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Room in the
Inn
Christ the King is one of 145
Middle Tennessee congregations that provides food and shelter for
Nashville's homeless men, women and children during
the winter months. The program begins in November and runs
every Wednesday night through the end of the season, usually sometime
in March.
We have many opportunities for you to volunteer
with a variety of time commitments. The following descriptions will
provide more details of the responsibilities and time involved.
Wednesday Night Driver 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Drivers meet downtown at the
Campus for Human Development, located at 532 Eighth Avenue South, to
pick up the guests and blankets and bring them back to the school.
Host/Hospitality team 6:15-8:00 p.m.
This team is made up of four or more people that
escort guests to Marian Hall for the parish dinner, as well as dining
and talking with our guests, so the feel welcome at Christ the King.
The team is also asked to provide a snack for alter in the evening.
This is a great service opportunity for Basic Communities, families, youth groups and
individuals.
Clothing Room 7:30-9:00p.m.
A team of two individuals to assist guest in
finding the correct size items from our clothing closet and straightens
clothing prior to the end of the evening. Male and female volunteers
needed.
Clothing Room Sponsor
For a tax-deductible donation of $300, you or
your business can provide new jeans, sweat pants, sweat shirts and
undergarments for our
fourteen guests. You will be recognized in the church bulletin and
invited to join us for dinner the night you sponsor. Appropriate tax
receipts will be provided.
Innkeeper Wednesday 7:30 p.m. ‚ Thursday
6:00 a.m.
Working in teams of two, innkeepers spend the
night and handle any guest needs throughout the night. Thursday morning
they get the guests up at 5:00 a.m., make coffee, set our prepared
breakfast and sack lunches, collects linens for the laundry team and
takes out any garbage.
Shower Team 7:30-9:00 p.m.
One male and one female volunteer escorts guests
to and from showers in the schoolís gym/locker rooms. They
also distribute towels and toiletries to the guests.
Breakfast Provider 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Breakfast items are delivered to the galley in
the lower level of the school. Individuals will provide 1û2
gallon of milk, one gallon of juice and a quick breakfast for the
fourteen guests. Breakfast items can include fruit,
cereal, muffins, microwaveable breakfast sandwiches, etc. Menu items
will be provided. This is a great service opportunity for families.
Thursday
Morning Drivers 6:00-6:30 a.m.
Drivers meet at
the school and drive guests and blankets to the Campus of Human
development located at 532 Eighth Avenue South. This is great service
opportunity and also allows you to beat the morning traffic!
Thursday
Morning Cleaning Team 6:00-6:30 p.m.
Teams of two or
three ensure the guest area is clean before the beginning of the school
day. Responsibilities include ensure all mats are in the closet,
cleaning and sanitizing the restrooms and galley. All cleaning supplies
are provided.
Linen
Laundry
Linen used the
previous evening will be picked up Thursday morning after 6:30 a.m. and
returned before the following Wednesday. Linen laundry is approximately
14 sheets and pillow cases; 8-10 towels and washcloths and, on
occasion, cotton blankets. All laundry supplies are provided.
Sack
Lunches
Great
appreciation is extended to the Eighth Grade class of Christ the King
School for preparing the sack lunches each winter for our guest to eat
on Thursday!
MAY GOD BLESS YOU FOR YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
HELP IN THIS VERY IMPORTANT MINISTRY.
Boy Scouts
Troop 11 meets at Christ the King Church. For a schedule of activities, please open the following link:
Troop 11 activities, 2008-2009
Contact John Green or Joe Sharbel for information - see schedule for contact info.
Girl
Scouts
Christ the King offers Girl Scout
troops for girls in grades 2 through 6.
Parent volunteers lead the troops. Some troops meet weekly in the
evenings.
Other troops meet monthly. Some troops meet on the school campus;
others meet in the leaders' homes. The girls participate in activities
to learn skills and build character and they earn tryits, badges or
awards. Some activities include camping, skating, bowling and trips to
the Zoo. The troops all participate in the annual cookie sale and in
Girl Scout Sunday. The troops are included in
the Catholic Committee on Scouting and have earned certain emblems and
patches relating to their faith.
Support
Team
The objective of the Support Group
is to provide "comfort food" to other
parishoners in times of need. The needs may be a death in the family,
an
illness or the addition of a child. The Support Group is organized into
8
teams with approximately 8 members on each team. Each team captain
contacts the
individuals and organizes the menu so that a balanced meal will be
provided.
The requests are rotated among the teams so all members will have a
chance
to participate as well as not to overburden any individual with too
many
requests. The meals are then delivered either to the church or the
parishioner's home.
For futher information or if you are interested in joining, please
contact
the parish office(292-2884 ext. 300).
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