Resurrection of the Lord Church

Social Ministry

ROL Social Ministry Structure

ROL Social Ministers
Liz Shippen lizshippen@hawaii.rr.com 808-497-7567
Bob Mace matthew25@clearwire.net 808-382-8655

Help Needed
Join the Social Ministry Team
We are looking for caring and giving parishioners to join the Social Ministry team.
Help us plan and conduct our outreach efforts, ministering to the poor among us, as requested by our Lord Jesus Christ.
Let as add your name to the names listed above. If you feel the call in your heart, please answer it by contacting
one of our social ministers and becoming part of our team.
God Bless You.

94-1260 Lumikula Street Waipahu, HI 96797
Phone: 676-4700 - - Fax: 676-4534
ROL Social Ministry E-mail Address: matthew25@clearwire.net

Volunteers are always welcomed to help in our various activities.
You can find out more information, or volunteer for an activity at the email address above.

And of course, funds are always needed to fund our various social ministry activities.
You can drop them off in the collection box in the narthex any time.
Checks, bills and coins, we gratefully accept it all and put it to God's use.
You can also send checks made out to
Resurrection of the Lord, 94-1260 Lumikula Street, Waipahu, Hi 96797.
Put for Social Ministry in the for or memo area of the check.

Catholic Relief Services

Catholic Charities Hawai'i

Institute of Human Services

River of Life Mission

Hey Everybody,

I'm trying to come up with a calendar of Social Ministry Events, Activities and collections for the first 6 months of 2010. If you have any ideas, or anything already planned, email me and let me know. If you would like to stage or plan an event that will contribute to our Social Ministry efforts, please let me know. It helps to coordinate these things so we don't duplicate our efforts.
Everyone at ROL did a great job in 2009. Confirmation and Youth Ministries contributed exceptionally with volunteers and collections last year. We are already off to a good start in 2010 with the Confirmation Epiphany Project this last weekend. You that worked so hard to help "the least of our Brothers and Sisters" know who you are, and so do we. But more important, our Lord Jesus Christ knows who you are. God bless you.
So let's keep up our creative efforts in 2010
God bless you all and Mahalo,

Bob

Neighbors in Need

This web page is a list of items that our Social Ministry at Resurrection of the Lord will collect and distribute to those in need. Some items on the list are for a short term monthly project and others are on an ongoing basis.

We collect at the table on the lanai after all Masses and anytime during the week at the parish office. You can also arrange for us to pick up items of need at your location by emailing: matthew25@clearwire.net or calling 808-382-8655 to make arrangement for pickup. And of course, items needed by particular charitable organizations listed below, can be given directly to those orginazations.

And of course, we can always use cash donations to support our social ministry efforts at Resurrection of the Lord. You can drop cash or checks in our blue coffee collection cans when you see them on the lanai or at the church exits, or in the shoebox that is permanently placed in the narthex. You can put checks, made out to "Resurrection or the Lord" in the collection baskets during Mass with a note in the memo area of the check: "for ROL Social Ministry". The money collected for social ministry use goes towards financing our Lighthouse Homeless Shelter monthly dinner serving, and buying items, like the ones listed below, for those in need.

Thank you for all your efforts and donations on behalf of those in need. May God bless you and may the our Lord, the Living Jesus Christ, be in your life and in your heart.

Please consider conducting a necessity or fund drive for IHS. Our most needed items right now are toiletries (shampoo, conditioner, soap, body wash, toothbrushes, toothpaste), towels (used or new), socks, and new underwear. We are also always in need of gift cards to places like Longs, Walmart, Safeway, Foodland, Target, etc, so that our guests can purchase the things that they need for their families.

If you are interested in conducing a drive for IHS, please click here for more details.

Matthew 25: 35-40
'For I was hungry and you gave me food,
I was thirsty and you gave me drink,
a stranger and you welcomed me,
naked and you clothed me,
ill and you cared for me,
in prison and you visited me.'
Then the righteous will answer him and say
'Lord when did we see you hungry and feed you,
or thirsty and give you drink?
When did we see you a stranger and welcome you,
or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison,
and visit you?' And the King will say to them in reply,
'Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for
one of these least brothers of mine,
you did for me.'

Share Your Wealth

God wants us
to be our brother's keeper.

To feed the hungry,
to clothe the naked,
to shelter the homeless,
to instruct the ignorant,
at a personal sacrifice,
is what God
wants us to do.

What we give to the poor
for Christ's sake
is what we carry with us
when we die.

As Jean-Jacques Rousseau say:
"When man dies
he carries
in his clutches hands
only that which
he has given away."

Peter Maurin - Easy Essay

Dear Fr. Minchak

On behalf of Catholic Charities Hawaii and the families we serve, I would like
to thank you and Resurrection of the Lord parish for all of the wonderful
Christmas gifts that were received by our needy families. Catholic Charities
Hawai'i is truly blessed to have your parish as a community partner.

Your staff was exceptional in their enthusiasm and effort in coordinating the
Chritmas program. We sincerely appreciate the work of (name withheld by request)
in organizing the program. She and other volunteers helped to make this a memorable
Chritmas for
many families.

Thank you again for your continued support of Catholic Charities Hawaii.

With warm aloha,

Jerome E. Rauckhorst
President and Chief Executive Officer

Ongoing Outreach Activities

Fourth Sunday of every month at 6:00 am
IHS Breakfast Serve
At Men's and Women's Shelters
Look for the signup sheet on the
bulliten board outside the parish kitchen.

Last Sunday of every month at 6:00 pm
Lighthouse Homeless Shelter
We prepare and serve dinner
for the homeless families.
Look for the signup sheet on the
bulliten board outside the parish kitchen.

Collection of needed items for
IHS homeless shelter
River of Life homless shelter

Collection of Gifts (food and toiletry items) for Food Pantries
OLGC, Sacred Hearts

Blood Bank of Hawaii - ongoing (Parish Health Ministry)
blood drives 4 times a year @ ROL

Bereavement Ministry

Benedictine Monastery - 1st Saturday (normally) of every month - led by Rick McGough

Home and hospital visits (w/or w/o communion) to the incapacitated, shut-ins - (Parish Health Ministry, Father Paul, and parishoners at ROL)

August - annually Donations of huli-huli chicken from annual parish BBQ chicken sale

Annual Advent Food, Bake & "Stuff" Sale (Teenage Confirmation Candidates and Families)
Funds raised range from $2,500.00 - $3,000.00
Annual, to benefit a targeted needy organization/group for Confirmation Epiphany Service every January (since 2003)

Short Term or One Time Outreach Activities

The Next Step" homeless shelter, Honolulu - dinner once a month, last served January 2008
monetary, food donations - periodically

2007: HOPE families, Kalaeloa; The U.S. Vets Homeless Shelter, Kapolei as part of OLPH outreach ministry; St. Rita Church outreach

The Giving Tree (Hawaii Catholic Charities) - annual Advent/Christmas project

Central Oahu American Cancer Relay for Life - annual (2006, 2007)

Ministry to HOPE families, Kalaeloa as needed

The Mary Jane Center - ongoing, as requested, Confirmation Candidates' individual service
Workdays
Donations of baby, maternal items

The last 10years: miscellaneous, periodically
IHS: various drives for donations of mugs, reading materials (books, magazines), clothing, toys, personal items, supplies
Waipahu Hall Elderly: annual Thanksgiving luncheons through 2004 (Epiphany projects)
Lanakila Multi-Purpose Senior Center, 2004-2006 (Epiphany projects)
Workday (cleaning, landscaping)
Thanksgiving luncheon
Maililand Transitional Shelter, 2004-2006
Epiphany gift of household items
Epiphany celebration - landscaping and luncheon

2008 - Thanksgiving collection of food and funds for the people of Molokai along with Saint John's Hui O' Laulima (Group of Helping Hands). Raised $2,000 plus a large quantity of food items.

Short Term or One Time Outreach Activities (Cont.)

2008 - The Giving Tree (Hawaii Catholic Charities) - annual Advent/Christmas project.

December 2008 - Keiki Shopping and Bingo for the residents of Hope for a New Beginning Homless Shelter

Christmas and New Year 2008-2009 Epipany Project for residents of Kakaako and Puahala Next step homeless shelters by our Confirmation I & II classes and all at ROL. Funds raised $2,600, plus toiletry items.

February 2009 - Dance at ROL parking lot. Non perishable food item suggested donation for church food pantries.

March, 2009: Parishioners of ROL gave $7,112.42 to the Passionist Overseas Missions.

Lent 2009: Operation Ricebowl for Catholic Relief Services

April / May 2009 - Service project. Jackie Aganon, a Confimation I candidate, collecting non perishable food items for Hawaii Food Bank.

May 2009 - Collect money and Mcdonal's $10 Arch Gift Cards for homeless.

Ten things we can do for our Lord and the least among us.

1. Serve: Our Lord's time on this earth was all about service. Service to you and me.
How can we in return serve him? By serving the least among us, we serve Our Lord Jesus Christ.

2. Volunteer: Help ROL at our monthly IHS breakfast or monthly Lighthouse evening meal.
Volunteer to help the Hawaii Foodbank, Catholic Charities Hawaii or many other worthwhile local organizations.

3. Love: To love another person is to see the face of God. Any service we are involved in must be done as an act of love.
Unconditional love for our Lord Jesus Christ and our Brothers and Sisters in need. Our church is not about personal
avoidance of hell, but salvation for all souls by our faith, acts, love and prayers; bringing souls to Christ is our goal.

4. Care: If we are truly members of one holy, catholic and apostolic church in the Body of Our Lord Jesus Christ,
then we need to care for and about the least among us. We need to act on that caring. Even if it is just in
small acts, unseen to all but God, we need to care and to act.

5. Feed: Bring non-perishable food to mass for gifts to be distributed to the hungry. Even one can or box is appreciated.
Buy an extra fast food meal or sandwich and give it to the brother or sister digging through a trash can. We all see them.

6. Clothe: Give the clothes you no longer wear, but is in good condition, to organizations that distribute it to the poor.
Bring them to the Church and we'll distribute them to the poor.

7. Visit: Do you know any older persons that live alone? Any one in a hospital or home that no one visits? Visit them.
Take them something to eat. Read to them. Listen to their stories. Drive them to the store, doctors, and our church.
Pray with them. Wash them. Care for them. Love them.

8. Inspire: Invite your family and friends to join you in service. Create your own social service projects and get others
involved. Share your ideas and projects with us.

9. Vote: Vote for candidates that support Catholic values and beliefs, like Pro Life. Check out
http://www.procon.org for information on candidate's positions.

10. Pray: Pray for our brothers and sisters in need; the homeless, the hungry, the vulnerable, the sick, the lonely,
the addicted and the incarcerated. Pray in your room. Pray with your family. Pray with your friends.
Pray with those in need. Prayer is a powerful tool.