Thank you to everyone who makes our outreach ministries possible!

Great news from our church member, Cyprian Obasi -- his well project is underway in Nigeria, and water should be flowing as you read this! Thank you to everyone who has helped support this ministry with financial contributions, prayers and good wishes!

We also support ...

• Loaves and Fishes, where our church serves needy families in St. Paul on the fourth Wednesday of each month.
• Children in the Frogtown neighborhood in St. Paul, with donations of 28 backpacks full of school supplies in August, 2008.
• Christian Cupboard, a food shelf at Woodbury Lutheran Church, through donations collected every week and through our St. Mary's Guild, which donates $1,100 each year to the cupboard. For the past two years, we have sent more than 400 pounds of food to the cupboard. It is also one of the beneficiaries of our Fall Festival in 2008.
• Heifer International, through a gift honoring mothers in our parish in May 2008.
• Tubman Family Alliance, through a gift to honor the mothers in our parish in May 2008.
• CROP Walk, which raises money in October for hunger ministries in the Twin Cities and around the world.
• Our environment, through our commitment to clean up a highway near Lake Elmo Park Reserve. Our youth cleaned the area during our Summer Stretch program in the summer of 2008.
• United Thank Offering, an effort by the national Episcopal church to raise money for initiatives for women and children around the world.
• Souper Bowl Sunday, where our parish youth collect money on Super Bowl Sunday to donate to a hunger relief organization.
• Homeless residents through our collection of new hats and mittens in December as part of our Advent reflection.

Outreach is also incorporated into many other parts of our parish life. We are blessed to have young people who serve the Twin Cities and the world through Summer Stretch and through various youth group retreats. Also, we incorporate outreach ministries through many of our programs, such as Vacation Bible School. Finally, we collect current magazines and deliver them to United Hospital, for their waiting rooms and patients.

For more information about our outreach projects, contact our church office at 735-8790.