GOD’S WORK IN THE WORLD
St. Alban’s Episcopal Church Mission & Ministry
St. Alban’s is committed to transforming the lives of children through education.
Local Ministries in Washington, D.C.
Harriet Tubman Elementary School, located at the corner of Irving Street and 13th Street
NW, is a public school that serves approximately an equal number of African-American and Hispanic students; 95% receive free and reduced lunch. Our goal is to establish a long term relationship with this community—its students, staff, and parents—through a variety of activities such as
mentoring, reading programs, after-school clubs, nutrition and wellness education, and Spanish
and English classes. There are opportunities for all St. Albanites—children, teens, young adults,
young families, our Spanish-speaking congregation, and retirees. Contact: Joan Phalen,
[email protected]; http://profiles.dcps.dc.gov/Tubman+Elementary+School
Bishop Walker School is a primary school for boys from low socio-economic homes in
Southeast. We are partnering with the Bishop Walker School and exploring ways that our Parish
can support their mission of educating boys from Southeast Washington. Our representative on
the Mission Committee, Hollis McLoughlin, started as a “Lunch Buddy” in December, welcomes
others to join him, and will continue exploring ways that St. Albanites can engage with the school.
Contact: Hollis McLoughlin, [email protected], http://bishopwalkerschool.org/
St. Phillip’s Early Childhood Center serves pre-K children in the Anacostia area of Southeast
D.C. We contributed over 100 books to their school and delivered them to the children in January.
The books were very much appreciated! Contact: Kathryn Zoeller, [email protected]; http://
stpchildren.com/
The Episcopal Center for Children provides educational and counseling services to emotionally troubled children ages 5-13 and their families. The ECC welcomes educational supplies,
monetary donations for special activities, and could use Kindle Fire—Kid’s Editions for teachers’
use with students. This highly acclaimed program helps students return as quickly as possible to
a normal educational track. Contact: Sharon Whitehouse, [email protected]; http://
www.eccofdc.org/
Bright Beginnings is a pre-school for homeless infants and toddlers, providing a warm, loving
head start and give them the skills that they need for success in kindergarten. Give a few hours
and play with our children or read to them during story time. Give a full day and be a Classroom
Buddy, or donate special skills you may have in music, art, or dance. Contact: Maria Estefania,
[email protected]; http://www.brightbeginningsinc.org/
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Global Ministries
Hope and Resurrection School, Atiaba, South Sudan
The secondary school, a Global Mission project, is one of only 22 high
schools in South Sudan which has 1.5 million children and one of the
world’s highest rates of illiteracy. St. Alban’s helped build a girls’ dormitory in 2010 with its donation of $5,339 which houses 74 students. Last
year St. Alban’s Mustard Seed and Gala funds provided scholarships for
two girls, Susan and Mary (photo on right); half the annual salary of their
dorm mother and teacher, Marcellina Mbambu (photo upper right); and
some additional funds for operating costs of the school. Our hope is to
cover the teacher’s full salary this year.
Contact: Richard Parkins, [email protected]
St. Saviour’s School, Zarka, Jordan
St. Alban’s donation of a $1500 scholarship enables a student to continue her education at St. Saviour’s School for the current school
year. The family would otherwise only have sent a son to school.
This donation furthers our global mission to transform the lives of children and advance peace and reconciliation by promoting education in
conflict-ridden areas. The school is operated by the Episcopal Diocese
of Jerusalem, our companion diocese, and accepts students regardless
of religious affiliation.
Contact: Lisa Sams, [email protected]
Ministry for Immigrant Youths
Thousands of immigrant youth arrive in the U.S. each year, seeking a haven from abuse, abandonment, gang violence, assault, and other dangerous conditions. Thousands are in homes in the Washington metropolitan area awaiting legal services. St. Alban’s, through a new ministry in support of unaccompanied youths from Central America, has partnered with Kids In Need of Defense (KIND), a national non-profit organization that mentors pro bono attorneys serving immigrant children who face the
possibility of deportation from the United States, and two parishioner affiliated law firms, Mayer Brown
and Zuckerman Spaeder. Attorneys from KIND have conducted training on juvenile immigration practice in Virginia, D.C., and Maryland, provided support materials, and are facilitating further training for
interested attorneys. In addition to legal services, St. Alban’s is matching parishioners’ gifts with needed services of the youth and their host families. Contact: Lauri Fitz-Pegado, http://
[email protected]
Please see websites of individual organizations for more information.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT OF THE TLC MINISTRIES.
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