Parkside Special Giving
On top of the regular giving to Parkside Community Church we also have special offerings throughout the year for partner organizations and the United Church of Christ.
JANUARY
EVERYBODY’S BIRTHDAY: One Sunday each year everyone is invited to give a gift to the SSIP Food Closet, a Parkside partner, in honor of their own birthday. SSIP maintains and operates an emergency food distribution program to help alleviate food insecurity for Sacramento area residents.
MARCH
ONE GREAT HOUR OF SHARING: UCC Wider Church Ministries, Global Sharing of Resources channels these resources for international programs in health, education and agricultural development, emergency relief, refugee ministries, and both international and domestic disaster response.
APRIL
COMMUNITY ASSISTANCE FUND: This Parkside-specific fund is managed by the pastor to help with individual/family needs (such as gas money, groceries, a bus pass, etc.) within the Parkside community and the neighborhood at large.
MAY
SacACT: This offering helps support Parkside partner, SacACT, in its work to organize local congregations and empower ordinary people to identify and change conditions that create economic and racial injustice.
JUNE
STRENGTHEN THE CHURCH: This offering is shared at the conference and national levels of UCC primarily to support youth ministries and full-time leaders for new churches in parts of the country where the UCC does not have a strong presence. It also provides support for existing churches’ new initiatives.
JULY
FAMILY PROMISE: A Parkside partner, Family Promise helps local communities to address the root causes of family homelessness by providing shelter and case management, as well as support once families have secured housing to ensure they remain independent.
SEPTEMBER
NEIGHBORS IN NEED: This offering supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the UCC Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), and justice, advocacy, and direct service projects supported by UCC’s division of Justice and Local Church Ministries.
NOVEMBER
TBD
DECEMBER
CHRISTMAS FUND: The Christmas Fund for the Veterans of the Cross and the Emergency Fund is a Special Mission Offering that congregations have been supporting for over 100 years. The offering is administered through the United Church Board for Ministerial Assistance, the charitable arm of the Pension Boards. Funds provide direct financial support to those who serve the church and are facing financial difficulties.