Community Service Project Opportunities
Alpine cares about our community and beyond. We are involved in service projects on a regular basis. Some of these projects benefit our immediate community, and some reach out to other parts of the nation and even around the world. We invite you to join us as we serve. Contact the church office for more information about any of these projects.
Community Service Project Day
Thank you to all of our great volunteers! Over 45 Alpiners impacted lives with Christ's Love through their willing hands and hearts.
View pictures of our team serving at Sheltering Oaks in Wauconda
Emmaus House Community Dinners Each month Alpiners provide a delicious meal and valuable services to the less fortunate in our community through the ministry center at St. Francis de Sales Church. We serve dinner to our guests, and on any given month we may help them with their tax forms and job applications, give free haircuts, monitor their blood pressure, or help in other practical ways. But the best part is just the time we get spend with our new friends, sharing the love of Christ. We need servers, helpers, and food preparers every month. Contact team coordinator
Sue Leahy for details or to volunteer. Monthly on the 2nd Sunday. Next meal: January 8 at St. Francis
Alpine Sharing Room & Children's Closet Even in our affluent community, there are a significant number of people who struggle to supply their families with the most basic of necessities. The Alpine Sharing Room is a clearinghouse of donated food items and other goods that are available to share with Alpiners or their friends and neighbors who may currently be in need.
New! Just as our Sharing Room helps fill empty shelves and refrigerators, the Closet is a free clothing resource to help Alpine families as well as needy families in our community. We are accepting donations of gently used, clean clothing in children's sizes (from infant to children’s large). We already have a good start, so if you know of anyone in need of clothing please have them contact the Alpine Office at 847-540-8280. The Sharing Room and Children's Closet are located at the Alpine office and are open during regular business hours.
Contact Kevn Dekker.
Visit our Sharing Room page for a shopping list and FAQ answers.
Adopt-a-Highway Alpine has "adopted" a 2-mile stretch of Old McHenry Road, just north of the church building. Several times a year adults, teens and kids meet at the church building early on Saturday mornings, get a safety vest and a donut, and head out to clean up our road. This is a great project to connect with other Alpiners while helping to beautify our community. Next cleanup: Spring 2012Contact Jim Dement for info.
Special Projects Watch for seasonal serving opportunities. Some past projects include: sponsoring gifts for the residents of
Sheltering Oak, an intermediate care facility for adults with
disabilities in Island Lake IL; Operation Christmas Child, which accepts gifts for impoverished children around the world through the Samaritan's Purse organization; Ride for Refugees, a bicycle fundraiser for displaced refugees; and more. Coming up:
Operation Christmas Child Alpine is again participating in the Operation Christmas Child gift drive. OCC brings joy and hope to children in desperate situations worldwide through simple, gift-filled shoeboxes and evangelistic material that shares the Good News of God’s love. We'll collect completed gift boxes now through Sunday, November 20th. Families, small groups, ministries and individuals may contact Children’s Pastor Ken Johanson or pick up information in the lobby Sunday mornings starting October 30. Collection dates: Sundays through November 20.
THANK YOU ALPINE! OVER 300 BOXES COLLECTED!
Visit the OCC website for more info
Interested in a short-term mission trip? Check here.
