Outreach
Please email or call the contact person to offer your services or to request additional information about the opportunity that interests you.
Angel Tree
Description: This is our holiday giving ministry. Parishioners are needed not only to donate gifts, but to deliver the the presents to Ralph Reeder Center.
Contact: Jay Hunstiger (651) 633-8333 ext. 1212
Branch III
Description: Provide hot lunches at the Catholic Charities Drop in Center in Minneapolis on the first and second Tuesday of each month.
Contact: Deacon Gary Schneider (651) 633-8333 ext. 1217
Fair Trade Peace Coffee
Description: An opportunity to put our faith in action by using our consumer choices to make a real difference in the lives of farmers, farm workers, and their families around the world. Peace coffee is sold monthly at St. John's.
Contact: Terri Blasiak (651) 633-8333 ext. 1219
Families Moving Forward
Description: St. John's provides shelter for one week, three to four times per year, for families who are currently without homes. Sixty to seventy volunteers are needed each week for a variety of ministry positions.
Contact MIke Martin (651) 633-8333 ext. 1203
Loaves and Fishes
Description: Prepare and serve an evening meal for the homeless at River of Life Church in North Minneapolis on the first Monday of the month.
Contact: Deacon Gary Schneider (651) 633-8333 ext. 1217
Meals on Wheels
Description: Deliver meals once a month on either a Monday or Friday at 10:45 am out of the Pike Lake Education Center in New Brighton. For more information, please contact Mary Justin at 651-636-8599 or maryjustin@msn.com.
Respect Life Committee
Description: A mission to implement the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' Pastoral Plan for Pro-Life Activities and in so doing to be a people of life and a people for life.
Contact: Dana Lewis (651) 633-1540 ext. 1234
St. Vincent De Paul Society
Description: Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (or "Vincentians") are men and women who strive to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to individuals in need. Assistance is provided to members in the community in financial need due to unexpected life circumstances. Contact Deacon Rod Palmer (651) 633-8333 ext. 1298. St. John's Food Shelf
Description: Assist those needing to use our food shelf which is open three mornings a week.
Contact: Deacon Rod Palmer (651) 633-8333 ext. 1298
North Side Life Care Center and Birthright
Description: Committed to the principle that every individual human being has the right to adequate healthcare, covering all physical, emotional, and social needs from conception to natural death. Numerous volunteer opportunities.
Contact: St. John's Respect Life Committee.
Maternity Closet
Description: Provides Maternity and children's clothing through age two. Maternity Closet volunteers can alos provide other esources through pregnancy and after the birth of a baby.
To volunteer, Schedule an appointment or donate items, please call (763) 516-1417
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