Outreach
Mission
“Using God’s gifts of time, talent and treasure, we seek to understand and respond to regional, national and global needs outside our parish. We support organizations which empower and maintain the personal dignity of those in need, and which personally involve our parishioners where possible.”
St Peter’s has a long and established tradition of outreach to the community and beyond. The Outreach Committee of St. Peter’s seeks to identify organizations, which will benefit from both financial and “hands-on” help, both locally and abroad. The organizations we work with include Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program, Thanksgiving Baskets for area residents, Diaper Depot, Bishop’s Summer Academic, Fun and Enrichment (B-SAFE) program, and many others. The Outreach Committee welcomes new members who are interested in helping with this ministry. Contact the Parish Office if you are interested. Everyone in the parish is urged to consider prayerfully how they can give of themselves for the needs of others as opportunities arise throughout the year.
Organizations We Have Helped
B-SAFE, (The Bishop’s Summer Academic & Enrichment Program) is a summer enrichment program providing a safe, fun and academically enriching environment for 650 Boston elementary age students each year. Episcopal churches throughout the Diocese sign up for a week at a time to provide nutritious lunches, snacks and host Friday field trips. St. Peter’s has been involved with B-SAFE for well over 10 years.
http://www.ssypboston.org/programs
Camp Erin® Boston is a FREE weekend overnight camp for children and teens ages 6 through 17 who have experienced the death of someone close to them in their lifetime. This three day, two night experience is filled with traditional and fun camp activities combined with grief education and emotional support facilitated by grief professionals and trained, caring volunteers.
Ecclesia Ministries – Sponsors Common Cathedral, an ecumenical worshipping community of the homeless gathering weekly on Boston Common.
http://www.ecclesia-ministries.org/
The mission of El Hogar Projects is to provide a loving home and education in a Christian environment for abandoned, orphaned and hopelessly poor children, enabling them to fulfill their ultimate potential as productive human beings in Honduras.
Epiphany is an independent, tuition-free, middle school for children of economically disadvantaged families from Boston neighborhoods. We admit children of diverse faiths, races, cultures, and cognitive profiles, believing in the Episcopal tradition that we find God in and through each other’s presence.
http://www.epiphanyschool.com/
Episcopal City Mission (ECM). Mobilizes Episcopal parishes, individuals and resources in partnership with other community organizations to achieve social and economic justice in Massachusetts, with particular emphasis on the urban poor.
http://www.episcopalcitymission.org/
Esperanza Academy, School of Hope, is a tuition-free school that creates an enriched environment fostering individual success and community commitment for fifth through eighth grade girls from Lawrence, Massachusetts.
http://www.esperanzaacademy.org/
Lovelane Special Needs Horseback Riding Program Lovelane is a therapeutic horseback riding program that has a dramatic impact on the physical and cognitive development of children with special needs. Since 1988, Lovelane has been committed to providing an individualized program for children with special needs that integrates the pure joy and freedom of riding a horse with the appropriate therapy to achieve the child’s specific therapeutic goals. We raise funds through the annual Susan McDaniel Run for Lovelane.
Waltham Alliance To Create Housing (WATCH) . Develops and promotes affordable housing and offers ESL and civic leadership training in Waltham.