March 22, 2023 update: The Outreach Committee has authorized a $2,500 donation to Episcopal Relief for earthquake relief in Turkey and Syria. As I write this, the death toll in Turkey has exceeded 20,000, and […]
One of the casualties of the Covid pandemic was our practice of using the season of Lent as a reminder of the need to support the less fortunate members of our community. For many years […]
As announced at the Annual Meeting, Matt Pamperin has taken the role of Thrift Store Lead. For all who are interested in becoming a volunteer, please contact Matt either by email or phone. Once a […]
Chris Krueger announced at the 184th Annual Meeting last Sunday that she and fellow co-chair Pat Ruttum are turning over the Thrift Shop keys to Matt Pamperin. Krueger and Ruttum took the reins from former […]
As we still struggled through the lingering effects of COVID and its variants, another problem raised its ugly head – high inflation – a great burden on the most vulnerable in our society. Again, the […]
Common Ground started in 2008, and St Paul’s joined that year thanks to Jim Gramentine’s leadership. Our parish has been a strong supporter of this organization’s work in Milwaukee and the communities surrounding us. Last […]
Mary Walker writes, “Pat [Ruttum] is a familiar figure for all she does at St. Paul’s. She has also been God’s messenger in my life for all the times she’s driven downtown and driven me […]
The Saturday Codependents Anonymous group is sponsoring an open CoDA Meeting, Saturday, November 12, 2022 at St. Paul’s in the Community Room. Doors open at 8:40 a.m., and meeting and speakers begin at 9 a.m. […]
The Holidays are fast approaching, and Interchange is asking for our help to provide our guests with a holiday dinner. The Pantry’s goal is to provide 1000 families with the traditional holiday meal with a […]
Do you have too many plastic bags? Do you want to get rid of usefully? Bring them to St. Paul’s and put them in the marked box in the back hall. They will be taken […]
The St. Paul’s Outreach Committee has resolved to make a leading gift of $2,000 in support of Episcopal Relief and Development after Hurricane Ian destroyed much of central Florida. After announcing in church on Oct. […]
St Paul’s Common Ground Supporters. Please join us for our Fall Assembly!Sunday October 23rd 3 to 5:30 pm in person or by ZoomMetropolitan Missionary Baptist Church,1345 Burleigh St, Milwaukee Our goal is to have 500+ […]
Wonderful article in the Journal this week, front page, about Common Ground Healthcare Cooperative. In case you missed it, click here. This is one of Common Ground’s biggest accomplishments, successfully setting up a Healthcare Coop. […]
Several of our parishioners live in Sherman Park and last week, two of them, Cathy and David Simpson, were present at Washington High School for the groundbreaking of the new athletic field. Common Ground started […]
Have you noticed the new gardens around St Paul’s? Rand Schmidt and Steve Sanders, gardeners extraordinaire, along with Paul Haubrich have designed and installed new plantings. Now we pray for rain to water them in! […]
Outreach Committee chair Sandra Halgerson has asked that we post this flyer to the website regarding an Interchange Food Pantry Food Drive Sundays, August 14 and 21. [Click here to download.]
Ever felt called to work with an MPS student one on one and see them progress in reading ability over the school year? Common Ground is rolling out a new program that offers you this […]
Tuesday May 31st, we had a significant action related to our Reckless Driving campaign. We held a press conference at City Hall with Mayor Johnson and announced our campaign to ask 3 major insurance companies to fund […]
Our nonpartisan Mayoral Forum will be Sunday, March 13, 3:00 – 4:30 pm, hybrid (Zoom and St. Mark AME). We want to have 500+ leaders present (online and in-person) to show our strength! Every St Paul’s […]
Looking For a New Volunteer Opportunity? If being a tutor and helping a young Milwaukee child learn to read interests you, Common Ground has just the volunteer job for you. March of 2020 when the […]
Are you looking for a great part-time job as an Office and Social Media Coordinator for the Interchange Food Pantry? If so, please apply here. The deadline to apply is 5:00 pm on Friday, January […]
Many thanks to those who contributed to our holiday “Jesse Tree“ contributions for the Teens at Our Next Generation. Your contributions are greatly appreciated.
If you’ve wondered where the money St. Paul’s spends on outreach actually goes, or how the decisions are made, you can find out Monday night, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. on Zoom. The Outreach Committee […]
Common Ground has had a very busy year. You heard about our Get Out the Vote campaign and then our listening campaigns involving 1,000 participants in the Milwaukee area. We are now concentrating in 2022 […]
On Saturday, December 4th, the Great Hall was a joyful place. Volunteers had worked all week to price and display the many items carried over from the Thrift Shop. When the sale opened at 10 […]
Cross your fingers that we can follow our July Pop Up Sale for the Thrift Shop with a December one! We hope to have the sale Saturday, December 4, 2021 from 10 to 1pm in […]
On Saturday, November 20th (the Saturday before Thanksgiving) we will be holding an Outreach Event in the Church parking lot, from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. The Event is to gather goods/funds for Interchange Food […]
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