Outreach Committee - Children's Breakfast Club

Last year we bagged over 10,000 breakfasts, and the need continues to grow! This year, due to the restrictions on gatherings and social distancing requirements, we are having to rethink the logistics for packing and delivering the lunches - but there WILL be lunches for the children! More information will be shared soon! In the meantime, you can help by making a financial donation as you are able to help purchase food. For more information, please contact Nola Meyers at noreme@verizon.net.

Community Assistance December Report

In December, the Community Assistance Team disbursed $2,901.37 to nine families in need of our assistance for housing, electric bills and transportation. December is a difficult time for many of our clients and between the help the Community Assistance Team was able to provide, and the Thanksgiving and Christmas Dinner the Outreach Committee organized, we were able to provide a little Holiday Cheer for many of them. Thank you again to our Parishioners for your support for these important ministries.

Thanksgiving Dinner Baskets

Thank you for your generous donations for the holiday dinner baskets! This year St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist are blessed to partner with Chesapeake Cares Food Pantry and Giant Foods to receive dinners complete with turkeys for the Thanksgiving holiday baskets. Please join us on Saturday November 23rd from 7:30 to 10:30 AM in the Parish Hall to help distribute meals to our less fortunate neighbors. This is a wonderful family service opportunity.

Desserts for the South County Concert Assoc.

St. James' Parish Outreach Committee will be serving refreshments during intermission at the South County Concert Assoc. on Saturday, September 14th.  We are asking for homemade dessert donations which can be left in the St. James' Parish kitchen by 1:00 PM on Saturday, September 14 and labeled SCCA. For more information about this fundraiser please contact Lucy Arthur at donlucyarthur@verizon.net.

Outreach Committee - Breakfast Club Ministry

In 2011 Mt. Zion UMC began its Breakfast Club Ministry for the purpose of providing bagged breakfast meals to children in southern Anne Arundel County. These children attend Lothian and Tracy's elementary schools, and often the only meals they get during their day is through the free or reduced breakfasts and lunches provided at their school. We are excited that The Breakfast Club has now become a ministry of six churches in our community. Last year, we bagged over 10,000 breakfasts, and the need continues to grow! We anticipate feeding children Monday through Friday for nine weeks, beginning June 17 and continuing until August 16.

Funding for the Breakfast Club Ministry comes from special church offerings, personal and business donations, and church monetary donations. All donations are appreciated, and we are praying that you see this as an important ministry to which God is calling us. For more information, to volunteer to help pack lunches or assist with scheduling volunteers, or to make a financial donation, please contact Nola Meyers at noreme@verizon.net.

Hand-painted Wooden Easter Eggs To Benefit Outreach Committee Ministries

Once again, Barbara Howard's beautiful hand-painted wooden Easter Eggs will be for sale during the Coffee Hour beginning Sunday, March 3rd! Proceeds from these beautiful eggs, which are offered for only $10 each, support the many important ministries of the St. James' Parish Outreach Committee. Through your generous support, we hope to top last year's contribution! For additional information, please contact Barbara Howard at kbhoward@comcast.net.

Clothing Donations

Due to the overwhelming volume of clothing donations being offered, we would appreciate only one bag of clothing per week, per donor. Help us help our clients by ensuring that your donations are clean, free from damage, in-season and less than five years old. Please be mindful of these guidelines which enables us to make better use of our volunteers' time. If you would like to help sort and fold clothes in support of this outreach mission, even for just two hours one day a week or one day a month, please contact Taylor Milbradt at tayfm@aol.com. Thank you for your generosity to our community.

Christmas Food Baskets - THANK YOU

    Thanks to all who volunteered their time, talent, and money to help distribute approximately 70 Christmas Dinners to families in our community on December 22nd! This ongoing food ministry is made possible through a partnership between St. James' Parish and the Friendship United Methodist Church.
    Easter Dinners will be distributed this Spring. For additional information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

$3,273 Donated to The Salvation Army! - THANK YOU

Thanks to the generosity of the sponsors who covered event costs, all of the contributions received from the offerings at the Thanksgiving Day service, the Messiah Sing-Along, and the Salvation Army’s Carol Sing-Along, were donated to support the work of the Salvation Army. Thanks to everyone for their generous support!

Salvation Army Stockings - THANK YOU

Thank you to everyone who helped fill a stocking or two for the local Salvation Army. It was greatly received. The Annapolis Salvation Army is so appreciative of the generosity of St. James' Parish. We filled and returned approximately 90 stockings this year. Our church is one of the largest donors. Your generosity has made a real difference in many children's lives.

2018 Holiday Food Baskets, November 17

St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church will be distributing groceries for 70 Thanksgiving dinners to be given to needy families in our community on Saturday, November 17 from 7-11 AM. This is a great family service opportunity! Youth should plan to participate from 8:30-10:30 AM. Donations of frozen turkeys (10-12 pounds) are needed as well as cash contributions to purchase the other food items for the Thanksgiving baskets. Frozen turkeys need to be placed in the St James' Parish freezers no later than Wednesday, November 14 so we will know how many additional will need to be purchased. For additional information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

Easter Food Baskets - Your Help Needed

St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church will continue our partnership to provide groceries for Easter dinners to approximately 70 local families in need. We hope you will generously donate your Time on Saturday, March 31 from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, Treasure (cash donations for groceries or a 10-12 pound ham (labeled) in the Parish Hall refrigerator by Wednesday, March 28th) and/or Talent (join us for a fun time loading grocery bags and sharing chocolate bunnies). For additional information, to volunteer to help, or to identify a family in need, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

Christmas Food Baskets, December 16

St. James' Parish will once again be partnering with Friendship United Methodist Church to distribute groceries for 75 Christmas dinners to be given to needy families in our community on Saturday, December 16th from 7-10:30 AM. This is a great family service opportunity! Donations of frozen turkeys (10-15 pounds) are needed as well as cash contributions to purchase the other food items for the Christmas food baskets. Frozen turkeys need to be placed in the St. James' Parish freezers no later than Wednesday, December 13th so we will know how many additional will need to be purchased. For additional information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

Thanksgiving Food Baskets - We Need Your Help

St James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church will be distributing groceries for 70 Thanksgiving dinners to be given to needy families in our community on Saturday, November 18 from 7-11 AM. This is a great family service opportunity! Youth should plan to participate from 8:30-10:30 AM.

Donations of frozen turkeys (10-12 pounds) are needed as well as cash contributions to purchase the other food items for the Thanksgiving baskets. Frozen turkeys need to be placed in the St James' Parish freezers no later than Wednesday, November 15 so we will know how many additional will need to be purchased. For additional information, or to volunteer to help, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

St. James' Parish Community Yard Sale, June 3

St. James' is hosting a community yard sale on June 3 from 8 AM - 1 PM. Rain or Shine! Spaces will be in the lower parking lot and rent for $25 (10 x 10 foot spot with a table). The deadline for renting a space is May 28th (or until they are all rented). All rental space fees will benefit the work of the St. James' Parish Community Outreach Fund.

St. James' Parish will also have a table, and your donations are welcome! Items should be in good and usable condition (please no clothes, shoes, or electronics) and can be dropped off in the Library. Books are welcome but limited to 10 per donation. Please box and mark the items "yard sale." Proceeds from the St. James' Parish table will benefit the Community Assistance Fund.

For additional information, to register and submit payment, or to volunteer, please contact Ashley at Artemis914@aol.com.

Easter Dinners Provided to 58 Families!

Thanks to the generous contribution of hams and other groceries, approximately 25 volunteers from St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church worked in partnership to organize and provide Easter food baskets to 58 local families in need on April 15th. And, thanks to the generous financial donation of approximately $2,000 from Friendship UMC and some additional money from St. James' parishioners, there were even extra groceries that we were able to donate to the SCAN Food Bank!

This Food Basket Ministry provides holiday dinners three times each year to families who need assistance - at Thanksgiving, Christmas, and Easter. Thanks for your generous support that continues to make this important Outreach Committee project possible!

Outreach Committee Needs Desserts for Concert

The St. James' Parish Outreach Committee will be serving refreshments during intermission at the South County Concert Assoc. tomorrow Monday, March 20th. The concert begins at 7:30 p.m. at Southern High School. We are asking for donations of homemade cookies, cupcakes, brownies, dessert bars or sheet cake. You do not need to individually wrap your baked goods because they will be put on plates. For those attending the concert, your donation can be dropped off at the school cafeteria. If you are not attending, please leave your donation in St. James' Parish kitchen by 1:00 p.m. on Monday, March 20th and label SCCA. There will be a sign in the kitchen as to where to leave the baked goods. In the past, this has been a very successful fundraiser. Please let us know if you are willing to donate baked goods. Contact: Lucy Arthur at donlucyarthur@verizon.net.

Easter Food Baskets - Please Help Feed the Needy

St. James' Parish and Friendship United Methodist Church, will continue our partnership to provide groceries for Easter dinners to approximately 80 local families in need. We hope you will generously donate your Time on Saturday, April 15, from 7 AM to 10:30 AM, Treasure (cash donations for groceries or a 10-12 pound ham (labeled) in the Parish Hall refrigerator by Wednesday, April 12th) and/or Talent (join us for a fun time loading grocery bags and sharing chocolate bunnies). This is an excellent family service opportunity.

For additional information, to volunteer to help, or to identify a family in need, please contact Cindy Carrier at bccarrier@comcast.net.

Hand-painted Wooden Easter Eggs!

Once again, Barbara Howard's beautiful hand-painted wooden Easter Eggs will be for sale during the Coffee Hours beginning March 5th! Proceeds from these beautiful eggs, which are offered for only $10 each, support the many important ministries of the St. James’ Parish Outreach Committee. Through your generous support, we hope to top last year's contribution!

For additional information, please contact Barbara Howard at kbhoward@comcast.net.

Holiday Groceries for Families in Need

St James' Parish needs your Turkeys, Time and/or Treasure to help with packaging and distribution of groceries for Christmas dinners for local families in need. We will be partnering with Friendship United Methodist Church on December 17 from 7-10 AM. If you are not able to join us on Saturday morning, please provide a frozen turkey. Turkeys need to be in the kitchen freezer no later than December 15. Financial donations are also needed to buy the groceries! If you have questions or need more information, please contact Linda Rines at Linda.Rines@comcast.net.