Parish Volunteer Needs: October 2012
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Parish Volunteer Needs: October 2012
Volunteers for Giving Tree Registration
· We are in need of bilingual (Spanish and English) volunteers to help register families for our annual Giving Tree program. This program benefits the needy children of the parish community during the Christmas season. Volunteers are needed for each Sunday in October.
· Time: Sunday, October 14, 21, and 28 from 1:30-4:30 PM in room 103
· Contact: Katie Malec katie.hi...@gmail.com
Borromeo Housing Needs Volunteers
· Borromeo Housing’s Infant Care Supply Center, located on the Mezzanine level of our Parish Center, is looking for help. They need volunteers to give out baby supplies, diapers, clothes, etc. to clients in need. Bi-lingual (Spanish/English) volunteers are especially needed, but English speakers are also welcome.
· Time: Tuesday mornings from 10 AM-noon
· Contact: Colleen Colle...@verizon.net
Basic Literacy and ESOL Tutors for the Literacy Council of NoVA
· The LCNV needs more volunteers to tutor adult students who are currently on a waiting list. In the Basic Literacy program, the students are English-speakers, whose reading and writing skills are below the fifth grade level (for most, English is a second or third language, but there are also native English speakers). In our English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL) program, English is a new language for all of the students in this program, who need help speaking, listening, reading, and writing English. Tutor-student pairs meet for a couple of hours each week. The schedule is flexible, and no previous teaching experience of foreign language knowledge is required. Training is required.
· Time: Flexible, with tutors meeting with their tutees a couple of hours each week; Attending the training sessions (October 13 and 20 for Basic Literacy Tutors; November 17 and 24 and December 1 for ESOL Tutors)
· Contact: Ruba volun...@lcnv.org
ASPAN Emergency Winter Shelter
· Arlington Street People's Assistance Network (A-SPAN) will be operating an emergency winter shelter near Courthouse Metro station from November to March. Volunteers help to serve the evening meal and distribute hygiene supplies, bedding, and clothing to guests. St. Charles will be organizing several small teams to volunteer together one evening per month from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
· Time: Current times for St. Charles groups are: the first Monday, the third Tuesday, and third Saturday of each month from 5:30-7:30 PM
· Contact: Bridget Ralyea bridg...@gmail.com
Come Sell Fair Trade Coffee, Tea and Chocolate
· Are you interested in helping spread the word about Fair Trade? Do you enjoy quality foods that also help independent farmers develop thriving businesses? Join the Fair Trade Committee at St. Charles and spread some goodness both abroad and in our own parish. Volunteers can sign up to help every month, or just once, and can sign up for the Mass or Masses that fit your schedule. We need volunteers to help with all of the current sales times and are hoping to sell after the evening Masses with the help of additional volunteers.
· Time: The second Sunday of each month after the 7:30, 9:00, and 11:00 AM Masses; The next sale will be Sunday, October 14.
· Contact: Elise Cleva (703) 527-5500 x24 ecl...@stcharleschurch.org or Suzanne Hayes hayes...@me.com
Spanish-English Interpreters Needed
· Are you bilingual and willing to help others? The Marymount Nurse Managed Health Center needs you! We are looking for interpreters to translate during the St. Charles Health Fair to be held on Saturday, November 3 from 8:00 AM- 12:00 PM in Benedict Hall. These volunteers would walk around the fair with a Spanish speaker and help interpret when needed. Translators are also needed to help at blood pressure screenings as well as health education programs that will take place in Benedict Hall.
· Time: Saturday, November 3, anytime between 8:00 AM and 12:00 PM; Blood pressure screenings: one Sunday a month from 2-4 PM
· Contact: Jo-Ann Duggan jdu...@stcharleschurch.org
Borromeo Legal Project Needs Volunteers
· Are you an attorney with immigration experience? The Borromeo Legal Project is looking for lawyers to help clients (pro bono) with the citizenship process. This requires meeting with the candidate, filling out the naturalization paperwork and following through until the client has been sworn in as a US citizen. Please consider volunteering with this very valuable program.
· Time: Varies
· Contact: Mark Monaco Mark...@verizon.net
St. Charles Jail Ministry
· Volunteers are needed to minister to prisoners at the Arlington County Detention Center. Areas of the ministry include attending Mass with the inmates, leading Bible study, and meeting with prisoners for prayer and faith sharing.
· Time: Mass and Confession: every first and third Monday evening; Prayer: alternate Mondays; Bible study: Thursdays
· Contact: Matthew Krantz (703) 608-3139
Arlington Food Assistance Center (AFAC) Needs Volunteers
· AFAC needs volunteers to re-pack chicken each month. While chicken packing definitely isn't glamorous, it makes a big difference for Arlington families who rely on AFAC to supplement their groceries! Instead of a one pound pack of hotdogs, a person eligible for supplemental groceries from AFAC can choose fresh chicken. AFAC buys chicken in bulk, and the chicken packing team re-packs it into servings. Wear your old clothes and AFAC will provide disposable aprons and gloves.
· Time: First, second, third, and fourth Wednesday evenings of each month, beginning at 6:30 PM until about 7:45 or 8 PM
· Contact: Jo Burns (571) 331-7990 www.afacinfo.org
Bag Produce at Arlington Food Assistance Center
· Farmers' market vendors donate 3,000+ pounds of produce to AFAC each weekend. We need volunteers to help bag the donated produce so we can distribute it to our 1,600 clients during the week.
· Time: Saturdays from 12:30-2:30 PM; Sundays from 1:30-3:30 PM
· Contact: Laura Jackson volunte...@afac.org
Children’s Liturgy of the Word Leaders Needed
· We are looking for adults to lead Children’s Liturgy of the Word on the 1st through 3rd Sundays of each month. During this time, children gather together to listen to and reflect upon God’s Word through simple questions and prayer. No prior training is needed, and a Sunday Leader’s guide is provided.
· Time: Flexible (once a month, every two months, etc.) during the 9 AM and 11 AM Mass on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Sundays of the month
· Contact: Germaine Leahy leahy...@gmail.com or Susan Grunder sgru...@stcharleschurch.org
St. Charles Interfaith Committee Has Many Opportunities
· The St. Charles Interfaith Committee is seeking a new chair / co-chair to lead the Committee, as well as new members to help facilitate interfaith activities. This is a wonderful way to promote greater understanding and friendship among members of different faith communities while participating in spiritual, social, educational, and service activities.
· Time: Meetings are held once a month - members help plan events and activities according the amount of time they are able to contribute.
· Contact: Rebecca Cataldi (412) 726-2153 shado...@yahoo.com
Singers and Instrumentalists for the Jefferson Choir
· Join others in the choir to provide hymns and service music during the Communion Service in the fourth floor lounge from 11-11:30 AM at the Jefferson retirement home in Ballston, usually on the first Sunday of the month from September to June. No practices are held.
· Time: 11-11:30 AM, usually on the first Sunday of the month
· Contact: Jack Lane (703) 528-1327 johnml...@yahoo.com
Singers and Instrumentalists for the 9 AM Choir
· Join others in the choir to provide traditional congregational and special hymns and service music at the 9 AM Mass from September to June. Practices are held before Mass from 8:15-9 AM in room 203 and after Mass from 10-11 AM in the chapel.
· Time: Mass and practice time
· Contact: Jack Lane (703) 528-1327 johnml...@yahoo.com
Dominican Republic Committee
· The Dominican Republic Committee welcomes new members interested in helping to plan projects to serve our sister parishes in Banica and Pedro Santana. We're in particular need of help developing our committee website and in putting together a display for the alternative gift fair in December. Meetings are held on the fourth Thursday of each month in the parish library.
· Time: Monthly meetings, usually on 4th Thursday of the month at 7 PM; Time commitment varies by project. The next meeting will be held on October 25th.
· Contact: Mary Beth Chosak (202) 361-3750 mbch...@gmail.com
RCIA Sponsors
· We are looking for parishioners who are interested in sponsoring those seeking initiation in the Catholic Church through the RCIA process at St. Charles. A sponsor's role is to journey with those in formation in the RCIA process, be a supportive friend, but not necessarily an expert on "things Catholic." The main time commitment of a sponsor is attending Tuesday night RCIA sessions, attending any special rites and retreats, and being available to support the person they are sponsoring. The length of the commitment varies. Opportunities to sponsor will occur throughout the year since we have a year round RCIA process at St. Charles. We currently need both male and female sponsors.
· Time: Tuesday night RCIA sessions and special events; time commitment varies.
· Contact: Jim Fetzer jim...@gmail.com
Volunteer Needs for Arlington Food Assistance Center:
· CROP Walk: Start a team or join the AFAC team for this year’s CROP Walk, which will be held on the morning of October 20th. For more information about the walk, check out: http://www.churchworldservice.org/site/TR/2012FallCROPHungerWalk/TR-Fall2012?pg=entry&fr_id=15442 .
· Boy Scout Food Drive: Help spread the word about the Boy Scout Food Drive! Boys will be dropping off bags at neighbors’ doors on November 3 and picking up on November 10. Please encourage people to donate non-perishable canned or boxed items. Suggestions include: tuna, cereal, peanut butter, bottles (not glass) of vegetable oil, canned fruit (low sugar) and low-sodium soup.
· Holiday Food Drive: Help AFAC by working to host a food drive during the Thanksgiving and Christmas season.
· Gleaning: Groups or individuals are needed to glean fresh produce from local farms. Gleanings take place on Saturdays and are scheduled for October 13, October 20, October 27, and November 3.
· Time Commitments Vary
· Contact: (703) 845-8486 volunte...@afac.org