Serve the Community
Outreach and Social Justice are important to the people of St. Christopher’s for at least two reasons: one, because such ministry helps others, and two, because it changes our lives. Like a medical school whose primary mission is to train doctors and nurses, the church's primary mission is to train disciples. In the process, we treat the sick, but just as importantly, we create healers. For this reason, it's not enough to write a check for outreach from the church treasury. The check is important, but we also need to send people along with the check if we are to be changed. Both help make God's love visible in the world, but the latter helps make the world's needs visible to the church as well, especially when a member returns saying, "My eyes have been opened; my life is changed."
Beyond Hunger
Beyond Hunger
For over 40 years, Beyond Hunger has provided hunger-relief programming and services to 13 zip codes across Cook County, including Oak Park and surrounding communities. St. Christopher's has actively supported Beyond Hunger' mission for the last decade. On the second Saturday of each month, St. C's has a dedicated spot for about 10 parishioners to spend a couple of h…
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Housing Forward
In its 30-year history, Housing Forward, located in Maywood, IL, has evolved from just providing emergency overnight shelter to local homeless people, to providing a wide range of permanent solutions to prevent the occurrence or reoccurrence of homelessness. Members of St. Christopher's have actively worked with Housing Forward for almost its entire history. In the…
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February 1 update: Closing Plans Underway, No Donations Accepted
St Christopher's will close the closet at the end of February 2024. We will donate our remaining inventory to other new arrival organizations, primarily St. Edmunds. We thank everyone who has supported this project through donations, purchases, or volunteer hours. We estimate we have served more than 350 individuals …
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