Volunteers visit the Carver Center in Port Chester, New York regularly, and assist Carver’s clients in shopping for healthy foods. We help our neighbors deal with the issue of food insecurity.
The Oasis Shelter is a haven for men in New Rochelle looking for a safe, warm place to spend the night. Once each month, our volunteers prepare and deliver a hot meal to be served to men and women at the Oasis Shelter.
Volunteers are needed to prepare a simple, yet nutritious, pasta meal that feeds approximately 60 grateful friends at the Oasis Shelter. A list of all the things that are necessary for the meal preparation will be provided. If you buy the ingredients and supplies, Philoptochos will reimburse you. Otherwise, we can make all necessary purchases and bring them to you. You may volunteer to prepare the meal at your home or in the Church kitchen. You may volunteer to deliver the meal or we can do that for you. You may even team up with a friend. There are many ways to volunteer!
Grace’s Kitchen first opened in the early 1970s, when parishioners of Grace Episcopal Church began providing soup and sandwiches to their hungry neighbors in the heart of White Plains. Today, the mission of Grace’s Kitchen remains the same. Once a month our volunteers pick up sandwich supplies from our Church kitchen. They have the option to either make sandwiches in the Church kitchen or at their own home. Sandwiches are prepared on the Wednesday before delivery and are delivered the next day, at 10:30A.M. on Thursday.
Have you ever wanted to learn how to Knit or Crochet? Do you already know how and want to share your enthusiasm?
PLEASE NOTE: Due to the upcoming Church Kitchen renovation project, we won’t be able to cook for HOPE in our Church Kitchen during the months of January, February and March. During those months, we will continue our ministry by purchasing lasagna, as we did during the COVID lockdown. I hope we will be able to return to our newly renovated Church kitchen in April and will start preparing our delicious (and nutritious) chili and corn bread for HOPE once again…stay tuned.
Since 2009, our Soup Run Ministry has been serving individuals who make their homes on the streets and other persons in need. We hope to offer some relief and try to provide the essentials needed for survival. Volunteers pack clothing donations, toiletry kits and sundry items and car pool to the city where food prepared in our Church kitchen and these items are distributed to those in need.
All members of our Holy Trinity community are invited.
The Philoptochos Prison Ministry began in 2023 with our yarn drive, continued into 2024 with our soap drive, and now includes our monthly Saturday Morning Reflections sessions with the women at Taconic State Correctional Facility in Bedford Hills, NY. On the first Saturday of the month, a group of women visits with incarcerated individuals for prayer and meaningful discussions around theme-based quotations from the Bible and other sources. “Inner stillness” and “patience” have been among the topics discussed. The Prison Ministry is a particularly rewarding and special experience where we engage in intimate discussions with women who share their personal stories and who appreciate the visits from the group.