SAINT PAUL'S

The Episcopal Church has a long history of service to local and global communities. St. Paul’s is an inclusive church that accepts people wherever they are socially and spiritually. We are committed in supporting the people in our community, loving our neighbors as ourselves.

 

Our outreach focuses on meeting the basic needs of our community. We welcome potential partners committed to this mission. The following are some of our ongoing efforts:

 

Vergennes Community Food Shelf: The food shelf is located at the United Church of Christ church in Vergennes and staffed by volunteers. St. Paul’s supplies weekly volunteers and contributions.

 

Supply Drives: Concerns raised by parishioners and youth prompted a coat/jacket drive in December, and donations of socks, food, and hygiene supplies for schools and after-school programs.

 

Recent outreach dollars directly support local organizations, including the Addison County Bixby Library, Food Shelf, Jackman’s Fuel, John Graham Housing Shelter, Open Door Clinic, Turning Point, United Way, WomenSafe. Regionally, we support two Episcopal Diocesan institutions, Brookhaven Treatment and Learning Center and Rock Point School, as well as JUMP and Veterans Park Pavilion Project.

 

Internationally, we give to American Friends of the Episcopal Diocese of Jerusalem and Episcopal Relief and Development.

 

Past initiatives included:

Community Garden: The St. Paul’s community garden was located on the Northland Job Corps property in Vergennes. Each summer, about 15 volunteers tended the vegetable garden and donated the harvest to the Food Shelf.

 

Boys and Girls Club Snacks: Until the Boys and Girls Club closed, St. Paul’s volunteers provided afternoon snacks to the Boys and Girls Club in Vergennes during the school year.

 

Memorial Day Parade Fundraiser: For over thirty years served the crowd that assembles on the city green during Vermont’s largest Memorial Day parade. The event was a fundraiser for St. Paul’s local and global outreach efforts.