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Justice & Peace Ministries

We are a parish that seeks to live the gospel of charity, life, justice, and peace in our wider world. Outreach Ministries provides opportunities that help us live out the corporal works of mercy, go on missions in solidarity and service, and be an advocate for the most vulnerable.

Advocacy

Provides parish leadership for political advocacy in light our faith, Catholic social teaching, and our call to faithful citizenship. We have Issue Teams of parishioners dedicated to a variety of issues of social concern.   

Contact:

Trevor Thompson

trevor.thompson@stfrancisraleigh.org or 919-847-8205 x270

Brown Bag Ministry

Makes and delivers lunches on the first and third Saturdays of the month to a low-income senior community in Durham.

Contact:

Kristen Holt & Pam Peroutky

stfrancisbbm@gmail.com

Care for Creation

Answers the call of St. Francis to be faithful stewards of God’s creation by advocating on behalf of the environment and supporting educational activities.

Contact:

Pam James

stfccreation@gmail.com

Catholic Parish Outreach

Serves the needs of people facing difficult financial times by providing food and children’s and maternity clothing. We host food drives twice a year and invite people to volunteer at CPO by contacting them directly. 

Contact:

(CPO) – 919-873-0245, Sue Hand 919-846-7954

Community Garden

Tends a garden on parish grounds and grows vegetables primarily for donation to the hungry in our community through Inter-Faith Food.

Service Opportunities

Contact:

Pat and Paul Kelly

919-413-8833

Coral Riding Academy

This ministry partners with Corral Riding Academy, a faith-motivated nonprofit that equips adolescent girls in high-risk situations through a long-term, holistic program of equine therapy and education, to provide tutors for program participants.

Contact:

Gina Ferrara-Caban

ginacems@gmail.com

CROP Hunger Walk

Leadership team for planning the annual walk to raise awareness about hunger, food insecurity, and poverty

Contact:

Tim Fasano

919-847-8205 ext. 705

Curbside Care

Collects items and provides care packages for distribution among the poor

Contact:

Contact Lori Pirano 704-560-6875

Donation Drives

We coordinate a number of drives: food for local food pantries, supplies for migrant farm workers, and school supplies and backpacks for children. We also coordinate an Advent Giving Tree for local organizations, families, and ministries.

Contact:

Ashley Watson

919-847-8205 ext 444

Fair Trade and Alternative Gifts Market

Leadership team assisting with planning and coordination of our annual market.

Contact:

Tim Fasano

919-847-8205 ext. 705

St. Francis Community Garden

Tends a garden on parish grounds and grows vegetables primarily for donation to the hungry in our community through Inter-Faith Food Shuttle’s program called Plant-A-Row for the Hungry.

Contact:

Pat and Paul Kelly

919-413-8833

Our Lady of the Rosary Food Drive

Every year we host 2 food drives to stock the food pantry for Our Lady of the Rosary parish in Louisburg, NC where approximately 24% of the population live below the poverty line. 

Contact:

Tess Ferrer-Turner

tessferrer89@yahoo.com

Advocacy

Contact:

Trevor Thompson

trevor.thompson@stfrancisraleigh.org or 919-847-8205 x270

Support Circles

Develops a year-long (or longer) relationship with a family transitioning from homelessness, providing emotional support and practical assistance.

Contact:

Thomas & Janine Costello

saintfrancisfsc@gmail.com

St. Vincent de Paul

Provides compassionate care and assistance to individuals experiencing a financial emergency. If you need assistance, please call the St. Vincent de Paul helpline: 919-534-4842.

Contact:

Cathy Smith

smithtcr@gmail.com

St. Francis Inn

Mission trips to urban Philadelphia where participants serve men and women experiencing homelessness. Several trips occur each year

Contact:

John Budway

305-205-5104

Sister Parish Guatemala

Sends delegations of parishioners to the village of Las Margaritas II in Guatemala (Central America) to deepen our mutual understanding and open our hearts to our Mayan brothers and sisters.

Contact:

Liz Mosler

919-594-4882

Ronald McDonald House

Prepares and serves a meal on the third Wednesday of the month to families of sick children who are staying at the Ronald McDonald House in Durham and receiving services at Duke Children’s Hospital.

Contact:

stfrancisrmhministry@gmail.com

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