“But if anyone has the world’s goods and sees his brother in need, yet closes his heart against him, how does God’s love abide in him? Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth.” 1 John 3:17-18 (ESV)

Neighborhood Outreach Weekly Check-in

Join us for a weekly call on Monday from 8-9pm to share ministry updates, discuss topics to better equip us for the work of service, and pray. Contact Nam Hee (namhee@citylifeboston.org) to join the calls.

4/6/20 Topic for Discussion:
Loving Health Care Workers and Others in Our Immediate Communities

Hygiene Pack Drive for L Street Mission

Join the Citylife community as we try to embody the good news of Easter by supporting the ministry of our friends at L Street Mission.

L Street Mission is a volunteer-run ministry for the homeless in Brockton. Their volunteers are standing in the gap left by the diminishing resources of shelters and other service providers. In purchasing, assembling, (disinfecting,) and delivering hygiene packs to L Street, we hope to lighten a bit of their load.

How to participate:

Purchase and assemble hygiene packs on your own, or join the virtual packaging party on Sat. 4/11/20 @7-9pm. Contact Daniel for more details on the packaging party.
The children and youth ministries will host their own virtual packaging party on Sat. 4/18/20 @ 10am. Contact Tim for more information.
Take a selfie with your hygiene packs and email to Nam Hee.
Nam Hee will reply with instructions on dropping off your hygiene packs or having them picked up from you.

What you will need:

Each hygiene pack contains the following:

1 roll of toilet paper
1 pair of new socks
1 travel-sized pack of wet wipes
1 razor
1 bar of soap.

We have put together online shopping lists for your convenience, but they are not prescriptive. Contact Nam Hee with any questions, or ask your questions at our weekly check-in on Mondays. As always, find more service opportunities with the Neighborhood Outreach ministry on its website.

More Hygiene Pack Details and FAQs

How can Citylife help you love our neighbors?

The Neighborhood Outreach mission is to:

Execute on Citylife’s commitment to inculcating Gospel love for the needy and suffering, as an essential attribute of an authentic Christian faith
Raise awareness and provide education around issues like homelessness, the foster care system, educational justice, and the exploitation of women, to move hearts and inspire action
Establish and maintain service partnerships with vetted service providers; offer service opportunities and coordinate (and recruit) volunteers
Connect like-minded congregants for mutual support and more effective outcomes; help create and support lay person-led ministries and partnerships

For more information on areas of ministry, service partners, volunteer opportunities, and upcoming trainings and events, please visit our Neighborhood Outreach Google site.

Calendar: Trainings and Service Opportnities

Our Service Partners

Mercy Helpline

The Citylife Mercy Helpline is for church members and attendees to request practical and financial help from the Diaconate in time of need. Call (617) 855-9491 or e-mail citylifecarecommittee@gmail.com.

Chinatown Respite Care

The mission of Chinatown Respite Care is to share the Gospel with Chinese families affected by disability and connect them with neighboring churches. Sign up to volunteer every 4th Saturday of the month, from 4-8 pm.

Interested in serving?

CATIE’S CLOSET

Children are the largest age group living in poverty in the U.S., and lack of basic necessities is one of the top reasons for absenteeism. Schools equipped with a Catie’s Closet allow children living in poverty to discreetly choose trendy, new or like-new clothing (and other basic necessities) that they need and can be proud of wearing, boosting self-confidence.

FOSTERING HOPE

Foster care in the U.S. is something of a silent crisis. The group’s mission is to raise up and support foster families until every child in foster care has a family to care for them. While 30-40% of practicing Christians have seriously considered foster care or adoption, only 3-5% actually have fostered or adopted. Fostering Hope desires to remove obstacles so that more families engage.

GENERIC MINISTRY

For over 15 years, Generic Ministry has been driving a van into Boston two nights every week and hand-delivering basic necessities to the homeless in Boston with friendship, respect and encouragement.

L STREET MISSION

Opens its church basement doors every week to the homeless population in Brockton, MA to provide a warm meal, spiritual nourishment and needed hygiene/clothing items. Open to volunteers every Saturday, except the first Saturday of the month, from noon – 4 pm.

STARLIGHT MINISTRIES

Since 1990, Starlight Ministries has equipped individuals to build life-changing relationships with people affected by homelessness. Starlight trains individuals and groups in classroom settings as well as hands-on ministry venues. These opportunities provide the Church and those struggling with homelessness with effective tools for building communities where all can experience personal transformation through Jesus Christ.

route one ministry

Route One seeks to minister to women who are sexually exploited and trafficked by the commercial sex industry. Ultimately the hope is that the women would experience the breaking of chains and healing of wounds through a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Route One also seeks to equip and empower churches to address sex trafficking and the larger systems that result in the exploitation of women.

Neighborhood Outreach