Volunteer Now
Lauren Berry is a ‘new, old member’ of the Catholic faith. Born and raised Catholic, she was ‘reintroduced’ to the faith when she entered RCIA before her marriage to reconnect with Catholicism.
Have you ever had a conversation with a stranger and had it drive you to action? If it was at St. Francis, there’s a good chance it was Marylou Holloway. Marylou is involved in many ministries, from the Migrant Ministry to St. Vincent De Paul to Oak City Cares, and she has never met a stranger, only a new friend. What drives her dynamism? “I don’t want ever to meet the Lord,” she says, “and have him say, ‘You passed Lazarus at the gate.’”
Benjamin Pappas is a 17-year-old high school senior at Leesville Road HS, but he is also an enthusiastic and persistent volunteer at St. Francis of Assisi.
Bill Laxton, a long-time volunteer at St. Francis, remembers when it all began. “I made a mistake,” he says laughing, “I told Father Mark Reamer, ‘If there’s anything you ever need, let me know.’
“We are called to ‘serve one another through love,’ to care for our brothers and sisters, to love every inch of the earth, and to give where we can,” says Codi-Alyssa Southerland.
Peter and Darsan Russo say that they have many blessings in life. “We are grateful for what God has given us, and we see volunteering as a way of showing appreciation and giving back.
