St. James' Episcopal Church – Mt. Airy, Maryland
Outreach (Page 8)
Mt Airy NET sends their thanks to all of us at St James for our generous donations to their food pantry. It helps more than you know. Items that are currently needed are: canned meat (tuna and chicken), personal care items such as shampoo and soap, toilet paper and paper towels, canned fruit, cereal and cake and brownie mix. Great buys are…
St. James’ Outreach is supporting a new way for families to celebrate Advent, the Reverse Advent Calendar activity. The idea is to mark the days until Christmas, but instead of getting something each day the idea is to collect items to give to others every day. We believe this is a wonderful way to provide much needed support to Mt. Airy The…
The Outreach Committee wanted to share the successful completion of our Thanksgiving Dinner food collection on Sunday, 11/20. Thanks to our generous congregation, all of the dinner items were received, sorted, and ready for pickup without a hitch. Upon arrival the families were welcomed, the cars were quickly packed up, and a Thanksgiving blessing was shared.…
Angel Tree Support for Mt. Airy Net Families and Pleasant View Residents The Christmas season is under way, and as you may have seen our Angel Tree is filled with angels. The red, green and blue angels are for the families and the yellow angels are for Pleasant View residents. How the Angel Tree works – There are two tags for…
St. James’ Outreach is supporting a new way for families to celebrate Advent, the Reverse Advent Calendar activity. The idea is to mark the days until Christmas, but instead of getting something each day the idea is to collect items to give to others every day. We believe this is a wonderful way to provide much needed support to Mt. Airy Net.…
The leaves are turning and there is a chill in the air, sure signs that the holiday season is upon us. St. James is supporting three (3) Mt. Airy Net families during the 2016 holiday season. A Thanksgiving sign up list is posted in the Narthex and collection bins are setup for each family. Please……
After the services on Sunday, August 28th, several parishioners asked if we would be willing to support the A is for Africa group in their effort to collect shoes. Here is a quick how it works; You put your old, worn out or unwanted shoes in the collection box in St. James’ Narthex, The Outreach…
The Outreach Committee has reached out to our two elementary schools to determine if there is a need for school supplies or other items. We haven’t heard from Parr’s Ridge yet, but Mt. Airy Elementary needs some personal items for the children. There is a poster board in the Narthex listing the needs of the…