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. http://www.stthomasdc.org Sun, 05 Feb 2012 10:06:03 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.stthomasdc.org/images/M_images/St-T-Logo-round.png http://www.stthomasdc.org 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. http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/souper-bowl-of-caring-feb.-5.html Souper Bowl Sunday - Feb 5 Football Food . . . and Madonna! Join us on Sun, Feb. 5, after Taizé (~6PM), for the heavenliest Super Bowl party around. Of course there's football on the big screen in the Guild Room. Also, in coordination with Souper Bowl of Caring, we are asking people to bring money and/or canned goods/non-perishable food items which will then be donated to Martha's Table. Bring food and drinks to share. Bring money or food to donate. And most importantly bring yourself + partner or spouse or friend/other to enjoy the game and help fight hunger. (Btw, Madonna's doing the halftime show.) Fri, 20 Jan 2012 08:36:31 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/thc-move-in-success.html Thanks to everyone who helped with the Transitional Housing Corporation move-in and apartment setup this past Saturday. Furnishings included one of the blue sofas formerly in the Guild Room; it needed to find a new home as the furnishings are changing in preparation for the Montessori School that will use our space during the week starting later this year. Gregory Zitterkob wanted to thank especially everyone for your help with getting out the word about this project, collecting the donations in the nursery, and for providing us with a great sofa. Here is a photo. Hopefully the sofa will serve this family as well as it has served our parish family in the guild room all these years. Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:14:04 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/service-project-opportunity-this-saturday.html On Saturday, October 1st, the St. Thomas community will be furnishing an apartment for a District family through Transitional Housing Corporation's (THC) Adopt-an-Apartment program. Please join other volunteers from St. Thomas' Parish to lend your time and hands to help out with the move on the morning of Saturday, October 1st. Contact Gregory Zitterkob for more information or to volunteer. You also can help make this apartment a comfortable home for this family by making a financial contribution to help defray the costs of purchasing new mattress sets. (Checks can be made out to the parish and placed in the plate, just make sure to write Outreach THC in the memo line.) THC is a faith-based, District-based, non-profit (http://www.thcdc.org/) that provides housing and comprehensive support services to homeless and at-risk families so that they can make transformational changes in their lives. Thu, 29 Sep 2011 12:05:14 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/mardi-gras-celebration-for-the-samaritan-ministry.html Save the date! January 30, 2010 SAMARITAN MINISTRY OF GREATER WASHINGTON 2010 MARDI GRAS CELEBRATION CELEBRATING THE PURCHASE OF OUR NORTHWEST OFFICE BY HONORING THOSE WHO MADE IT POSSIBLE! Thu, 03 Dec 2009 15:24:52 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/food-basket-donations.html Please bring in dry goods and non-perishable foods to place in our food donation basket. Local food pantries need our help! Thu, 18 Jun 2009 09:36:34 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/food-donations.html Have you noticed the basket for collecting food donations located on stairs to the Sanctuary? Food donations are being collected for the Capital Area Food Bank. These donations will be blessed and taken to the food bank on a monthly basis. Outreach meetings are held in the Guild room the 3rd Saturday of each month from 10:00 to 12:00. Please join! For further information, please contact David Swanson (mailto:dswansondc@comcast.net?subject=Outreach), 202-234-8466. Wed, 03 Dec 2008 13:20:01 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/district-residents-can-receive-50-to-plant-trees-on-their-prop.html The District Department of the Environment (DDOE) and Casey Trees are offering $50 rebates to District residents who plant trees on their property. The program also includes a free “Ooze Tube” watering bag to help care for the tree. For more information about the program and to download a rebate coupon, please visit: http://www.caseytrees.org/programs/Rebate2008-2009.html (http://www.caseytrees.org/programs/Rebate2008-2009.html). Wed, 12 Nov 2008 07:39:51 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/meaningful-volunteer-opportunities-at-samaritan-ministry-of-greater-washin-2.html Take a step toward volunteering in a meaningful volunteer position with Samaritan Ministry. We need front office coordinators, computer mentors, resume writers, and casework associates to help our participants, many who are homeless, take steps toward a better life. The Next Step Program works because of the many volunteers who give their time to this ministry. Call or email Dianne Lewis at 202-722-2280 x 319 or dlewis@samaritanministry.org (mailto:dlewis@samaritanministry.org) to find out more. Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:50:50 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/reflections-on-honduras.html St. Thomas' Patrishioner Brad Latham shares his thoughts on the recent diocesan mission trip to Honduras. See photos from trip (http://www.stthomasdc.org/gallery/?g2_itemId=17017) Wed, 03 Sep 2008 11:57:33 +0100 http://www.stthomasdc.org/outreach/a-thank-you-from-billy-fettweis-of-servathon-2008.html 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. Fri, 30 May 2008 14:49:17 +0100