US Outreach Ministries
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me.”
(Mt. 25:35-36)
Drop in Center for the Homeless
Each Friday in Chicago, Alexian Brothers are part of an ecumenical group that gathers in a church hall to bring comfort and love to the homeless. The group discusses Scripture passages, followed by conversation, fellowship, and lunch. The ministry also meets every other Sunday for an ecumenical service, fellowship, lunch, and Bible study. Timothy’s Ministry has recently begun to meet on Thursday evenings for Scripture discussion and dinner.
The Alexian Brothers has partnered with Kolbe House, an archdiocesan prison ministry outreach that provides multiple services to those individuals and family members affected by incarceration. Individual brothers are involved in ways that they can be a presence, compassion and hope, in ways that can contribute to the archdiocesan ministry, particularly in their re-entry back into community.
Food Distribution to the Homebound and impoverished areas in the Chicago area
In partnership with the Franciscan Sisters of the Eucharist of Chicago, the Alexian Brothers Outreach Ministry of Chicago offered services for food deliveries to the homebound and elderly in the Humboldt county area. This is an extension of the brothers' pilot project of serving isolated elderly in the Chattanooga area.
A pioneer project of the Congregation of the Alexian Brothers in the Chattanooga, TN area that aimed initially to identify the pressing needs of the elderly outside their older adult retirement facility in Signal Mountain, TN and to respond to their growing needs. The outreach has grown during the pandemic period due to the vulnerability of the elderly and those with disability that further isolated them from society. Now, the outreach ministry has diversified into several major services in partnership with several senior services to promote the well being and dignity of the marginalized population.
