Outreach has a primary objective to help our congregation put our Christian faith into action. Volunteers may come to monthly meetings, sign up for one-time or ongoing commitments, or make donations. Information about Outreach opportunities may be found in a variety of ways.

  • in the Sunday worship service bulletin
  • on the Outreach bulletin board
  • attend a monthly outreach committee meeting
  • email Joanna Horobin, vestryperson for outreach, for more information or to volunteer
  • or contact a person from the list of outreach opportunities below
This annual fair offers parishioners the opportunity to buy holiday “gifts” in the form of contributions to selected charitable organizations that focus on a wide variety of needs (for example: Heifer International, Family Promise, El Hogar, St. Stephen’s).

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Family Promise Annual Report 2021

A partnership of more than three dozen congregations and businesses from Wellesley and surrounding towns combine their time and resources to provide for families on a week-to-week basis at the Family Promise home in Mulligan St. Natick.

Four weeks per year, St. Andrew’s and The Village Church work together to provide evening meals from Monday to Thursday and to purchase food for family breakfasts and lunches. Volunteers also host from 6:30–8pm on weekday nights. (Please note some tasks require prior training). To sign up for upcoming hosting weeks, go to the Family Promise sign up page.

These families also require assistance with clothing, some basic personal supplies, and various other needs. Volunteers are also occasionally needed for light office duty or fundraising. For more information and other ways you can help, see the Family Promise Metrowest Volunteer Orientation Guide.

To learn more about Family Promise Metrowest, click here.

St. Andrew’s sponsors a variety of service projects with the homeless through a diocesan program, Ecclesia Ministries, in Boston. This program provides opportunities to worship with and minister to the homeless through common cathedral. St. Andrew’s travels to Boston Common several Sundays a year to support this ministry, worship together, and provide lunches.

You can contribute to common cathedral by donating online to their wish lists:

For current opportunities to volunteer in support of the common cathedral congregation please go to our Volunteer Sign-up page.

The Knitting Ministry has knit over 5,000 items to be distributed to those in need. Knitters have sent infant and “mommie” hats to Haiti, hand-knit dolls to Rosa Mina Diegue Orphanage in Port au Prince, and at Christmas, knitted hats/scarves/mitts are given to seniors at St. Stephen’s. St. Andrew’s offers a Shawl Ministry, as a gesture of compassion and caring to those in need.
St. Andrew’s has supported St. Stephen’s Church in many ways over the years—Food Pantry, Summer B-SAFE Program, after-school programs, mentoring, Thanksgiving dinners, Christmas gifts for seniors, among other efforts. There are many volunteer opportunities with St. Stephen’s, both weekly and occasionally, as well as the need for financial support.

Buy 10- or 12-pack of mens, large, white crew socks. Our donation box for clean, dry, new socks is in the office hallway. For more information about Women of Means, click here.

St. Andrew’s supports the mission of El Hogar Projects in Honduras which is a project of the Episcopal Diocese of Honduras.

El Hogar provides a quality education and a safe and nurturing home to children and youth living in impoverished conditions in Honduras. Their goal is to break the cycle of poverty so that the students can fulfill their potential as productive and independent Honduran citizens and become the future leaders of Honduras.

Grant Funding for Youth Police Initiative (YPI)