Outreach Ministry Committee

Introduction/Overview

The Outreach Ministry Committee is a committee charged by the vestry with focusing the outreach ministry of the parish by supporting individual ministries, promoting relevant educational opportunities, reviewing funding requests, and making recommendations for expenditures to the vestry.

Mission Statement

The mission of the Outreach Ministry Committee is to serve God by showing Christ's ever-present love, justice, and mercy to the world through leadership in domestic ministry. The committee promotes responsible stewardship in the parish through education, outreach activities, and charitable giving.

Mandates

"You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind." This is the greatest and first commandment. And a second is like it: "You shall love your neighbor as yourself." On these two commandments hang all the law and the prophets. Matthew 22:37-40 Additional mandates

History

The Outreach Ministry Committee, formerly known as the Social Ministry Committee, was chartered by the Vestry of Chapel of the Cross in 1989 in response to the Great Commandment. and the Great Commission "to go into all the world." The purpose of the Outreach Ministry Committee is "to focus the outreach ministry of the Chapel of the Cross."

By-Laws

The Outreach Ministry Committee drew up formal by-laws in 2009 to clarify the purposes, membership, meetings, voting and other functions and procedures of the committee. At this time the name of the committee was also changed to Outreach Ministry Committee (OMC), from its original name – Social Ministry Committee (SMC), to reflect more accurately the purpose and scope of the committee. The by-laws were approved by the Vestry on 4/16/09. By-Laws

Membership

The Outreach Ministry Committee is composed of 12-24 parishioners. Included in the committee are our parish deacons and a representative from the Vestry. Parishioners are always welcome to attend our committee meetings which are generally the first Sunday of the month from 1-3 PM at a variety of locations. Parishioners interested in joining the committee, attending a meeting or just learning more about committee activities may contact the parish office or leave your request in the Social Ministry maIlbox in the office.

Committee Minutes

Minutes are taken at all committee meetings and are posted on the web site and the Outreach Ministry bulletin board in the dining room after approval.

Volunteer Opportunities

(coming soon)