Manna Community Pantry

Manna Community Pantry

SCCEFC has partnered with the Community Kitchen’s Spinz-A-Round food recovery program to introduce a cross-congregational outreach initiative, the Manna Community Pantry. We receive donated food from suppliers, donors and partner organizations. This will include items such as fresh baked good, produce, dairy, protein, dry packaged goods, canned goods, etc. This program is not only designed to alleviate hunger in our community by providing free groceries to individuals and families, but to also build relationships and support those in need.

This is a great chance to serve as individuals, as a family, or together with your small group alongside brothers and sisters from all congregations.

Get Involved

Experience the joy of serving! Why? It strengthens our community and church family. It fosters meaningful friendships and relationships. It helps others. And it deepens our purpose in life when we are able to use our gifts to touch the lives and love others - all of which is the heart of Jesus!

Would you like to get involved? We are always looking for individuals, youth, families and ALGs to join our ministry teams. Feel free to ask our ministry leads if you can shadow them or another volunteer to see if it’s a good fit for you!

MUSIC MINISTRY WORSHIP TEAM (teen friendly!)

TASKS AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Serving alongside other members of the worship team, using God’s gifts of leading, singing and/or playing a musical instrument, in leading the English congregation in Sunday morning corporate worship through songs, prayer and liturgy.

WHO CAN VOLUNTEER:

Anyone who loves God and knows Him as their personal savior; who believes God can use them in this ministry to model worship and bring glory to Him. We expect that people who want to join our teams want to worship God, both on the stage and off the stage in how they live.

We also expect that by expressing interest in serving, that you have made SCCEFC your home church. We suggest that before serving on a Music Ministry team that you commit to attending our church for at least 6 months before you begin to lead.

Positions available include: worship leads, side singers, acoustic/electric guitarists, bass guitarist, keyboardists, and drummers/percussionists.

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • Musical ability is an asset.

  • Willingness to learn, grow and be mentored.

We desire our teams to be encouraging, constructive and teachable—being receptive to feedback and eager to grow in our gifts together. Opportunities to practice and serve with the worship team before fully committing are available.

WHEN:

Saturday morning practice: 9:15am-11:30am.

Sunday morning practice: 8:15am-9:15am.

Sunday English service: 9:30am-10:30am.

COMMITMENT: Once a month.

CONTACT: [email protected] and [email protected]

Coffee Baristas (teen friendly!)

Tasks & Responsibilities: set-up/serve coffee, serve coffee/take down

When: Sunday mornings 9am or 12pm

Time Commitment: 1.5hrs/week. You choose which Sundays work for you!

Who can volunteer: Youth (age 14) and up

Qualifications: No specific previous experience needed, we will provide training

Contact: [email protected]

Special Needs Aide (teen friendly!)

Tasks & Responsibilities: One-on-one helper (aide) for someone with special needs. Help with small tasks and just be a buddy/helper during Sunday School. 

When: Sundays from 9:30-11:15am or 11:00-12:30pm. 

Time Commitment: 1.5hrs/week for one month at a time.  We’re also flexible at this time with what your schedule will allow!

Who can volunteer: Youth (age 14) and up

Qualifications:

  • No specific previous experience needed

  • Plan 2 Protect training required, will send volunteers the info

  • Police check required

Contact: [email protected]

Summer Childcare Volunteer (teen friendly!)

Tasks & Responsibilities: We are looking for volunteers who enjoy playing with blocks, lego, playdough, trains, or pretend to take care and play with kids ages 2-6 on summer Sunday mornings.

When: Sundays July & August 9:30am-11am or 11am-12:30pm

Time Commitment: 1.5hrs/week.  You choose which Sundays work for you!

Who can volunteer: Youth (ages 14) and up

Qualifications:

  • No specific previous experience

  • Plant to protect training required, will send volunteers the info

  • Police check required

Contact: [email protected]

Welcome Team (teen friendly!)

Tasks & Responsibilities: Greeters: greet guests Sunday morning, take newcomers to the welcome desk, show people to the chapel or sanctuary, show new kids their classrooms. Welcome Desk: Make sure check-in tablets are good to go, hand out connection cards, register new families in Planning Center, show guests how to check in, how to download church center app and answer questions.

When: Sunday mornings 9am-10:30am

Time Commitment: 1.5hrs/week. You choose which Sundays work for you!

Who can volunteer: Youth (age 14) and up.

Qualifications:

  • No experience necessary, training will be provided

  • Must be willing to wear a bright orange t-shirt

  • Proficient spoken Cantonese and Mandarin would be an asset

Contact: [email protected]

Kids Worship Leader and Teacher

Tasks & Responsibilities: Lead children in grade 1 – 6 to worship God through songs, offering, serving one another and teaching lessons from the Bible.

Qualifications: 

  • No specific previous experience needed

  • Plan 2 Protect training required, will send volunteers the info

  • Police check required

When: Sundays from 11:15-12:30pm.

Time Commitment: 1.5hrs/week for three months of the year

Who can volunteer: Baptized Christians 18 years and up 

Contact: [email protected]

Manna Community Pantry (family friendly!)

This is a cross-congregational outreach initiative providing free groceries to individuals and families in need in our surrounding community. This is not only a great chance to serve as individuals, as a family, or together with your small group, but also alongside other brother and sisters from all congregations.

Tasks & Responsibilities: 

We are looking for passionate volunteers from all congregations who want to be involved in this new outreach opportunity. Volunteers will serve in one or more of the following teams:

Procurement team: collects food items from the Spinz-A-Round warehouse on Tuesday morning. 

Packaging team: once food is delivered to the church, volunteers will pack the collected food items into bags/boxes for the client. 

Distribution team: will have opportunities to interact and engage with individuals/families when they come to the church to pickup grocery items.

When: Every Tuesday, beginning June 14th.

You can participate in one or more of the following shifts:

  • Procurement Team: 7:30am-11:00am

  • Packaging Team: 11:00am-2:00pm

  • Distribution Team: 3:00-6:00pm

Time Commitment: 3-4 hours per week, at least once per month.

Who can volunteer: Youth (age 14) and up.

Qualifications: No experience necessary, training will be provided

Procurement team members must have valid driver's license and own vehicle.
Contact: [email protected]

Meal Ministry (family friendly!)

Meal Ministry is here to help those who find themselves in difficult situations or who are recovering from a major life event. This is your place to serve if you find joy in cooking and delivery a home cooked meal or sending food delivery to your church family who need it.

Time Commitment: varies according to the need and you can then choose the dates that work for you.

Who Can Volunteer: Anyone who can cook and deliver a meal or send take out

Qualifications: there is no training needed.

Contact: [email protected]

Looking for Coffee Servers!

We have various serving opportunities available during our Coffee & Connection time on Sunday mornings. If you love coffee and meeting new people, join our team of volunteers!

Details

Roles: Baristas, Helpers, Greeters
Who: Youth and Adults
Times: Sunday mornings, choose either
1) 10:30am-12pm (must be there at 9am for prep)
2) 12pm-1pm

Commitment

Early shift is 3hrs or late shift 1hr per Sunday! When you sign up you have the choice to 1) serve as part of a team with a regular rotation (with the option to change/confirm your assigned dates), or 2) serve individually on dates you are available. If you have any questions, please contact [email protected].

Ukraine, How You Can Help

As the situation in Ukraine worsens, we encourage our church to continually pray for them and our friends at the House of Mercy, the orphanage in the Ukraine our church family has partnered with for over 10 years. (https://www.kpk-ukraina.com/)

Currently the House of Mercy is preparing spaces for refugees arriving from all over the country. From our previous post, "We want to rally our church to pray for these partners on the mission field as well as the country as a whole. We love them very much and it is heartbreaking to see what others are doing to their beloved country. Let's lift our prayers to God for our brothers and sisters in Ukraine."

If you are interested in supporting the House of Mercy financially, please designate your offering as "House of Mercy" and the funds will be sent directly to them.

If you are interested in supporting Ukraine's Humanitarian Crisis through the Red Cross: https://donate.redcross.ca/page/100227/donate/1?locale=en-CA

Tax receipts will be eligible for both.