Our Ministry focuses on God in Action! Meet Our Team
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Team Leader
Angie Deorio
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Cathie Duncan
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Cathie Duncan
Liz Hedman
Nicole Brown-Bruette
Cathie Duncan
Lorraine Janack
Lorraine Janack
Lorraine Janack
Debbie Johnson
Lorraine Janack
Lorraine Janack
Susan Larsen
Lorraine Janack
Susan Larsen
Cheryl Lynch
Lorraine Janack
Susan Larsen
Louise Weiler
Louise Weiler
Louise Weiler
Social/Community Outreach Missions of the Month
DECEMBER
THE GIVING CIRCLE - Midwife Project: Sustaining Donor - This organization is founded on the principle of neighbor helping neighbor and community helping community. We believe that compassion knows no borders and that we all have a duty to help each other in this community and beyond
Completed Missions of the Month
January
February
February
CODE BLUE SARATOGA- SHELTERS OF SARATOGA - Provides shelter, sleeping accommodations, meals, and essential supplies to individuals who are homeless during hazardous winter weather.
February
February
February
KIDS IN ACTION- Money is used for Good Shepherd Youth to do service projects throughout the year.
March
February
March
THE CENTER FOR HOPE The organization provides resources to educate, assist, and support families and friends in coping with the pain and uncertainty of a missing person.
May
June
March
BH/BL SUMMER LUNCH PROGRAM— We contributed financial support to The Assembly of Churches, which provides summer lunches to BH/BL students whose families lack the resources to provide meals. It is a Monday-Friday six-week program.
June
June
June
GOOD SHEPHERD'S BLESSING BOX- We provided financial and goods support to our local food pantry (outside).
July
June
June
BETHESDA HOUSE & BOOTH HOUSE— We provided financial support to these organizations. They reach out and care for the chronically homeless and disabled adults in Schenectady. They provide housing, food, and social services.
August
September
September
JOAN NICOLE PRINCE HOME—We provided financial support to Joan Nicole Prince Home in Scotia, NY. The home provides 24-hour bedside care for two terminally ill patients in a homelike environment.
September
September
September
WAVE RIDER/CAMP ERIN -We provided financial support and Quilts for Camp Erin, a free weekend bereavement camp for children ages 6‐17. Wave Rider provides a weekly support group for grieving families and children ages 3-17.
October
September
November
Global Refugee Services - we support and empower immigrants, asylum seekers, and refugees who are rebuilding their lives in the United States and rebuilding if they are resettled to their original homes. See Global Refuge for more information.
November
November
November
Operation Adopt a Solider - This organization's primary goal is to provide a sense of home to soldiers and make them feel as comfortable as possible through care packages, gifts, letters, phone cards, and more. We provided financial and product support so the organization could send out packages.
Sharing our Blessings Through Service and Donations
City Mission
Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude
Youth of Good Shepherd (Kids in Action) made gift easter bags for the Easter Brunch at City Mission.
Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude
Operation Gratitude
Youth of Good Shepherd (Kids in Action) helped make paracord lanyards for soldiers through Operation Gratitude.
Lent Sock Drive
Operation Gratitude
Supporting our Veterans
Good Shepherd collected 1107 pairs of socks-proceeds donated to:
- Good Shepherd's Blessing Box
- The Evangeline Booth Miracle Home
- Schenectady YWCA -Patty's Place is an initiative that provides at-risk women with the hygiene supplies and resources necessary to maintain a safe and healthy lifestyle.
- Operation Adopt a Soldier
Supporting our Veterans
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Supporting our Veterans
A small group of Good Shepherd members provided dinner and dined with the men and women living in the homeless veteran men's shelter called The Vet House and The Guardian House for women veterans.
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Good Shepherd donated 25 Boxes of books to the Saratoga Children's Literacy League, a non-profit organization that serves the children of Saratoga County by providing them with free books regardless of income level.
Plan your visit
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Saratoga Children's Literacy League
Crop Walk: Good Shepherd members received donations per mile and participated in a group 3-mile walk. The proceeds went to provide meals for those in our community who need them and support programs that create greater food security in communities all around the world (chickens for a family, water filters for a home, and home gardening).