A St. Peter Christmas tradition!  Choose an “Angel” from our tree and help make Christmas brighter for a child in need.

Suggested gift choices include, clothing, toy, books, gift card. All Gifts should be individually wrapped and enclosed in a sturdy plastic bag with your angel tag securely attached.

CCWTN serves people regardless of religious beliefs, socio-economic status or ethnic background. Catholic Charities is not just for the Catholic community, it is from the Catholic community.

OPERATION: Bare Necessities
CCWTN is partnering with the Order of Malta to support St. Mary’s Clothes Closet Ministry. Having long operated a Soup Kitchen in our community, St. Mary’s is expanding its outreach to some of our most vulnerable neighbors and has a growing need for clothing and personal care basics.

• Men’s Underwear (M, L, XL & XXL)
• Heavy Socks
• T Shirts (M, L, XL & XXL)
• Sweatshirts (Hoodies) (M, L, XL & XXL)
• Jackets (M, L, XL & XXL)
• Gloves
• Shoes (Larger Men’s Sizes 10+)
• Personal Hygiene Items (Sample Size: Shampoos, Soaps, Body Lotion, Toothpast and Toothbrushes etc.)

BRING YOUR ITEMS TO THE GATHERING AREA OFF THE COURTYARD!

Offered at Calvary Episcopal Church—Volunteers Welcome!

The primary mission of the Community Breakfast is best stated in Matthew 25:35. “For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you invited me in.” Every Sunday volunteers provide a welcoming blessing, a wholesome breakfast, and needed clothing and toiletries to between 150-200 hungry guests from our downtown community.Interested persons can volunteer on Saturdays or Sundays or both. Saturday volunteers lay out trays of bacon and break 30 dozen eggs. Saturday volunteers generally work for several hours on one or possibly two Saturday mornings a month. Sunday kitchen volunteers make homemade biscuits, scramble eggs, cook bacon, pour glasses of milk and juice, prepare and serve coffee, and wash pots and pans. Other volunteers welcome our guests, pass out tickets, and offer a friendly face and encouraging word. After breakfast is served, volunteers hand out toiletries and gently worn clothing contributed by our parishioners to our guests, many of whom are homeless.

Soup Sunday is one of the primary ways that the Community Breakfast is funded. Once a month, Soup Sunday volunteers prepare delicious and nutritious soup which is then sold to Calvary parishioners and certain other downtown church members to provide income to help cover the cost of the Community Breakfast. At St. Peter Church, Soup Sunday is usually on the 2^ndSunday of the month.

The cost of food and supplies for the Community Breakfast is approximately $500 each week so we are always in need of and welcome contributions. All of the labor for the breakfast is provided by volunteers from Calvary, St. Williams Catholic Church, Brighton Baptist Church, Southern College of Optometry, and other folks we have recruited. We love volunteers and anyone is welcome to come and help. Contact Mary Nease at [email protected] or Christine Todd at [email protected] .

Outreach - Community Grants

The Dominican Friars Outreach Fund makes grants available to qualified non-profit organizations.

“We must sow the seed, not hoard it. ...” St. Dominic

For the current funding cycle, organizations may apply for at least $1,000 and no more than $7,500 for one year of general program support.  Applications will be categorized and ranked according to four areas, which are the pillars of the Dominican Community: 

• Prayer: Promote communities of prayer 

• Study: Educate the Poor in underserved areas and aid immigrants in community assimilation 

• Community: Feed/Clothe/Shelter the Needy - Care for the Sick and Aged and other critical community needs 

• Preaching: Promote organizations that promote preaching on behalf of the poor, homeless, and marginalized.

Applications may be downloaded from this link: 

• Dominican Friars Outreach Fund Outreach Grant Application. 
• Dominican Grant Purpose and Instructions

Applications must be submitted by email to: [email protected] no later than April 30.

The Outreach Committee will not accept paper applications sent by U.S.Postal Service or hand delivered to the Fund.

FirstWorks is an academic-based, after school program serving ”at risk” children and youth from zip codes surrounding Highland Heights United Methodist Church at the corner of Summer and Highland.

Before study time begins, “Kitchen Angels,” prepare and serve a nutritious meal to the students and their volunteer tutors. Tutors, some of them Memphis City School Teachers, provide guidance, discipline, and assistance with homework assignments and school projects.

The Hospitality HUB is a hospitality and resource center for homeless persons in downtown Memphis whose mission is to connect individuals with the resources they need to begin their journey out of homelessness.

Donations of individually packaged snacks are offered to Hub clients each day. Small toiletry items are needed to fill hygiene kits for clients. Bring your donated items to our Gathering Area basket near the glass doors to the courtyard.

To learn about more ways to serve the homeless in downtown Memphis, visit www.hospitalityhub.org

Supporting children and shut-ins through the Memphis Police Dept.,  St. Peter parishioner, Mrs. Carrie Robinson creates gift baskets with donated NEW stuffed animals of all sizes, baskets and ribbon.

Place your donated items in our Gathering Area basket near the glass doors to the courtyard.

St. Peter’s parish supplies sandwiches weekly to First Presbyterian’s Soup Kitchen that serves the homeless in downtown Memphis. To join this vital ministry, email Annette Askew at [email protected].

Choose to make a month-to- month commitment or make sandwiches as your schedule allows. Click here for more details and instructions for making sandwiches.

Volunteer Odyssey
Volunteer Odyssey is a whirlwind volunteering / blogging tour of Memphis area non-profits specifically designed for those between jobs and searching for their next great opportunity. In one week, each participant covers seven non-profits. Intrigued? Learn more.