Outreach and Service
Through St. Elizabeth's Outreach we endeavor to follow Christ's teaching to love and serve one another in our church
and beyond.
Service
Habitat for Humanity - St. Elizabeth's parishioners offer service and funds for Habitat for Humanity, including the Sudbury home project. Habitat for Humanity is a global home-building movement comprising more than 2,300 local affiliates and state and national organizations in nearly 90 countries. Completing a home somewhere in the world every 21 minutes, Habitat builds nearly 26,000 homes per year. You can also check out the unofficial blog documenting the build progress of the Dutton Road Sudbury Habitat project.
Appalachia Service Project - Every other year, the high school youth travel to Central Appalachia for a week of service.
As Appalachia Service Project (ASP) volunteers,
the youth, under the supervision of many dedicated adults, have spent a week particpating in ASP,
a home repair ministry through which volunteers and ASP staff repair homes making them warmer, safer and drier for low-income families in rural Central Appalachia.
CROP Walk - St. Elizabeth's promotes the annual CROP Walk in October in Concord. This is a Church World Service activity to raise money to feed the hungry; 25% of the funds raised goes to local food pantries.
Salvation Army Miracle KitchenWe financially support our parish committee that oversees The Miracle Kitchen at the Salvation Army in Framingham where parishioners supply the evening meal once a month throughout the year.
Sudbury Food Pantry - We collect non-perishable items for the Sudbury Food Pantry.
Boston City Mission - In the summers they don't go to Appalachia, St. Elizabeth's youth volunteer in a week-long urban immersion program of mission work in the city of Boston.
The City Mission Society is a social justice organization that promotes a just society for all people by uniting
communities and transforming individuals through service, education, and advocacy. Our programs help youth and adults
achieve their full potential while providing opportunities for congregations and communities to engage in
social action and change.
Sudbury & Metrowest
Students Together Opposing Prejudice (S.T.O.P.) - In its nineteenth year, S.T.O.P. began as a collaborative effort of three
Sudbury congregations. St. E's is now a participating member. There is a seven-week curriculum aimed at seventh and eighth graders with
the goal to help them understand the harm of prejudice, stereotyping and discrimination.
Friends In Service Helping (F.I.S.H.) - Part of Sudbury's Council on Aging, F.I.S.H. consists of volunteer drivers who provide
rides to medical appointments for Sudbury residents who are in need of transportation. It was established in 1970 at the suggestion
of Sudbury's Ecumenical Council.
Diocese & Massachusetts
Ecclesia Ministries - In December, we sponsor The Giving Tree, an opportunity for parishioners to give Christmas gifts for needy
families in Sudbury and gifts to Ecclesia Ministries for the homeless
people in Boston. Ecclesia Ministries works out of our Diocesan Cathedral on Tremont Street in Boston. Clergy and volunteers have
been actively engaged in daily street ministry in Boston since 1994. They provide outdoor Sunday worship known as common cathedral
at the Boston Common. Pastoral care, teaching, mission, study, recovery, and other aspects of community are offered to mitigate the
isolation experienced by people living in shelters and on the street.
Society of St. John the Evangelist - A monestary located in Cambridge on Memorial Drive, the Society of St. John the Evangelist is the Episcopal religious order for men to which our bishop The Right Reverend Thomas Shaw belongs. They also own Emery House, a retreat center in northeastern Massachusetts. They commit themselves to daily prayer and responsibility to provide God's community with silence and sanctuary, guidance in prayer and spirituality, and a vision for wholeness.
Refugee Immigration Ministry - The Refugee Immigration Ministry is headquartered in Malden, MA. RIM is the ministry that sponsored the Algerian family that occupied our rectory from mid-'06 to mid-‘07 and whom we helped to support with two other Sudbury churches. RIM offers support services and helps to build community with uprooted people through programs and spiritual care.
Beyond
Episcopal Relief & Development - An agency of our national Episcopal Church of the United States,
Episcopal Relief & Development is active in over 40 countries worldwide and the
United States. It works with our global Anglican partners to end extreme poverty, to promote access to healthcare and education, and to
vigorously advocate for gender equality, fairness and opportunity globally.