Christ calls us to recognize His presence in those who hunger and thirst and to respond with generous love. By sharing food, supporting pantries, or ensuring access to clean water, we help meet immediate needs while witnessing to God’s providence. These everyday acts of mercy become signs of hope and care in a world marked by scarcity.

Lenten Service Projects

• Feed Thy Neighbor: Sandwich-Making Event

To visit the sick and imprisoned is to bring Christ’s compassion to those who may feel isolated or forgotten. Through our presence, prayer, and listening—whether in hospitals, homes, or correctional facilities—we affirm the dignity of every person. In showing up with mercy, we participate in Christ’s healing and reconciling work.

Lenten Service Projects

• Blood Drive

• Letter-Writing to the Homebound

• Visits with the Senior Residence

Clothing the naked restores dignity and offers comfort to those in vulnerable circumstances. By donating gently used clothing or supporting parish and community drives, we share what we have so others may be protected and respected. This work invites us to see clothing not as excess, but as a gift meant to be shared.

Lenten Service Projects

• Parish-Wide Closet Cleanout

To shelter the homeless is to welcome the stranger and respond to the need for safety, stability, and belonging. Supporting shelters, housing ministries, or outreach efforts helps create spaces where individuals can experience care and hope. In offering shelter, we reflect God’s desire that no one be left without refuge.

Lenten Service Projects

• Care Kits for the Homeless

Burying the dead honors the sacredness of human life and our belief in the resurrection of the body. By praying for the deceased, attending funerals, and comforting those who mourn, we accompany families in their grief with faith and love. This work proclaims our Christian hope in eternal life and God’s abiding mercy.

Lenten Service Projects

• Cemetery Beautification