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Outreach and Mission

Stained glass windows with outdoors showing through. In St. Paul's library.

St. Paul’s is committed to reaching out in many ways, striving to live out Christ’s command to love our neighbors, both nearby and far away. We serve with gifts of time, talents and “treasure.” We support dozens of organizations working with people in need, both through the support we give to the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts and through our own efforts.

Spring 2024 Refugee Donation Collection

The Outreach Committee coordinates congregational activities such a Hunger Awareness Program during Lent, collecting food items and funds for several food pantries and participating in legislative advocacy through Bread for the World’s Offering of Letters. We support the Diocese’s B-SAFE summer youth program, several knitting ministries (including Project Linus), and other local activities including outreach to Veterans at our local Bedford VA Hospital.

Making Linus Blankets at home? Download knitting patterns here: LINUS BLANKET SQUARE PATTERNS

Our annual Advent Giving Tree supports various ministries around the world, with a different focus each year. You can contribute through our Advent Giving Tree page.

Our focus on relieving the plight of refugees involves partnerships with other local groups to assist the International Institute of New England in settling refugees and other immigrants here in the Boston area. We help provide family support to Sudanese immigrants through South Sudanese Enrichment for Families. In partnership with Ukraine Forward, we have provided medical equipment for injured military and civilians.

Our Haiti Partnership supports medical and nutritional services in Haiti by providing scholarships and grants for schools training nurses, FSIL; and therapists, FSRL and the Children’s Nutrition Program of Haiti. 

The Outreach ministry at St. Paul’s is not just for adults. Our Sunday School children help make cards for veterans hospitalized at the Bedford VA. The Middle School Youth are involved with Special Olympics and the Cradles to Crayons program. Our enthusiastic teens travel with Appalachia Service Project to help rebuild homes in impoverished areas of Virginia and West Virginia. Girl and Boy Scouts participate in an annual Scout Sunday and service projects. Parishioners of all ages have participated in packaging projects, sewing and knitting projects and fundraising. 

For more information about the committee and its work, please contact the church office by phone (781-275-8262) or email (info@stpaulsbedford.org).

To see the calendar of service opportunities, check the church calendar at http://www.stpaulsbedford.org/calendar/

Outreach

The Outreach Committee coordinates congregational activities such as regular mission trips and Bread for the World’s annual Offering of Letters. In addition, we participate locally in the Bedford Community Table and Food Pantry, the Diocese’s B-SAFE summer youth program, several knitting ministries (including Project Linus), and other local activities.

Worship & Music

Worship is the centerpiece of our life together in Christ. Our adult choir sings at every Sunday service. We rehearse at 7:00pm on Thursday evenings and 9:00am on Sunday mornings, before church. The children’s choir sings approximately once a month, on Family Sundays, and rehearses Sundays after church.

Education

At St. Paul’s we believe that we are all continually striving to understand our relationship with God more fully. Children’s education on Sundays uses the Catechesis of the Good Shepherd for preschoolers and a Kairos model for elementary ages. High school and middle school youth groups meet monthly. Adult education takes place through study groups and learning forums.

Fellowship

St. Paul’s is a family of God, and as a family, we enjoy being together, sharing our time, our interests, and our faith. We share food and fellowship at weekly and annual events throughout the year. We also provide meals, rides, prayers, and other support for our members in times of need through our Inreach Committee.

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