Hypothermia Shelter 2024
As part of "Being SJLC" (Serving Jesus—Living in Community) during this Epiphany Season, St. John's is again Living Out Our Faith by helping with the Hypothermia Shelter to be held at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Springfield, the week of January 28th. The Hypothermia Shelter system in Fairfax County (assisted by the non-profit organization FACETS), provides a safe place in churches for homeless adults to sleep in warmth overnight and receive meals to cover each day during the winter months.
This year, St. John's will be providing meals and volunteers for two days of the shelter operations starting with dinner on Wednesday, January 31st and finishing with lunch for Friday, February 2nd. We need volunteers to cook specific meals and items. In addition, we will be interacting with the shelter guests which is a huge part of this ministry and so we really need folks to come to the shelter to finalize and serve meals, have social/fellowship time with guests, oversee their needs overnight, and to provide breakfast and pass out lunch bags.
A big THANK YOU to all who have signed up to meet these needs! As of this past Sunday, all food needs are met as well as some of the onsite opportunities.
We still need more folks to help prep and serve dinner both nights as well as people to spend time with guests during the social/activity time both evenings.
Finally, we need two adults to do the overnight shift starting Thursday, Feb 1. Please note, teens 16+ can be part of a kitchen/serving team on-site if a parent is with them.
Sign-up sheets with more info, dates, and times for all opportunities to assist/donate are located in the Church Narthex OR you can click in the box below to sign up on Church Community Builder (CCB).
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