Compassion Outside Our Doors
St. Catherine’s is dedicated to working together to serve God's people in our local community and in areas of our world that are in need. If you are interested in volunteering your time and talent, please contact Pat Pepper, our Volunteer Coordinator. There are many ways to serve and she will be happy to guide you. This is a description of just a few of the organizations we work with.
We provide compassionate hospitality for homeless families with children four times a year in our Youth House as a part of the Family Promise of Cobb County Program. Volunteers provide dinner, oversight overnight and breakfast. Volunteers also help with homework and entertain the children.
Family Promise
Holy Comforter is a parish in Atlanta that primarily serves adults with special needs. Volunteers host BBQ and Bingo Lunches for the parishioners, go hiking with them to Red Top Mountain and provide other needed support.
Holy Comforter
Once a year, our parish is filled with busy hands that are packing protein meal packages that are distributed by this international hunger relief organization. They are distributed worldwide to the most vulnerable.
Rise Against Hunger
Emmaus House provides education, opportunity, assistance and advocacy in partnership with their neighbors in Peoplestown in Atlanta. Our youth and adult volunteers sponsor the Angel Christmas Tree which provides presents to the children of Emmaus House. Volunteers deliver the presents with a loving a loving presence on Christmas Eve.
Emmaus House
Once a month we volunteer to prepare and serve dinner for the homeless guests at Elizabeth Inn. We also assist with ongoing food pantry needs and clothing drives. Additional volunteers do laundry for the men who are overnight guests monthly. Each summer, we participate in the MUST Summer Lunch Program by preparing sandwiches and packed lunches for 2000 children who would receive free lunch during the school year.
MUST Ministries and Elizabeth Inn
The Extension is a recovery home for homeless men and women who suffer from alcohol and other addictions. One Sunday per month, volunteers serve dinner and lead worship for the residents.
The Extension
St. Catherine’s hosts a blood drive every 8 weeks. Volunteers welcome donors and provide beverages and snacks.
Red Cross Blood Drives
St. Catherine’s participates with other East Cobb religious groups to build a home.
Habitat for Humanity
Once a week volunteers go to Kroger and Publix to pick up donated bakery items and deliver them to MUST Ministries where they are distributed to their homeless guests.
Bread Ministry
Volunteers participate in a mentoring program that provides middle and high school students with adult mentors. Volunteers also host fiscal awareness and other educational programs to support the schools.
Communities in Schools
Parishoners donate to the ongoing fund of the greater Episcopal Church which works in collaboration with organizations following disasters and communities struggling with hunger and disease.
Episcopal Relief and Development
St. Catherine’s sends a large delegation to raise money and participate in the 5K Atlanta Hunger Walk which supports the Episcopal Community Foundation and Atlanta Food Bank’s efforts to end hunger.