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Guided by a care for creation, the Franciscan Community Garden uses sustainable practices to provide fresh produce to local needy households. The garden is located on the parish campus in front of La Verna (the log cabin house). All levels of volunteers are welcome to join. Main work is done Saturday mornings.
Contact : Pat and Paul Kelly 919-413-8833
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Join us as we collaborate with Habitat for Humanity to work toward our vision by building strength, stability and self-reliance in partnership with families in need of decent and affordable housing. Volunteers work alongside soon-to-be homeowners in the construction of their new homes.
Contact : Will Connelly & Mike Stevens
Contact:
| willbconnelly@gmail.com
Mike Stevens | michaelstevenscpa@yahoo.com
Serves dinner on the first Saturday and third Wednesday of each month at this emergency shelter for women experiencing homelessness.
For Saturday Dinners contact:
Akash James
2akashjames@gmail.com
For Wednesday Dinners contact:
Lisa Demunyk
ldemuynck10@gmail.com
and
Contact:
Akash James (Saturday Dinners) – Lisa Demunyk and Kate Griffith (Wednesday Dinners)
Join us as we travel with parishioners to other parts of the world to experience different cultures and expressions of faith, serving in solidarity with locals on projects that provide basic needs and hope. Our trips focus on transformational opportunities for participants to encounter God’s mercy in others.
Contact:
JaVon Hansknecht
javon.hansknecht@stfrancisraleigh.org | 919-847-8205 x270
We strive to aide our parishioners in remaining engaged in the “signs of the times” by promoting opportunities for learning, reflection, prayer, and action. Events throughout the year include educational programs, films, guest speakers, book reviews, and more.
Contact:
JaVon Hansknecht
javon.hansknecht@stfrancisraleigh.org | 919-847-8205 x270
Our teams are dedicated to providing formation and advocacy on a variety of social justice issues in light of Catholic Social Teaching.
Contact:
JaVon Hansknecht
javon.hansknecht@stfrancisraleigh.org | 919-847-8205 x270
Travel with a team of drivers during the summer and connect with migrant workers of local farms by driving them to and from mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Parish, in Louisburg. Once a month, a fiesta is held for the workers, their families, and volunteers to join in community.
Contact:
Mary Lou Holloway
mholly10@gmail.com
We provide breakfast for the guests of Oak City Cares experiencing homelessness and food insecurity. Partnering with OCC, we listen to, connect with, and serve persons at risk or experiencing homelessness so they can have a hot, nutritious meal.
Contact:
Ann Lassiter | aclassiter02@gmail.com
Jim Caravello | jimcaravello23@gmail.com
Suzanne McConnell | suzannemcconnell54@gmail.com
A county-wide community organizing effort (with 50 other faith congregations) to involve citizenry in tackling the region’s most pressing problems: affordable housing, mental health, and public transportation.
Contact:
Nancy Dilger
ndilger3@gmail.com
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,
919-673-3961
This ministry nurtures a relationship with a small, rural village in Guatemala called Las Margaritas II. We exchange visits and deepen our bonds of shared life and friendship. We invite parishioners to join us on pilgrimage for an experience of a life time or host villagers when they visit us every few years.
Contact:
Liz Mosler
919-594-4882
Our ministry provides approximately 60 home-cooked meals for the families staying at the Ronald McDonald House of Durham on the 3rd Wednesday of each month. We collect donations and then a few volunteers meet at RMH to prepare and serve the meal. Please join us in helping provide “a little piece of home” for these families who are going through a very difficult time in their lives.
Contact:
Michelle Harris | 919-656-4477 | michelle.harris95@gmail.com
Julie Brown | 703-362-5680 | julz4vt@gmail.com
or stfrancisrmhministry@gmail.com (not monitored on a daily basis)
Contact:
JaVon Hansknecht
javon.hansknecht@stfrancisraleigh.org
Join a dedicated group who meets to promote interracial and interfaith dialogue, seeking understanding through prayer and discussion with members of Baptist Grove Church.
Contact:
Tom Zimmerman
919- 848-7546
The Prison Pen Pal Ministry builds connections with people sentenced to death in NC. Each member is matched with a person living on Death Row who requests a pen pal friendship. Often we discover that our pen pals express talents in art, writing and music. Support from the leadership team is given as needed and during regular meetings.
https://stfrancisraleigh.galaxydigital.com/ministries/prison-pen-pal-ministry/
Contact:
sfapenpal@gmail.com
As part of our ongoing effort here at St. Francis of Assisi to feed with dignity those in need in our community and beyond, and to do our part to be good stewards of God’s resources here on earth, we participate in Panera Bread’s Day-End Dough Nation Program.
Each Monday evening at the Brier Creek Panera Bread we go and pick up the leftover breads and pastries at the end of the day. We then deliver these beautiful treats the following morning to one of 2 locations. Our Lady of the Rosary Food Pantry OR Durham Center for Senior Life
This gift of food that supplements their monthly intake is very much appreciated by all these communities.
Contact:
Emma Dempsey
emakdemp@gmail.com
Contact:
Nancy Dilger
ndilger3@gmail.com
Contact:
Ann Lassiter | aclassiter02@gmail.com
Jim Caravello | jimcaravello23@gmail.com
Suzanne McConnell | suzannemcconnell54@gmail.com
Contact:
JaVon Hansknecht
javon.hansknecht@stfrancisraleigh.org | 919-847-8205 x270
