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Outreach - Mission, Ministries, & Ministers
Our Mission
Transforming the World with Small Deeds Done with Great Love
Responding to Christ's call to proclaim the Gospel by both word and deed, our vision is to serve the diverse community around us, inclusive of all cultures and ages, responding with love and compassion to those in need within our congregation, in the greater community, and throughout the world. We serve all God's people and transform the world with small deeds done with great love, one at a time.
Our Ministries
Germantown Help. We collect canned and dry goods for the food pantry. Sponsors a special food drive to cover HELP’s annual summer shortfall and a drive for Thanksgiving baskets for needy families. Bring your food items to church each Sunday and place them in the basket by the door to the nave. Contact: Donna Anderson & Kristine Devine.
Shady Grove. A Lay Ministerial Team travels to Shady Grove Adventist Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, which is physically connected to Kingshire Manor Assisted Living, to conduct a “Communion from Reserve Sacrament” for the residents at 2:30pm each Sunday afternoon. Contact: Jim Sturges.
Adopt-a-Highway. We participate in the stewardship of God’s good creation by picking up litter along Route 28 several times a year for many years. Coordinator needed - Contact: The Rev. Nan Hildebrand.
El Hogar. El Hogar de Esperanza y Amor is a vocational school for orphaned and abandoned boys in Tegucigalpa, Honduras. St. Nicholas Church has had a supportive relaionship with the school for over a decade, sponsoring one or more students by paying as much of their tuition and expenses as possible. Contact: Mary Ellen Howey.
Youth Group Mission Trips. Various trips such as to Kentucky to repair homes for low-income homeowners as well as sharing fellowship and faith with each other. Contact: Rev. Nan Hildebrand.
Web links to Feed the Hungry. Links to organizations through which contributions for feeding the hungry, for disaster relief, and HIV/AIDS (to name a few) may be given. All can be accessed via home page of the www.SaintNicks.com web site, or by clicking here.
 Possible Future Outreach Projects:
Guantanamo Refugee Support. St. Nick's is exploring partnerships with local mosques, synagogues, and other Episcopal Churches to support (both financially and emotionally) the support of recently released prisoners from the Guantanamo prison camp both financially and through "pen pal" relationships. Contact: The Rev. Ken Howard.
Kids-4-Peace Washington Area Interfaith Summer Program. St. Nick's is exploring partnerships with local mosques, synagogues, and other Episcopal Churches to support a Kids-4-Peace Summer Program in the Washington area. Kids-4-Peace is a program of St. George's College, Jerusalem, which brings Muslim, Christian, and Jewish teens to the USA to attend programs promoting interfaith understanding and peace. Contact: The Rev. Ken Howard.
Our LeadersClick on the Our Leaders button at left to contact the leaders listed below:
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Outreach Committee Chair: Diana (DeeJaye) Jackonis
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Vestry Ministry Liaison: Laura Scherzer
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Clergy Ministry Liaison: The Rev. Nan Hildbrand
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Grief Support Group Facilitator: Louise Smith
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Shady Grove Nursing Home Service Coordinator: Jim Sturges
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Parish Nurse: Diana (DeeJaye) Jackonis
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Adopt-a-Highway Coordinator: Vacant (Contact: The Rev. Nan Hildebrand)
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