LOCAL : |Bridge House |Salvation Army | Backpack to School | a Capella Christmas Choir |Angel Tree

Community Involvement

God has blessed each one of us in so many ways. Our natural (maybe it is actually more supernatural!) response is to want to be a blessing to others. There are lots of ways that our church is already involved in serving our community. Here are just a few that you might want to consider checking-out:

Bridge House We serve dinner at the Bridge House, a residential program for men in recovery, on the first Wednesday of every month. Mildred Emmons, 508-429-1529.
The Bridge House mentoring program has need of men to share some time and encouragement with men in the program. Contact Tom Emmons, 508-429-8075. For rides to and from church on Sunday mornings, contact Jot Ross at 508-881-3693 or email Jot.

Salvation Army

Serving dinner the third Wednesday of the month. You and/or your family are welcome to join us, choosing a time frame that suits your schedule. Call Mildred Emmons (508-429-1529) for more information.

Dinner preparation is from 4:45-5:30 pm
Dinner is served 6:00-6:45 pm
Clean up is 6:30-7:00 pm

Backpacks to School
A ministry of the Vineyard Metrowest that provides backpacks to 3 different groups of children: those transitioning into foster care, those in protective custody and to families that are struggling financially. The backpacks are given to the Social Workers at Framingham Department of Social Services. Many times these social workers are dealing with very frightened and confused children and we pray that these small gifts will let the children and parents know that there is a church in the area that thinks of them. We also provide gift bags for women at this time. Too often domestic violence situations require emergency shelter, leaving women with very little belongings. The bags may include: shampoo deodorant, toothbrushes, and a small card with an encouraging word. Contact Richard Vanderpool @ 774-279-2351 or email Richard.

a Capella Christmas Choir

Calling All Singers!

New singers are welcome to join the a capella choir as we gather to spread a little Christmas cheer throughout our community this Holiday Season. We will have 2 rehearsals in preparation for an expected schedule of 5 performances.

Rehearsals: Sunday, November 27th & December 4th, immediately after service

Performances: Saturday, December 10th; Sunday, December 18th in service; Wednesday, December 21 at Salvation Army; Saturday, December 24th at Kathleen Daniels nursing home as well as our Christmas Eve service.

Angel Tree

Angel Tree is a ministry of Prison Fellowship which provides Christmas gifts on behalf of children whose parents are incarcerated. The Vineyard Metrowest has been involved with Angel Tree for several years running. Our Angel Tree point person receives the information from Prison Fellowship and contacts the caregiver to find out what they would like for their child.

This past December, we decided not to have our annual party but deliver the gifts to each family in person. As a church body we were able to provide 2 gifts per child for over 3o children. For the caregivers of each family, we gave them a gift bag with some candy, an angel pin and 2 tickets to a local cinema; our way of saying "make sure you care for yourself this season." We value the sacrifice in being the sole oversight for the children during the year. We were also able to come alongside a couple of families that live in our local area and had a great time meeting the caregivers and children and providing some extras for the season. We're praying that we can check in on those families over the year and see how they're doing.
For more info contact Willo Bell.