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Parish Life
Outreach
| Outreach is a varied and vibrant part of parish life at Saint Francis. In Holy Scripture, Christ repeatedly calls us to minister to those in need. Our outreach programs serve the Lord through stewardship of time and financial resources given in his Name. Funding for outreach is based on parishioner pledges, proceeds from the annual Potomac Country House Tour, and the many outreach activities of the Church School and St. Francis Episcopal Day School. The principal administrative vehicles for funding are the Parish Outreach Committee, the Vestry Missions Fund, the Women of St. Francis Outreach Committee, and funding channels in the Church School and Day School. Over fifty local, national, and international organizations receive ongoing financial and in-kind support. These ministries address homelessness, hunger, women's and children's issues, family counseling, medical missions, and evangelical efforts, and offer an abundance of volunteer service opportunities. Among many direct service opportunities are a week in Lent providing meals at Community Based Shelter (a program of Community Ministry of Montgomery County), gatherings throughout the year to cook and serve food for the DC St. Stephen and the Incarnation's "Loaves and Fishes" program, the annual Youth Group Missions Trip, contributions of Christmas food baskets through County Volunteer Services, and collections from various parish constituencies for clothing, feeding and back-to-school programs. The Outreach Giving Guide, published annually, offers comprehensive information on our partner ministries and their volunteer needs. St. Francis commits over ten percent of its annual budget to outreach funding. The Vestry Missions Fund responds often to emergency relief needs, and St. Francis parishioners have been exceedingly generous every year in giving separately to the Episcopal Diocese of Washington Hunger Fund and to the United Thank Offering in-gathering. Please join us in this sustaining work.  |
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 "Charity
towards complete strangers has become a habit with us. It has filled
the world with hospitals and orphanages and almshouses, all because of
Bethlehem; there was no name for such things before Jesus Christ came.
Because Jesus Christ came to redeem us when we were strangers who had
no claim on him, brought redemption to everybody far and near, we too,
even you and I, are ashamed to button up our pockets." Click here to read the Saint Francis Outreach Guide. St. Francis Church has a long history of service to others in the local community and across the globe. This guide is a resource for members of the parish who are looking for ways to get involved in the great variety of programs and activities currently supported by the parish family. MEMBERS OF THE OUTREACH COMMITTEE Andy Jordan, Chair Trina Bachman Barbara Brown Susan Dolan Betsy Harrison Bette Houston Anne Little Patti Neal Sue Tendall Anne Wallace
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