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CORE Outreach The Church of the Resurrection is keenly aware that Christ's love extends beyond the walls of our church building. We are called to spread that love in the world and do so through our non-profit corporation: The CORE Outreach Center. For more information about our outreach and for ways to participate, please contact Ms. Janice Seldon: 402/455-7015 CORE Board: CORE Executive Director/Board Chair: Janice Seldon Secretary: Chrissy Simmons Treasurer: Marlene Belik Vice-Chair: Liz Kirschbaum Rector: Fr. Jason Emerson We are always in need of donated items and time for our various programs. The current needs of each program are listed under their descriptions. Donate money safely and securely by clicking the DONATE button. When prompted click on CORE Initiative Designation and list the program you want your donation applied to.
Miller Park Elementary After-School Program
During the summer of 2005, COR learned that the Miller Park Community Learning Center 2005-2006 after school program, serving 100-120 students, was being eliminated due to lack of funds. These precious children with whom we have built a five year relationship continue to be challenged by living in a neighborhood of drugs, high crime and school drop out rates. COR felt called to work with the Miller Park children. After a year of offering after-school enrichment programs and a weekly meal to just a handful of children, we are currently runnng a before and after school program for approximately 80 children, five days a week. This offers an opportunity for our neighborhood chidlren to safely transition to and from school and provides academic support and enrichment opportunities otherwise not available to them. The paid staff consists of a full-time Site-Supervisor, a paid part time Program Coordinator, six certified teachers, six paras and a host of volunteers.
Needs: volunteers for one-on-one reading and tutoring
Resurrection House is...
An urban Christian community for recent college graduates. Participants live together for nine months in a home located adjacent to the Church of the Resurrection. The Resurrection House program emphasizes communal prayer, simple living, and vocational discernment. Participants divide their time among service in local churches, community building and neighborhood outreach. The program includes pastoral oversight, spiritual direction and mutual mentoring with peers. Three or four interns are annually selected for participation in the program. College graduates are welcome to apply for admission as Resurrection House interns. The program strives to assemble a diverse community of interns. Women & men considering the prospect of studying for ordained ministry in the Episcopal Church are especially encouraged to apply. Housing, food, moving allowance, medical insurance, work mileage and monthly stipend are provided. Much more information on the program can be found on the Internship link of this website!
Needs: Washing machine repair, minor wood flooring repair, leaky faucet repair, large bath towels, twin size bed sheets.
Maggie's Place is...
a transitional living center for women and children. Maggie's Place has had three families in residence since it opened in May of 2006. It is set up to be self-sustaining in the coming years, through rental income from residents to cover utilities, insurance and the maintenance of the house. Needs: Air conditioners and fans, dishwasher, curtains. Rev. Daniel Kuot’s Sudanese Mission
Read more on the Sudanese Mission page of this website! Rev. Daniel has faithfully spent five years pursuing his vision to build a ministry in his beloved Sudan. This past year, Rev. Daniel has seen his dream go from the planning stages to the initial implementation stages with the building of the Boma Compound. Boma is made up of six separate districts, and approximately 300,000 people, in the southeast corner of the Sudan. These districts have been minimally introduced to Christianity. The Boma Compound will be a centralized facility for visitors and volunteers: a recruiting and training center for clergy, teachers and medical professionals, managed by paid on-site personnel, working together to live the Gospel and to “Tell the Jesus Story.” The first phase of the project is building the Conference Center, which will be the heart of the compound that will serve the six districts of the Boma area. This is where the volunteers will be trained and housed, until funding is available for additional staff facilities.
In Decemeber, Father Daniel made the major purchase of a dump truck, to move building materials to Boma to continue the building of the conference center. Funding for the truck came from the Diocese of Nebraska's Alleluia Fund. He receives support from parishes, dicoese and individuals across the country to continue his mission work, while CORE provides him with housing and a home-base for his ministry.
Father Daniel's new dump truck, which is being used to transport all bricks and other supplies to the conference center building site in Boma.
Needs: Monetary donations to fund the next phase of building. Someone who can help Fr. Daniel improve his PowerPoint skills for doing presentations on his work.
The North 30th Street Ministry...
provides emergency assistance for people in transition, and happens at the big red door of COR daily. We have provided dozens of bags of foods and other forms of assitance in the past year. It is a ministry totally funded through the generous support of members of Church of the Resurrection, through their donations to the "COR Heart Fund" on Sunday mornings. Needs: Bus coupons. Dry and canned foods. Monetary donations, to help those who come to us cover everything from buying gas to filling prescriptions. |
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