Our outreach mission is to feed the poor in body, mind, and spirit
by supporting education and providing food for the hungry.
Growing Food in Our Good News Pantry Garden
Located behind the church next to our parking lot, the Good News Pantry Garden is a collaborative effort by the Dairy Creek Community Food Web and St. Bede's to help educate and feed people in our nearby community. Anyone is welcome to come and pick food! Leftover food will be sent to local food pantries.
Supporting Local Food Pantries
We help support food pantries in our community by donating food and volunteering our time. One food pantry we are currently helping to support is Taste and See Local food pantry. Visit their website for information about how to volunteer. We also accept donations of non-perishable food and personal care items in the baskets behind the pews in our church, which are then given to the pantry to distribute to those in need. We also deliver fresh produce from our Good News Pantry Garden to local food pantries.
Serving Students & Families
At Cornelius Elementary School and other local schools
Through our partnership with Cornelius Elementary and other occasional local schools, we:
- Provide snacks for students
- Deliver Easter dinner baskets and Christmas gifts to families in need
- Host book and school supply drives
- Participate in grounds clean-up events
- Offer mini-grants to teachers
Providing Meals for
Open Door
We supply groceries to a friend of St. Bede's who then prepares meals for people at Open Door HousingWorks. Open Door is a non-profit in west Hillsboro that provides resources for immediate basic human needs by helping people maintain stable housing and running a homeless drop-in center with various services.
Walking in the Relay for Life
Team Bedes of Sweat
The Relay for Life is the signature fundraiser for the American Cancer Society and Bedes of Sweat is our team! We fundraise annually and walk for those who can't.
Donating Goods to William Temple House
We collect gently used clothes and household items in the barrel at the back of church. When the barrel is full, items are delivered to
William Temple House in Portland. There is a list of items that they accept on the barrel.
