Parish Resource Guide - St. James's Episcopal Church

GateWay Homes MinistryA team of volunteers paints and decorates anapartment for a resident of GateWay Homes, Inc.This agency, located in Chesterfield County, isa transitional living program for individuals whohave mental health disorders and whose primarygoal in this program is to learn to live as independentlyas possible.Contact: Mary Slaughter, 775-4346 ormaryslaughter4@msn.comMardi Gras for MissionsA celebration extravaganza! Many volunteerswork together to plan and host a Fat Tuesday(celebrated this year on March 1, 2011) feast andauction that serve as the fundraiser for churchmission trips.Contacts: Kathe Hetzer, 282.9565or kathehetzer@comcast.netHeather Daniel, 307.2852 orhhddhr@aol.comMission TripsSt. James’s has a rich history of both domesticand international mission trips. Several times ayear we send groups out in service of our Christianbrothers and sisters in places such as Alaska,New Orleans, Honduras, Haiti, Appalachia, andSudan. Missionaries come together from all partsof our community to contribute their time andand talent while encountering God’s great workthroughout the world.Contact: Whitney Zimmerman, 355.1779,ext. 317 or wzimmerman@doers.orgSummer Youth Mission TripEach summer, our high-school teens areafforded the opportunity to experience unfamiliarcultures and ways of life through asummer mission trip. The trip often highlightsthe difficulties regularly endured by the membersof poorer communities to which we travel. Pastmission locations have included the Lakota SiouxIndian Reservation in Bear Creek, South Dakota,the Crow Indian Reservation in Garryowen,Montana, an Episcopal Diocese of Virginia missionto Honduras, and, most recently, ManleyHot Springs, Alaska.Contact: Chris Edwards, 355.1779, ext. 334or chrisedwards@doers.orgSt. James’s Children’s CenterThe Center, directed by a Board of Directorsand supported by funds and volunteers fromSt. James’s, is a multi-dimensional educationprogram that includes at-risk and special-needschildren, ages 2½ to 8 years old, primarily from lowto moderate income African-American families.The mission is to celebrate the uniqueness of every child.Volunteers serve in many capacities, includingreading to the children, helping with lunch andother activities.Contact: Geraldine Johnson, 355.1779,ext. 322, 358.9788 orgeraldinejohnson@doers.orgElderHomesTeams of volunteers work with ElderHomes, Inc.to provide a day of repair and renovations tohomes of elderly citizens.Contact: Nancy Warman, 355.1779, ext. 333or nwarman@doers.org;Chris Edwards, 355.1779, ext. 334or chrisedwards@doers.orgMinistry Care TeamsVolunteers work with the Director of ServantMinistry and serve on an “as needed basis” tooffer a helping hand and support to clients whohave been referred to the church or to ACTS foremergency financial assistance and other types ofsupport.Contact: Nancy Warman, 355.1779, ext. 333or nwarman@doers.org5