Outreach Committee

St. James has a long history of listening to the needs of our community and finding ways to directly help those in the great Perth area, as well as supporting man local community organizations, and national and international ministries.

In 2024, we calculated that through our buildings and staff, we spent $10,000 of our annual budget to offer our facilities to vital projects like AA, Al Anon, the Valley Youth Singers and two Connections groups. When asked, we often find ways to help other charitable groups with meeting spaces or special events.

Monthly Community Dinners are held in the Good Shepherd hall (54 Beckwith Street) from 4:30 to 6 pm on the 2nd Saturday of each month (except July and August). These dinners are St. James’ outreach to the local community by providing a meal to individuals from all social levels. These delicious meals are free, and provide an opportunity for social interaction for all Perth and area residents.

To assist Open Arms Perth, our parish has been gathering and sharing resources to assist nurses and other newcomers who have recently moved to Canada to work and live in Perth.

Our Deacon has been singularly helpful in promoting, helping to organize, and training volunteers in the new Hospice Hub of Perth.

St. James also supports the The Guatemala Stove Project, Alongside Hope, The Table Community Food Centre, collecting stamps for effect: hope (The Leprosy Mission Canada), and collecting used eyeglasses for the Lions Club.

Community Housing Initiative Perth (CHIP) began at St. James in 2019 and since 2022 has been working with our partners at Carebridge Community Support to build 15 units of affordable housing in central Perth. You can support this project of creating new, safe and affordable housing in Perth. For more information on this project, visit perthhousing.ca.

Your donation to the CHIP project may be directed to Carebridge at 67 Industrial Drive, PO Box 610, Almonte ON K0A 1A0 (please put Perth Housing in the memo line).