Gardening Angels

Our volunteers gather two Saturdays in the spring and two in the fall to spruce up the parish grounds.  We especially need folks to adopt (water, weed, and provide TLC) an area of the church grounds from March through November.  If you have a green thumb or just love to putter in the earth, we’d love to have you join us. 

Habitat for Humanity

Our parishioners join with teams from other churches and organizations in Rockford to construct four to six new homes for the low-income, working poor.  Construction will begin in the spring of 2007.  Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian housing ministry that works to build simple, decent houses for people in need of shelter.

We welcome any level of ability in many areas including

• carpentry
• dry walling
• painting
• plumbing
• roofing
• landscaping
• etc. 

All you need are willing hands and spirits. 

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Meals for the Homeless

Volunteers in this minitry plan, shop for, prepare and serve a meal at the Red Cross Homeless Shelter.  The meal can be a sack lunch prepared at either the volunteers' home or at the shelter.  The meal could also be a hot one prepared in volunteers' homes and then served at the shelter.  For more information or to volunteer, please contact Mary at 815-633-7687.

We serve at Mission House four times a year and at Emmanuel Episcopal Church three times per year. 

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Metro Paint-A-Thon

Join our volunteer team on the 2nd Saturday of August 2008 to paint the home of an elderly, disabled, or low-income family.

This is a great way to give back to your community and share fun and camaraderie with other parishioners. 

 

Time and Talent Weekend

Usually held on the last weekend in August, this activity is an opportunity for all parishioners to learn a little more about the various ministries and organizations within the parish.  Representatives of each group within the parish are asked to set up a display about their ministry or organization.  Individuals from each group are on hand to explain their activity to anyone interested in learning more about its function within the parish.  This is a great time to become a member of one of these ministries or organizations!

Coffee and cookies/donuts are served outdoors this weekend, and there are a number of giveaways for attending.  Time and Talent Weekend is an opportunity to have a little fun and get to know other parishioners.

Valentine Gift Bags for Shut-Ins

Our parishioners who cannot leave their homes are a gift to our parish because of the prayers they offer for the well-being of each and every Holy Family parishioner, priest, and staff member.  To remember and thank them, we collect and assemble special small items that we put into decorated gift bags and then deliver to their homes or nursing homes.  Could you help us deliver the gift bags around Valentine’s Day? 

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