Serve
The mission statement of St. Mary's reads:
"To Know Christ and to Make Christ Known."
The following are just some of the ways to help St. Mary's in its mission. We have additional links listed for Local and Statewide, along with National and International, ways to serve. We invite you to browse these pages to see how you can connect within and beyond our community in the ways that best suit your gifts and skill sets!
- Volunteer time to work with the children
- Teach a Sunday School class
- Help plan a parish event
- Become a Lay Eucharistic Minister
- Join the Prayer Tree
- Pack or deliver food for the F.I.S.H. pantry
- Join the Healing Team
- Participate on the Altar Guild
- Volunteer as an Usher
- Become an Acolyte (youth)
- Join the choir or a music group.
- Serve on the Vestry or a Vestry Committee
Serve - In House
St. Mary's has In-House Ministries that cover the following:
- Homeless Outreach
- Mental Health and Well-Being
- Assistance
- School Supplies
Serve - Our Community
St. Mary's participates in local and statewide outreach programs. They are:
F.I.S.H. ("Fellowship in Serving Humanity") is a volunteer group of Anchorage residents who provide and deliver emergency food to people and families in need.
F.I.S.H. has no paid staff, but 70 community volunteers answer phones, buy and collect, repackage, and deliver food. They are a partner…
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St. Mary's participates in national and international outreach programs. They are:
Malawi Children’s Village is a village-based orphan and other vulnerable children support program in Mangochi, Malawi. It now supports over 2,000 HIV/AIDS orphans living with members of their extended family in 37 villages. MCV supports children from birth to eighteen ye…
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