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Outreach
As an active and living parish, St. Thomas’ is vitally connected to the social causes that directly affect the community around us. The Outreach Committee serves as the hands and feet for the parish expanding its ministry of social justice and community outreach to both our city and the world beyond.
Outreach is one of the ways by which we live the Gospel outside the walls of the Church. St. Thomas’ has a long history of involvement in and commitment to many area charities, non-profits and special causes. Outreach communicates and promotes the spiritual/theological basis for social ministry, developing priorities of activity and guidelines for giving and coordinating the Church’s involvement locally, nationally and internationally.
» View photos of outreach at St. Thomas' Parish
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Thank you so much for participating in Servathon on Saturday, May 3rd! Together we made a huge impact on the improvement of the DC Public Schools. More than 3,200 people invested over 12,000 hours in a variety of service activities - painting classrooms, revitalizing playgrounds, landscaping, providing trainings on job skills and technology for teachers and students, and collecting books to help build schools libraries. Beyond the numbers, though, make no mistake about the impact you had on Saturday.
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Samaritan Ministry’s Urban Experience workshop introduces student groups to the diverse neighborhood surrounding our Northwest office and to the issues of homelessness, poverty and hunger. The workshop is offered Saturdays from 9:30am to 1:00pm. The Urban Experience begins with an introduction to Samaritan Ministry. Next, a walking tour explores the neighborhood around Samaritan Ministry’s Northwest office. Urban Experience participants become more familiar with the area, the people, and what it feels like to live here. The workshop concludes with lunch at “Loaves and Fishes” located at St. Stephen and the Incarnation Church on 16th Street. This meal program provides hot meals to the poor and homeless each weekend. Urban Experience participants share a meal and have conversation with the meal participants.
For more information or to make reservations for an Urban Experience for your youth group contact Dianne Lewis at dlewis@samaritanministry.org or 202-722-2280 x 319.
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Samaritan Ministry’s Annual Next Step Breakfast was held at The National Press Club on Thursday, May 8th. Broadcast Journalist Judy Woodruff welcomed the over 350 guests and The Reverend Mpho Tuto welcomed offered the invocation. Inspired by the Welcome Table Choir from Church of the Epiphany, the remarkable story of hope and change from Next Step Program participant Ken Harris, the intangible rewards of volunteering eloquently related by Kate Dorrell, and the vision of Samaritan Ministry’s future shared by Executive Director David Downes, friends and supporters of Samaritan Ministry pledged over $260,000 to the organization.
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Elaborate masks, colorful beads and Dixieland jazz transported partygoers to the heart of Bourbon Street at Samaritan Ministry’s Mardi Gras Celebration in February. Held in the headquarters of the American Institute of Architects, the event also honored past board presidents, St. Thomas' Parishioner, Melissa Barrett and Gary Franklin for their contributions to Samaritan Ministry.
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 These food purchases pictured were made with the unused funds from the 2007 House of Ruth allocation. Over $245 was spent on jam, spices, fruit salad, tuna, cereal, lunch meat, peanut butter, tea bags, lemonade, ketchup and cooking oil – lots of oil!
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Episcopal Relief & Development Stories from the Field
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Read true stories of success and triumph from some of the countries where we work. You will receive new and featured stories from our partners in the field as they are published. |
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A Boat of Her Own
Elena is a food vendor in the community of Uros-Chulluni, Peru, where the only mode of transportation is by boat. The expense of renting a boat to sell her food limited both her business growth and mobility. Although Elena dreamed of owning her own boat, she had no collateral to secure one. Through a micro-finance program supported by Episcopal Relief & Development, the Ecumenical Church Loan Fund and the Anglican Diocese of Peru, Elena and her neighbors formed a community bank. She was then able to obtain a small loan without traditional collateral, enabling her to buy her own boat. Now Elena’s business has expanded to include not only the sale of food, but also handicrafts and candy. She’s thankful to Episcopal Relief & Development for showing her how to improve her income, continue her children’s education and strengthen her family.
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Building Access to Clean Water
Maria, her husband Juan and their five children knew the harmful effects of dirty, contaminated water in their village of Bijagua, Nicaragua. They used to bring the household water for cooking, bathing, drinking and washing in buckets from a stream 10 minutes away from their home — the same stream where cattle roamed. The children were constantly sick with diarrhea, and getting the water each day was a real burden. “Our daughter spent so much time carrying water, she was falling behind in her school work. We always worried about her walking alone in the dark of the early mornings and evenings. There are poisonous snakes around here,” said Maria. Episcopal Relief & Development partnered with El Porvenir, an organization that works in Nicaraguan communities to develop water, sanitation and re-forestation projects. The program also provided Maria and her community with education and training on properly maintaining the water system, water hygiene and protecting children and families from preventable, water-related diseases. Instances of water-borne illnesses were also tracked by local health monitors. Now Bijagua has safe water and residents can stay healthy. “Our daughter is excelling in school now that she doesn’t have to carry buckets of water. And the children don’t have diarrhea anymore,” Maria stated.
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