We have a program offering shelter and food during the cold months, open our facilities for ridiculous prices for several 12-step groups. Even dance space is made available for disabled and other groups at minimal cost, and concert venues are offered free for certain kinds of fund-raising efforts. You would be amazed how busy the church building is throughout the week, housing this staggering variety if in-house and outside programs. Third, all of the programs we do would not be possible if it were not for the generous contributions of our membership largely separate from the general fund pledge support that makes our facilities available. At the top of the list is the Fall Festival, now called the Autumn Fair.
Money raised by the youth group is committed to outreach projects.
Gifts in cash and in kind provide Joseph's pantry with most of what it distributes. Clergy discretionary funds are supported by offerings made for funerals and memorial services, the free will offerings of the people on some particular Holy Week services and other generous gifts from individuals. Even important programs of the national church and the diocese are supported by the parish's over seventeen percent assessment to the diocese each year, as well as our regular support of the Presiding Bishop's Fund for World Relief. Fourth, social justice is a central aspect of the Grace St. Paul's ministry. This is the kind of ministry that fights against injustice and takes a stand for those who are discriminated against or abused by the culture around us, especially the religious culture.