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Ministries :: Outreach
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Ministries
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Outreach at St. George's
The St. George’s Outreach Committee is currently coordinating several exciting programs.
How you can help
We constantly seek to broaden participation in these and future programs to help fulfill our mission in the Body of Christ. If you would like to know more about or help with a specific program, contact the person in charge. To make a financial contribution, make your check payable to the St. George’s Outreach Committee; make a note on the memo line if you want your gift targeted to a specific program. Checks may be placed in the alms basin or sent to the church office. We guarantee financial faithfulness. Your prayers are always needed.
Meetings
Anyone is always welcome at Outreach meetings, the second Sunday of the month in the library after the 10:30 worship service (approximately 12 noon). You need not commit to regular attendance to be a valued member of this group. Contact Hollie Gordon, committee chair, if you have questions or would like more information.
Group Home for Foster Girls
We provide interesting activities for the girls in a local foster home at least monthly. We also assist in special projects at Christmas, and back-to-school, summer, and school holiday activities. We always need volunteers to go on the outings, donations of tickets or other in-kind amusements, and proposals for activities. Contact Katie Carnes (w. 322-2540; h. 847-8789) or Hollie Gordon (922-2190) if you would like to help.
Christopher House Baskets
St. George’s provides baskets of snacks and personal care items each week to families at Hospice Austin's Christopher House, a beautiful facility for people with a terminal illness. The semi-annual delivery schedule is posted in Kleberg Hall, the church narthex, and on this website. Anyone with a question about buying or delivering a basket should check with Mary Stewart Miller (220-5821). The next Christopher House basket sale begins Sunday, August 21. For the families of those not receiving a basket, we also collect unopened, unused trial-size bottles of lotion, soap, shampoo, conditioner, and deoderant. No dental floss or razors, please. Collection baskets are on the tables at either entrance to the church.
Food Bags
We provide a convenient assortment of specific shelf-stable food for the families served by Any Baby Can, a local charity that assists needy families with medically fragile or at-risk children. This program has been resumed at the request of Any Baby Can case workers; recipients have proven needs and do not receive this help from another agency. Contact Stephanie Savage (459-7679) for more information.
Casa Marianella
A shelter for homeless immigrants and refugees located at 821 Gunter in East Austin offers English as a Second Language (ESL) classes, clothing services, referral services, and case management. If you need someone to help you with moving, yard work, or other unskilled labor, consider hiring one of the clients of Casa Marianella. If you need domestic help, Casa has a women's work list. Clients will need transportation to your house or work destination but will more than likely be able to catch a bus home if a metro stop is close by. Be prepared to pay a fair hourly compensation of $8 - $10 per hour. This is one way individuals from St. George's can provide them with some extra income to meet their needs. Call the day before with your request. The phone number to request unskilled labor is 385-5571. Contact Jennifer Long, director of Casa Marianella, for general information at 653-7874, or visit their website.
Safe Place
An ongoing project is the collection of items for Safe Place, a local shelter for victims of domestic violence. Items requested are: unopened packages of diapers and diaper wipes; baby clothes; children's clothes, especially socks, shoes, and underwear; and new or gently used towels, twin-size sheets, pillows, and pillow cases. Place items in the specially marked Safe Place container inside the south door to the church. Pat Ford (497-2264) is the coordinator for this project.
Strong Start
Strong Start (formerly Relief Nursery) provides a “strong start” for vulnerable young children (0-5) by providing them and their families services to prevent child abuse and neglect. St. George's Outreach Committee is sponsoring a "Friendsraiser" on Sunday May 20, immediately following the 10:30 a.m. worship service. All are welcome to hear a brief discussion of the program, get a tour of the facilities, have some light refreshments, and find out how we can be part of this important work. The event will take place at Strong Start, 2001 Justin Lane. For a printable flyer about Strong Start, click here. |
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