Outreach
Camden Area Christian Food Pantry
Serving residents in Appleton, Camden, Hope, Islesboro, Lincolnville, Rockport, Searsmont, Union and Washington. both financially and by providing healthy food to those in need.
Providing groceries for area families, adopting families during Christmas, funding hot lunches for a year for several children identified by the Camden-Rockport schools, and providing shelter for 7 families identified by the Knox County Coalition. Our goal for this year: increasing support for homeless families and partnering with organizations providing rehabilitation opportunities for those suffering from addictions.
Loaves and Fishes Weekend Lunch Program
St. Thomas’ prepares and serves a meal every 3rd Saturday of the month at St. Peter’s Church in Rockland, Maine.
A brief description: Loaves and Fishes is a weekend lunch program at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, served in the parish hall at 12:30 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. The program began in the 1990s, when a small group at St. Peter’s began serving coffee and sandwiches from the trunk of a car on Saturdays and Sundays. The program quickly moved into the parish hall and became a collaborative effort with several churches and organizations forming independent teams to prepare and serve weekend nutritious lunches at no cost to guests. Each team plans, prepares, and provides the necessary food for the lunch they serve.
Part of our international outreach, providing scholarships to schools in Honduras, which serves at risk children in Teguciagalpa, Honduras.