OUTREACH PROGRAMS of ST. ANDREW's EPISCOPAL CHURCH WELLESLEY
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St. Andrew’s Outreach Committee: Chaired by the Vestryperson for Outreach, this committee coordinates the mission work taking place outside the church building with the primary objective to help our congregation put our Christian faith into action. The Outreach Committee meets on the third Monday of every month in the evening and all parishioners are invited to attend and participate. Volunteers: Come to monthly meetings, sign up for one-time or ongoing commitments. Outreach information is OUTREACH generally available in the Sunday leaflet, on the Outreach bulletin board (staircase by the parish hall), and through an online newsletter (St. Andrew’s in Action). Read the rest of this brochure PROGRAMS to identify appropriate opportunities for you and your family. Contact Person: Cam McCormick Phone: 781.239.1284 Email: [email protected] of Knitting Ministry: To date, the Knitting Ministry has knit over 5,000 items to be distributed to those in need. Knitters have sent infant ST. ANDREW’S and "mommie" hats to Haiti, hand-knit dolls to Roas Mina Diegue Orphanage in Port au Prince, and at Christmas, knitted hats/scarves/mitts are given to seniors at St. Stephen's. St. Andrew's offers a Shawl Ministry, as a gesture of compassion and caring to EPISCOPAL CHURCH those in need. Sox Box/Women of Means: Donna also oversees the collection and distribution of white cotton athletic socks to Dr. Roseanna Means for homeless women. Dr. Means treats many patients with WELLESLEY conditions requiring special attention to foot care; so far, well over 500 pairs of socks have been distributed. Knitting Contact Person: Donna Kell Phone: 781.444.8046 Email: [email protected] Alternative Giving Fair (Christmas Market): This annual fair offers parishioners the opportunity to buy holiday “gifts” in the form of contributions to selected charitable organizations that focus on a This pamphlet summarizes many of the programs which our wide variety of needs (for example: Heifer International, MFP, El congregation supports through funding and the Hogar, St. Stephen’s). In 2012, this fair will be held in the parish hall contributions of time by volunteers. on Sunday, December 9. Volunteers: needed to set up and staff Each program is briefly described along with some of the tables at the fair to answer questions and process gift requests. commitments parishioners can make, as well as listing the primary contacts for each program. Contact Person: Ann Johnson Phone: 781.235.5826 Email: [email protected] Volunteers: To make a contribution toward purchasing holiday gifts Our Little Roses and El Hogar Mission Projects: St. Andrew's sponsors for seniors, please contact Jack or Jill Whiting. several girls (Our Little Roses) and boys (El Hogar) in Honduras. Baked goodies are needed before Christmas for holiday These two missions provide a safe and supportive environment for packages for seniors. children, providing them with clothing, shelter, an education, and Contact People: Jack or Jill Whiting vocational training. St. Andrew’s supports both OLR and El Hogar Phone: 781.235.1152 Email: [email protected] through annual Outreach grants. Volunteers: Support efforts include letter writing, sponsoring children, sending clothing and supplies to the school, and participating in mission trips; shop at St. Stephen’s: Volunteers are needed to assist with tutoring children amazon.com by going through the El Hogar website and with one in the after-school program or to help out with the summer camp click 4% of purchases are donated to El Hogar. program B-SAFE—St. A’s takes one week each summer to provide lunches and do a field trip. Volunteers: A range of commitments include regular tutoring, occasional assistance with youth Contact Person: Steve Taylor programs, and our summer camp week which requires Phone: 781.235.0164 Email: [email protected] commitment from about 40-50 people to buy, prepare, and serve meals throughout the week and assist with the Friday field trip, among other tasks. Wellesley Food Pantry: This vital ministry is an interfaith effort in our Contact Person: Debbie Osborn town to support those in need of basic food items. Housed in the Phone: 781-820-7040 Email: [email protected] Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, the pantry needs food donations and financial contributions to assist the hundreds of clients it serves each week. St. Andrew’s provides time and money Salvation Army, Framingham: On the fourth Tuesday of every to support to this effort. month from 5:15 – 7:00 St. Andrew's prepares and serves dinner for Volunteers: Parishioners can volunteer to participate in the annual those in need at the Salvation Army in Framingham. This ministry Scouting for Food Drive held each November (in 2013 it will be on takes only a few hours and is a wonderful opportunity for families Nov. 2) and the Postal Food Drive in May. Parishioners may bring in to work together to help the less fortunate—it is appropriate for food items to church and place them in the bin in the narthex children 10+ old. Volunteers: About 8-10 are needed each month where it is collected, or make a financial contribution to the food to prepare food (chop suey or chicken and broccoli ziti, salad, pantry to buy needed items. desserts) and deliver and serve it. The simplified sign-up process is managed online, making it easy to see what roles are still needed for each rotation. Contact Person: Margarethe Kulke Email: [email protected] Contact Person: Bettina Eikeboom Phone: 781-235-1052 Email: [email protected] Cell: 617-833-5442 Email: Partnership with St. Stephen’s Episcopal Church—Boston, MA: St. Andrew’s has supported St. Stephen's church in many ways over the years: youth mission scholarships, Summer B-SAFE Program, after-school programs and tutoring, Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas gifts for seniors, among other efforts. There are many volunteer opportunities with St. Stephen’s, both weekly and occasionally, as well as the need for financial support. Please visit www.ststephensbos.org to learn more. Cooking for Rosie's Place: St. Andrew’s provides about 150 meals a Ministry to the Homeless: St. Andrew’s sponsors a variety of service month to Rosie’s place, a sanctuary for poor and homeless projects with the homeless through diocesan programs, most often women in the city of Boston. Volunteers: All are invited to join through Ecclesia Ministries in Boston. These programs provide fellow parishioners in the St. Andrew’s kitchen on every third opportunities to worship with and minister to the homeless through Thursday of the month at 8:30 a.m. to prepare a meal which is the common cathedral program. St. Andrew’s travels to Boston delivered to Rosie’s. Common one Sunday a year to support this ministry and provide lunches; this year’s date will be in spring 2014. Volunteers: We need Contact Person: Debbie Monti volunteers to prepare lunch and travel into Boston to participate in Phone: 781.237.9748 Email: [email protected] the service and serve lunch to attendees. More information about common cathedral and Ecclesia Ministries can be found at Epiphany School in Dorchester: St. Andrew’s has supported this tuition-free middle school for children of economically Contact Person: Cam McCormick disadvantaged families from Boston neighborhoods. The school Phone: 781.239.1284 Email: [email protected] admits children of all faiths, believing in the Episcopal tradition of finding God in and through each other’s presence. The school’s philosophy is to never give up on a child, and they have had great success taking underperforming students and preparing them for college. Volunteers: Epiphany needs tutors (both in mornings and St. Andrew’s also supports: afternoons), helpers to prepare and serve dinners (3:45-6:00), or to assist with other office duties/tasks. (www.epiphanyschool.com) Blue Mountain Project (BMP): BMP is a nonprofit organization Contact Person: Peter Lull dedicated to bringing basic services—such as clean water and Phone: 781.235.6171 Email: [email protected] medical care—and sustainable solutions to Hagley Gap, Jamaica since 2004. Contact Hope Aldrich at [email protected] or visit BMP’s website at www.bluemountainproject.org for more Metrowest Family Promise (formerly known as MIHN): A partnership information. of more than three dozen congregations from Wellesley and surrounding towns combine their time and resources to provide Heifer Project: Every year during Lent, the church school children accommodations for homeless families on a week-by-week basis collect money to contribute to the Heifer Project, which supports in their house of worship. Volunteers: Supporting this ministry people around the world by giving them livestock to establish a requires volunteers to provide food for all meals during the hosting sustainable way of life. Please contact Susan Jackson Roer at week, people to stay overnight with the guests, and help with [email protected] or visit www.heifer.org. other small but vital tasks. These families also require assistance On the Rise: Based in Cambridge, On The Rise’s mission is to with clothing, some basic personal supplies, and other various support the initiative and strength of women living in crisis or needs. Volunteers are also occasionally needed for light office homelessness by building relationships and providing tools that duty. each woman needs to rise to her potential. The program annually reaches and assists nearly 300 of the most highly marginalized and socially isolated women. For more information please visit Contact People: Ruth Keyes OR Caren Parker www.ontherise.org. Phone: 781.772.2042 Phone: 781.235.2522 Email: [email protected] Other Program Sponsorships: Barton Road Christmas Party; Coats for Kids; Epiphany School; Newton-Wellesley Chaplaincy. For more information please speak with Cam McCormick (781.239.1284 or [email protected]).