Outreach
Loving your neighbor and yourself begins with
recognizing the dignity of every human being.
One of the commitments Episcopalians make in our Baptismal Covenant is to “respect the dignity of every human being.” One of the ways we do this is though our outreach ministries.
Through St Elizabeth's outreach, we endeavor to follow Christ's teaching and our baptismal covenant by working together with partners, locally and globally, building relationships, and sharing our time, talents and resources in an effort to respect the dignity of every human being.
To get involved in any of the St Elizabeth's Outreach programs,
please fill out the outreach form.
The Sudbury CARE Pantry
Born in 2021, The Sudbury CARE Pantry is a ministry of St. Elizabeth aimed at helping out neighbors in need by offering free personal hygiene and household cleaning items.
The Suds Support Laundry Ministry
Born in 2025, the Suds Support Laundry Ministry is a ministry of St. Elizabeth’s aimed at helping out neighbors in need by offering to cover the cost of their washing and drying at the Nason Street laundromat on the second Sunday of the month from 1PM-3PM. No questions asked. Everyone deserves the dignity of clean clothes and not face the reality many do of choosing to feed their families or have clean clothes.
Appalachia Service Project
Every other year, the high school youth travel to Central Appalachia for a week of service and outreach. As Appalachia Service Project (ASP) volunteers, the youth, under the supervision of many dedicated adults, spend a week participating in home repair ministry and relationship building. Volunteers and ASP staff work together to make homes warmer, safer and drier for low-income home owners and their families in Central Appalachia.
MANNA
MANNA stands for Many Angels Needed Now And Always, and is a ministry of our Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston. MANNA is a ministry of and with the unhoused community in downtown Boston. We prepare meals for all the fifth Mondays of the month throughout the year (typically five times) and volunteers and our clergy go to serve that day, and others throughout the year, too.
Mother's Day Walk for Peace
Since 2013, members of St Elizabeth's have joined 10,000 walkers in the annual Louis D Brown Peace Institute Mother's Day Walk for Peace. During this flat 4 mile walk, we all gain an opportunity to talk and listen to other people who care and are affected by gun violence. The Louis D Brown Peace Institute provides violence prevention education to the Boston Public School system and community as well as provides support to families directly affected by gun violence.
B-SAFE Program
St. Elizabeth's continues to expand its role in the diocesan B-Safe (Summer Camp) program at St. Augustine's/St. Martin's in lower Roxbury by partnering with St. Peter's Weston. We provide and serve lunches to 100 youthful campers, their counselors and student organizers as well as co-hosting a field trip, and providing these young people with groceries for their families. Approximately 40 individuals from 30 households serve. This is a very rewarding experience and enjoyed by all.
The Giving Tree
In December, we sponsor the Giving Tree, which is an opportunity for parishioners to give Christmas gifts for families in need in Sudbury, as well as gifts for the Ecclesia Ministries for homeless people in Boston.
For local families, we sponsor several families and shop for individuals by household, which is all organized electornically by outreach volunteers. Gifts are brought to church in mid-December fully wrapped and are then brought to the town social workers the week of Christmas for delivery.
For Ecclesia, we gather gift cards to McDonald’s and Dunkin in the amount of $10, as well as warm winter clothing, socks, hats and gloves. Ecclesia Ministries works out of our Diocesan Cathedral on Tremont Street in Boston. Clergy and volunteers have been actively engaged in daily street ministry in Boston since 1994. They provide outdoor Sunday worship known as Common Cathedral at the Boston Common. Pastoral care, teaching, mission, study, recovery, and other aspects of community are offered to mitigate the isolation experienced by people living in shelters and on the street.
Thanksgiving on the Common
In 2015, St. Elizabeth's took on the tradition started at Church of the Holy Spirit, Wayland many years earlier to host Thanksgiving on the Common with Ecclesia Ministries. Our initial Thanksgiving on the Common was on November 22, 2015, with 30 families preparing, delivering and serving a hot Thanksgiving dinner on a cold, rainy afternoon. The staff of Ecclesia were so grateful. For those of us who served and worshipped on Boston Common, we all shared a special time together. We learned that whether we are housed or unhoused, employed or unemployed, live in the city or suburbs, we all share the same love of good food, have the same concerns for the health and well-being of family and friends, and mourn the loss of loved ones. We are all the children of God.
Sudbury PRIDE 01776
Since 2022, St. Elizabeth’s has partnered with others in our town to sponsor our celebration of Pride. We have clergy and lay members of the parish serving on the committee who plan not only June’s family celebration at a local school, but also events like trivia and walks and game nights throughout the year, designed to bring together the LGBTQIA+ community of Sudbury, and their allies, for meaningful events and fellowship.
Episcopal City Mission
Our parish is proud to partner with Episcopal City Mission (ECM), a Massachusetts-based Episcopal organization working to build a more just and equitable Commonwealth. Through grantmaking, advocacy, and support for BIPOC-led organizations, ECM addresses the root causes of racial and economic inequality. Together with congregations across the Diocese, ECM equips people of faith to engage in meaningful action for justice and lasting systemic change. Our partnership with ECM reflects our shared commitment to living out the Gospel through advocacy, generosity, and community engagement. We are grateful to join ECM in this work of creating a more just and hopeful future for all. Parishioner Susan Berry is our ECM parish captain and organizes parts of our common life with them.