Sierra Madre Episcopal Church of the Ascension’s Outreach Program

It is part of the mission of the Church in all places to work for the relief of the poor, the sick, and the powerless. Ascension reaches out to others in a number of ways:

• United Thank Offering provides funding for the worldwide mission of the Episcopal Church. Ascension holds twice yearly Sunday ingatherings for UTO.
• Friends Outside Fr. Roger Wood has long been involved in this program which coordinates volunteers to visit prisoners and act as advocates. Lay people are also welcome to participate.
• The Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Churches Ascension provides support for ECPAC, which assists the homeless and low income people through its oversight of the Pasadena Bad Weather Shelter and Friends In Deed House, which provides groceries and other services. Volunteers are always needed to assist with these hands-on efforts.

The Sierra Madre Episcopal Church of the Ascension’s Outreach Ministry Leader is Anna Thomas.

Friends Outside coordinates volunteers to visit prisoners and act as advocates. The Church’s contact person is Fr. Roger Wood.

NAMI (the National Alliance on Mental Illness) is a grassroots mental health organization dedicated to improving the lives of persons living with serious mental illness and their families. Contact person is Fr. Larson.

The Ecumenical Council of Pasadena Area Churches assists the homeless and low income people through its oversight of the Pasadena Bad Weather Shelter and Friends In Deed House, which provides groceries and other services. Volunteers are always happily welcomed to assist with the hands-on needs of these efforts. The contact persons for these endeavors are Carol George and Father Michael.

United Thank Offering provides funding for the worldwide mission of the Episcopal Church through twice yearly Sunday in gatherings. Contact person is Lynne Holl.

Sierra Madre Episcopal Church of the Ascension, 25 East Laurel Avenue, Sierra Madre, (626) 355-1133 or visit www.ascension-sierramadre.com.