Outreach
Opportunities
Teachers’
Toolbox
St.
John’s sponsors an outreach to teachers at a school in our neighborhood that
helps to provide much needed supplies for their classrooms. We stock a wide
variety of items such as crayons, paper, scissors, craft items, paper towels,
hand sanitizer, etc. for teachers to select from. We also take requests for
special items that teachers might need. Parishioners donate money and supplies
and also help while the Toolbox is open.
The
Guild of St. George
The
Guild of St. George is a collaborative outreach project of Episcopal Churches
in the Oklahoma City metro area. Founded in 1983, and housed at St. Paul’s
Cathedral, The Guild assists those in need by helping with utility bills, bus
tokens, medical prescriptions, birth certificates, and state id’s. Open Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, from
9am until noon, the Guild of St. George is operated totally by volunteers.
The
Homeless Alliance
Once
a month, St. John’s helps to serve lunch at a local homeless shelter. We also
collect items to donate to the clients at the shelter.
Bring a Turkey to Church
Each year, on the Sunday before Thanksgiving, we collect
donations of frozen turkeys and cash to donate to Santa Maria Virgen, the
Diocese of Oklahoma’s Oklahoma City Hispanic Mission.
Christmas Outreach
Before the Christmas season, we look for different
organizations that could use our help. In recent years we have collected items
and cash to benefit the Oklahoma City Homeless Alliance, foster children in
Oklahoma County, and Whirlwind Mission, the Diocese of Oklahoma’s Native
American Mission.
Loops of Love
A
group for sewers, knitters and crocheters who enjoy making things to comfort
others in times of need. These items
include prayer shawls, warm scarves, socks and mittens, blankets, and stuffed
animals. Contact persons: Kathleen Ferguson and Patricia Riden