Outreach

Social Outreach Minstry
St. Mark’s has a Social Outreach Ministry that plans and spearheads a number of outreach projects each year. We believe that reaching out to our community and the world creates a better place to live for those less fortunate, while enhancing our experience of God. Jesus Christ teaches that through opportunities to give, we grow and benefit greatly as we serve others.

This ministry is looking for caring souls who want to make a tangible difference in the lives of others. Each team member needs to be motivated by compassion and inspired to plan and implement an outreach project that will better our community, our country, or our world. We heartily welcome new members and new ideas on how to best help those in need.

 
School Supply Drive
Every year we do a school supply drive for a school in Lamar CISD. There will be a box in the Narthex for you to drop off the items at church. 
 

 

 


 
St. Mark’s Saints for a Cure Walk Team

This is the fourteenth St. Mark's Episcopal Church in Richmond, Texas, has formed a team, Saints for a Cure, to support the Breakthrough T1D Walk, previously known as the JDRF One Walk.  Last year our team raised more than $5,152 thanks to the generous contributions of thirty-nine families and individuals. Over the thirteen years of participation the St. Mark’s Saints for a Cure has raised more than $42,652!  That is truly something to be very proud of. 

Recently JDRF underwent a name change.  The new name is Breakthrough T1D.  The emphasis in the name change is that Type One Diabetes does not only affect juveniles and therefore the name needed to represent all those who deal with Type One Diabetes.

This year the Southern Texas Breakthrough T1D Walk will take place on Saturday, November 1 at a Aveva Stadium near the Houston Sports Park at 2055 Mowry St., Houston, Texas 77051. We will come together as a T1D community to show support for one another, celebrate our relentless spirit, and raise critical funds for Type One research. We are motivated by the courage and perseverance of those facing the everyday challenges of Type 1 diabetes - they are the reason we challenge ourselves to give more, to do more, to achieve more.  If you would like to make a donation you can click on the link below or write a check made out to Breakthrough T 1 D and give it to Chris Abbott.

St. Mark's Saints for a Cure is proud to participate in this event and thanks you for your support of this very worthwhile cause.
 

This link will allow you to make a donation.  Please contact Chris Abbott with any questions.
 
St. Mark’s Church "Giving Tree" 
Beginning the first Sunday after Thanksgiving, you will see our Giving Tree set up in Parish Hall.  All of the children have been referred through the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services as children in need.  For most of these children, the gifts from the Rainbow Room Christmas Giving Tree Project are the only ones they receive all year. 
 
Please pick a child from the tree and put your name on the list next to the child’s name.  Green tags are for boys, red tags are for girls, and white tags are for children already adopted.  The maximum spent on any one child is to be less than $150.00.  Unwrapped gifts with bows, or in a gift bag, labeled with the child’s name and agency ID number, need to be in Parish Hall by TBA. TBA for delivery to the Rainbow Room.  If you will not be here on Sunday or Monday, gifts may be dropped off earlier.
 
For more information, please contact the church office (281) 545-1661.  If you want to help but aren’t able to shop, let us know.  Thank you for sharing your blessings with those in need this Christmas! 
Souper Bowl of Caring
Every year the youth of St. Mark’s collects canned food items for the Souper Bowl of Caring.  The Souper Bowl of Caring was established in 1990 as a way to help fight hunger in the United States.  Please bring canned and dried foods to church on Super Bowl Sunday to help the youth in their goal to help feed the needy.  This is such a simple and easy way to support those less fortunate than us.  Grab a can or two from your cupboard and support this worthy cause. Cash and checks made out to St. Mark’s, but designated for the Souper Bowl of Caring will also we accepted. 

 
Donate Calendars
Please donate some of the many calendars that appear in your mailboxes these days. They will be given to folks living in retirement homes to assist them with their schedules and to beautify their rooms. Place them in the box provided in the church narthex.