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Volunteer Opportunities at
St. John's HdG
St. John's Cupboard
If you or your business would like organize a food drive and/or donate food or money to St. John’s Cupboard please call Sheila McCutcheon or Lori Gengenbach at (667) 201-0236 or email us at CupboardStJohns114@gmail.com.
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Volunteer opportunities are endless…
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Drivers to pick up excess foods from local businesses.
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2nd Tuesdays of the month, we need help unloading food from our large
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People to help set up on Thursdays.
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People who enjoy cooking. We give out a prepared lunch to all that comein.
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People who want to regularly volunteer to hand out food on Fridays.
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Follow us on Facebook:
https://www.facebook.com/StJohnsCupboard
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Mosaic Center HdG
Diversity. Inclusion. Belonging. Community.
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We promote a culture that celebrates diversity, inclusion, and belonging for all people within our community, especially the LGBTQIA+ and Allies. The Mosaic Center promotes a space for self-exploration for all identities. We are a collaborative community organization that serves Harford and Cecil County by providing programs, resources, outreach, and advocacy.
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Email
MosaicHarco@gmail.com
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https://www.facebook.com/MosaicCenterHdG
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https://www.instagram.com/MosaicCenter_/
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Leader: Nicole Iarrabino
Spring & Fall Yard Sales +
Christmas Bazaar
Our spring and fall yard sales (in conjunction with the HdG city-wide sales) along with the Christmas Bazaar are som of our larger fundraisers of the year!
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We always need help managing the set up, tear down, event time....and baking goods for selling.
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Leader: Gay Lynn Price
Building Repair Fundraisers
A normal part of being a good steward of a historic building is continuous care and upkeep, which requires fundraising.
As the Vestry launches new initiatives, they will be shared at service announcements, on Facebook, in church emails...and we encourage all to share!
Altar Guild and Lectors
The Altar Guild volunteers care for the altar, vestments, vessels, communion items, and altar linens of the parish on a weekly basis. They follow the liturgical calendar and make changes based on the traditional colors, placements, and arrangements of each Holy season.
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Lectors are volunteers who read aloud the scripture verses (with the exception of The Gospel) and/or The Prayers of the People during our church service.
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Garden Club
The Garden Club meets on Monday mornings from 10am to noon, weather permitting (year round).
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We welcome any volunteer who want to help at other times of the week as there are always tasks to do. We can certainly share our chore wish list!
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English ivy is something we are constantly battling as a historic building. It can wreak havoc on brick work/pointing. We welcome extra sets of eyes on finding new bits of ivy as it pops up.
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We also need ongoing help with lawn mowing and trimming.
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Leader: Renee Vesci
Flower Guild
Our Flower Guild prepares arrangements for the altar according to the liturgical season (and the natural availabilities of our gardens). They also make the sanctuary beautiful during special occasions such as Easter and Christmas with wrapped memorial plants.
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If you would like to make a donation or have a cut-flower garden with items to share, please connect with with the Flower Guild!
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Black History Month Event
Each February, in honor of Black History Month, St. John's likes to lead or hold an event to further the discussion about racial inequalities and social injustices.
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Black History Live! is dedicated to the memory of Camay Calloway Murphy, long time member of St. John’s Church in Havre de Grace and daughter to Cab Calloway.
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2026 Leaders: Bill and Gay Lynn Price
Easter Egg Roll
For Easter, we host an event for kids/families that includes games, activities, photos with the Easter Bunny, flowering of the cross in the sanctuary, and concludes with and Easter egg roll (open-air-hunt).
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We need volunteers to help stuff eggs with treats, set up decorations, participate at the game stations, and cleaning up.
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2026 Leaders: TBD
Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper
The Shrove Tuesday Pancake Supper is an annual tradition that takes place just before Lent/Ash Wednesday...and the HdG Mardi Gras Parade.
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It is a wonderful free dinner for the community served in our Parish Hall. Donations are accepted and we do need volunteers to prepare, set up, serve, and clean up!
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Leader for 2026: Pat Hopkins
Women's History Month Event
March is Women's History Month and to celebrate in 2024, we had the dynamic author/quilter/engineer Gyleen X. Fitzgerald give a presentation on her life in quilts.
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2026 Leader: Gay Lynn Price
Grace Place
Grace Place is a feeding program that has been serving the community for 30 years; sponsored by the Susquehanna Ministerium and managed by its Board of Directors.
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While they use St. John's facilities, the volunteers are made up of teams from various local churches who run the program on Tuesday mornings. A meal is served and groceries are available for pick up.
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St. John's team serves on the third Tuesday of each month, with Lee Parsons as the liaison. Our team works with a team from St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Louise Silsby is the site coordinator (410-734-6721 or email
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Beyond the Obvious Speaker Series
Beyond the Obvious is an engaging and thought-provoking speaker series.
The talks will be held at 6:30 pm on the second Tuesday of the following months in 2026: March, April, May, September, October, and November.
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The series is designed to explore ideas, innovations, and perspectives that often go unnoticed. This series presents leading thinkers, trailblazers, and thought leaders from a diverse array of fields to delve deeper into their subject areas.
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The series is free and open to the public - bring friends!
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Leaders: Eric Carstensen, Michael Delaney
Trunk or Treat/Fall Festival
Trunk-or-Treat is a popular family event, usually scheduled for an early afternoon the Sunday prior to Halloween. More details to come!
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Leader: TBD
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Children's Sunday School
Children's Sunday School is available for kindergarten through 5th grade students. We use the Sparkhouse Digital Whirl Lectionary series curriculum.
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Children learn the same main scripture lesson as the adults each week. After a short reading, video, and activity, they are led back to the sanctuary to join their parents for communion.
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Leaders: Nicole Murray, Susan Streb, Renee Vesci, Irmgarde Brown, and Gay Lynn Price
Independence Day Parade - Hot Dog Sale
The Havre de Grace annual Independence Day Parade is Sunday, July 5, 2026!
It is an amazing parade and it is recognized as one of the best in the state.
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Saint John's has a front row seat to the action along Union Avenue.
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We provide seating on our lawn to our senior citizen guests.
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We have a hot dog fundraiser on this day and have some other fun ideas! We will need lots of volunteers.
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Leader: TBD
Ushers
Ushers are needed at each Sunday service.
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They greet parishioners at the door, distribute the bulletin, pass the offering plates, take the wine and wafers up for Communion blessing, direct pews for Communion, and take attendance.
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Bingo Fundraiser
Our Bingo Fundraisers are a success and we plan to do more in the future!
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Market Street Brewery is a wonderful venue and partner.
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2026 Leader: TBD
