Connectional Missions
MISSION AND OUTREACH
"CHANGING LIVES BY SERVING OTHERS"
Serving others is the other half of the Gospel at Catalina. In 2005 over 20% of our budget (over $200,000) went directly to "Mission and Outreach" by helping others in our community and in our world. There are also many opportunities for "hands on" work in our community. For information on any of the agencies or groups listed below, contact the office at 520.327.4296.
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Groups We Host Active Parenting Alzheimers Support Group Caregivers Consortium Compassionate Friends Divorce Recovery Grief Support Group Homeless Hospitality Laubach Literacy Group Pima County Retired Teachers Suicide Support Group Tucson's GA Women's Only Reaching Into Our Community Agua Prieta, Sonora, Mexico Mission /Clinic Arizona Ecumenical Council Casa Maria Feeding Habitat for Humanity Instituto Kusapuya (Chile) Maandani Water Project (Kenya) Project Homeless Hospitality Primavera Foundation Tucson Coalition for Homeless Tucson Metropolitan Ministries Interfaith AIDS & HIV (TIHAN) Interfaith Community Services Community Food Bank Wesley Foundation U of A |
Catalina Groups in Mission United Methodist Women Homebuilders Class Sunday School Outreach Young Adult Mission Trips Sanctuary Choir Special Offerings Monthly Communion Offering: Food packets for homeless Emergency Assistance UMCOR Tsunami Relief Katrina Hurricane Relief Earthquake in Pakistan Heifer Project Special Sundays Human Relations Day One Great Hour of Sharing Native American Ministries Peace with Justice Sunday World Communion Sunday United Meth. Student Day Scout Sunday Other Special Offerings Africa University Black College Fund Christian Education Sun UM Children’s Fund Youth Service Fund Student Sunday |
United Methodists
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"Hands On" Mission Opportunities in Tucson, Southern Arizona and Mexico
Agua Prieta MIssion and Clinic - Catalina has helped start and build a Methodist Church, medical clinic, and community center in Agua Prieta, Mexico. Workteams from churches from all over the southwest come to help build a church and do God's work in Agua Prieta.
Angel Tree Project - Catalina has promised to act as the angels of 100 children of prisoners this Christmas. The Angel Tree Sundays will be November 16th and 2eth with gifts due back on November 30th.
Blenman School - Catalina provided enough back to school materials for each of the 29 teachers to have two book bags full of donations. Shoes, socks, and donations to buy them as needed were gratefully welcomed by the school. If you would like to continue to help financially, money is being collected for food gift cards to be used when needed. Seven Catalina folks have signed up to tutor, help the librarian, or serve as a lunchroom hostess. More tutors are needed. If you would like to help, call the church office at 327-4296 and leave a message for Sue Carter.
Interfaith Community Services - Catalina is a member of ICS, a group that provides services to the elderly and those in need in and around Tucson.
Project Homeless Hospitality - Friday nights, December through February, Catalina feeds and provides over-night housing for homeless men screened by the Salvation Army. Sign up to volunteer now. Call the church office, 327-4296, for more information.
TMM (formerly known as Tucson Metroplitan Ministries) - Catalina is one of the founding churches of TMM and continues to provide volunteers and financial support. TMM provides housing, clothing, and other services for low income families. It also runs day care centers and a children's village.
Casa Maria - church groups regularly feed the homeless at Casa Maria.
Primavera Foundation - Catalina provides volunteers and financial support to the Primavera Foundation as it provides help, including job training, for low income and homeless people
Community Food Bank - Catalina regularly collects food for the food bank and sends volunteers to work there.
Tucson Multi-Faith Alliance - Catalina is a member congregation of the alliance that seeks to build mutual understanding and community accross boundry lines of religion, rage, age, orientation, and ability
Tucson Interfaith AIDS & HIV (TIHAN) - Catalina is a member congregation of this interfaith program serving those with HIV/AIDS.
Arizona Ecumenical Council - The Desert Southwest Annual Conference is a member of this council of Christian denominations in Arizona that works for social justice
Habitat for Humanity - periodically Catalina particiates in the building of a new Habitat home in Tucson.