INTERNATIONAL OUTREACH
Through the Missions Committee, the congregation is involved in outreach around the world.
Dominican Republic Service Trip 2025
Since 2002, St. John’s has partnered with Iglesia San Gabriel in Consuelo, Dominican Republic, primarily through annual service trips in July. Over the past 20+ years, St. John’s parishioners have built a relationship with San Gabriel through participation in Vacation Bible School and construction projects for both the church and school buildings and playground.
On July 19–26, a team of 17 parishioners (the largest group in many years!) will travel to the DR and coordinate games, activities, and crafts for 75 children attending Vacation Bible School. In the afternoon, they will work on readying the recently constructed second story classrooms for use by the students attending the parochial school, and maintenance of the playground and church grounds.
Our work in the Dominican Republic is one example of how St. John’s fulfills the biblical command “by love serve one another.” We are grateful for the support from the St. John’s Mission Committee and from parishioners. The June Drive of the Month will support the mission trip to Iglesia San Gabriel. Please shop the list of needed supplies below. Thank you for your support.
2025 Dominican Republic Mission Team:
Makai Burries
Sara Duke
Margaret Kerfoot
Remy Malpass
Mary Brown Sandys
Julian Sandys
Kristen Saunders
Ginevra Saunders
Roland Saunders
Stefanie Stayin
Sadie Jane Stayin
Josh Walters
Emily Blecksmith Walters
James Walters
Eleanor Walters
Mark Warrell
Koko Warrell
St. John's is Involved
Reaching the World’s Poorest
The St. John's family continually discerns the needs of the global poor by researching and supporting organizations that seek to meet these needs. We focus on ways to reduce poverty, hunger and disease, foster maternal and child health, broaden educational and employment opportunities, and enlist global cooperation to sustain these efforts.
Educating the parish by means of presentations, informative articles in church publications, and engagement with communities outside our own are ways we reach the world’s poorest.
Partnership in the Dominican Republic
St. John’s has been in partnership with Iglesia San Gabriel in Consuelo since 2002. At the request of the bishop of the Dominican Republic and in response to a 30% unemployment rate in that area, we funded and participated in the construction of the Bob and Ellen Snow Technical School. This is the first Episcopal school of its kind in the Diocese, and we hope that lessons learned here will benefit other Diocesan technical schools currently under construction. The school has classes in hair and nail salon operations, secretarial skills, and other skills needed for productive jobs.
St. John’s conducts annual service trips to Consuelo, to assist in construction, repair and maintenance of the trade school facility, and to participate in a Vacation Bible School for elementary school aged children. Teenagers, college students, and adult parishioners participate in a year-long orientation in preparation for the trips.
If you want to know more, or would like to participate in our 2024 service trip to Iglesia San Gabriel, please contact Stefanie Stayin.
Concern for Refugees
Among the care of selected communities, St. John’s cares for those in the world who flee from violence around the world. Download more information about refugees and migrants HERE.
