Emergency Winter Shelter Program

As a host of the Marin Winter Emergency Shelter Program, St. John's is honored to provide safety, a warm meal and a sense of community for 20 to 30 men every Tuesday night from December 1st to March 30th.  

St. John's parishioners will be hosting the shelter at First Presbyterian of San Anselmo for 18 nights this winter. We need volunteers to help lead, cook, setup, serve, clean-up, and especially share a meal and commune with our guests. No volunteers are needed to sleep overnight at the shelter.  A representative of St. Vincents will be on site at all times with the homeless. The duties of volunteers are described below.

Volunteer Duties:

Team Captain –The Team Captain is responsible for purchasing the food on the shopping list communicating with his/her team, and overall guest experience and execution.  The Team Captain may provide the food as a donation, share the cost with his/her team, or request funds for reimbursement.  Plates, cups, serving utensils and utensils are provided by the church.

Cooking Team (3-4 people) – The Cooking Team is responsible for cooking the food on the menu at St. John's and delivering it to First Presbyterian of San Anselmo ready to be re-heated by 5PM on Tuesday.  (Time commitment: 3-5pm)

Serving Team (3-4 people) – The Serving Team is responsible for re-warming the food, setting up the serving table, and serving the meal.   (Time commitment: 5-8pm )

Greeting and Support Team (4-6 people) – Greeting and Support Team - This team is responsible for setting up chairs and tables, greeting the guests, sharing a meal, communing and clean-up . (Time commitment: 5-10pm)

Next Morning Supervisor (1-2 people) - These ambitious souls are responsible for assisting the guests to depart the hall and get on the bus to St. Vincent's. There will be minor clean up duties in the morning to rearrange the hall into its original state.  (Time commitment: 5:30-7:30am next day)

For more information or to volunteer, please contact us at shelterpeace@stjohnsross.org or call 415-307-7324

You can also volunteer online using your St. John's Online account.

Then the king will say to those at his right hand, “Come, you that are blessed by my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world; for I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me something to drink, I was a stranger and you welcomed me." –Matthew 25:34-35

We need volunteers these nights: (updated Mar 22)

Key: Pretty Well Staffed, Need Help,
         Need Lots of Help!!

To volunteer you can:

1) Click on a date above to sign up using your St. John's Online account.

2)You may also email us at
shelterpeace@stjohnsross.org

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