VOLUNTEER FOR OUTREACH
DO YOU WANT TO POSITIVELY AFFECT MORE PEOPLE’S LIVES?
Every day is a chance to do some good in this world. Everyone is welcome to help!
Volunteering your time, skills, and resources is one of the most powerful ways to make a difference, to help others, and to do God’s work. Christ Church Greenwich has a long history of partnering with local organizations to help improve the quality of the lives in our community. Opportunities for involvement are available for adults and families. All are welcome!
Upcoming Volunteer Opportunities
See What God Can Do Through You
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Prepare Lunches for Domus
Oct. 19 & Nov. 16
Parish Hall, following Messy ChurchMessy Church families will have the opportunity to pack four days-worth of lunches for ten young adult men supported by Domus, the Stamford organization that helps these men transition to adult jobs. They do not have the resources to purchase their own mid-day meals. Help us reach our goal of $200 to pay for the supplies and food. Click to donate on Venmo -label it "LUNCHES"
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Winter Clothing Drive for Liberation House
October 26 - November 14 (sorting on Saturday, November 15)
The annual collection of new and gently used winter clothing items for babies, children and adults connected to Liberation House’s substance abuse recovery programs will commence on October 26. The sorting of the donations will take place on Saturday, November 15. -
Packathon!
Sunday, November 9
11:15 am | Parish Hall
Join your fellow parishioners for a two-hour, hands-on event to prepare food for distribution to the hungry throughout the world. Working in a team, you will measure, sort, and pack food into portioned bags to be sent to food emergency locations, both international and domestic. Great opportunity for families to volunteer together - all ages welcome! -
Harvest Dinner
Sunday, November 16
6:00 pm | Parish Hall
This is our annual “Friendsgiving” festive dinner, at which members of Christ Church and Neighbor to Neighbor enjoy a Thanksgiving meal with all the trimmings together. Families and children will enjoy the feast, as well as the music and camaraderie. -
Cuba Mission
February 13 – 17, 2026
The trip to bring medical and other vital supplies to our sister parish, San Marcos in Holguin, Cuba is planned for early 2026. If you are interested in going, you will need to supply documentation for visa purposes by mid-November. The due date will be published in the next newsletter and on the website. If you have any questions about the trip, please contact Dick Schulze or Angenette Meaney.
Christ Church Partners
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Inspirica
Service provider to 3,000 women, men, families who are currently homeless or in risk of losing their homes, helping them achieve and maintain housing and overall stability in their lives.
Volunteer opportunities: providing monthly meals to women, activities for children.
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Pacific House
Men’s shelter in Stamford long associated with Christ Church, which provides financial and other support.
Volunteer opportunities: providing meals and decorating for the holidays
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Liberation House
Provider of substance abuse rehabilitation services in residential setting for women and children, as well as in another venue for men.
Volunteer opportunities: Winter and summer clothing drives, activities with residents and their families
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Midnight Run
Organization which delivers food, clothing, toiletries to NYC homeless in two – four morning and evening runs each year
Volunteer opportunities: clothing distribution, assembling toiletry bags, preparing meals
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Neighbor to Neighbor
Organization long associated with Christ Church, which provides food and household supplies to 400+ local families. The facility is housed behind the Tomes-Higgins House.
Volunteer opportunities: working shifts during client shopping hours, acquiring items
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Packathon
Hands on event to provide a designated agency with food to distribute to the hungry globally. It is held in the Parish Hall in early autumn (two hours).
Volunteer opportunities: Measuring, sorting food into packages for partner agency to distribute.
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Greenwich Alliance for Education
Supports educational opportunities and increases innovation for all Greenwich public schools.
Volunteer opportunities: Mentor and advise students on college & careers; help with marketing, grant writing and strategic planning
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Harvest Dinner
Event held in Parish Hall in November to provide a special meal for family clients of Neighbor to Neighbor.
Volunteer opportunities: set up, decorating, meal preparation assistance
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Filling in the Blanks
Organization housed in Norwalk, which provides weekend and vacation meals to 7,000 food insecure children in Fairfield and Westchester counties.
Volunteer opportunities: participating in packing events held at FITB’s warehouse, which take place multiple times per year. Dates for the events will be communicated, as they come up throughout the year.
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Pivot Ministries
Christian based residential house and program in Bridgeport, for men in recovery from drug and alcohol abuse
Volunteer opportunities: Sharing meals and sports watching with the residents, providing gifts for those who are fathers to give to their children at Christmas.
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Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro, Tanzania
Since 1988 Christ Church Greenwich has had a long-standing relationship with the Diocese of Mount Kilimanjaro (DMK) in Tanzania, East Africa. Through that connection Endupoto Primary School was “born”.
Volunteer opportunities: Participating in annual parishioner school visit, to work with leadership to fulfill their needs
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The Episcopal Church of Cuba
San Marcos Parish (headed by Father Gil) supported by Christ Church and the Episcopal diocese.
Volunteer opportunities: participating in a visit to bring supplies; help plan Father Gil’s trip to Christ Church