Ascension Ou†bound

Outbound Ministry Descriptions

Stults Road Elementary School: Coordinators, Mary Lou Howell/Linda Cox

Stults Road Elementary is a primary school located less than a mile north of Ascension. Stults Road is a Title 1 school and is characterized as having 99% minority students.

The Stults ministry started with school year 2004-2005 and included a weekly Monday afternoon reading program. Since then, many additional activities are currently underway.

Opportunities:
" Ongoing Ministries
o Weekly Tutoring/reading program
o Weekly Mentoring program
o Monthly Teacher Appreciation
o Read-a-thons twice per year
o Uniform shirt drive, Thanksgiving food bags delivered to needy families, Holiday food and gifts to the needy families
" New Ministries Planned 2006/2007 School Year
o After school program (Partnership with St. Simons After-school program) including mentoring and tutoring
o Enrichment/leadership school (Wednesdays after school)
o ESL and Parenting classes

Stults elementary recently won the prestigious Silver Cup Award for Community On-Campus - click here for more information.

Austin Street Shelter: Coordinators, Ed Brickell/Sally Lewis

The Austin Street Shelter is a long-standing ministry at Ascension. Volunteers prepare lasagna and take to the Austin Street Shelter to serve residents of the Shelter. This ministry feeds an average of 300 people per month with usually two servings for each person. The meals are served the first Saturday of each month, except January, July and September. (600 meals per month for 9 months = 5400 meals/year!)

Opportunities:
o Cook lasagnas, cover in foil/paper and bring to the Church.
o Serve lasagnas at the Shelter on the first Saturday of each month (except Jan, July, Sept.)
o Make lemonade, or purchase other items such as fruit to serve at the Shelter
o Assist with other activities through the year to include clothing and book drives

Elaine Kadane Food Pantry : Coordinators, Terri Busse/Peggye Banvard

The Food Pantry at Ascension provides bagged goods to needy families during the first and third Tuesday of the month from 9:30 am to 11:00 am. This ministry has been active since January,1992, and named the Elaine Kadane Food Pantry to honor the woman who inspired the parishioners to take action in establishing the pantry.

Opportunities:
" Team Leaders needed and addition team members needed to:
o Purchase food
o Stock shelves
o Fill food bags
o Register recipients and hand out food bags the first and/or third Tuesday of the month

Dallas Community Lighthouse (at FoxMoor Apartments): Coordinator, Dabney Dwyer

Dallas Community Lighthouse's Mission is to assist at-risk youths discover pathways to success by concentrating on their social, education, personal, and environmental issues. DCL provides after-school tutoring at various Dallas apartment locations including FoxMoor Apartments located approximately located at Central Expressway and Royal Lane. The program focuses on the whole childe and provides personal assistance to families, helping build healthy homes and community environments.

Opportunities:
" Ongoing Programs 2006/2007
o Community night dinners, 3rd Tuesday of the month
o Resident Survey: Assist with conducting resident survey to determine social, environmental needs of residents

Slideshow of Foxmoor

Hearts and Hammers: Coordinators, Brenda and Jerry Babb

Hearts and Hammers is a once a year ministry (2 weekends in September) that helps local Dallas homeowners with limited physical abilities that lack the financial means to make needed exterior repairs and improvements to their homes.

Opportunities:
" Saturdays, September 16 and 23, 2006
o Assist with work days to including scrape and paint, refurbish and landscape
o Assist with providing work supplies, recruit sponsors for cash donations or supplies
o Provide meals for workers

Other Outbound Activities

" Mission trips to Mississippi/ New Orleans (Adult and Youth): Mary Lou Howell, Katie Wright
" Mission to the Sudan and Fund Raising for Primary Schools: Ernie McAfee, Mamer Akec

Contact: Ascension Outbound 214 340-4196