• Pack-a-Sack for Back
to School takes place every August. Book
bags filled with school supplies are collected and
distributed by IHOC to children living in area shelters.
• Adopt-a-Box takes place during March. Shoeboxes
are filled with toiletries and personal necessities for men, women and children.
Caring Hearts
St. Mary's helps support a child with AIDS by supplying necessities
and fellowship. We contribute needed items to a day camp for AIDS-affected children
and collect diapers for the families of these children. At Christmas, we sponsor
a Caring Hearts tree and try to fulfill holiday wishes for all family members.
Habitat for Humanity
St. Mary's supports the Camden County Chapter
of Habitat for Humanity. Habitat's less labor-intensive
volunteer opportunities include Worksite Welcomers, Special
Event Organizers and the Speakers Bureau, which promotes
their mission statement.
Project Interaction
This is a ministry of suburban churches reaching out to the needy
of the inner city. We at St. Mary's are involved in the
St. Paul's
Breakfast Club. We go to St. Paul's in Camden on the 1st & 4th
Sunday of each month to prepare and serve breakfast for the hungry.
Urban
Promise
The work of Urban Promise is to educate children
and young adults so that they will be future leaders
in the community. There are after school programs,
tutoring, gospel choir, SAT preparation, athletic leagues,
Bible study and summer day camps.
Episcopal
Relief and Development (ERD)
ERD provides physical and monetary assistance
in the aftermath of crises such as the Tsunami and
Hurricane Katrina. Checks may be sent to ERD at PO
Box 12043, Newark NJ 07101-5043. For more information
or online donations, please visit www.er-d.org.
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