With Easter just around the corner, now is a great time for us to go and be the church in our community! This spring, join us by serving, giving, and praying with our Community Care ministry as we show God’s love in tangible ways to our neighbors, especially those in need.
Many of these opportunities collaborate with what we call our community partners, which are organizations and ministries in our area whom we support and serve with year-round. A few of these include Real Options, Cornerstone, Frisco FASTpacs, and The Samaritan Inn. Each of them has ongoing opportunities, so if you enjoy volunteering with them this spring, we would love to help you connect and serve with them again!
Ways to Give & Serve
Baby Shower at Real Options
Friday & Saturday, March 24–25
Help Real Options host a baby shower and provide gifts for moms who chose life.
Frisco FASTpacs Food Collection
Items Due Friday, March 31
Donate kid-friendly grocery items to fill Frisco FASTpacs (weekend food bags for kids in need).
- Canned Pasta (Ravioli, Spaghettios)
- Canned Soup or Chili
- Ramen
- Macaroni and Cheese Cups
- Canned Fruit
Easter Prep Day
Saturday, April 1
9:30 to 11:30 a.m.
Fill Easter eggs, write cards, and prepare gifts for our neighbors and community partners.
Lunch for the Homeless
Saturday, April 1
9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Prepare and serve lunch to the homeless at Cornerstone Kitchen in South Dallas.
Real Options Spring Family Fest
Saturday, April 1
12:30 to 2:30 p.m.
Help put on a fun event for clients and families served by Real Options at Haggard Farm in Plano.
Gift Bags for the Homeless
Samaritan Inn Easter Egg Hunt and Picnic
Thursday, April 6
5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Volunteer at Samaritan Inn’s Easter event for homeless families in McKinney.
Hilltown Easter Celebration
Friday, April 7
10 a.m. to Noon
Distribute lunches and help host an Easter party for families in need.
Easter Gift Deliveries in South Dallas
Saturday, April 8
9 to 11 a.m.
Hand out Easter gift bags to the homeless and low-income housing residents in South Dallas.
Cornerstone Community Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 8
10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Help with Cornerstone Baptist Church’s Easter outreach event in South Dallas.
Weekly Food Drive
Every Monday
11 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Donate canned goods and groceries year-round to support our community partners.
Ways to Pray
- Pray that every Easter egg, card, grocery bag, and treat that goes out to our community through Go and Be (more than 3,000 total) would serve as tangible reminders to the recipients that they are dearly loved and not forgotten.
- Pray for good weather for our outdoor outreach events so that nothing would hinder these events from happening:
- Saturday, April 1—Real Options Spring Family Fest
- Thursday, April 6—The Samaritan Inn family picnic and Easter egg hunt for resident families
- Friday, April 7—Hilltown lunches distribution and Easter celebration
- Saturday, April 8—Cornerstone Community Easter Egg Hunt
- Pray that the families who have been served through the ministry of Real Options will enjoy a fun time together at their Spring Family Fest. Local church partners are coming together to host this event and love on these families in Jesus’ name!
- Pray that the egg hunt and picnic at The Samaritan Inn will be a relaxing, fun evening for each of the residents and their families. May it be a refreshing time off from the stress and load they carry as they walk through this time of homelessness. Pray God goes before us and prepares our team for each interaction and conversation we get to have.
- Pray for the Hilltown community as we provide lunches, enjoy fun games, and share the Gospel on Good Friday. May God continue to grow our relationships in this community as we share the help and hope of Christ in our words and actions.
- Pray for the Cornerstone community in South Dallas as things open up more following Covid shutdowns. Pray for our team and members from Global Harvest Church as we partner together to host this fun event and share the Gospel with 200+ kids!
- Pray for the staff and volunteers of Frisco FASTpacs, as well as our teachers and school staff, that they would finish the school year strong. May God continue to provide for each child in Frisco ISD who is food insecure.
- Take some time to thank God for the staff of our schools and community partners who so faithfully serve those in need, day in and day out. After a very hard two years, may they feel uplifted by these simple, tangible encouragements we are sending out to them and those they serve.
Have Questions?
We’re here to help! Please reach out any time to Karen at karenh@stonebriar.org, or call Ministry Coordinator Julie Lyon at 469-252-5378.