Parish Social Ministry
St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Ann Arbor, Michigan
Social Ministry PROJECTS
This List is Sorted by Catagories
& includes projects that are past and/or seasonal.

 
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CLOTHES for DIGNITY
 

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  • Clothing Drives

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  • Clothing Drive - Poland & Ukraine

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  • Christmas Giving Tree - Advent - December

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  • St. Vincent de Paul STORE

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    Projects organized and/or promoted by:
    St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office
    and/or
    Christian Service & SVdP joint Committee Group
    and/or
    School & Religious Education Stewardship/Service Committee Group

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    SHELTER for REST
     

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  • Shelter- February 6-13

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  • Shelter - Oct 18-24

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  • Shelter - April 3-10

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  • Habitat for Humanity

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  • Christmas in April - Rebuilding Together

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  • Hurricane Katrina
    • Going South to Help

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  • NSS Chore Day - Nov 6

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  • Affordable Housing Task Force 

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    Projects organized and/or promoted by:
    St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office
    and/or
    Christian Service & SVdP joint Committee Group
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    Peace and Justice Committee Group
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    School & Religious Education Stewardship/Service Committee Group
    and/or
    Habitat for Humanity Group
    and/or
    Katrina Solidarity Group
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    FOOD to EAT
     

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  • Serve a Meal for the Hungry

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  • Sustainable Garden
    • Project &
    Organic Seed Sale

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  • Food Drive -February

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  • Food/Grocery Drive June

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  • Food/Grocery Drive
    • November

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  • Perry Nursery School Christmas Dinner Party - Dec 7, 2006

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  • Safe House Christmas Dinner Party - Dec 9, 2004

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  • Operation Rice Bowl

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  • CROP Walk -Oct 8

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    Projects organized and/or promoted by:
    St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office
    and/or
    Christian Service & SVdP joint Committee Group
    and/or
    Peace and Justice Committee Group
    and/or
    School & Religious Education Stewardship/Service Committee Group
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    ADVOCACY for POOR
    &
    VISIT with LONELY
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  • Emergency Assistance

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  • Jail & Prison Ministry

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  • Elizabeth Ministry

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  • Stephen Ministry

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  • Tele-Care Ministry

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  • Home Bound Ministry


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  • Counseling Assistance Program

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  • TAX Assistance

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  • Budgeting Strategies by SVdP

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  • Transportation Ministry

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  • Our Parish Car Donation Program - Volunteers Needed

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  • Car Donations 1-800-309-2886 

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  • Disabilities Liaison

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  • Advocates for Justice - Legislative Alerts

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  • CATHOLIC LEGISLATIVE DAY - April

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  • LIFE CHAIN -Oct

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  • Our Lady of Guadalupe Prayer for Life Sunday, December

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  • Pro-life Events- Jan

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  • Problem Pregnancy Help (PPH) Special Collection

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  • Baby Shower for Problem Pregnancy Help (PPH):

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  • Help Stop Abortion - Stop Injustice With Your Signature, That They Might HAVE LIFE:

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  • Catholic Teaching Applied on WAR & Poverty

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  • Migrant Ministry

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  • Immigration:
    • A Catholic Perspective

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  • Darfur - STOP the Genocide - act now! 

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  • ICPJ's Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament

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  • NonViolence Training, Sat., June 4

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  • Special Collections - Disaster Relief

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  • Shopping Fair Trade


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    Projects organized and/or promoted by:
    St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office
    and/or
    Christian Service & SVdP joint Committee Group
    and/or
    Peace and Justice Committee Group
    and/or
    Pro-Life Committee to End Abortion Group
    and/or
    School & Religious Education Stewardship/Service Committee Group
    and/or
    Jail & Prison Ministry Group
    and/or
    Stephen Ministry Group
    and/or
    Counseling Assistance Program Group
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    VARIETY of
    SERVICE PROJECTS
    &
    HEALTH Ministry
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  • Lent Service Projects

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  • Foster Parents-Oct 

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  • Twinning in 
    • New Orleans
    with Saint Paul the Apostle, New Orleans

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  • Twinning in 
    • Detroit
  • with Corpus Christi Parish

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  • Holy Family Camp
    • Alabaré
    Campo Familiar

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  • Remember Veterans on MEMORIAL DAY

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  • Cell Phone Donations

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    HEALTH Ministry
    &
    HEALTH Projects
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  • Family Caregiving Training Program; by
    • Health Ministry
    @ St. Francis

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  • Health Fair 
    • on Sunday, March 26, 2006, in the St. Francis School Gym. 

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  • BLOOD DRIVE at St .Francis on Sunday, May 21, 2006. 
  • Also, see other places & times to GIVE BLOOD at the 
    • American Red Cross
    Locations & Hours
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  • WALK to CURE DIABETES-Sept 

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  • AIDS Walk-Sept 

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  • Heart Walk-Oct5

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    Horseback
  • Ride-A-Thon-Oct 

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  • Leukemia - Transplant Patient & Family Needs You - mid-April through late May.

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  • Host a Child from Belarus this Summer

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  • Kenya Help...

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    Projects organized and/or promoted by:
    St. Francis Parish Social Ministry Office
    and/or
    St. Francis Parish Office Staff
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    HEALTH Ministry Group
    and/or
    Christian Service & SVdP joint Committee Group
    and/or
    Peace and Justice Committee Group
    and/or
    Pro-Life Committee to End Abortion Group
    and/or
    School & Religious Education Stewardship/Service Committee Group
    and/or
    Holy Family Ministries Group

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    St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church, Parish Social Ministry Office,
    2150 Frieze Ave., Ann Arbor, MI 48104