Life's most persistent and urgent question is:  "What are you doing for others?"
Dr Martin Luther King, Jr

Parish Mission and Outreach

The Parish assists with a number of activities in Tyendinaga and the wider world.  Our assistance is primarily financial, overseen by an Outreach Committee at All Saints' Church and by the whole congregation at Christ Church.

Some recent beneficiaries of the generosity of our parishioners include:

• Bike for Bibles, a ministry whose aim is to raise funds for the provision of Bibles through the Canadian Bible Society.  In July 2008, the Parish contributed $1179 to this cause.

• An on-going donation to the Special Needs class at Quinte Mohawk School to purchase supplies and teaching aids that would not otherwise be bought with government funding. 

Arms-Length Mission and Outreach

Love in Action

Love in Action members display Comfort Dolls made to send as gifts to children overseas.

A group of people who raise money for mission.  The group, consisting of a number of Tyendinaga parishioners, divides its money into three categories:  local, provincial/national, and international.  Some examples of organisations that have benefited from Love in Action's fundraising efforts are:  Ministry in Kashechewan, Buy-A-Net Malaria Prevention, Operation Christmas Child, AIDS Walk for Life, Cots for Kids, and a whole host of other educational, developmental, and mission-oriented agencies.  The group's major fundraisers every year are an evening play at the Selby Theatre in the spring and a Tea and Bazaar held in November in Deseronto.

Mohawk Guild

The Mohawk Guild is a group, mostly comprised of women from Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory, that exists to provide support in the community.  Modelled on the Anglican Church Women, this group has expanded to include women from outside the parish and regularly provides services to members of the community.  The Guild often caters large gatherings such as funeral receptions and the Graduation Dinner for Quinte Mohawk School each June.

Tyendinaga Food Bank

Although the food bank is not a ministry of the Parish of Tyendinaga, each church devotes one Sunday per month where parishioners are encouraged to bring a donation to the food bank.  Several of our parishioners are volunteers at the food bank, as well, making this vital community ministry near to the hearts of many people in our churches.

If you, or anyone you know, might benefit from any of the above services, please contact us.