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Reaching out
to minister to the community and the world.
…for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me, I was naked and you gave me clothing, I was sick and you took care of me, I was in prison and you visited me…Truly I tell you, just as you did it to one of the least of these who are members of my family, you did it to me.
Our outreach ministries
Jubilee Ministries of the Episcopal Church are a cluster of outreach ministries recognized for doing transformative work in the world. Bishop Wolfe, bishop of the Diocese of Kansas, designated Saint Paul’s as a Jubilee Center and the Executive Council of the Episcopal Church ratified that designation in October of 2009. This designation is in recognition of multiple ministries here that reach out to people in our community and to the world in significant ways. Here are some of the ways we serve our community.
Happy Kitchen
Each Tuesday and Friday morning throughout the year the doors of St. Paul’s open to all who care to come have breakfast. Some of our patrons are homeless. Some are single parents trying to take care of their children on as little money as they can. Some are well off and enjoy the gathered community. We welcome ALL our neighbors. The breakfasts we serve provide nourishing food for the start of the day. In fact many neighbors take out box which they can share with someone who is home bound. On Tuesdays the Diocesan Intern and Peer Ministers from the St. Francis campus center lead a group of KSU students cooking and serving the breakfast. Each Friday our friends from Seven Dolors Roman Catholic Church or from the Unitarian Universalist Congregation of Manhattan cook and serve breakfast to our neighbors. The Happy Kitchen is only possible through the cooperation of these four faith communities.
The Encore Shop
Our Encore Shop has been in operation since the 50’s. It serves many groups throughout the community and beyond. Our customers have a place to purchase clothes and household items at prices they can afford. With the income this shop generates we are able to help support Shepherd’s Crossing, The Flint Hills Community Clinic and many other agencies that help the people in our community. Through the Encore Shop we have a long standing relationship with a sheltered workshop in the area providing clothing and other support for them. In all, the Encore Shop serves the largest number of people of all our ministries. The shop that now fills the old rectory at 601 Poyntz is the anchor of our Jubilee ministries. The shop is operated entirely by volunteers, both women and men, who give of their time to make sure the doors open to a public who appreciate the service.
Shepherd's Crossing
As part of a coalition of Churches in Manhattan, Saint Paul’s participates in and supports the ministry of Shepherd’s Crossing. This is a service that provides financial counseling and aid to individuals and families who have a difficult time making ends meet. They help with utilities, prescriptions and provide other aid that helps these families survive under hard times. Along with providing financial support to Shepherd’s Crossing Saint Paul’s clergy and parishioners serve as volunteers and board members in this community service.
The Flinthills Breadbasket
Once a month our members bring cans of food and nonperishable boxes of food to share. The baskets at the entrances are filled with as much as two hundred pounds of food which members bag up and take to the Flint Hills Bread Basket. Our contribution to Flint Hills Breadbasket is blessed at the first Sunday of each month and we give thanks for the bounty we have and the ability we have to assist the Breadbasket’s ministry.
Kansas to Kenya
Kansas to Kenya (K2K) is a diocesan sponsored program in partnership with the Diocese of Nakuru of the Anglican Church of Kenya, begun over 10 years ago by a deacon in our diocese who is also a physician. K2K sends a Medical team and a Community Team to Kenya each summer. The Community Team provides support to a parish and a primary school in Maai Mahiu. In addition, K2K has two libraries with over 150 e-readers used by students in the community. K2K also supports Agatha Amani House, the only long term residence in Kenya for women who are victims of sexual and domestic violence. The Medical Team holds clinics in three villages, two days each, serving over 2000 patients during the week. Members of Saint Paul’s parish have been involved in the medical mission, providing, sometimes the only medical attention the people of the village and surrounding area obtain. Faculty from Kansas State University, who are also members, have provided economic and agricultural guidance to enable the people to better grow crops and start up small business enterprises. A Kansas State faculty member and student have provided nutrition classes and counseling for both teams.
Saint Paul’s Episcopal Church
601 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502
785-776-9427
Sunday Service Times
8:00 Holy Eucharist (Rite I)
9:00 Adult education
10:00 Holy Eucharist (Rite II)