At the Congregational Church of Weston we have a long tradition of living out our faith by helping and supporting our neighbors in need, locally, nationally and internationally. Known among many as the small church with the big heart, we aim to support some organizations through long-term partnerships and, at the same time, to be responsive to particular or emergency needs that arise.
Feed My Sheep is BACK!
Feed My Sheep is the name of our food collection drive that runs from September through to Thanksgiving. Our donations will go to the Weston Council on Aging, and the list of what to bring corresponds to what they actually need, please see below. We will, of course, not turn away any donated item! The thought behind providing a list is that having a list of what to bring each week simplifies your shopping, and having bags of the same item makes shelving easier in the COA closet.
So, starting TODAY (September 17th) and each week thereafter until November 12th, bring as much of the week’s item as you feel moved to donate. It will all be taken over to the COA during the week.
Do note that there are items the Pantry really does NOT need, either because they have too much of it already, or because people just aren’t choosing those items.
Weston is home to wealthy people, no doubt, but there are families here whose finances have been stretched to the breaking point, The COA food pantry is where they can turn. With little effort we can help, taking literally Jesus’ words to Peter, “Feed my Sheep.”
Click the button below to find download a list you can put up on your refrigerator!
Resettle Together
Community Sponsorship of a Refugee Family
A group from CCW and WVC are embarking on a program to provide support to a newly-arrived refugee family. Community Sponsorship is a program run by the International Institute of New England (IINE), a non-profit group which has been working with refugees for over 100 years. We are currently a group of 6 and will begin our training in September, after which we will be matched with a family. This is a wonderful opportunity to do something practical for just a few of our newest neighbors and we would love to have others join us in this adventure. If you want to know more, please click here to download more information about the specifics. If you have further questions or think you might be interested in joining us, we would love to hear from you! Please email Jessica Schendel or call her at 508-397-3610.
Individual Responsibility
At CCW we take seriously the call of Christians to care for our neighbors near and far and, beyond the church’s outreach efforts, we are encouraged to find our own individual ways to serve. How seriously we take this responsibility can be seen by the fact that, at the last accounting, members were giving time or money to over 90 different organizations! We invite all to join us in our efforts to serve.
Hands-on at CCW
Partnerships with local groups for hands-on service include 30+ years of providing and serving food at the Bristol Lodge soup kitchen in Waltham. We volunteer with Habitat for Humanity on their building sites. We also work in Waltham with WATCH Community Development Corporation. Overseas, two of our members are working with a university in rural Uganda to train local science teachers.
Financial Support at CCW
CCW has a tradition of providing generous financial support to non-profit organizations working respectively on health, housing, education and the environment. Local groups we support include METCO, national groups include One Great Hour of Sharing and Habitat for Humanity and international groups include the SEED Institute in Uganda, Syrian American Medical Services and Kids for Peace Global. For in-kind gifts, we have, for 40 years, given gifts at Christmas time to City Mission Society in Boston, of household goods, toys and coats. We also organize an annual food drive, called Feed My Sheep, for the Weston Food Pantry.
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