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Helping Others
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Clement’s Church is rightly proud of its Anglo-Catholic tradition,
and this is most clearly seen in the beautiful, carefully prepared High
Mass which is offered Sunday by Sunday. But, as Bishop Frank Weston of Zanzibar
said to the great Anglo-Catholic Congress in London in 1923: “You
cannot claim to worship Jesus in the Tabernacle, if you do not pity Jesus
in the slums”.
This is why it is a vital part of our identity as Anglican Catholics to
give ourselves to feeding the hungry, helping those unable to help themselves,
caring for the sick.
Throughout S. Clement's rich history, its leaders and members have been
advocates for Philadelphia's marginalized, through efforts such as working
for civil rights and outreach to the neediest in our midst. Our outreach
work continues under the leadership of the Practical Services Group (PSG),
volunteers who meet regularly to organize service opportunities and oversee
parish giving to Episcopal Community Services, mission churches in the Diocese
and other outreach programs. Members at S. Clement's are also active in
numerous charitable organizations in our city.
To get involved with the work of the Practical Services Group, e-mail practicalservicesgroup@s-clements.org.
The Practical Services Group of Saint Clement’s is one way for our
members and friends to fulfill this basic Christian duty.
Gordon Reid.
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ECS Kids at Macy's |
S. Clement's Rector, Fr. Gordon Reid, and Dana Barbry-Nuble, Coordinator for Educational Programs from Episcopal Community Services, gather with children and adult leaders from ECS programs at St. Barnabas Mission around the eagle at Macy's Center City while visiting the Grand Court Christmas Show and Dickens Village. The Helping Others Program at S. Clement's thanks our member Curt Mangel, Curator of the Wanamaker Grand Court Organ at Macy's, for organizing the kids' special visit. S. Clement's also thanks Macy's for their generous gift of stuffed holiday Snoopys for all the children.
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| Silent Auction Gala |
S. Clement’s Vestry and Communications Committee announce the first Online Auction and Silent Auction Gala to raise funds for the Church Restoration Fund, for restoration work on our historic church’s and parish house’s north wall, and the Helping Others Fund to support the church’s performance of corporal works of mercy. The online auction will begin on April 7, 2008 and conclude on May 5, 2008, and the Silent Auction Gala is scheduled for Saturday, May 3, 2008 at S. Clement's Church. The auction will offer a variety of unique items, such as secular and liturgical art and artifacts; antiques; quality handcrafted items; meals in restaurants; theatre, concert or sporting event tickets; special live musical performances, stays at unique travel destinations; gift certificates and personal services. More information about the Auction and Gala is coming soon, but the Communications Committee is seeking donations NOW of items to be auctioned. Businesses donating items will be offered live links to their websites from the online auction pages. To Download the donation form, click here. E-mail us at auction@s-clements.org or call the Church at 215-563-1876 if you would like to make a donation. |
| Christmas gifts for the homebound elderly - Thank you! |
Again this Christmas, the S. Clement's Practical Services Group thanks parishioners and friends for donate new clothing or linens to the Homebound Seniors Christmas Gifts program of Episcopal Community Services. Thank you for your generosity.
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Volunteer Efforts
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Please contact Fr Wall or email practicalservicesgroup@s-clements.org 1. GIVE non-perishable food items or gently-used clothing for S Clement’s ongoing contributions to S Mary’s, Bainbridge St, outreach programs for the poor & homeless in South Philadelphia. Donations may be brought to S. Clement's and will be delivered to S. Mary's. 2. DONATE new clothing and linens to the Christmas gifts for the homebound elderly program of Episcopal Community Services. See above. 3.HELP us plan for S Clement’s own projects to Help Others, to be launched in honour of the parish’s 150th Anniversary, which we will celebrate in 2009.Please contact Fr Wall or email practicalservicesgroup@s-clements.org |
Successful Choir Concert benefits Helping Others Fund |
The critically acclaimed benefit concert of the S. Clement's Choir on May 11, 2007, Music Divine, raised record sums for the benefit of the church's Helping Others Fund, as well as the Restoration Fund. The Vestry has already made a gift from Choir Concert proceeds of $2,500 to help maintain the prison ministry of the mission church of S. Mary's Bainbridge in Philadelphia, having received word of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania's decision to cut off funds for the program. Additional gifts for ministries to the poor, sick and under-served will be made by S. Clement's in the coming months. To get involved with the work of the Helping others programs at S. Clement's, e-mail practicalservicesgroup@s-clements.org. The Practical Services Group of Saint Clement’s is one way for our members and friends to fulfill this basic Christian duty.
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