Social Justice Committee

Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer by time or tithing to an opportunity.  Please contact the number listed to see the volunteer opportunities available.

Opportunity                                                Contact                                  Number

1. Blessing Box                                       Audrey Wolf                         641-494-7114
2. Community Kitchen                          Audrey Wolf                         641-494-7114
3. Jail and Prison Ministry                   Terry Carpenter                    641-430-1140
4. Drug Court                                         Terry & Nancy Carpenter   641-430-1140
5. Meal on Wheels                                Tom O’Neill                          641-583-0202
6. Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank           Ozzie Ohl                             641-424-3073
7. Baby Pantry                                         Jean Casey                          641-423-1464
8. Thanksgiving Gift Cards                    Laura Doerfler                    641-425-8678
9. Northern Lights Homeless Shelter   Terry Carpenter                641-430-1140
10. Zambia Project                                   Stephanie Scholl
11. Habitat for Humanity                        Karen Dole                          641-425-1197
12. Lenten Activities                                 Audrey Wolf                       641-494-7114

Committee members
Terry Carpenter
Deacon Chuck Cooper
Colleen Davis
Laura Doerfler
Susan Johnson
Tony Marquis
Laurie Murphy
Tom O'Neill
Jim Timpe
Audrey Wolf
Fr. Ben Valentine

To educate and empower our parish and local community to create avenues of institutional change and charity that promote the dignity of all God’s creation.

We are guided by Catholic Social Teaching:

• Baby Pantry
  • provide clothing, diapers, baby supplies, equipment and books to area families in need
• Blessing Box
  • provide non-perishable items, toilities, hats, gloves, socks to community members in need
• Community Kitchen
  • prepare and serve 3 noon and 1 evening meal each month
• Drug Treatment Court
  • provide assistance for cell phones and bus passes to clients
• Hawkeye Harvest Food Bank
  • collection 3rd weekend of the month
• Jail and Prison Ministry
  • provide one on one mentoring and circles of support to formerly incarcerated individuals as they work toward their housing, employment, and financially stability goals
• Meals on Wheels
  • deliver meals to homebound 1 week in January, March, May and September
• Thanksgiving Gift Cards
  • provide Thanksgiving gift cards to needy families in the North Iowa area