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

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.

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

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.

AUGUST

CAL AGGIE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION: Rooted in a tradition of ecumenical, progressive campus ministry since 1916, Cal Aggie Christian Association at UC Davis serves the Christian student community through faith-based programs grounded in four basic values: community, faith, social justice, and sustainable living. In addition, situated in an increasingly diverse multifaith environment, CA House embraces and serves students of all faiths and strives to promote interfaith dialogue and understanding. CA House offers a caring, inclusive community where all students can engage in open discussion and exploration of questions of faith (their own and others’), vocation, personal identity and growth. CA House is committed to putting faith into action and actively seeks opportunities to promote peace and social justice.

SEPTEMBER

NEIGHBORS IN NEED: This offering supports ministries of justice and compassion throughout the United States, including the Council for American Indian Ministries (CAIM), and justice, advocacy, and direct service projects supported by Justice and Local Church Ministries.

NOVEMBER

OPENING DOORS: This offering helps support Parkside partner, Opening Doors, in its mission to support immigrants, refugees, and survivors of trafficking on their path to stability, self-sufficiency, and belonging.

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.