an inclusive community, sharing the love of God in Christ
© Holy Family Episcopal Church
Helping others
One of our core values is
helping our community
We are led by our faith to help our
community through many outreach
programs; feeding the poor, leading
the Coastside Community Backpack
drive, operating one of the best
regarded preschools on the coast and
more.
We are inspired by the many passages
in the Bible that charge all us with
this responsbility. For example in the
Gospel of Matthew 25:34-40
Come, you that are blessed by my
Father, inherit the kingdom prepared
for you from the foundation of the
world; for I was hungry and you gave
me food, I was thirsty and you gave
me something to drink, I was a
stranger and you welcomed me, I was
naked and you gave me clothing, I
was sick and you took care of me, I
was in prison and you visited me.’
Then the righteous will answer him,
‘Lord, when was it that we saw you
hungry and gave you food, or thirsty
and gave you something to drink? And
when was it that we saw you a
stranger and welcomed you, or naked
and gave you clothing? And when was
it that we saw you sick or in prison
and visited you?’ And the king will
answer them, ‘Truly I tell you, just
as you did it to one of the least of
these who are members of my
family,[a] you did it to me.’
or from Isaiah 58:10
if you offer your food to the hungry
and satisfy the needs of the
afflicted, then your light shall rise in
the darkness and your gloom be like
the noonday.
or Deuteronomy 10:17-19
For the Lord your God is God of gods
and Lord of lords, the great God,
mighty and awesome, who is not
partial and takes no bribe, who
executes justice for the orphan and
the widow, and who loves the
strangers, providing them food and
clothing. You shall also love the
stranger, for you were strangers in
the land of Egypt.
Community Service
Holy Family Children’s Center
holy Family Children’s Center (HFCC) is a mission of Holy Family
Episcopal church. HFCC was established in 1989 by the Bishops
committee in cooperation with the Diocese as part of the churches
vision and mission to provide a quality program to preschoolers on the
Coastside. The HFCC Director serves under the supervision of the Vicar
and the teachers are employees of the Diocese.
For details on it’s innovative approach to childhood education click here
to go to their web site.
Coastside Community Backpack Drive
Every year Holy family leads the Coastside
Community Backpack Drive working with
other faith groups and civic organizations to
provide backpacks filled with school supplies
to around 400 children on the Coastside. We
want to make sure that all the children in
our community are ready for school and have what they need to learn,
we partner with Abundant Grace Coastside Worker, Coastside HOPE,
Community Methodist Church, Coastside Lutheran Church, Coastisde
Jewish Community, the Migrant Student Program, the Rotary club, the
Coastside Mothers club, the libary and other community groups to
collect school supplies and fill backpacks for local children who cannot
afford them.
Click here for more details on this important ministry
and how you can help.
Monthly Produce Distribution
For the last 17 years we've had a monthly food distribution of produce
and dry goods on the 4th Saturday of every month at 10:15AM. On any
given month we typically serve between 35 and 40 families. If consider
an average family size of at least 4 people, that means we are helping
around 160 people each month!
If you would like to help with this
important ministry, we can always use
more volunteers, just send an email
to outreach@holyfamilyhmb.org. We
Also can use donations of dry goods to supplement the fresh produce.
So when you are shopping pick up some extra pantry items such as:
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Canned tuna
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Canned chicken (Costco sells them in 6 packs)
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Canned fruit, vegetables
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Tomato Sauce
•
Rice (get big bags, we can
break them down)
•
Dried pinto beans (get big
bags we can break them
down)
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Boxed dinners like Mac and Cheese
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Other shelf stable food items..
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Large Ziploc bags (for breaking down large bags of beans, rice or
other dry goods)
Costco is a great place to get these items in bulk (25 or 50 pound bags
of beans or rice, multi-packs of canned tuna or chicken, etc.)
If you don’t have time to shop you can can put a special donation in the
offering plate on Sunday (be sure to mark the memo area of your check
“produce”). We’ll make a Costco run for you and your donation will be
included in your giving statement. You can also donate right now via
paypal with this donate button:
Holy Family Episcopal Church
Half Moon Bay, California
P.O. Box 215
1590 South Cabrillo Hwy
Half Moon Bay, CA
(650) 726-0506
P.O. Box 215, 1590 South Cabrillo Hwy
Half Moon Bay, CA
(650) 726-0506