Outreach
Email the ministry leaders at: outreach@allsaintsmd.org
Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself? Will you strive for justice and peace among all people, and respect the dignity of every human being? People: I will, with God’s help.
Baptismal Covenant, BCP Page 304
The Outreach Ministry at All Saints’ has been one of the cornerstones of our Christian witness to the Frederick community and the world. Bishop Lane has said, "A fire is for burning as the church is for mission." Our mission and witness is to give breath and life to our Baptismal vow "Will you seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving your neighbor as yourself?"
Our Partnership Ministries receive regular financial assistance and/or program support. All of the programs listed below have opportunities for support, either through hands-on projects, financial support, donation of materials and or fellowship. Individual projects vary from year to year. Please watch Saints’ Alive and the weekly bulletin for new opportunities to become involved, or call Rev Kay Rice for more information. The outreach committee meets quarterly to plan the outreach programs, all are welcome to join the committee.
Frederick Community Outreach Programs
Advocates for Homeless Families
This grass roots program originated at All Saints’ through the Outreach Program in 1988. This organization helps families transition from homelessness to self-sufficiency and is one of our partner organization. In addition to providing the program meeting space for their Board of Directors and women and children meetings, the families are recipients of our Thanksgiving outreach program.
Frederick Rescue Mission
For several years the Frederick Rescue Mission has been one of our partner organizations. This ministry helps to rescue men from life controlling addictions and bring them to wholeness through a relationship with Jesus Christ. The residents are recipients of donations from the Christmas Tree of Giving.
Religious Coalition for Emergency Human Need Partner Ministry
All Saints’ is one of the founding members of this a coalition of churches which serves as the administrative and referral service to clients in need. In addition to direct financial support, RCEHN is the recipient of gifts from our Christmas Tree of Giving.
Feed a Family Program Partnership Ministry:
This project helps to make food available for use at the Frederick Area Food Bank. Each week an individual or family signs up to provide $20.00 worth of food, or a check for $20.00 to the Food Bank. A sign-up sheet and instructions are on the Community News Bulletin Board in the lower Gathering Space.
The Cold Weather Shelter Partnership Ministry
The shelter is staffed through the cold weather months by the churches of Frederick County. All Saints’ is one of the founding churches of the shelter and offers one of the largest volunteer groups. Training for men and women who volunteer to assist with the shelter is held several times each fall. Contributions of socks, underwear, and travel size toiletries are also part of a winter outreach program.
Red Cross Blood Drive Partnership Ministry
All Saints’ partners with the Red Cross several times a year to recruit donors and provide a collection center. Blood donors are needed. Volunteers are needed to help with set-up, registration and refreshments.
Hope Alive Partnership Ministry
Is a residential "hand-up" program for homeless mothers and children. We support this program with a Thanksgiving, Christmas and back to school program.
Habitat for Humanity Partnership Ministry
All Saints’ is in the process of building a home with Habitat for Humanity in Frederick City. There are many opportunities for parishioners to help.
Rebuilding Together
Rebuilding Together, formerly known as Christmas in April, is a nation wide program designed for the last weekend in April to get the communities and volunteers to help improve and repair homes of those who are incapable or unable to upkeep their property. Sounds like we all can all use this kind of service, yet others need this more than we do.
Hospice of Frederick County Camp Jamie Partnership Ministry:
Camp Jamie is a camp for children who have experienced, through death, a significant loss of a relationship in their life. All Saints' donates items for the children’s camp as well as numerous camp volunteer hours.
National Outreach Ministry
Church of the Redeemer
A partnership developed with the Church of the Redeemer Biloxi, Mississippi after the church was destroyed by Katrina in 2005. Over the year since the hurricane, All Saints’ has sent 7 Relief Mission teams to help rebuild the Biloxi community.
International Ministry
FRC Partnership in Mission
All Saints’ has been instrumental in forging the Frederick Regional Council of Episcopal Churches (FRC) partnership with the Episcopal Diocese of Panama and the Panamanian Ministry of Health. This partnership, now in its 6th year, sends a Mission team to Panama each year to staff a medical clinic and help with a building project.
Missionary for Episcopal Church USA
Joellen Nutter, R.N. (Panama Mission 2004, 2005, 2006) has been called to the Diocese of Panama as an ECUSA missioner. In October 2008, Joellen returned to the United States to continue the discernment process of where God is calling her into mission.