Outreach Opportunities

St. Andrew and Holy Communion participates in a variety of services to the community throughout the year.

North Porch

In January, celebrating the birth of Jesus, the church presents gifts of disposable diapers to the North Porch Women and Infants' Center, an emergency service providing supplies of formula, baby food, diapers, clothing, and bed linens for needy mothers and children up to age four in Newark, Paterson, Dover and surrounding communities.

Clothing for Children, Women and Men

Clothing is collected throughout the year for the Essex County Battered Women and children's Shelter and for St. Andrew’s Church Men's Shelter in Newark.

Soup Kitchen

We participate in Soup Kitchen located at Holy Trinity Church in West Orange. Providing nutritious noontime meals to the homeless and poor, volunteers from area churches prepare and serve the food. SAHC is on duty four days each year.

We also collect food year round for Apostles House in Newark.

Interfaith Hospitality Network

Interfaith Hospitality Network for Homeless of Essex County, a volunteer led non-profit organization, partners with other religious congregations to shelter and support homeless families and help them gain self-sufficiency.

Habitat for Humanity

Habitat for Humanity Newark is dedicated to building simple, decent homes in Essex County, N.J. SACH will team with other religious congregations -- Christians and Jews -- to build “Abraham House.”

Help for Darfur

SAHC has donated books and school supplies for the children of Darfur refugee camps and is working to spread the news of the deadly conflict in Darfur, a region of Sudan, Africa.

Backpacks
Backpacks and school supplies for children from a local shelter are donated in September.

Teddy bears
Teddy bears are stuffed with love at Build-a-Bear and given to children in shelters on Christmas.

Food Bank
Canned goods and other non-perishable offerings are donated.

Passover Seder
A reminder of the roots of our faith, a Passover Seder is shared among church family and friends.

Social Work
A parish Social Worker provides opportunities for people in the congregation and community to receive much needed clinical and spiritual help.

St. Andrew and Holy Communion provides meeting space for guest community and support organizations such as Alcoholics Anonymous,Weight Watchers, and Gamblers Anonymous.