Category Archive for ‘The Sister Isaac Center’

When we open our doors each morning, we never know how many people to expect. Sometimes there’s only a few, usually there’s a couple dozen.  Our policy is to allow everyone in when the door opens, no matter how many

On the average, we have been seeing about 120 persons seeking help each week. The numbers are down a little since the hurricane; we have noticed some ‘regulars’ that have not been in since the storm. Most of them have

Several of my articles have explained the multiple sources of donations; this week I thought I’d talk about the people we serve and how they know about us.  A very small percentage of our guests, about 10%, are ‘regulars’ that

This past week, we were invited to a reception at the Bargain Box of Wilmington.  It is an outreach ministry of the Church of the Servant, Episcopal.  It was established in 2000 to serve the Wilmington area.  It is an

Several of us at Outreach are quilters, a pastime we have in common with Sister Isaac.  I belong to the Quilters by the Sea Guild, as do several of my volunteers. The members bring canned food to their monthly meeting

We are blessed to receive a wide range of donations from throughout the community.  Let me tell you about some we received this last month.

A parishioner from St Therese stopped in a few weeks ago and presented me with a

This past week, I participated in the Ministry Fair on Pentecost Sunday.  I realized at the last moment that I had to have some sort of presentation. Searching through our storage room, I managed to find a display Sister had

We were recently blessed with a 10 day visit with Sr Isaac; her trip had been scheduled in advance with the intention being for her to work with us at the Center with our normal day to day activity.  Perhaps

The effort continues to clean up the Center.  At the time I’m writing this, the professionals are still at work; the ceiling tiles have all been removed ; the refrigeration equipment will all be sanitized and our entire inventory and

While  the Center was closed,  I took the opportunity to go around town the week of Sept 23 and see what other places were doing to provide assistance:

The Salvation Army Shelter had incurred significant damage. They had to relocate all