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The Mission and Outreach Commission is a very visible way that the Holy Cross family demonstrates our dedication to our Lord’s teaching to love and serve Him. This Commission supports our church’s mission statement by providing a compassionate ministry of helping others, near and far, when need exists. Our mission statement: To seek Christ in all persons, answering His call to love others and help those in need . Specifically members of the Mission and Outreach Commission: 1. Screen requests and distribute emergency assistance to people in immediate need (we help with power bills, housing costs, transportation and other needs for an approximate annual total of $30,000; this amount is determined by Valle Country Fair proceeds and therefore varies from year to year).
Avery County Senior Center Caregiver’s Haven, Children’s Council of Watauga County, Edgar Tufts Memorial Association, Grandfather Home for Children, Green Valley Elementary School: Together to Learn, High Country Caregiver Foundation, High Country Relatives as Parents Program, High Country Prison Ministry, Hospitality House, Hunger and Health Coalition, L. Dawn Franklin Memorial Fund, New Opportunity School for Women at Lees-McRae College, Parent to Parent Family Support Network – High Country, Reaching Avery Ministry Emergency Food Pantry, Watauga Basic Skills/Family Literacy Program, Western Youth Network. Grant recipients display posters of who they are and what they do at every Valle Country Fair (photo) so that the general public can see their efforts which better our community and help improve the lives of others.
3. Offer an English-as-a-Second-Language class on Sunday afternoons. We offer an adult class and child care for the children of adult students. We even take field trips to the Valle Crucis Community Park and Grandfather Mountain.
4. Organize and run Alternative Christmas, Angel Tree, Villager (an outreach of respite for parents of foster children) and a monthly dinner at Hospitality House, the homeless shelter in Boone. 5. Raise funds for a church school in Haiti and for Haitian emergency relief. If you are in need of assistance, please call Holy Cross at 963-4609, ext. 25 and leave a message. A volunteer will return your call within 24 hours. If your local charitable organization is interested in applying for a Valle Country Fair grant, please visit www.vallecountryfair.org and click "To Apply for a Grant." If you are looking for volunteer opportunities, Mission and Outreach offers many ranging from holding babies during a Villager evening to submitting MOC articles for the Holy Cross monthly newsletter. Please send Ann Gerber an email at holy_cross@skybest.com if you would like more information. |
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All are invited to attend or volunteer.