FAITH IN ACTION
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St. Francis of Assisi Parish encourages all to live out the Social Justice teaching of our faith.
Additional resources can be found at the Office for Social Concerns at the Diocese of Columbus.St. Vincent de Paul Society
Founded in 1833, the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (SVdP) is a worldwide organization of lay Catholics following Christ's call to serve the poor, the suffering and the deprived. You can find out more about SVdP Society at this link.
The St. Francis of Assisi SVdP conference merged with the St. Thomas More Newman Center SVdP Conference. Meetings are held monthly on the 2nd Thursday of the month at 7:00 p.m. in the Parish Hall at SFA. Meetings begin in prayer and spiritual reflection followed by discussion of neighbors' requests for assistance and the ways in which we can assist.
We provide spiritual support as well as a needs assessment for material items requested
by neighbors - whether it involves money to assist with rent or utilities, or a reference to agencies that can provide more substantial help.
To make an online donation to SVdP click here.
On the 5th Sunday of a month, there is a special collection at both Masses for our SVdP conference to help with these needs.
Your generosity on 5th Sundays is greatly appreciated!
If you need assistance OR would like to join the SVdP Society, please contact:
LORRI KUCZYNSKI, 614-439-1904 or lorrik09@gmail.com
or stvincent@buckeyecatholic.com
St. Vincent de Paul members also offer material, financial and/or volunteer assistance
to the following organizations:NNEMAP FOOD PANTRY
We help supply the NNEMAP Food Pantry with food, books and personal hygiene items
through drives at St. Francis as well as with monetary donations.
It is a wonderful experience to personally help the shoppers in a variety of ways.
CONTACT: ROY CLARK 614-297-0533 or go to: www.nnemappantry.org
NNEMAP SPICE PACKETS
Want to add a little spice to your life?
We accept bulk donations of salt, pepper, Italian seasoning mix and plastic snack bags
so that we can assemble spice packets to be donated to families in need.
Many families in financial difficulties cannot afford the additional expense of spices to add to their food. These spice packets are given to them when they pick up food boxes
at the NNEMAP Food Pantry.
If you would like to assist by donating items or in assembling spice packets,
please contact Louisa Celebrezze at louisasgc@yahoo.com or 614-439-5056.ST. FRANCIS CENTER IN MCARTHUR, OHIO
We collect school supplies during the summer and deliver them in August for this very worthy community. 10% of the money collected from the St. Francis of Assisi Craft Fair also goes to this Center. Information about the St. Francis Center can be found at this link.CONTACT: FRANK SCHNEIDER at francisschneider624@gmail.com or 614-565-9131
B.R.E.A.D
(Building Responsibility, Equality And Dignity)
This organization was founded by a former St. Francis of Assisi pastor along with other faith leaders from a variety of diverse congregations in Columbus. Their goal is to identify and bring to the surface community problems that need to be tackled, especially at the government level, and to research the problems to identify workable solutions.
Every year there is a meeting at St. Francis of Assisi for the parishioners to voice
their concerns in terms of social justice needs. And then it takes off from there!
CONTACT: PAT CASSIDY at cassidyjpatrick@yahoo.com
or go directly to the B.R.E.A.D. website linked here.