DuPage PADS (Public Action to Deliver Shelter)
Once each month St. Paul members staff the local overnight shelter held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Wheaton. Volunteers prepare and serve an evening meal, morning breakfast and sack lunches for guests to take when they leave the shelter. We also set up the sleeping accommodations and provide staffing for the overnight hours. Interested in helping? Contact Pat Noeske or Ron Diener who coordinate our PADS volunteers.
Once each month St. Paul members staff the local overnight shelter held at Holy Trinity Episcopal Church in downtown Wheaton. Volunteers prepare and serve an evening meal, morning breakfast and sack lunches for guests to take when they leave the shelter. We also set up the sleeping accommodations and provide staffing for the overnight hours. Interested in helping? Contact Pat Noeske or Ron Diener who coordinate our PADS volunteers.
ESSE (Ecumenical Support Services for the Elderly)
Each Monday through Friday we offer our building’s lower level so that ESSE can provide a safe, nurturing environment for older adults to participate in cognitive and physical activities throughout the day while caregivers receive the much needed respite they deserve. Each Thursday Pastor Jared offers an informal worship experience for the program participants. Volunteers to lead or share in activities with the ESSE guests always are welcome. Contact Anna Olson, St. Paul member who sits on the ESSE Board with questions.
Each Monday through Friday we offer our building’s lower level so that ESSE can provide a safe, nurturing environment for older adults to participate in cognitive and physical activities throughout the day while caregivers receive the much needed respite they deserve. Each Thursday Pastor Jared offers an informal worship experience for the program participants. Volunteers to lead or share in activities with the ESSE guests always are welcome. Contact Anna Olson, St. Paul member who sits on the ESSE Board with questions.
NORTHERN ILLINOIS FOOD BANK
Volunteering for this organization is an opportunity to help feed our local neighbors. This important agency gathers and distributes items to stock the shelves of food pantries throughout our geographical area. St. Paul volunteers are encouraged participate throughout the year for this vital work. Contact Julie Yurko, member of St. Paul and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank, for more information.
Volunteering for this organization is an opportunity to help feed our local neighbors. This important agency gathers and distributes items to stock the shelves of food pantries throughout our geographical area. St. Paul volunteers are encouraged participate throughout the year for this vital work. Contact Julie Yurko, member of St. Paul and CEO of Northern Illinois Food Bank, for more information.
PRC (Peoples Resource Center)
St. Paul has been an active partner with PRC since its founding in 1975 and St. Paul members continuously have sat on the PRC board. We share the lower level of our building with ministries provided by both PRC staff and St. Paul volunteers. In addition to providing space for important ESL classes, we also host PRC Computer Lab Classes at St. Paul. These classes, held on Saturday mornings, as well as Monday and Tuesday evenings, include basic computer, a rigorous 12-week Microsoft certification course, and GED preparation classes. These classes are life-changing for all involved. In the summertime we also partner with PRC for a vegetable garden to provide produce for their food pantry. Each week St. Paul members donate non-perishable food items that are delivered to the food pantry weekly. Contact Kim Hollahan who sits on the PRC Board and can help you navigate how to volunteer to assist with classes, the food pantry or many other areas of support needed.
St. Paul has been an active partner with PRC since its founding in 1975 and St. Paul members continuously have sat on the PRC board. We share the lower level of our building with ministries provided by both PRC staff and St. Paul volunteers. In addition to providing space for important ESL classes, we also host PRC Computer Lab Classes at St. Paul. These classes, held on Saturday mornings, as well as Monday and Tuesday evenings, include basic computer, a rigorous 12-week Microsoft certification course, and GED preparation classes. These classes are life-changing for all involved. In the summertime we also partner with PRC for a vegetable garden to provide produce for their food pantry. Each week St. Paul members donate non-perishable food items that are delivered to the food pantry weekly. Contact Kim Hollahan who sits on the PRC Board and can help you navigate how to volunteer to assist with classes, the food pantry or many other areas of support needed.
PFLAG DuPage
PFLAG has met without fail at St Paul Lutheran Church every third Sunday since 2004 until March of 2020, when the global Covid-19 pandemic. The chapter has always been dedicated to providing compassionate support, quality educational programs, and strong advocacy for equal rights.
PFLAG has met without fail at St Paul Lutheran Church every third Sunday since 2004 until March of 2020, when the global Covid-19 pandemic. The chapter has always been dedicated to providing compassionate support, quality educational programs, and strong advocacy for equal rights.
VERSITI BLOOD CENTER
St. Paul hosted a very well attended blood drive in early March of 2020. We hope to partner again with our friends from Versiti (formerly Heartland Blood Alliance) on a regular, multiple times a year basis once we have emerged from COVID-19 restrictions. Until that time, individuals can donate blood at the local Versiti blood donation center in Winfield. Check their website for more information.
St. Paul hosted a very well attended blood drive in early March of 2020. We hope to partner again with our friends from Versiti (formerly Heartland Blood Alliance) on a regular, multiple times a year basis once we have emerged from COVID-19 restrictions. Until that time, individuals can donate blood at the local Versiti blood donation center in Winfield. Check their website for more information.