Just as you did it to one of the least of these, you did it to me.—Matthew 25:40
The Social Concerns Outreach Ministry includes several ministries serving our community in many ways. Through small gifts of time and donations we can make a big difference.
We meet on the 2nd Friday of the Month (October-April) at 9:00am for one hour to gather as a team and discuss upcoming events and projects.
With any questions or for more information, please contact the Social Concerns Chair: Carol Beckman | 719-527-1384
Adopt-a-Family: Assists neighbors in need at Christmas by helping whole families with gifts, food and clothing.
Baby donations: Collects new and gently used items for babies and children to help families in need.
CRS Rice Bowl: Offers a program to enhance parishioners' Lenten journey while learning more about our global community and helping those in need around the world through Catholic Relief Services.
Food Pantry: Collects food every week for Westside CARES food pantries and holds a special food drive for Thanksgiving. (Donations are accepted in the shopping cart in the church vestibule.) Learn More
Fostering Hope: Supports foster parents in caring for their foster children, providing a supportive community for both the foster parents and foster children. Learn More
Funeral Receptions: Provides a meal or reception after a funeral held at St. Paul’s.
Giving Tree: Provides Christmas gifts for homebound seniors in the parish, children from families in need at a local school, and members of the foster families we support through Fostering Hope.
Homebound Ministry: Visits people in care facilities or private homes within the parish boundaries to bring Holy Communion and helps arrange Masses, Confessions, and Anointing of the Sick.
Marian House Kitchen: Provides a hot nutritious lunch each day for 100 to 250 low income and homeless people, with St. Paul's parishioners volunteering the 1st, 3rd, and 4th Thursdays of each month, between 7:00am and 1:00pm.
Meals Ministry: Helps arrange meals for parishioners in need because of surgery, illness, death in the family, and other needs, using an online calendar.
School Supply Drive: Assists children in need with backpacks and basic school supplies before each school year.
Thanksgiving Baskets: Provides a Thanksgiving meal, usually through grocery store gift cards, to families in need.
Westside CARES: Assists our neighbors in need, joining with neighboring churches, in many ways, including several annual programs, like a school supply collection, Thanksgiving baskets, and Christmas Adopt-A-Family, and ongoing efforts, like food pantries, clinics, and rent assistance; parishioners also can volunteer with Westside CARES. Learn More