Hearts & Hands
11 years ago... 
An idea was hatched... A vision started growing... An event was created... and Hearts & Hands was born. The idea: a fundraiser that supports all of our mission ministries. The vision: eliminate weekly requests for monetary support for individual missions, of which there are over a dozen, and empower people to express their commitment to reaching out to those in need. The event: an auction, silent and live, filled with great items and opportunities donated by hundreds of people. All this, paired with a night of celebration and festivities. Hearts & Hands is the ONLY Missions Fundraiser each year at St. Barnabas. There is no Missions line-item in our budget so our Mission Ministry spending is determined by this event. All the money collected at Hearts & Hands are gifts that are above and beyond the generous annual pledges made by our parishioners for the operating budget of the church. The congregation's belief in the importance of Missions has come through loud and clear: we want to seek and serve Christ in all persons, loving our neighbors as ourselves. Won't you please join us? To learn how to get involved with Hearts & Hands,
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Our Mission Ministries
Mission
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Angel Tree
Christmas |
Providing Christmas gifts to the children of parents who are in prison.
| December | Kate Steider (480) 355-9731 |
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Angel Tree
Easter | Providing Easter dinner with all the fixins’ to the caretakers of the Angel Tree children. | January-April | Kate Steider (480) 355-9731 |
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Angel Tree
Summer Camp | Sending Angel Tree kids to Chapel Rock Episcopal Summer Camp for a week of fun and fellowship. | May-July | Kate Steider (480) 355-9731 |
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| Bridging Arizona Furniture Bank | Providing furnishings to outfit an entire family as they transition from homelessness. | Year-round |
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East Valley
Men’s Center:
A New Leaf | Making bag lunches for the men who reside at EVMC one week every other month. | February
April
June
August
October
December |
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El Hogar
School & Orphanage | Travel Mission to Tecucigulpa, Honduras providing manual labor, learning and fun for the students. | TBD | Rev. Erika
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| Family Promise | Housing up to four homeless families on our campus for a week each quarter. | 4 times annually
TBD |
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| Habitat for Humanity | Working with the Episcopal Habitat Coalition, assisting with 2-3 building days annually. | 2-3 times annually TBD |
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Lillian Vallely
School | Travel Mission to Blackfoot, Idaho providing manual labor, teaching and fun for the students. | TBD |
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Mexico
Medical Mission | Travel mission to Ensenada, Mexico providing 4 days of medical clinics in the impoverished areas surrounding the city. | July |
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Starshine
Academy | Linking volunteers with programs to enhance the lives of impoverished students in Phoenix. | Year-round |
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St. Luke’s
Christmas Party | Providing hundreds of dozens of cookies and entertainment for children at a mission parish in south Phoenix. | November-December |
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Team
St. Barnabas | Riding 30-150 miles to raise funds for Multiple Sclerosis research. | Spring |
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Exploratory Missions
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Homeward
Bound | Discerning our involvement at the Thunderbird Family Center and other projects. | Year-round |
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Exploratory Ministries With over 500 worshippers coming through our doors each Sunday, it is only natural that our interests, callings and desires would run the gamut in terms of how we serve God. Already, we have over a dozen Mission Ministries that help us express our commitment to God, but what do we do when someone has an idea to start yet another ministry? We want it to be a calling for all of our parishioners, or at least a fair portion of them, so to discern that calling, we created the Exploratory Discernment Process for all new Mission Ministries. Those with a new idea for a Mission project are asked to develop a leadership team to assist them with the discernment, complete a Planning Worksheet, and develop a timeline on which they will implement the Discernment Plan. The Leadership team is given a shepherd/mentor from the Missions Coordinating Committee to help them with any questions or guidance. The MCC receives regular updates on their discernment progress. At the end of the established timeline, the discernment team meets with members of the MCC to determine whether the exploration has lead to any conclusions and if they need more time. In some cases, the parish finds a strong call to the new ministry. In some cases, the parish does not. We celebrate the direction that God leads us and feel assured that even if our parish is not called to a particular ministry, God is working in the hearts of people at other parishes who will help that minisitry feel supported. If you are a parishioner of St. Barnabas and have an interest in involving the parish in a Mission Ministry that is dear to your heart, contact Rev. Erika to learn more about how to launch the discernment process.
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