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Outreach Activities Here are some upcoming Social Ministry projects that you can take part in if you feel the Spirit: August
24, 2008 6:00 am August
31, 2008 6:00 pm
Arise — go! Sell all you possess. Give it directly, personally to the poor. Take up My cross (their cross) and follow Me, going to the poor, being poor, being one with them, one with Me. Little — be always little! Be simple, poor, childlike. Preach the Gospel with your life — without compromise! Listen to the Spirit. He will lead you. Do little things exceedingly well for love of Me. Love... love... love, never counting the cost. Go into the marketplace and stay with Me. Pray, fast. Pray always, fast. Be hidden. Be a light to your neighbour’s feet. Go without fear into the depth of men’s hearts. I shall be with you. Pray always. I will be your rest. The Little Mandate
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Services OUTREACH MINISTRIES AT ROL Institute for Human
Services (IHS) - serve breakfast every 4th Sunday of each month, donations
of money, clothing, food Assistance to Food
Pantries - ongoing Blood Bank of Hawaii
- ongoing (Parish Health Ministry) August - annually Annual Advent Food,
Bake & "Stuff" Sale (Teenage Confirmation Candidates and
Families) - ongoing Bereavement Ministry - ongoing 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) - ongoing 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
The last 10years:
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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.