Charity and Justice
Christmas Basket Project
Food Pantry Ministry
Holy Family Catholic Worker House
Sister Parish Committee
St. Francis Xavier—Visitation Social Concerns Committee
St. James Soup Kitchen
Sustainability Committee
Christmas Basket Project
Participate in this short-term volunteer opportunity in December. Assist with food and gift gathering, sorting, bagging, delivering to homebound, and helping give out baskets the day folks pick them up. Hours will be days, evenings, or weekends. Sign-up opportunities will be available in November and December.
Food Pantry Ministry
Work in our emergency assistance food pantry through various opportunities. Daytime hours, Monday through Friday. Volunteers will be contacted as needed.
Pantry Worker - fill orders on a weekly/monthly basis (1-2 hours), help keep pantry clean and orderly, sort food donations.
Homebound Food Delivery - take food orders to clients who are unable to pick them up.
Pantry Stocking Crew - assist in monthly pick-ups, deliveries, and/or shopping trips to keep our pantry stocked.
Holy Family Catholic Worker House
Prepare and serve a meal at Holy Family Catholic Worker House. A crew of SFX parishioners volunteers together the 1st Thursday of every month from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. The crew helps prepare and serve a meal for 150—200 individuals.
Sister Parish Committee
Responsible for facilitating St. Francis Xavier's commitment to the Sister Parish Covenant with St. Martin de Porres in Belize City, Belize. Initiate and/or coordinate activities within our parish that will foster faith sharing, community building, and cultural understanding with our sister parish.
St. Francis Xavier—Visitation Social Concerns Committee
Working together to increase our commitment to Catholic social teachings. This committee plans yearly activities, which includes the annual Hunger Banquet, JustFaith, Habitat for Humanity, Christmas in October, and other events dedicated to the Church's social teachings. This is a one-year commitment, starting in August, with monthly meetings.
St. James Soup Kitchen
Serve a meal at St. James Place. A crew of SFX parishioners volunteers together the 4th Tuesday of every month from 4:00 to 6:30 p.m. Duties include set-up, serving of food, and clean-up.
Sustainability Committee
Responsible for guiding the parish to live in harmony with God's creation as inspired by Scripture and Church teaching. Provide educational opportunities to the parish through films, discussion groups, seminars and other activities that illuminate ways to lighten our footprint on the planet. Provide concrete examples and opportunities for action to reduce our impact on Earth as individuals and as a parish.