Please join us for fellowship and cooking.

Job: Prepare and package care meals for our members who have been recently hospitalized, have just had a baby, or are recovering from surgery, etc.

Commitment: Saturday, July 27, 10:00 a.m. until noon; instructions, food, and materials will be provided.

Compensation: Fellowship; get to know others in the church while serving.

Skills Needed: No previous cooking skills required.

Help us show our members what it means to be part of a caring church family.

We need a new team leader for memorial service receptions following funerals. This person notifies the team of experienced volunteers, orders the cookies, and oversees the reception in Memorial Parlor. Training provided.

Please contact Jan Baumann with questions or to volunteer.

Please help us feed those in need at a neighborhood church in Overbrook. Volunteer to serve food at the buffet line on Sunday, August 25, 3:00 p.m. until approximately 5:30 p.m. Transportation proved from the church’s north parking lot.

Work together with other Westminster volunteers at Fairhaven United Methodist Church, 2415 Saw Mill Run Boulevard, Pittsburgh 15234.

Read more about Living Stones.

Jesus said to them, ‘They need not go away; you give them something to eat.’ Matthew 14:16

Many children rely on school breakfast and lunch as their only meals of the day. When school is out for the summer, we can help fill the void.

Job: Provide food for children in need. Our goal is to give food insecure children one take home bag every week for eight weeks in June, July, and August.

Commitment: Food donations are welcome throughout the summer. Donations can be brought to worship or dropped off at the church during the week between 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. (noon on Fridays). You may also shop our Amazon Wishlist.

• Tuna, individual serving foil packages (no cans)
• Single serving macaroni and cheese

Skills Needed: Joy in giving.

HELP ASSEMBLE FOOD TO GO BAGS

Job: Assemble Food to Go bags in Room 274.

Commitment: Sunday, July 14, following the 8:30 a.m. worship service; no more than 30 minutes

Skills Needed: Joy in giving; all ages welcome.

“Not all of us can do great things. But we can do small things with great love.” Mother Theresa

Support Bags for Those Experiencing Homelessness

Have you ever come across a homeless individual in need and not had any way to help?

QuicKits are bags, designed by the youth of Westminster, filled with essential items like deoderant, water, a toothbrush, and more, put together in a reusable bag.

Fully assembled kits are available to you in the Narthex. Take one to keep in your car to hand out when you cross paths with someone in need. We hope to keep the project running so we also ask that you consider replenishing the bin with fully completed kits for others to pass out.

More information on the project and what is included in the bags can be found in our YouTube video below.

QuicKits Update January 25:
• 100 additional QuicKits - Thank you to the volunteers who stayed after worship last Sunday to put together 100 QuicKits to replenish our supply.
• 400 QuicKits already distributed - To date you have distributed 400 QuicKits in our community.
• Share your experience - If you have given a QuicKits to someone in need, please tell me about your experience, one sentence or more. I would like to capture and share our QuicKit stories with one another.
• What are they? QuicKits are reusable, drawstring, waterproof bags filled with personal hygiene items, socks, hand warmers (this time of year), and a granola bar. When you encounter someone experiencing homelessness or in need as you navigate your day, a QuicKit can be a way to respond to a request for help. The next time you are at church, you can grab a couple of bags to keep in your car when the opportunity presents itself to reach out.