Justice & Outreach Ministry |
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In the gospel, we are called to reach out beyond ourselves to bring the compassionate love of God to all people. Trinity seeks to be responsive to the needs of our local community and the world through a variety of ministries based at the church and elsewhere. The Justice & Outreach Council is organized into several committees and ministries, all of which welcome new participants.
Council Chair: Jean Davis
Justice Fund Grant
Jean Lange Davis
Trinity committed a portion of its pledge collection to create the Justice Fund. Other funds are raised through fundraising in the Santa Barbara community. These monies are allocated annually to organizations and projects that address the needs of the poor and marginalized locally and elsewhere in the world. These contributions fall under two categories: (1) those causes that are designed to alleviate immediate suffering and provide charity and (2) those that address the underlying causes of suffering and aim to create more just systems. A committee is formed each year to review applications and select grant recipients.
Just Faith
Chris Boesch
Just Faith is a conversion-based process that seeks to integrate personal spirituality and social ministry. The aim of Just Faith is to empower participants to develop a passion and thirst for justice and, after the program, to express this passion in concrete acts of parish and social ministry. The program is a once a week class that meets for 30 weeks, September to June.
CLUE
Ann Jaqua
Clergy and Laity United for Economic Justice is an interfaith organization with the mission to bring clergy and laity together to organize, advocate for, and build bridges on behalf of the poor and marginalized in our area
Children of Joy
Jasmine Jayawardene
This ministry coordinates fund-raising efforts for two orphanages in Sri Lanka that our parish sponsors.
Alternative Christmas Market
Vanessa Woods
Each year at Christmas time, the children of our parish put together an alternative gift market where parishioners can support various charitable organizations such as Heifer Project, Children of Joy, Episcopal Relief Fund, and Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance.
Team Trinity AIDS Walk
Jean Lange Davis
Trinity parishioners form a team each year to gather funds and walk in the Annual AIDS walk.
GAIA
Barbara Howell
Global AIDS Interfaith Alliance partners with religious organizations in resource-poor countries for community-based HIV prevention and care. New volunteers are always welcome.
Harding School Helpers
Robert Ward
The purpose of this program is to help children grades 1–6 at Harding Elementary School with homework after school. Volunteers can help two or more Mondays or Tuesdays per month from 4:15–5:15.
Transition House
Michael Arnold
Transition House provides food, shelter, and services to families who have lost their houses and are trying to get back on their feet. A team of Trinity volunteers serves dinner to residents once a month.
Community Kitchen
Cheryl Young
Sarah Dobbs
The Community Kitchen prepares and serves hot nutritious meals to the hungry and homeless in Santa Barbara. It is located at Casa Esperanza, the homeless day center and winter shelter. A group of Trinity parishioners serves lunch there throughout the year; during the winter, they also serve dinners.
Faulding Hotel
Regina Rodriguez
The Faulding Hotel is an 81-room historical hotel that houses the working poor and residents on fixed income. Trinity volunteers take part in a “mutual ministry” of learning and socializing each month with the residents.