"I was hungry and you fed me, thirsty and you gave me a drink, I was a stranger and you received me in your homes, naked and you clothed me... I tell you, whenever you did this for one of the least important of these followers of mine, you did it for me!"  (Matthew 25;35-41) 

Chalice Receives Recognition!

 

At the recent national refugee conference in Washington DC, Chalice Christian was recognized "for outstanding and faithful service" in refugee resettlement. 

 

Read more by visiting the article from

Church World Service.

We contribute our money to national and worldwide mission projects of our denomination and inter-denominational efforts. Special day offerings are taken for Week of Compassion, which serves people in crisis, and Reconciliation, which fights racism. We also rally whenever a need is brought to our attention, such as when we had a chance to contribute to a truckload of goods being sent to a Mexican village devastated by a hurricane. Chalice Christian Church cares, and we translate our caring into action.     Paz de Cristo Paz de Cristo (Peace of Christ) is a soup kitchen in Mesa, Arizona that feeds 130-220 homeless people on any given night -  365 days of the year.  Chalice Christian Church teams up with other East Valley Disciples congregations to prepare, feed, and clean-up after one meal per month at Paz de Cristo.  Our designated day is the 3rd Sunday of each month.  We enlist the help of up to 20 volunteers from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  This is an ongoing ministry to our community.  If you would like more information on our Paz de Cristo Ministry or would like to help us by serving a meal or making a donation of food or toiletry items (toothbrush, toothpaste, small shampoo, soaps, etc.) please contact the church office at ChaliceOffice@gmail.com.   Refugee Ministry In July, 2002, we became aware of the needs of refugees resettling in this valley and accepted the call to sponsor an Amerasian family from Vietnam in partnership with the Department of Refugees and Immigration of the Disciples of Christ and the local affiliate. This family from a mountain village where no-one owned a motorized vehicle flew directly to Sky Harbor to make their home in the multicultural, urban landscape of Phoenix. Suddenly, our little congregation pulled together to furnish an apartment and welcome them. We provided friendship, guidance, and a bit of security, and we received joy, friendship, and an immense education in return. Chalice has become committed to the refugee and immigration ministry.  Since that first experience we have helped resettle families from Afghanistan, Iran and Kenya. A refugee is a person with a well-founded fear of persecution for reasons of their race, religion, nationality, political opinion, or membership in a particular social group. --The United States refugee Act of 1980.                                       Other Outreach Activities Members of our church family have participated in the following outreach activities: Back to school back pack drive Health kits for refugees around the world Bone marrow drive Toy drive for Gilbert police and fire departments and for Phoenix Children's Hospital Adopt-a-Family at Christmas and Thanksgiving Food Drives Nursing home visitations Pillows for nursing home residents Filling water tanks for Humane Borders Grain mill provided for a village in Sudan Chalice Christian Church is committed to reaching out to people in need, serving God's children in our community and throughout the world. Service is an integral part of who we are, of our Christian identity. To this end, members reach out in many individual ways, and as a congregation we prepare and serve the evening meal at Paz de Cristo once a month.

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