Episcopal Student Fellowship
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St.
Alban’s parishioners take turns cooking a weekly meal for Davidson College students
through the Episcopal Campus Ministry program.
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Angel Tree
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Each
December, we partner with the Davidson Police Department to provide Christmas
gifts for local families.
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Back2School Blast
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St. Alban’s partners with other churches in the community for a major back-to-school support project for families that need help. We collect money, backpacks, provide shoes through Samaritan’s Feet, and school supplies, and distribute them through a major event each August held at Gethsemane Baptist Church.
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Blanket Drive
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Each
winter, we collect blankets and other warm items for members of our community
who may need them. We partner with local organizations to identify recipients
and distribute the items.
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Costa Rica Ministries
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St. Alban’s folk played a key role in the development of the Hogar Escuela Heredia, which provides day care, pre-school, after-school care for children who would otherwise be on the street, and job training for their parents, who live in the slum of Guarari. Volunteer opportunities include mission trip participation (fun, fellowship and service), sponsorship of children at the Hogar Escuela, and helping with item sales to raise funds for the programs.
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Epiphany Ministry
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Epiphany is an ecumenical ministry for young people who are troubled and/or are in the custody of juvenile justice/correctional facilities. Twice per year, volunteers offer a three-day short course in Christianity with on-going follow-up to young men incarcerated at the Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center in Concord.
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Galilee Ministries
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Galilee
serves the refugee, immigrant, and low-income community in the very diverse
section of East Charlotte, and is located at 3601 Central Avenue. Ministries include English as a Second
Language, Loaves and Fishes Food Pantry, Refugee Support Services, Catholic
Charities Summer and After-School Programs, a Ministry of Hospitality, a
Community Garden, and many other opportunities to assist.
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Habitat for Humanity
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St. Alban’s regularly supports Our Town’s Habitat with funding and volunteer labor. Recent projects include the Interfaith Build, as well as work on urgent repairs for several homes. All who can swing hammers, come on out!
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La Escuelita Bilingual Preschool
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LEBP is a bi-lingual preschool, using a specialized curriculum to teach English and prepare children for Kindergarten. Many of the students who attend LEBP come from primarily Spanish-speaking homes. LEBP has a 3-year old classroom and a 4-year-old classroom, which are located in the Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble Street, Davidson. Volunteers are needed for classroom activities, fundraising, and events such as our annual Las Posadas in December. Website LINK.
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Lake Norman Domestic Violence Coalition
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LNDVC
works with Safe Alliance to provide emergency support and shelter for victims
of domestic violence and their children. Volunteer opportunities include
helping deliver buddy packs, and planning fundraising events for this
partnership.
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Marion Medical Mission
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Marion Medical Mission is an ecumenical, Christian, front-line, hands-on, volunteer, non-profit organization that responds to Christ’s call to serve by working on projects that directly impact the African people, stressing self-help and sustainability. MMM seeks to provide communities in need with a sustainable source of clean, safe drinking water through the installation of wells.
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FeedNC
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Volunteers
from St. Alban’s help cook, serve, and clean up at FeedNC, a soup kitchen inMooresville, on the 3rd Friday of every month, from 8:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Sign up in the narthex.
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North Mecklenburg Homelessness Task Force and Room in the Inn
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Partnering with the Davidson Housing Coalition and other local churches and groups, the Task Force works to address both short-term and long-term housing needs in our community.
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Red Wagon Sunday
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The
1st Sunday of every month is Red Wagon Sunday, when food and
cleaning and personal hygiene items are collected for the Loaves and Fishes
Food Pantry at the Ada Jenkins Center. Bring non-perishable food items plus Windex,
laundry detergent, paper towels, as cleaning and personal hygiene items are not
covered by food stamps.
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Rise Against Hunger
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St.
Alban’s hosts a Rise Against Hunger meal packing event every year, usually in
the spring. Through this international organization, we are able to provide
thousands of meals to hungry families around the world each year. Opportunities
include promotion, set-up and clean-up, and of course the fun of packing the
meals with your neighbors!
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Thanksgiving Turkey Drive
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The annual Thanksgiving Turkey Drive helps provide holiday meal ingredients to families in need in Davidson and Cornelius. Volunteer opportunities include bringing food gift cards for turkeys or hams, donating other food items, and helping sort and package donations.
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