Care, Connection & Outreach
There are many aspects to “Outreach” at St. Michael’s — as one person put it: “Outreach is a bunch of great people doing a bunch of great things.” In a nutshell, the Outreach Committee guides a number of projects and initiatives to help care for those who are in need, both within our congregation, the surrounding neighbourhood, and the local Kelowna community and beyond.
Cathedral Cupboard
The Cathedral Cupboard makes healthy food, basic clothing items, and orientation to neighbourhood resources available to those in need on a short-term or emergency basis every Friday between 9:00 and 11 a.m.
We focus on cultivating a sense of community in an atmosphere of welcome and respect, and include space to sit and enjoy a coffee or tea and other refreshments together with others.
The Cup
board is coordinated by the Outreach Committee and staffed by many dedicated volunteers from the Cathedral congregation, from other churches nearby, and from the neighbourhood. Volunteers handle all the shopping, shelving, and food distribution. The Cupboard is supplied by monies from the Cathedral budget and generous donations from the congregation.
Gardeners tend the “Cathedral Garden” adjacent to the parking lot in order to supply fresh vegetables during the summer months. Additional produce comes from a shared project with other regional churches: the Gift Farm Garden in the lower Mission area of Kelowna.
Caritas Caterers
Twice a month, the crew of our Caritas Caterers Outreach volunteers make and deliver hot lunches to Metro Central to support the Metro lunch program downtown.
Alongside Hope (formerly The Primate’s World Relief and Development Fund (PWRDF)
Alongside Hope (PWRDF) is the world outreach arm of the Anglican Church of Canada. The Cathedral gives ongoing attention throughout the year to PWRDF special relief campaigns, and the Outreach Committee coordinates a specific fundraising project during the Lenten season.
Donations to PWRDF can always be made via the Cathedral if desired.
Our Cathedral PWRDF representative is Leanne Alstad Tiessen.