The Social Action Committee was the first established committee of the
Parish and is the avenue by which our Parish has helped those in need in
our communityand the world. Our mission is to coordinate programs and
donations for alleviating human suffering and outreach targeting to the
needy in the Parish community, the Dublin area and Greater Columbus
area. We do not conduct fundraisers on our own behalf as we are fully
supported by Parish funding. 100% of all money and donations we collect
are distributed to the recipients of our charitable projects.
General meetings are held every other month and Parishioners are
welcomed and encouraged to attend (watch the weekly Bulletin for dates).
Our goal is to provide service opportunities to Parish families and we
welcome your input. We currently conduct over 20 projects per year, with
volunteer commitments ranging from weekly to once/year. Specific project
and contact information is located in the Parish Committee Contact
Listing, found in the back of this guide. Volunteer opportunities are
also included in the weekly Bulletin.
In addition, the Social Action Committee
accepts donations of canned foods, household goods, and toiletries, at
any time, in the Collection Closet, which is located in the coat room of
the church. These donations are distributed monthly to local social
agencies.
Join Social Action by marking it on the
Tapestry Program’s green Volunteer Commitment Card or contact our
committee chairs for more information on specific projects. The
following is a partial list of some of our activities:
Bloodmobile
Our
Parish hosts a Red Cross Bloodmobile two or three times a year.
Giving Trees
This annual Christmas event gives Parishioners the opportunity to donate
gifts and financial support to children and adults in need through nine
organizations.
Project Magi
Each January, we take up a collection of new and gently used winter
clothing.
School Supplies
Supplies are collected and distributed to elementary school students of
financially distressed families within the Columbus area.
Habitat for Humanity
This is a volunteer opportunity to build new homes for Habitat partner
families.
Kairos Prison Ministry
Volunteers provide home-baked cookies and prayers for prison ministry.
Parishioner Assistance
Volunteers provide individual assistance to Parishioners who are unable
to conduct everyday tasks.
Pretzel Tutors
Volunteers provide ESL (English as a Second Language) tutoring.
Respect Life Baby Shower
Volunteers assist in the collection and delivery of baby clothes for
infants with no parental support.
Sandwich Saturday
Volunteers gather on the fourth Saturday of each month to make
sandwiches to be distributed at St. Joseph Cathedral in Columbus and
area shelters.
MAP Furniture Drive
This is a volunteer opportunity to assist MAP (Material Assistance
Providers in collecting and distributing furniture to those in need.
If
you are interested in participating in one of the Social Action
ministries or programs, please contact the Social Action chairperson
below or one of the individual program coordinators listed below:
Social Action Chair . . . . . . Bruce Luecke . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . 792-3423 . . . . . . . . . . . . .. bluecke@columbus.rr.com
Bloodmobile . . . . . . . . . . . Patty Haskins. . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 798-2020. . . . . . . . . . . . . . jd7jasper@sbcglobal.net
Giving Trees . . . . . . . . . . . Tara Haunert . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . . 873-0858 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
thaurert@columbus.rr.com
Maureen Zimmerman. . . . . . . . . . . 889-7621. . . . . . . . . . . . ..
jzimme4@columbus.rr.com
Habitat For Humanity . . . . . Jim Whitmer. . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 766-4425 . . . . . . . . . . . . . snoopypt10@aol.com
Kairos Prison Ministry . . . . . Jim Promenschenkel . . . . . . . . . .
764-9340 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . promjim@aol.com
MAP Furniture Drive . . . . . . Jim Stein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. . 766-2712. . . . . . . . . . . . . . jstein@mapfurniturebank.org
Parishioner Assistance . . . . .Susan Trianfo. . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . 336-0145 . . . . . . . . . . . . . strianfo@yahoo.com
Pretzel Tutors . . . . . . . . . . . Rise Casteel . . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . 889-1265. . . . . . . . . . . . .
reasteel@columbus.rr.com
Project Magi . . . . . . . . . . . Jeff Jones . . . . . . . .
. . . . . . . . . . . 336-2430 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
jjjones@columbus.rr.com
Carol Connors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 792-0608 . . . . . . . .
. .. . . cconnors@columbus.rr.com
Respect Life Baby Shower . .Mary Jo Booker . . . . . . . . . . . . .
889-6917 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
maryjbooker@aol.com
Sandwich Saturday . .
. . . . Kathleen Cianca. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 760-9202 . . . .
. . . . . . . . .
kkcianca@sbcglobal.net
Joann Bratka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 793-9060. . . . . . . .
. . . . . . .jbratka@sbcglobal.net
Susan Trianfo. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336-0145. . . . . . . . . . .
. . . stranfo@yahoo.com
School Supplies . . . . . . . . . Tara Haunert . . . . . . . . . . .
. . . . 873-0858 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
thaurert@columbus.rr.com
Meals on Wheels . . . . . . . . Jim
Whitmer . . . . . . .
. .. . . . . .
766-4425
. . . .. .. . . . . .
snoopypt10@aol.com
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