Do you like helping others?  Are you full of great fundraising ideas?  Do you like to organize events?  Are you only able to help out once in a while?  If you answered yes to any of these, Christian Service might just be the place for you. 

What do we do?  Picture us as a big umbrella, with many aspects of parish life underneath it.  

Using Catholic Social Teaching as our guide, we support outreach organizations, we raise awareness on important ideas and issues, we act to support others; we strive to serve like Christ and to see Him in all we encounter.  

Scroll through the different areas to the left, and if you are interested in a particular one, or just want to know more, please contact: Mary Ann Guerriero, Christian Service Coordinator, [email protected] or 248-446-8700 ext. 104.  Scroll underneath to see our calendar.

The Christian Service team meets on the 1st Wednesday of the Month, September through May, at 10 AM in the Multi-Purpose Room. Guests are always welcome.  Stop by and see what we're all about!  

 

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 Advocate for persons with disabilities, assist with outreach events.
 Standing projects currently include:

• Alzheimer's  Disease Awareness Programs
• Holiday cookie sale benefiting the St. Louis Center in Chelsea
• Senior Concerns Awareness Programs

Serves to encourage parish involvement in local, state & national public policy debates, following the guidance of Catholic Social Teaching:

• Promotes faithful citizenship

• Raises awareness of issues through Michigan Catholic Conference, United States Conference of Catholic Bishops

TAKE ACTION ON STATEWIDE ISSUES, CITED BY THE MICHIGAN CATHOLIC CONFERENCE:

Catholic Advocacy Network

TAKE ACTION ON NATIONAL ISSUES, CITED BY THE UNITED STATES CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS: USCCB Voter Voice

Serves to provide a network of parish health care information & support & works to make the parish sensitive to legislative health issues.

Standing projects currently include:

• Partnership with Capernaum Community Health Clinic, an ecumenical free mobile dental & health clinic held three times per year

• Promotion of drug & alcohol awareness

• Red Cross blood drives

• Blood pressure & blood sugar screenings are held monthly, September through May (3^rd Sunday)

• Health care education & demonstrations held monthly, September through May (3^rd Sunday)

• Yearly vaccination clinic

Address life issues and the dignity of human life, provide support to outreach ministries. 

• Respect Life awareness activities/ Support of Another Way Pregnancy Center, Support of Right to Life Agencies (Baby Bottle Drive, Mother's Day, Father's Day Candy Sales)  Prayer vigils for 40 Days for Life
• Awareness of ecology issues/ Seedling give away for Arbor Day
• Support of Jail & Outreach Ministry in Pontiac/ Monthly collection of items, Thanksgiving baskets
• Yearly visit of On the Rise Bakery, operated by the Capuchin Soup Kitchen
• Human Trafficking awareness activities
• Catholic Services Relief Rice Bowl Collection 
• Support of Active Faith Community Services / Monthly collection of items
• Support of St. Dominic Outreach /Charity Ball Raffle, Trunk Sale
• Support of Summer Lunch Program in conjunction with other churches 
• Christmas gift-giving for Jail & Outreach Ministry, Another Way Pregnancy Center, St. Dominic Outreach, Covenant House, Veteran' s Hospital, Regency Senior Living 
• Monthly Senior Potluck Luncheons from September through May

Serves to facilitate the response of support, hospitality, provision of resources, and condolence for people in need.

Standing projects currently include:

• Response to needs for emergency help by partnering with our St. Vincent de Paul Conference

• Networking with Family of Parishes  partners
• Homebound Ministry: bringing communion to those who cannot come to church

• Participation in the yearly Mercy in Action Day

Catholic Social Teaching (CST) is a rich tradition of wisdom and guidance that stems from the teachings of Jesus Christ and the broader Christian tradition. 

It encompasses a set of principles and values aimed at promoting human dignity, social justice, and the common good. Grounded in Scripture and the Church's longstanding commitment to justice, CST addresses contemporary social issues, encouraging Catholics to engage in compassionate service, advocate for justice, and build a more equitable society. 

At St. Joseph Catholic Church, we embrace these teachings through our Christian Service programs, striving to live out the Gospel by serving those in need and working towards a just and peaceful world.

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