Outreach

 

St. Barnabas is a church whose ministry and focus move outward from its faith and life together to assist others. The largest outreach projects we engage in are the Clothing Sale [November] and Thift Sale [May], the former provides funds for non-profit organizations. The recipients of grants from the Clothing Sale include:

 

- Midnight Run

- Habitat for Humanity of Westchester

- Episcopal Charities

- Medical Outreach Mission, Inc.

- East Coast Assistance Dogs

- Yonkers Salvation Army Food Pantry

- The Bereavement Center of Westchester

- ESL and afterschool program at Iglesia Memorial de San Andres, Yonkers

- Irvington PTSA Camp program

- Cluster Community Service (Yonkers)

- Interfaith Council for Action (Ossining)

- New York Interfaith Power & Light

- Boys & Girls Clubs of Northern Westchester (Tarrytown)

- Community Food Pantry (Tarrytown/Sleepy Hollow)

 

In addition, St. Barnabas is involved with several other notable groups in the community. A few of them are listed below:

Alcoholics Anonymous and Alanon and Families Anonymous

Groups meet in the Education Wing. Call the office at (914) 591-8194 for their contact information.

Irvington Children's Center

The only day care center in Irvington has been at St. Barnabas for the past twenty-five years.  More than 150 children are enrolled in this important program. ICC is independent of St. Barnabas. For further information, please call their director, Lynn Lutomski, at 591-8182.

Kids Outreach Club

The St. Barnabas Youth Group sponsors a number of projects each year, including assembling and delivering care packages for senior citizens and college students away at school, and making Easter baskets for children affected by HIV/AIDS.

Midnight Run

Come with a team of parishioners from St. Barnabas as they go to New York City once a month (usually Friday evenings) to feed and clothe homeless people living on the streets. The group leaves the church between 9:00 p.m. and 10:00 p.m and returns around 1:30 a.m. Beginning at 7:30 we prepare sandwiches and food bags to be taken on each run.  To find out more about going on a Midnight Run, please call the church office at (914) 591-8194. For more information, you may also visit the Midnight Run website. Midnightrun.org

Yonkers Emergency Food Pantry

Non-perishable food is collected in the back of the church each month and taken to a center in Yonkers for those in need.

Community Food Pantry

St. Barnabas collects disposable diapers for monthly delivery to the Community Food Pantry which serves over 150 families in the Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow communities.

Other Outreach Ministries

Members of the St. Barnabas community are involved in many other outreach ministries, including Girl Scouts of the USA, Iglesia Memorial de San Andres, Irvington Town Hall Theatre, Irvington Volunteer Ambulance Corps, Phelps Memorial Hospice, Medical Outreach Mission, Westchester Association for Retarded Citizens, and Westchester Medical Center.