Charitable Giving

- Mission:
  
  It is the desire of Resurrection Parish to address our responsibility as a Catholic Christian Community to serve the poor of our community by allocating a fixed percentage of our offertory income to help alleviate their need. With rejoicing we accept this call of the Lord, Jesus, as His sons and daughters. The Charitable Giving Committee will investigate needs, allocate funds and audit their impact in accord with the desires of the Parish Community.
  (Mission Statement, Resurrection Parish Charitable Giving Committee)
  Quarterly, we send a donation to the groups that the Charitable Giving Committee has discerned to receive our help. The long tradition of the parish is to give 4% of our offertory giving to those in need. The parish receives thank you letters from the groups regularly and it good to pass on their thanks to all of you.
  A Quarterly Second Collection is taken to support Parish Charitable Giving.
  The scheduled dates are:
  November 15 & 16 , 2025
  February 15 &16, 2026
  May 17 & 18, 2026
  August 9 & 10 , 2026
  November 15 & 16, 2026
  So, although we don’t have these groups come to Sunday worship to give a face to those in need, know that they truly look forward to our regular support.
- What is charitable giving at Resurrection Parish?
  Resurrection Parish originated as a Vatican II parish, rooted in Social Justice, and with a clear desire to dedicate a portion of offertory income to help the poor, suffering and downtrodden of our community.
  As offertory income has been declining in recent years, funds available to support charitable organizations has also been reduced and is now one percent. Individual donations collected on 4 designated weekends each year are critical to fund this gap.
  The Charitable Giving Committee investigates needs, allocates funds and audits their impact in accord with the desires of the Parish Community. Your financial support goes directly to those in need through agencies well prepared to provide the assistance needed. The parish will only accept donations for those organizations identified as Charitable Giving Recipients.
  
  Resurrection is rooted in social justice "so too our parishes should be measured by our help for the hungry, the homeless, the troubled, and the alienated-in our own community and beyond.” Communities of Salt and Light, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops 1994
  
  Charitable Giving Recipients
  
  Emmanuel Dining Room:
  Helps alleviate the immediate needs of Delaware’s hungry with nutritious meals served at no cost. An average of 550 meals are served every day at their 3 locations.
  Funds supplement over 200 sandwiches parishioners make with fruit, snack, a sweet and a drink to make a complete meal.
  
  Family Promise:
  Prevents and ends homelessness for families with children by engaging volunteers, donors and faith community.
  Funds provide direct financial assistance to keep or place families with children in housing.
  Friendship House:
  Uniting people facing homelessness with loving, supportive communities they can call home.
  Funds provide direct financial assistance for the needs of the homeless.
  Wilmington-San Marcos Solidarity Project:
  A relationship was established nearly 20 years ago, in which delegations travel between dioceses several times each year, to nurture ongoing relationships between parishes.
  Assistance is provided in areas such as medical needs and novitiate training.
  
  The second quarterly collection will be the weekend of November 15/16th, 2025
  
  Have a question or want to be involved? [email protected]
  Resurrection Parish Office 302.368.0146
  
  November 2025
- Contact Us
  
  Cheryl
  
  Social Concerns Committee
  
  socialconcernsresurrectionde.org
- Organizations Supported
  
  Emmanuel Dining Room through Resurrection Parish addresses the local issue of food insecurity by providing lunch. Charitable giving funds are used to purchase wrapped portions of potato chips, individual servings of applesauce, and individually wrapped portions of cookies to accompany approximately 200 sandwiches once each month.
  
  200 substantial sized sandwiches made with love are donated by 18-22 sandwich makers from around 70 regular volunteers at Resurrection. The lunch is provided on the 3^rd Wednesday of the month and sandwiches are dropped off at Resurrection from 8-9 a.m. The food is then brought to EDR to be distributed. To volunteer or inquire, please contact parish office at (302) 368-0146
  
  Family Promise of Northern New Castle County prevents and ends homelessness for families with children. Charitable giving funds are used for one-time costs to keep families housed or quickly move them to housing. This light touch keeps families from the trauma of a shelter system and provides a small amount of help to stabilize their housing situation.
  Family Promise also operates a Hospitality Center, that shelters up to 8 local families with children at a time, and of any composition. Resurrection provides volunteers, supplies and meals for 4 weeks out of every year. To volunteer, please contact Deb Buckels (302) 239-2275.
  
  Friendship House unites people facing homelessness with loving, supporting communities they can call home. Charitable Giving funds are used directly for financial assistance to help pay utility bills, rent, and to help obtain needed medicines and food for basic survival.
  
  Programs at Friendship House include: Empowerment Centers, which help clients access social services, guidance with budgeting, and financial assistance; Transitional Housing provides temporary homes and guidance toward a better way of life; and the Clothing Bank which employs women from prison and rehab, along with life skills training designed for these women as they rebuild their lives. The Clothing Bank also distributes clothing free-of-charge to individuals in need across Delaware. Contact Sharon Gidumal (302) 275-2010
  
  Wilmington-San Marcos Solidarity Project Assistance is provided to our sister diocese, San Marcos, Guatemala. We are supporting Sor Irene Lima Garcia, a Franciscan nun and nurse, with the the convent "Hermanas Franciscanas de La Asunción” and the clinic “Cliníca Santa Maria de los Angeles" in San Pablo, San Marcos, Guatemala. Support is provided for health needs for the clinic and with prayers for the “aspirantes”, the students studying to be nuns in the convent, and for the community that benefits from the work being done. Recent Resurrection donations helped pay for a Blood Work Analyzing Machine. Contact Joan McConnell (302) 333-4227
  Give online at: https://secure.myvanco.com/L-ZMJM/campaign/C-14YB3
  
  Volunteer Opportunities, Sign up Genius at: https://resurrectionde.org/social-concerns-1