No Longer Strangers
The stranger who dwells among you shall be to you as one born among you, and you shall love him as yourself; for you were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the LORD your God. (Lev. 19:34)
The over-arching philosophy of No Longer Strangers is to offer genuine Christian friendship to the refugee community. During the resettlement process, refugees experience a bureaucratic whirlwind that often produces a disturbing sense of bewilderment and isolation. As we befriend our neighbors, we have many opportunities to provide assistance in practical matters, but just as importantly, to laugh with them, share in their sorrows, and to pray with them.
We are grateful for the generosity and cheerful service of our parish members and Christians throughout the Greater-Dayton area which make this ministry possible. If you would like to be involved, or for more information about No Longer Strangers, visit our website at nolongerstrangers.org.
St. Lazarus Mission
For more than twenty years, a team of dedicated lay ministers from Christ the King and Christ our Hope parishes in Dayton have partnered to form St. Lazarus Mission, actively providing residents of local nursing homes with ongoing pastoral care, "family" visits, and regular Sunday services.
We approach this ministry holistically, adopting everyone in the nursing home — residents and families, staff and management. We love anyone and everyone, Christian and non-Christian. We minister both to and with people, enabling the least of these, the destitute and dying, and the otherwise forgotten and put away, to be the local, missional church in each nursing home where they live with purpose, for the glory of God instead of just waiting to die.
For information about St. Lazarus Mission, visit our website at lazarusmission.org.
Dominion Academy
Dominion Academy of Dayton is a college preparatory school providing a classical education based on the Bible, reason, and Tradition. It was founded in 1998 by Fr. Wayne and Sandy McNamara.
They chose to name the school "Dominion Academy" out of the conviction that God has given Christians the humbling role of "kings and priests" of all of Creation. Christians are to exercise a loving, faithful, and wise stewardship over all things for the glory of our Lord. In order to exercise this sobering trust with fidelity, Christians must learn about the true shape of the world — a world existing in Christ, according to the order of the Trinitarian community.
Christians must learn well in order to love well. Dominion Academy exists in order to educate young Christians about the shape of the world in Christ and to encourage these students to properly love creation, understanding that all ultimate meaning is found in Christ alone.