Opportunities to Participate in Outreach
When you reap the harvest of your land, you shall not wholly reap the corners of your field, nor shall you gather the gleanings of your harvest. And you shall not glean your vineyard, nor shall you gather every grape of your vineyard; you shall leave them for the poor and the stranger: I am the Lord.
Book of Leviticus 19:9, 10
St. David’s parishioners, friends and neighbors have several opportunities to serve our outreach mission.
If you have a young person at home, many of these opportunities are fun and easy ways to get involved and earn volunteer hours.
Monthly Sandwich Drive for SOME and Supplies for Friendship Place
You can help St. David's serve the food insecure in our community by participating in our monthly donation drive on the third Sunday of each month from 10 am-12 pm. We collect sandwiches and healthy snacks that are delivered to So Others Might Eat (SOME). It's a wonderful opportunity for adults, families and youth. Ideal snacks include those with protein and/or non-refrigerated items such as trail mix, fresh fruit (tangerines, applesauce, fruit cups, etc.), or other healthy individually wrapped snacks. Sandwiches ideally include two pieces of bread, a single slice each of meat and cheese without condiments, or peanut butter and jelly, or Nutella and jelly. Please individually wrap sandwiches.
St. David’s also collects toiletries each month for Friendship Place, such as lip balm, Aquaphor, deodorant, sunscreen, tissues, hand warmers, and water bottles.
Local families have embraced the opportunity to help feed the hungry from their own kitchens and St. David’s is now known as a local hub and delivery service for outreach to the food insecure.
In addition to preparing sandwiches, you are invited to donate trail mix, fresh fruit (tangerines, applesauce, fruit cups, etc.), or other healthy individually wrapped snacks.
In-person Events to Combat Food Insecurity
St. David’s parishioners periodically gather for in-person events to prepare food for our partner organizations. During “Sandwich-making Sunday” events, participants make approximately 1000 sandwiches per event and deliver them to SOME. Parishioners also have gathered to assemble portable healthy snack bags for the Friendship Place Welcome Center. St. David’s Outreach Committee is working to expand these events to support our broader community. Please consult St. David’s calendar for these periodic opportunities for service and fellowship.
Mission Trips to the Honduras Independence Bilingual School (HIBS)
In June 2025, parishioners made our fifth mission trip to HIBS, a coed school in Quimistan, Honduras, serving 235 students. The school provides a crucial bilingual education, helping students gain independence through learning English. As a parish, we sponsor four children, covering their tuition to ensure they receive this life-changing education. During the Mission Trips volunteers are able to meet the teachers and students and assist with English language instruction and conversational practice in the classrooms.
For information about future Mission Trips or to sponsor a student directly, please contact our Outreach Committee Chair Margaret Kinsley Johnson.
Friendship Place Annual Breakfast
Friendship Place hosts an annual fundraising breakfast, which is a wonderful way to learn more about the organization. Each year, St. David’s hosts one or more table(s). To attend, please contact outreach@stdavidsdc.org.
Lenten Eggs and Other Initiatives
To raise funds for specific projects for Biship Walker School and our other partner organizations, St. David’s periodically engages in targeted fundraising efforts, such as our Lenten Eggs and mite boxes efforts which are collected at Easter. Please consult St. David’s weekly Newsletter, Little Things, and our weekly service bulletin for these periodic opportunities.
Thank you for supporting St. David’s Outreach Ministry! Please contact Margaret Johnson or the parish office for more information or if you wish to join the Outreach Committee.