Service 4 Justice: Justice Prayer Partners February 2012

Hello Justice Prayer Partners:

Each month on the day just after our St. Francis' Monday evening Peace and Justice Committee meeting we make this special prayer request.

St. Francis Peace and Justice Committee meets next on Monday evening, March 5th at 7:30 pm in the St. Francis School Library.

Thank you for your continued prays. We are experiencing many blessings due to God's abundant mercy and the effectiveness of your prayers.

In the past month we have enjoyed these successful events:

-- Our Martin Luther King Jr. - MLK supper was attended by 65-70 people. See photos!

-- Our Peacemakers Peace Training was attended by about 25 people. See photos!

For the next couple months (the Lenten season) please pray for the success of our Lenten efforts to serve the poor and the vulnerable in our community, and pray that we will all be motivated to live the gospel by caring for and advocating for those in need.

Lenten Project: "Neighbors in Need" , consists of a calendar, a donation sack, weekly short articles inside the Forum, and a display in the main entrance of the church. Also, 5 members of St. Francis Parish will write front-page Forum articles about their experience serving with Catholic Social Services – these will be tied to the overall parish theme of "Change of Heart".

http://www.stfrancisa2.com/church-community/outreach/lenten-efforts/almsgiving

Homelessness Highlight Event: Thursday, April 12th, 2012, at St. Francis Parish Activities Center, Ann Arbor, representatives from organizations serving people who are homeless in Washtenaw County.

Are you sSeeking a service project or opportunity? Go to the "Sign-up Forms" at: stfrancisa2.com/sign-up-forms

Help With Tax Forms?

We assist with filing Tax forms. For 12 weeks each year (beginning of February to April), parishioners volunteer their time to assist individuals in need on their Income Tax Return if they have limited income and simple tax returns. Sign-up here.

Shelter at St. Francis Gym: March 12 - March 19, 2012, help with hosting approximately 25-35 homeless men from our community. Help as a host one night, or, provide snacks, or, be a driver one evening or one morning. Please sign-up by Mar 6, 2012. Or, Contact: Stephen Lavender slavende@att.net (734-973-2564)

Please sign-up to help!

https://stfrancisa2.wufoo.com/forms/shelter-at-st-francis-gym/

Food Drive: March 10th & 11th, 2012, help (at the end of a Mass) to distribute the empty grocery bags and shopping lists on the weekend prior to the food-drive-delivery to our grocery and food pantries in Ann Arbor & Ypsilanti for the needy in our area. Go shopping and purchase some of the items listed on the empty grocery bags distributed at all the Masses. Return the groceries in the bag at Masses. On Sunday, March 18th, 2012, help deliver and move the grocery bags between 10:30am – 1:30pm come to the gym. Please sign-up here below by March 12, 2012. Or, Contact: the Parish Social Ministry Office, (734-821-2121) justice@stfrancisa2.org .

Please sign-up to help!

https://stfrancisa2.wufoo.com/forms/food-drive/

Prepare and Serve a Meal with a crew from St. Francis, Friday, March 16th, 2012, and, every third Friday evening of the month, at the Ann Arbor Food Gatherers' Community Kitchen, located in the Delonis Center, Shelter, 312 W. Huron, Ann Arbor, MI. To Serve Supper for the Hungry Twelve (12) volunteers (6 per shift) are needed for each meal. To volunteer: Fill Out and Submit the volunteer form at https://stfrancisa2.wufoo.com/forms/serve-meal-for-the-hungry/
If you have any questions our St. Francis Parish contact person is: Bridget McGillicuddy (734-883-9112) abcuddy@gmail.com .

Jail Volunteers' Orientation on Saturday, March 24^th, 2012, at 9am-12pm @ LLRC Building - the Library for the Blind (across the parking lot from the jail - Washtenaw County Sheriff Office, 2201 Hogback Rd., Ann Arbor, MI 48107).

about "The Rules & Regulations of the Jail" presented by the Jail staff.

RSVP to Scott Wright swright@stfrancisa2.org (734-821-2121).