The parish had fifteen volunteers present at the annual Saturday morning event to benefit The Lord’s Pantry of Downingtown with their pre-Thanksgiving meal assistance program. This year the event took place on November 17th. As you can see from the photograph, the parish was “9:00 a.m. Strong” as the majority of volunteers are Contemporary Rite II service worshipers. There were also a few others from the 7:45 a.m. Rite I service and the 11:00 a.m. Traditional Rite II services. The … [Read more...]
Raised Beds Raise Hopes
One of the seven (7) Outreach ministries that St. James' offers for its parishioners and the community is providing assistance to Lord's Pantry of Downingtown. Fr. John Symonds and Catherine "Mike" Hernandez make an end-of-the-month delivery in September of newly-harvested carrots and green beans. These vegetables and many others have been grown this summer in the parish's raised beds which adjoin the rear parking lot. A special thanks to all of those who were instrumental in … [Read more...]
Easter Season Sprouts New Life
St. James' Episcopal Church - Downingtown, PA is getting "down and dirty" again with the resurrected ministry of raised garden beds for Lord's Pantry of Downingtown and the Chester County Food Bank. Part of the parish's multi-tiered Outreach Committee, special thanks goes our to Parish Administrator Luann McIlvaine, parishioners Lori Petrie and Mike Hernandez, and the teachers and students of the St. James' Preschool as they have come together to revitalize a ministry started a few years … [Read more...]
8:00 am - Lord’s Pantry “Souper Bowl” Sunday
The Daughters of the King are bringing back "Souper Bowl Sunday" that was a St. James' outreach started almost two decades ago of collecting cans of soup for the Lord's Pantry. After the holidays most food banks are very low on food and what better item to collect than cans of soup and reusable grocery bags (a much requested item for their clients) for the Lord's Pantry. You can drop off your donation in Bartholomew Hall before and after each service and during Coffee Hour. The … [Read more...]
The Lord’s Pantry Needs our Help
The Lord’s Pantry distributes 350 Thanksgiving Baskets every year to our less fortunate neighbors. These baskets include traditional thanksgiving dinner foods, appetizer items, breakfast foods and desserts. Here are the ways you can help Donate your FREE turkey certificate that you earn from your supermarket. Simply put your register receipt certificate in an envelope and drop in cart in the hallway Donate an item or two from their needs list to help fill up the Thanksgiving baskets (View … [Read more...]