Outreach Team: Supporting The Community

Our volunteers with the Outreach Team work to coordinate sharing loving kindness and care from the church to our community.

With long-standing relationships with many local charities, St. Luke’s responds regularly with support of money, time and talents to give to others as Jesus commanded.

For all queries about Outreach activities or to join as a volunteer contact: outreach@stlukesunited.ca

2025 Christmas Sharing program success

In December, the Outreach Team launched a Christmas Sharing campaign to support several local groups in need of everyday items and financial assistance.

Thanks to the generosity of the congregation and fellow neighbours, these three programs were a wonderful success that helped hundreds over the holiday period.

Campaign Results:

• $1,900 in gift cards were donated to Bay View High School students, a teenage audience often overlooked for charity gift programs.

• Four extra large bags of donated clothing and personal items like socks, gloves, hats, long johns, sleeping bags, backpacks, grocery cards and donated money were delivered to Brunswick Street Mission to support disadvantaged citizens in downtown Halifax.

• 140 boxes of cake and icing mixes were donated to the St. Margaret's Bay Food Bank for Christmas hampers distributed to needy families. 

Circle of Support

This is a ministry where a group of people within the congregation bring together their varied gifts and talents and contacts to surround a neighbourhood family with support. They will work in partnership with family members supporting and assisting them in their efforts to overcoming current challenges.
 

Food Bank

The first Sunday of the month is Food Bank Sunday where we take up a collection of foodstuffs, toiletries and cleaning supplies for St. Margaret's Bay Food Bank. The bin for your donations is usually in the foyer outside the sanctuary. Place your items here on your way into worship and they will be blessed when our financial offerings are blessed. Thank you!
 

Benevolent Fund

A Benevolent Fund has been established. At the discretion of the Minister and Outreach Facilitators, money is available for emergency support. The original monies for this Fund have been provided by the Buy A Bow Campaign organized by the Pastoral Care Ministry. The bows were hung on the Memorial and Celebration Tree . Ongoing, the general congregation and friends of St. Luke’s are encouraged to support the Benevolent Fund Ministry through donation. 
 

Brunswick Street Mission

We are great supporters of our local Mission Unit. During Advent, the live trees in the sanctuary are decorated with underwear, socks and mittens which are delivered to the Brunswick Street Mission to be given to the homeless and working poor of the inner city.