the church community who are in crisis or going through a difficult time. We work with individuals to provide for basic needs, give Godly counsel and support, and connect people with necessary resources. This ministry is conducted with sensitivity and confidentiality.

If you wish to participate in serving the needs of others, please contact Marcy Gupta at mercy@redeemerhoboken.com. If you are in need of special assistance or counseling, please call the Diaconate Helpline at 877.833.4314 or email mercy@redeemerhoboken.com.

Cook/Deliver Meals to Your Neighbors

Contact: Sara

Sign up to prepare or deliver meals to those in our church body with health issues, such as surgery/ hospital stays, those with newborns, or anyone going through a difficult time.

Counsel Women at First Choice
Women's Resource Center

Contact: Amanda

One time Activities
Baby Bottle Boomering – January
First Choice Banquet - October
Ongoing projects at ministry center

Monthly Activities
Prayer Ministry
Monthly Newsletter
Giving
Food Certificates to local grocery stores

Weekly/ Ongoing Committments
Counseling- requires week long training & in house training (held in November)
Reception- in house training

Help the Homleless at the Hoboken Shelter

Contact: Bennett

Hoboken Shelter at St. John's Lutheran Church (300 Bloomfield St.) 201-656-5069

One time or Monthly Activities
A team of four to six people to prepare and serve dinner at the shelter and to clean up afterwards. Our church is committed to every 4th Friday 6-7:30PM. Individuals or groups can sign up in that time slot or call the shelter directly to "fill in" on an as needed basis.

To become involved with the Integrated Living Program, refer to the shelter's website and contact information.

Volunteer at the Mustard Seed School

Contacts: Jenn, Christine

One time Activities
Mailings: Mustard Seed needs volunteers to stuff envelopes for mailings 3-4 times per year. The general times would be Oct, late Nov, and some time in the spring. The dates could be set and organized in advance.

His Toy Store—December event. We need a lot of help organizing donations and getting the items set up, cleaned, etc… and on the day of the event.

Occasional fieldtrip chaperones: Throughout the year each class (k-8) goes on several fieldtrips, some overnight adventures. If there are not enough parent chaperones that can attend these fieldtrips, volunteers are needed.

Monthly Activities
Volunteer time that you have: There are often odd jobs to be done at MSS. If there are constant or occasional times you are available to help with various jobs, please call to schedule.

Adopt a class at MSS: A HFG could decide to adopt a class at MSS. Some of the things they could do to support the class would include:

-praying for the class
-financially supporting students in the class
-coming to celebrations that the class does
-reading to the class
-helping with projects and workdays in the summer (ie—painting)

Ongoing Committments
Library Assistant: This would involve organizing and processing books each week. It could be done after school hours. This job would be ideal for 1-2 people.

Angel Tree

Contact: Marcy

One time Activities
An outreach of Prison Fellowship, the goal of the Angel Tree program is to provide Christmas gifts to children of prisoners through local churches. Individuals and home fellowship groups are asked to purchase and wrap gifts for a specific child at the prisoners' request. The final delivery of the toys to the children takes place through teams that visit the families in their homes in December.

Aid the Needy in Hoboken through
In Jesus Name Ministry

Contact: Sara, Marcy, April

In Jesus Name at Our Lady of Grace Convent 411 Clinton St. (basement)

One time or Monthly Activities

Contact April Harris for a list of food or other items, such as clothing, to buy that are needed at the pantry.

Donate clothing and/ or household goods to pantry.

Monthly Activities

Go to the pantry and work on special projects at the pantry or preparing donations for distribution.

Volunteer to serve at the pantry during regular business hours each Thursday, Friday Saturday and Sunday 1-3PM.

Temporarily provide food (once a month at the end of each month) to an individual.

Need of the Month - provide/fulfill a one time need for a person with a pressing need.

Buy and deliver birthday presents for elderly people. April will provide names and gift suggestions.

Weekly/ Ongoing Committments
College Advisory Board/ Mentoring program. Join the board or become a mentor to a Hoboken high school student needing assistance with college preparation/ transition.