Shepherd's Mission Partners:

Open hands midway

Shepherd Volunteers serving at Open Hands Midway pre-COVID-19

Open Hands Midway works to provide meals, clothing, household good, and more for those who are economically challenged in the St. Paul Midway area. Shepherd partners through meal serving, volunteer support, and donations. Click here for more information. 

​Shepherd has committed to filling the volunteer needs at Open Hands Midway for the fourth (4th) Monday of each month in 2022. All volunteers need to sign up online at least one week in advance. 
​CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THE SIGN UP PAGE. 
Contact Sister Tashina or Marge S. if you have any questions. ​

Ho​ly hammers - habitat for huanity

Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity & Holy Hammers. Members and friends of Shepherd continue to be involved in building several homes in the St. Paul area.
 
Holy Hammers Habitat for Humanity Project for 2022:
The Holy Hammers coalition of churches is helping build affordable housing again this year. We will be working on two projects sequentially. The first is finishing up a new home already underway and the second is the rehab of an existing home. You will find a plan for the Woodbridge home and photos of both sites attached.
 
Dates:                               April 25 – May 20 (weekdays)
Time:                                 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM – Home Building
Location:                          1297 Woodbridge St, St. Paul
Build Type:                       New Construction - finishes
 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/Ept9THG7pyynJXcW9
Dates:                               May 23 – July 1 (weekdays)
Time:                                 8:30 AM to 3:30 PM – Home Building
Location:                          564 State St. Unit A, St. Paul
Build Type:                       Rehab
 Map: https://goo.gl/maps/bB3Ar1E6et6qab4N8
Registration:
Registration at the online site will be open for any Holy Hammers volunteer to sign up for any day in the project. However, we encourage volunteers to try first to sign up for one of the days assigned as a focus day for your congregation if one of those works with your schedule. That way folks are more likely to find others they know at the site and will help us distribute volunteers evenly across the project.

The focus days for Shepherd are:           
May 16, May 27, June 29*
*Women only

Number of Volunteers each day: 8-10
The maximum number allowed is set due to safety, supervision, and productivity issues on site. All volunteers must sign up online ahead of time. The online sign-up system will limit the total workers each day. Volunteers who arrive without signing up may be sent home.

COVID-19 Safety Guidelines:

• All volunteers must indicate that they have either been vaccinated OR have tested negative for COVID-19 within 48 hours of each time on site. Volunteers will be asked their vaccination status when signing up online.
• KN95/N95 Masks are required for all volunteers, AmeriCorps members, staff, and visitors for interior work, regardless of vaccination status. For those who are fully vaccinated, masks are encouraged, but optional, for exterior work. Unvaccinated individuals must wear a mask at all times.
• Please read our full COVID-19 Safety Guidelines for more details.

Volunteer Guidelines:

• Volunteers must wear sturdy, closed toe, closed heel shoes to participate (tennis shoes or work boots are great).
• Please bring refillable water bottles to the site. We will have water on site to replenish your bottles.
• Bring work gloves if you’d like to use your own. All sites will also have some available for use.
• Holy Hammers volunteers will be providing lunch to the workers. If you have special dietary requirements, we ask that you bring your own lunch. Volunteers are discouraged from leaving the site for lunch.
• Youth under 16 are not allowed on site. All 16- and 17-year-olds on site must be accompanied by an adult 21 or older. 
• Please read our full Volunteer Guidelines for more details. 

Ralph reeder food shelf 

The Ralph Reeder Food Shelf is a community program of the Mounds View School District. It serves residents in our school district - our friends and neighbors - who are having difficulty putting food on their table. Shepherd partners with Ralph Reeder through donations and volunteer support. Click here for more information. ​

tanzania sibling congregation

​Through the Saint Paul Area Synod and ELCA Global Mission, Shepherd has the opportunity to partner with Bega Kwa Bega ("Shoulder to Shoulder") and the Kidamali congregation in Iringa, Tanzania. We are able to support and pray for their ministry as they in turn do the same for ours, here in Shoreview. Click here for more information.

Our Day of Service will be on Sunday, September 11th, 2022!
To learn more about each service project or to sign-up for a service project, please click the service project below:

ON-SITE PROJECTS:

• LUTHERAN SOCIAL SERVICES CRISIS NURSERY KITS
• ​GLOBAL HEALTH MINISTRIES HEALTH KITS
• ​CAMP NOAH TIE BLANKETS
• ​CAMP NOAH SCHOOL SUPPLIES KITS
• OPEN HANDS MIDWAY LAUNDRY PACKS
• RALPH REEDER SNACK PACKS​
• PARACORD BRACELETS FOR DEPLOYED TROOPS & FIRST RESPONDERS​

OFF-SITE PROJECTS:

• ​21 ROOTS FARM
• ​SINGING AT SCANDIA SHORES SENIOR LIVING RESIDENCE

Shepherd Volunteers packing Ralph Reeder Snack Packs pre-COVID-19

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Shepherd Volunteers packing sandwiches for Open Hands pre-COVID-19