Stewardship Ministry Fair Scavenger Hunt (Time & Talent)

For the Time and Talent Scavenger Hunt here are my proposed questions and answers.   My first choice for my favorite is this first one.

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 Q:    This year, how many birthday calls were made to St. Francis members who were 65 years and older?

A:    Over 800 people received a call on their birthday.

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Q:    Name one of our twin/sister parishes.  (Hint: We have one in New Orleans and one in Detroit.)  

A:    Corpus Christ, Detroit, and St. Paul the Apostle, New Orleans.

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Q:    In the past year, approximately how many meals were prepared and served by St. Francis of Assisi Church for our hungry brothers and sisters?

A:    1542 meals this year.  This past year 142 people were served at the Dinner Party for Perry Nursery School, and, more than 1400 hot meals were prepared and served at the at Alpha House & Delonis Shelters.  (142 + 1400 = 1542 meals total)

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Q:    In the past year, approximately how many bags of groceries were collected by St. Francis of Assisi Church for emergency pantries?

A:    2,000 bags of groceries approximately this year.   With 52 weeks a year we get more than 10-15 bags of groceries each week (say 624), plus, three major food drives (say 1330)

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Q:    At St. Francis, what is the total number of Stephen Ministers trained since 2006?   What do they do for others?    How many care receivers have they served?

A:    30 Stephen Ministers have been trained.  They listen and care.  59 Care Receivers have been served (in those five years 2006-2011).

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Q:    Name one of our major themes of Catholic Social Teaching.

A:    Here are the top seven major themes:
        1. Life and dignity of the human person - All people are holy, made in the image of God.
        2. Call to family, community and participation - People are both holy and social; when one suffers, we all suffer.
        3.  Rights and responsibilities - People have a basic right to life, food, shelter, health care, education and work.
        4.  Option for the poor and vulnerable - The "Jesus" test of a community (of society) is how it treats its neediest members.
        5.  Dignity of work and the rights of workers - Money, work and business exist to serve people, not the other way around.
        6.  Solidarity - We want justice for all people.
        7.  Care for God's creation - The environment is God's sacred creation.
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