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Children and Women
- Aid for Women of Northern Lake County: to give hope to women who are pregnant,explain the risks in abortion, and offer life affirming alternatives such as parenting or adoption. Carol Walsh 847-249-2700
- Bed Ministry: St. Joseph Libertyville and Sleep in Heavenly Peace is always eager to help families in need, particularly ones whose kids have uncomfortable sleeping arrangements https://www.shpbeds.org Contact: Mary Causey 847-990-1213
- Care for Creation: our mission is to raise awareness of Laudato Si on caring for the environment and to provide practical suggestions on living out the teachings. contact Louise Przywara 847-340-5033 for information on the parish ministry.
- Feed My Starving Children: new permanent site in Libertyville to volunteer and make meals to feed God's children. Sign up on line at FMSC.org. Contact: 847-984-3846..
Feed My Starving Children is a Christian, hunger-relief organization whose goal is to provide nutritious, specially formulated meals to starving children around the world, through engaging the hearts of donors and volunteers who feel called to partner with us in this compassionate mission. - Giving Tree Projects (Advent and Lent): Gifts, coats, diapers, socks, toiletries and other needed items are provide to families and agencies at Christmas and Easter through the generosity of the parishioners. Tags with needed items are hung on ribbons in the Narthex and returned before distribution day in the gym.
Mary Causey 847-990-1213. - Haven: Kate Ceithaml kate@lakecountyhaven.org 847-680-1901 http://www.lakecountyhaven.org. To empower homeless women and their children to achieve permanent, independent living. It is our vision that no one who enters our program will ever be homeless again.
- PADS: Providing Advocacy Dignity and Shelter :provides meals and shelter for persons who are homeless in Lake County. United Methodist Church and St. Joseph Parish provides sites for PADS on Saturday nights. 847-367-5627 Nancy Knight http://www.padslakecounty.org PADS: 847-689-4357
- Respect Life Ministry: as Catholics we are deeply committed to a Culture of Life where every human being is valued and protected from the moment of conception until natural death.
Joann Seal 847-367-8478 sealjoann@comcast.net.
Patty Keegan 847-367-8726 PLK718@aol.com. - Acts of Kindness: is a parish wide ministry. The mission is to offer simple acts of kindness towards one another in our parish community. Parishioners will be invited to receive an act of kindness from other parishioners. Contact: Mary Causey 847-990-1213.
- Waukegan Soup Kitchen: Friday and Saturday nights teams of parishioners serve meals at the Waukegan Soup Kitchen. Chris Muender 847-362-4089. Mike Lynn 847-975-2692
- Waukegan to College: is a targeted program that helps disadvantaged students prepare for, achieve admission, and succeed in college. There are many opportunities for mentoring or tutoring a child. Elyse Danckers: 630-306-5512. http://www.waukegantocollege.org
- Catholic Charities Parish Outreach: Our parish supports Catholic Charities financially and through volunteers in the Meals on Wheels Program and other outreach services. 847-782-4000 http://www.catholiccharities.net Meals on Wheels 847-546-5733.
- Elder Care: Volunteers are needed to provide grocery shopping, transportation to doctor appointments and visits to the elderly in Lake County.Jill Grubbs 847-406-4683
ElderCARE’s mission is to help homebound older adults (65+) with limited resources to remain as healthy and independent as possible. Located in Waukegan, IL, we provide free transportation to medical appointments, shopping, and home visits to the older adults of northern Lake County, Illinois. ElderCARE is the only free door-through-door medical transportation service in northern Lake County.http://www.eldercarelakecounty.org - Rosary Makers:is a group of parishioners who come together in prayer and make Rosaries to be distributed to others at the parish. Contact Rhoda 847-362-5659
Unemployed
- Employment Ministry: continues outreach, networking and providing speakers and resources to the unemployed and the underemployed every first and third Wednesday of the month. John Jennings 847-680-3213. jfjennings@comcast.net.
- Community Center: contact Carla Gutierrez 847-775-0858. Catholic Charities – The Community Center
- 914 8th Street Waukegan, IL 60085
847-775-0858
www.catholiccharities.net
Find us on Facebook and Instagram: El Centro Comunitario
For more information, please contact Carla R. Gutierrez at 847-775-0858 or cgutierrez@catholiccharities.net
The mission of Catholic Charities fulfills the Church’s role in the mission of charity to anyone in need by providing compassionate, competent and professional services that strengthen and support individuals, families and communities based on the value and dignity of human life.
The Community Center in Waukegan is a place where families connect with others in their community for information, activities, and support. The Community Center works to reduce isolation, support families, and build community. We work in promoting wellness, enhancing literacy and learning, advocacy, and providing social services resources. Volunteering needs include instructors to teach English-as-Second Language classes, Citizenship classes, Computer classes, after-school homework help, and perform general office tasks. Additionally, volunteers are able to assist with tax preparation services in partnership with Ladder Up during tax season. We encourage anyone interested in volunteering to contact us.
If you are interested in volunteering, please contact our Volunteer Coordinator Sue Fowler at sfowler@catholiccharities.net or 847-782-4126.
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What do you want to do?
Feed the Hungry
- Knights Of Columbus: members show love for their neighbors through charity, unity, fraternity and patriotism. Contact: Frank Pavelski frankpavelsk@gmail.com
- Food Pantry: St Joseph's food pantry is open on Monday and Thursdays from 11:00 a.m.till 1:00 p.m. and Wednesday and Friday 4-6 p.m.The pantry is open to everyone. Volunteers make and distribute bags of food at the pantry located in the Formation Center. Mary Causey 847-990-1213
Soup Kitchen
- Mary and Joseph Shelter Soup Kitchen in Chicago: St. Joseph parishioners serve sandwiches to the men and women who are homelass at the shelter in Chicago three Sunday evenings per month. Randy Nipper 847-573-1762http://www.franoutreach.org
- Waukegan Soup Kitchen: Friday and Saturday nights teams of parishioners serve meals at the Waukegan Soup Kitchen. Chris Muender 847-362-4089. Mike Lynn 847-975-2692
- PADS: Providing Advocacy Dignity and Shelter: provides meals and shelter for persons who are homeless in Lake County. United Methodist Church and St. Joseph Parish provides sites for PADS on Saturday nights. 847-367-5627 Nancy Knight http://www.padslakecounty.org PADS 847-689-4357
- Catholic Charities Parish Outreach: Our parish supports Catholic Charities financially and through volunteers in the Meals on Wheels Program and other outreach services. 847-782-4000. Meals on wheels 847-546-5733 (intake)
- The mission and purpose of Most Blessed Trinity Parish and our Community Social Service (CSS) programs is visible in the daily activities of our more than 50 parish ministries who serve the spiritual enrichment needs of our parish community. Our mission and purpose is also seen in the work of our four CSS programs as they assist in providing daily nutritional needs as well as provide basic educational programs, support and tools which are a major driving force to improve our client’s self-confidence and eventually self-reliance. Our ministry and Community Social Service efforts follow the guiding principal or our parish mission of “Serving the people of God with a preferential option for the poor”.http://www.mostblessedtrinityparish.org/Fr.php
- Waukegan to College: is a targeted program that helps disadvantaged students prepare for, achieve admission, and succeed in college. There are many opportunities for mentoring or tutoring a child. Elyse Danckers 630-306-5512 http://www.waukegantocollege.org
- Giving Tree Projects (Advent and Lent): Gifts, coats, diapers, socks, toiletries and other needed items are provide to families and agencies at Christmas and Easter through the generosity of the parishioners. Tags with needed items are hung on ribbons in the Narthex and returned before distribution day in the gym.
Mary Causey 847-990-1213
Housing
Haven: Kate Ceithaml kate@lakecountyhaven.org 847-680-1901.To empower homeless women and their children to achieve permanent, independent living. It is our vision that no one who enters our program will ever be homeless again.
Mary and Joseph Shelter Soup Kitchen in Chicago: St. Joseph parishioners serve sandwiches to the men and women who are homelass at the shelter in Chicago three Sunday evenings per month. Randy Nipper 847-573-1762- PADS: Providing Advocacy Dignity and Shelter: provides meals and shelter for persons who are homeless in Lake County. United Methodist Church and St. Joseph Parish provides sites for PADS on Saturday nights. 847-367-5627 Nancy Knight http://www.padslakecounty.org
- PADS: Providing Advocacy Dignity and Shelter: provides meals and shelter for persons who are homeless in Lake County. United Methodist Church and St. Joseph Parish provides sites for PADS on Saturday nights. Nancy Knight: 847-367-5627. Tuesday Nights First Presbyterian Church Dave Marsden 847-362-2174.
- International Sharing:http://www.mailisita.org Parishioners have come together in supporting an education for the children of Moshi Tanzania.The Stella Maris School and Guesthouse are currently open and fulfill a self sustaining model for the future of the project. Parishioners continue to travel to Moshi and grow in a new understanding of another culture. St. Joseph Parish, school and Religious Education program support the community of Moshi and are in solidarity with our brothers and sisters in Africa. Stan Taylor 847-344-0207 http://trip reports from africa
- El Nino Rey: Kathleen O'Connor ocfam6@att.net 847-528-5873
El Niño Rey (www.elninorey.org) organizes dental missions to a poverty stricken area in central Mexico. Over the past 10 years, many North Shore dentists, hygienists, and other volunteers have given their time and talents to provide free dental care to the very poor. They also give scholarships to over 900 kids each year in order to help them stay in school longer and hopefully break the cycle of poverty. - Nicaragua Ministry: Marjorie Conley-Gaitan marjorieconley@aol.com http://sharinginnicaragua@gmail.com
The Carmelite Sisters of the Divine Heart of Jesus are creating a soup kitchen in Puerto Cabezas, Nicaragua, an impoverished port town located in the North Atlantic Autonomous Region of the county. This soup kitchen is designed to feed an initial group of around 130 children and some elderly people one meal a day, five days a week. The International Sharing Ministry at St. Joseph's has committed to raising funds for the acquisition of the necessary eqyipment and installation costs for the soup kitchen's on-going daily operation.
- CASA: Michael Knight Michael@knightinvestmentplanning.com 847-367-5191
CASA’s vision is to transform lives and provide hope and healing for all abused and neglected children who are assigned a CASA volunteer. As advocates for these children, we do everything possible to ensure they receive expeditious placement in safe, permanent, and loving homes.- Lake County United: Advocates for human dignity and the common good in our community. Initiatives are around senior care such as the Winchester House, and affordable housing and mentoring/tutoring programs in support of education needs in Waukegan. Michael Knight 847-367-5191
- Feed My Starving Children is a Christian, hunger-relief organization whose goal is to provide nutritious, specially formulated meals to starving children around the world, through engaging the hearts of donors and volunteers who feel called to partner with us in this compassionate mission.
- Community Center: Carla Gutierrez 847-775-0858
The mission and purpose of Most Blessed Trinity Parish and our Community Social Service (CSS) programs is visible in the daily activities of our more than 50 parish ministries who serve the spiritual enrichment needs of our parish community. Our mission and purpose is also seen in the work of our four CSS programs as they assist in providing daily nutritional needs as well as provide basic educational programs, support and tools which are a major driving force to improve our client’s self-confidence and eventually self-reliance. Our ministry and Community Social Service efforts follow the guiding principal or our parish mission of “Serving the people of God with a preferential option for the poor”. - Care for Creation: our mission is to raise awareness of Laudato Si on caring for the environment and to provide practical suggestions on living out the teachings. contact Louise Przywara 847-340-5033 for information on the parish ministry.
- St. Joseph's Simple Acts of Kindness: a parish wide ministry. the mission is to offer simple acts of kindness towards one another in our parish community. Parishioners will be invited to receive an act of kindness from other parishioners. contact Mary Causey 847-990-1213.