Our Mission

Grounded in God’s love, St. Matthew’s-Maryland Community Ministry builds community well-being; works for justice; and nurtures hope within individuals and families in West Central Winnipeg.

This neighbourhood ministry is a partnership of St. Mathew’s Anglican Church and Winnipeg Presbytery of the United Church of Canada.
(Mission Statement adopted September 18, 2008)

St. Matthew’s-Maryland Community Ministry has been serving the West Central area of inner city Winnipeg since 1972. In our programming, we attempt to balance meeting basic needs, enabling personal transformation, and working for social change.

We offer a variety of different programs ranging from a small food supplement program to a small community economic initiative which makes and sells preserves and does some local catering.

Manitoba Bulletin: Announcing the Gathering Key Note Speaker

On October 21, 2011 at 9:00 am

The 2011 CD/CED Gathering Keynote Speaker

Silver Donald Cameron,

a member of the Atlantic Speakers Bureau

About Silver Donald Cameron

Silver Donald Cameron is one of Canada's most versatile and experienced professional authors. His work includes plays, films, radio and TV scripts, an extensive body of corporate and governmental writing, hundreds of magazine articles and 16 books, including two novels. He is also the host of TheGreenInterview.com -- a subscription web site of extended interviews - normally about an hour in length - between Silver Donald Cameron and the thinkers, writers and observers whose ideas and perceptions are leading the way to a new era of sustainability. His engaging speaking style, wealth of experience and depth of knowledge and experience about building healthy, sustainable communities are sure to make this year's keynote speech a huge success.

More about Silver Donald cameron at www.silverdonaldcameron.ca

For the latest updates, info and free online registration

www.ccednet-rcdec.ca/gathering2011

Don't forget to register!

Follow The Food

Overview

The Follow the Food research initiative began in Fall 2010.  The intent of the project was to evaluate how well Winnipeg Harvest’s Food Supplement Program (FSP) is meeting the needs of the community members. 

Purpose

• To evaluate the nutritional needs, habits and dietary patterns of clients using FSP at St. Matthew's-Maryland Community Ministry
• To maximize understanding of how food is used in order to reduce waste & increase efficacy of program

The report that resulted is below for you to scroll through using the scroll bar on the side..

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Volunteer Spotlight                

Meet Brenda, Raven, Diana and Sheryl, our volunteer administrative assistants!  If you ask Juanita, the community minister, or myself about these four women, there's a good chance we'll say something like “they're the ones who get the real work done around here!”  That response is a testament to their long list of responsibilities, which is filled with conversations, phone calls, emails, filing, faxing, planning, helping, problem-solving, and of course, “other duties as assigned” - a full-time job in itself!

On top of all this, our admin volunteers are often a first point of contact for the many different people who visit the ministry, and so they act as the “face” of St. Matthew's-Maryland.  They carry out the mandate of St. MMCM, which is to be a welcoming ministry of hospitality.

Each volunteer delights in unique aspects of volunteering.  Sheryl enjoys being active in the community and getting her hands dirty doing good work.  Diana enjoys helping others and seeing the results of the team's efforts.  Raven enjoys the worthwhile work and the challenge of multitasking.  Brenda enjoys the people and putting her organizational strengths to good use.

Interested in using your skills as a volunteer at St. MMCM?  Contact Paul Schmidt, Volunteer Development Coordinator at 774-3957 or volcomymin@mymts.net

Volunteer(s) Wanted – Food Supplement Program Supervisor

Do you have an interest in helping children, parents and single people in Winnipeg get the food they need to make it through the week?

Are you a people-person, keen on fostering an atmosphere of respect and hospitality?

Do you have good organizational and leadership skills?

If so, you might be a great candidate to volunteer as a supervisor in our Food Supplement Program!

Each Monday and Friday afternoon, we receive a shipment of food from Winnipeg Harvest, which we then distribute to 20-40 individuals and families who have registered in advance.  Responsibilities of the supervisor(s) include overseeing the other volunteers on the FSP team, and ensuring the fairest possible distribution of food to the community.

We are currently in need of an FSP Supervisor for Friday afternoons.

Interested?  We would love to hear from you.  Please contact Paul Schmidt, Volunteer Development Coordinator at 774-3957 or volcomymin@mymts.net