• The Benevolence Fund
  Mission:  to assist people in need from beyond the parish community.
  How to Help:  make a donation. (box located near entrance to narthex)
  Contact:  Father Theodore

• Oregon Food Bank Barrel Project
  Mission:  "to eliminate hunger and it's root cause - because no one should be hungry".
  How to Help:  
             1) donate non-perishable food. (barrels located in parish hallway)
             2)  Volunteer
  Contact:  Nicholas Hafez

• Pennies & Prayers 
  Mission:  a project of the commission for Orthodox Mission & Evangelism (C.O.M.E.) which makes Orthodoxy more visible and provides opportunities for inactive Orthodox to deepen their faith.
  How to Help:  get a canister then from the beginning of Great Lent to Pentecost, fill it with loose change. 
  Contact:  David Payne

• The St. John's Giving Tree
  Mission:  to provide assistance to individuals & families within the parish community.
  How to Help:  pick an apple off the tree (located next to Father Theodore's office) & deposit your donation in the box. 
  Contact:  Adrienne Gillespie

• GOYAN "Lunches for the Homeless"
  Mission:  to deliver sack lunches, socks, etc. to the homeless people in Downtown Portland during Advent & Great Lent.
  How to Help:  sign up to make lunches
              ~Click Here for a List of Items for Lunches~
  Contact:  Paraskevi Whitton

• Sewing Circle
  Mission:  to provide garments and quilts for those in need. (currently working on Crib Quilts for the Pregnancy Resource Center) 
  How to Help:  
              1)  participate in weekly meetings &/or ongoing projects
              2)  provide financial support for fabrics & other sewing  
                   supplies
  Contact:  Susan Payne

• The Comforters
  Mission:  a lay ministry to the people of our parish.
  How to Help:  
              1)  Make a meal
              2)  Visitation
              3)  Prayer Group
  Contact:  Sandy Duchow-Pressley

Or send financial donations to:
St. John the Baptist Greek Orthodox Church
10144 SW Park Way
Portland, Oregon 97225
and note the project in the memo section