Mission:
Each year, Christ Church Cathedral participates in the Winter Shelter program for Room In The Inn. The program provides safe shelter, warm meals, and fellowship for our neighbors struggling with homelessness during the coldest months of the year.

Time Commitment:
Varies according to the volunteer’s availability.
Every Thursday from November through March, we host 12 homeless men to share a meal, take part in fellowship and have a warm place to sleep.  Again this year, every other Tuesday, we also invited 12 homeless women to join us at Christ Church Cathedral.

Benefits from volunteering:
For many, volunteering with RITI is a way to live out their faith by serving others, aligning with spiritual teachings about compassion, service, and justice.

What’s included:
There are many ways to volunteer to help in this ministry. First, we need innkeepers, both men and women.  At least two innkeepers stay overnight with our guests, arriving at 5:30 or 6:00 p.m. and staying until about 6:00 a.m. the next morning. The duties include serving/sharing dinner, distributing clothes, doing laundry, serving breakfast, and helping out our guests in general. Innkeepers usually volunteer once a month.

We also need volunteers to help set up, provide the meal for our guests, and serve dinner.  We need an entree for 20 people, as well as sides, salad, desserts, and bread. We also need 12 sack lunches for our guests.  Groups are welcome to sign up to provide the whole meal or individuals can provide a specific item.

We are always in need of WARM clothing for both men and women, including blue jeans, long-sleeve shirts, coats, sweatshirts, hoodies, hats, and gloves. Our storage space is fairly small, so please try to donate WARM clothing. Also, we are always in need of t-shirts and underwear.
If you would like to volunteer you may sign up here.

Interested in getting involved?
If you have any questions about becoming an innkeeper, donating clothing, or becoming a food volunteer, please contact David Morton or 615-715-0946.