By Linda Bamford Social Action kicked off the new year with energy and commitment at its meeting on Jan. 13. Despite conflicting events, 18 St. Mark’s members attended the meeting. Highlights from the meeting include the following: Wake…
Category: Community Service
Three things you can do to save the refugee resettlement program
Ruth Mufandaedza of St. Mark’s sends along the following: Reports are that the annual Presidential Determination for Refugee Admissions for fiscal year 2019 will be set at 45,000 refugees – the same as the current figure. Some reports suggest the…
Help needed with food truck for hungry kids
You can volunteer for one day a week or several St. Mark’s and the New Hope Road Alliance are seeking volunteers to serve lunches this summer to low-income children in our area. Folks are needed Tuesdays through Fridays from 10:30 am to 1:30 pm. You can…
Tom Vitaglione to be honored; all are invited to Oct. 18 event
North Carolina Child invites you to A Better World for Children: The Inaugural Tom V. Luncheon on Wednesday, Oct. 18, from 11:30 to 1:30 at the James B. Hunt Jr. Library. We will celebrate the tremendous legacy of Tom Vitaglione, a member of St.…
Monday is Meals on Wheels day; then join us for lunch at Pam’s
This Monday, Aug. 28, is St. Mark’s day to deliver Meals on Wheels. If you can’t deliver that day, please arrange for a substitute or contact JoAnn Bass. All Meals on Wheels volunteers are invited to join Carl and JoAnn for lunch that day at…
Wilburn starting school year; help with supplies is needed
As a year-round, single-track school, Wilburn Elementary will begin the 2017-’18 school year on Monday, July 31. If you are interested and able to contribute school supplies to Wilburn for the school year, please check the school’s official list. Leave new…
Meals on Wheels delivery is July 24
It is that time again. Meals on Wheels delivery is Monday, July 24. As promised, I am sharing the total amount received at our celebration of Meals on Wheels and Carmen Reeve on May 21. The Reeve Fund contributed $1,000 and…
Support group forming for ex-prisoners
Yavneh and St. Mark’s seek to help released women St. Mark’s and Yavneh plan to form a pilot reentry support circle with Interfaith Prison Ministry for Women. Many women – particularly those for whom drugs and substance use led to their convictions – risk re-engagement with their previous lifestyles if they…
Wilders Grove work to begin; money and sweat are needed
The faith communities of the New Hope Road Alliance will rehabilitate the restrooms at Wilders Grove Youth Center in June and July, and you can help. We will need financial contributions; your donation will be matched dollar-for-dollar by the alliance. Please contribute before June…
Opportunities to volunteer at upcoming New Hope Road Alliance projects
Saturday, May 20: help clean up Wilder’s Grove Youth Center, both indoors and outdoors. Two “shifts” – 9:30 to 12:00 noon and 11:30 to 2:00, with pizza at lunchtime. We’ll be cleaning out buildings, power-washing them, and pruning shrubs and…