Service Opportunities

Helping Our Neighbors During the Covid-19 Crisis

Clifton Dinners Clifton is closed to visitors, but we are still able to deliver meals to their front door on our fourth Sunday.  Thirty clients are staying in place so the procedures have changed with volunteers dropping donations and food at the entrance.  Because they are isolated, please think about donating breakfast items, lunch bags, sandwiches and other snacks, and hygiene items like shampoo, soap and deodorant.  They also need toilet paper and sanitizers if you can find any.  Puzzles, games and books are also requested books and games for the residents. Please contact Mike Bearden at michaelrbearden@bellsouth.net if you want to donate.

Monetary donations are very helpful right now too.  https://www.cliftonsanctuary.com/donate

Change for Children

Please keep collecting your Change for Children. You are welcome to hold on to it until we are able to be together again, or you are also welcome to drop off your change on Jeff Jackson’s front porch. Contact Jeff if you have any questions

NET Food Pantry The NET food pantry is still open in the Tucker Rec Center from 11:00 am -2:00 pm M/W/F.

NETWorks needs volunteers, to help bag food, if you are able to help, please click here for more information and to sign up. If you would like to donate, please click here to donate funds, or visit their Amazon Wish List.

Presbyterian Disaster Relief

Did you know that Presbyterian Disaster Assistance responds to more than just tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes, fires and floods? They also respond to human-caused disasters. Within hours of the April 30^th shooting on the UNC Charlotte campus PDA was already connected with the presbytery and the UKirk (Presbyterian campus ministry) staff to offer support with crisis counselors and other resources. When you are not sure what to do besides offering thoughts and prayers, supporting PDA is a way to do more. Click here to contribute directly to their efforts. To send a check, please designate where you want your gift to go on the memo line and mail to:

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.)

P.O. Box 643700

Pittsburgh, PA 15264-3700

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NETWorks Cooperative Ministry

NetWorks in Tucker has opened their food pantry additional days. Click here for more information or to sign up to volunteer.

Clifton Sanctuary Ministries

Community Mission Opportunity Remember to support our community mission, Clifton Sanctuary Ministries, by preparing and serving meals for 30 guests (residents) on the fourth Sunday of each month.  To sign-up to serve click here, or contact Mike Bearden 404-660-8234. Details are posted on the sign-up website.

N.E.T. Food Pantry

The N.E.T. Food Pantry operates out of  Room 15 in the Tucker City Rec Center. It has been in operation for more than 35 years, and is staffed by volunteers from twelve area churches. St. Andrews provides volunteers for one month, every ten months. The pantry is open MWF from 10:30 am-2:00 pm.

The emergency food provided by N.E.T. for families is available to families in need up to three times per calendar year. The food provided is approved by a dietitian, and most of the food is donated by members of the participating churches.

St. Andrews provides powdered milk, and oatmeal/grits. Donations of these items are welcome year-round. There is a collection bin in the Narthex, and our congregation also provides money towards the purchase of bread and margarine.

In Response to Disasters:

Presbyterian Disaster Assistance For those who wish to support the PDA’s emergency response and recovery efforts, gifts can be designated to DR000169-Harvey.   If you prefer to mail a check, you may send it to:

Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) PO Box 643700Pittsburgh, PA, 15264-3700

You may also call Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. (EST), at 1-800-872-3283 and donate by phone. For updates, please go to pda.pcusa.org.

Please join us in praying for courage for those who are suffering; wisdom and diligence among agencies and individuals assessing damage and directing relief efforts; and for generosity to flow as powerfully as rivers and streams, as we respond to the deep human needs left in the wake of the storm.