Shelter Visits & Cooking Ministries

Sanctuary House women’s shelter and Francis Center men’s shelter are visited monthly, taking a hot meal and fellowship. St. Josephs House of Hospitality is a shelter we visit on Mondays during the winter months, and small groups from the church choose a Monday to prepare and serve a meal. Help prepare food for delivery by teams going to the city shelters and tutoring program.

Learning Links

This is a weekly tutoring program at the Pines of Perinton. Find additional information at this link.

Gleaning

“And when you reap the harvest…leave the gleanings for those in need”.  Leviticus 19:9-10

Every fall since 2015 a group of volunteers have been going to Bejo Seed Farm, outside of Geneva, on Saturday mornings, to collect fresh produce that gets distributed to outlets throughout our area where it is made available to people who otherwise might not have access to free, fresh produce.

Our group goes out every Saturday mornings from 9am until around Noon, weather permitting, from the start of September until mid-November.   Volunteers of any age, who are willing to spend 2-3 hours on a Saturday morning digging vegetables out of the ground or picking them off vines, are welcome to join us.  

Many of the people in our group have connected with a local outlet for the produce (a church, shelter, soup kitchen, or food pantry that they are collecting for) and act as that organization’s representative.   Many others come out just to help collect.

If you would like to be part of this awesome group of amazing, hard-working, dedicated gleaners who were a blessing to so many people in our area who are food-insecure, please contact Mark Renfro at 585-721-2513, or [email protected].

United Methodist Men

UMM is a group of men that are devoted to serving God, our church, its members, our local community, and our world.

For spiritual programming, our group offers regular small group meetings, as well as periodic retreats.  These retreats are theme-based with a facilitator and music.  Our small group meets on Monday evenings and discusses topical books, articles, movies, YouTube videos, etc.  This group has met for 15 years and is open to all men.

We are supportive of our church, its staff, and congregation, both financially and by giving our time to events such as picnics, family-fun nights, Shrove Tuesday dinners, pancake breakfasts, etc.  In addition to providing meals at church gatherings, we provide fellowship opportunities such as multi-generational game nights and Euchre tournaments.

Lastly, we support special projects financially, whether it’s purchasing special items for the church, donating to church programs, or donating to local or global charities.  For example, for many years we have supported a scholarship enabling a student to attend high school in Kenya.  These donations are enabled by our periodic fund-raising events, such as dinners and breakfasts, which also provide opportunities for congregational fellowship. 

Feel free to contact Dave Dupont at 585-425-4079 for more information or if you have questions regarding this ministry.  Come join us for fun, food, and fellowship and in service to others!