Volunteer

St. Margaret’s Prayer Shawl Ministry started in 2023. The comfort of the St. Margaret’s community support is extended to the recipients through handmade shawls, lap robes, baby blankets, and baptism stroller blankets. Each item is blessed by the clergy to envelop the recipient with God’s love. For more information about prayer shawls, click here.

Parishioners can participate by making an item or recommending a recipient.
Recipients may be those who are receiving ongoing medical treatment as well as those who are homebound. Recommendations for recipients are made to the clergy by contacting the Rev. Diana V. Gustafson. Items can be given to the clergy or the church administrator. Contact Kathleen Scholl with questions about the ministry.

Join our deacon, the Rev. Francisco Serrano, on Wednesday afternoons for weekly street outreach to our neighbors experiencing homelessness in Dupont Circle. Volunteers will meet at St. Margaret’s and then bring beverages, snacks, and other gestures of love down to Dupont Circle as a way to deepen relationships with our community.

Questions? Email Francisco.

Learn more here.

Saturday, October 26, 9:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.

We especially need volunteers the week leading up to the sale (October 21-25), to help with sorting and displaying donated items throughout the day and evening. Sign up to volunteer. If you have questions, please send an email. Donations will be accepted at the Bancroft Place entrance through Saturday October 19, at the days and times listed below.

Monday-Friday: 10:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m.

Saturday: 10:30a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Sundays from 11:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.

Only the following items will be accepted as donations: women’s, men’s, and children’s clothing/shoes/bags; children’s clothes, toys, and games; jewelry; housewares; decorative items; and non-electric housewares. We will not accept furniture, electronics, sporting goods, luggage, or anything with a plug.