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2023 Wine Auction

2023 Wine Auction

St. Clare’s annual wine sale goes through Sunday, September 24. Details and order form can be found at www.saintclareschurch.org/wine.

Alpha House Volunteers Needed

Alpha House Volunteers Needed

We still have openings for September 8-10 (Friday, Saturday, Sunday). Please help! St Clare’s and Temple Beth Emeth are signed up to provide meals at Alpha House September 4-10. Your continued support allows the Alpha House staff to focus on other important services...

Backpack Drive

Backpack Drive

We collected over $500 in monetary donations and much more in actual school supplies, which made their way this week to Peace Neighborhood Center & WISD! Due to everyone's generosity, we were able to include grocery store gift cards for students experiencing...

School Supply Drive

School Supply Drive

The Outreach Commission is holding a Back to School Supply Drive for students at the Peace Neighborhood Center and Washtenaw County students who are homeless or in transition (https://ozonehouse.org/). A flyer with lists of their desired items will be available on the...

Lunch in Detroit

Lunch in Detroit

On June 28, a group of St. Clarians will prepare a hot lunch at Church at Crossroads (an Episcopal Diocese church plant) on W. Grand Blvd in Detroit for families in the neighborhood, in conjunction with the mission’s Vacation Bible School. We will take all the lunch...

Urgent Needs for Local Ukrainian Refugees

Urgent Needs for Local Ukrainian Refugees

from Jewish Family Services (JFS) Housing in Washtenaw County has become even tighter and more expensive than in years past, and this is affecting our refugee resettlement efforts. As we welcome refugees and now Ukrainian Humanitarian Parolees into our community, we...

Welcome Circles

Welcome Circles

Saint Clare’s Outreach Commission is looking for volunteers to help support the JFS Welcome Circles initiative to aid local Ukrainians in need.

Back Door Food Pantry Volunteers Needed

Back Door Food Pantry Volunteers Needed

Would you like to learn more about The Back Door Food Pantry and what is involved with volunteering? Please click the image to learn more, and consider joining us. An affiliate of Food Gatherers, the BDFP has been providing “hunger relief with dignity since 2007”. Located in Wisdom House on the Genesis grounds, the BDFP is co-sponsored by Temple Beth Emeth, Saint Clare’s Episcopal Church and the Muslim community. Our food distribution on Thursdays, from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. is available to all who sign in by 7 p.m., with no proof of need required. We are run by volunteers, ages 14 to ~ 85, providing a COVID-safe operation. All volunteers and patrons are masked and volunteers are boostered. Bags of produce and patron-self-selected foods are delivered to patrons outdoors.

Delonis Center Christmas Eve Luncheon

Delonis Center Christmas Eve Luncheon

The Outreach Commission will be serving pizza, snacks, and refreshments to 60 guests at the Delonis Center on Christmas Eve this year. Please consider a small donation during this Christmas season to help cover the costs of providing this much appreciated meal on a...