In the Community
In October and May, St. James’ holds a Month of Community Service where St. James’ provides a list of opportunities to serve or donate to local charities and organizations. This is also a great time to think about volunteering to serve as part of your walk with faith. Please take time to review some of the ministries that serve our community. If you find any of these outreach ministries interesting and would like to learn more, please contact Laura Posecznick at communications@stjamesskan.org.
St. James’ Month of Community Service is happening in May.
Our Month of Community Service begins on May 3, 2026. In May, St. James’ will be collecting & serving for Chapel House, InterFaith Works, Samaritan Center, Saint Peter & Saint John Soup Kitchen and items for our homebound people. Keeping things simple this year. Bring your items below to church where there will be bins in the rear of the church to fill. There will be no online sign up this year. Additionally, mark your calendars to serve at Baltimore Woods on June 6-see the info below!
For more information, please contact the Parish Office or Beth Quattrociocchi at bqfamily4@gmail.com or Chris Davis at cd91088@gmail.com.
CreationCARE-Baltimore Woods Fall Clean Up & Educational Activity for the Whole Family-JUNE 6, 10AM-12PM
June 6th, 10:00-12:00. Here is the TREES Crew website which should be able to give you all of the information about those volunteer days and the typical work we do, what to bring, etc. https://baltimorewoods.org/treescrew/. Let me know if you have any other specific questions.
20 people maximum
Questions: Contact Chris Deets email: cdeets@gmail.com
Chapel House
Full Size Shaving Cream-18
Packages of Disposable Razors-18
Person to Deliver
InterFaith Works
Diapers Size 5 or 6
Baby Wies
Gift Cards to Walmart or Tops (any amount) -clearly mark on envelope for Outreach/InterFaith
Samaritan Center
Toilet Paper
Regular Size Shampoo
Person to Deliver
SS Peter & John Soup Kitchen
Paper Towels
Person to Deliver
Bake Muffins/Cookies for Friends at Home
6 cookies or muffins & deliver to 1 person —name and address provided
We need 6 people!
Send a Card to Church Family Unable to Attend Church In-Person
A nice note and card can brighten the day of someone who is housebound. We need 6 people to keep our homebound friends connected to St. James’.
Names & Addresses provided
Stocking up the Soup Kitchen!
Every Day Volunteer Ideas
Auburn Rescue Mission
St. James’ Cooking Classes for Kids.
Children’s Cooking Classes by St. James’ at Merriman Circle-Volunteers Wanted
Nancy Lee will be hosting Cooking Classes at Merriman Circle to be held from 3:30-5 p.m. on the THIRD Monday of the month. Volunteers to assist Nancy are wanted. No experience is necessary, just a love for working with kids. Volunteers arrive around 3 p.m. to help set up. Contact Nancy Lee with any questions 315-256-8196 or balsamrosesoap@gmail.com
If you would like to volunteer or learn more about the Auburn Rescue Mission, please contact the Parish Office to be connected with the volunteer team.
Skaneateles Ecumenical Food Pantry
In 2001, seven local churches – First Presbyterian, Grace Chapel, Holy Trinity Lutheran, St. Andrews United Methodist, St. James’ Episcopal, St. Mary’s of the Lake Roman Catholic, and Skaneateles United Methodist – combined their food programs into one ecumenical food pantry to collect and distribute food to the needy of the Skaneateles area. The Pantry serves approximately 100 households each month, and provides special holiday distributions at Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. The people of St. James’ provide weekly food donations, as well as volunteers who serve at the Pantry and on its board of directors.
Soup Kitchen at SS Peter and John in Auburn
This soup kitchen feeds as many as 150 of our hungry neighbors every Saturday, 52 weeks a year. St. James’ sends volunteers on the last Saturday of the month. Some work from 9:30 am to 11:30 am preparing food while others work from 11:30 am to 1:30 pm serving and cleaning up. All you need to help is a willingness to work and smile!