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Social Justice Ministry Listed below are a number of resources and ideas that you might use to extend the hand of Christ in service to the needy. Lecture Series On-Line: Catholic Relief Services - Are you being called to live your faith overseas? Catholic Relief Services will begin placing volunteers overseas beginning August 2005. The goal of this Volunteer Program is for Us. Catholics to live in solidarity with the world's poor by sharing their skills. Volunteers make a full-time two-year commitment; 18 months overseas and 6 months in the US. Apply on-line at <www.crs.org> Seeds of Literacy - More than 85 million adults in the US have low literacy skills. You can help! Volunteer tutors are always needed, so please consider joining this effort. Tutor Orientation is held on a regular basis; for details call 216-631-4302. http://www.csjcleveland.org/sol.html Downtown Cleveland Pastors’ Joint Letter on Homelessness Fair Trade Products - In a world based on consumerism, you can help by buying fairly traded products whose profits go to the needy people who produce them. Response 2006, a directory of full time volunteer opportunities from Catholic Network of Volunteer Service is available in the 9th Street bookrack or on their website at <www.cnvs.org> Become a Volunteer Tutor - InterAct Cleveland and the Jewish Community Federation invites you to become a volunteer literacy tutor in Cleveland public schools and strengthen inter-religious cooperation among tutors. For more information, take a registration form from the 9th St. vestibule book rack. http://www.interactcleveland.org/ Ten Thousand Villages - Ten Thousand Villages provides vital, fair income to Third World people by marketing their handicrafts and telling their stories in North America. Visit our store to learn more about the mission of Ten Thousand Villages, to explore handicrafts from around the world and to make a difference while you shop! From pottery to jewelry, baskets to musical instruments and handloomed textiles to nativities, the items we offer include distinctive gifts and decorative folk art that will enhance the beauty of your home. http://www.tenthousandvillages.com/
The Bishop Cosgrove Center on 18th & Superior offers a wide variety of opportunities to volunteer: preparing & serving breakfast and lunch, gardening, literacy programs, stocking pantry shelves, and packing food bags. Any specialized service is also welcome, such as “entertaining”, help in resume writing, or any unique area with which you are familiar. Call 216-781-8262 http://www.clevelandcatholiccharities.org/Corporations/Cosgrove.htm The St. Malachi Center is in need of household and kitchen furniture for families on the near west side of Cleveland. Couches, gas stoves, refrigerators, dressers, end tables, washers and dryers, cribs, baby items, coffee tables, and televisions are needed. The St. Malachi Center furniture ministry provides these gently used items to needy families. Please contact Kim at 216-771-3036. http://www.stmalachi.org/parish/malactr/malacctr.htm Pax Christi strives to create a world that reflects the Peace of Christ by exploring, articulating, and witnessing to the call of Christian nonviolence. This work begins in personal life and extends to communities of reflection and action to transform structures of society. Pax Christi USA rejects war, preparations for war, and every form of violence and domination. It advocates primacy of conscience, economic and social justice, and respect for creation. http://www.paxchristiusa.org/ The Diocesan St. Vincent de Paul Society is always in need of gently worn clothing, blankets, household goods, beds and furniture. These items are then distributed to needy families and individuals thoughout the Diocese. Your generosity can make a vast difference. Call the St. Vincent de Paul Society office for information about donations and pick-up at 216-741-7837 http://www.svdpcle.org/
Womankind - The Womankind Maternal and Prenatal Care Center, at 5400 Transportation Blvd. in Garfield Hts., is in urgent need of volunteers to assist in providing support services to expectant moms. If you are willing and able to donate some of your time, please contact Dianna or JoAnn at 216-622-5700. Hospice of the Western Reserve volunteers celebrate the individual worth of each life, strive to relieve suffering, enhance comfort and promote quality of life for patients and their families experiencing life’s final journey. The next seven week training session begins October 18 from 1:00- 4:00 pm at the Fairhill Office. If you are interested in joining the Volunteer Team please contact Milissa Mihalik 216-502-4240 or <mmihalik@hospicewr.org> Catholic Relief Services - Make a financial contribution to Catholic Relief Services (CRS) to be used in their efforts at providing food, medicine and healthcare to the victims of war & violence. (CRS, 209 West Fayette St., Baltimore, MD 21201-3443; phone 1-800-235-2772 or www.catholicrelief.org.) Health Kits for communities in the third world can be purchased through the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC). Directions are available at www.afsc.org or www.catholic-action.org. Diocesan Social Action Office www.catholic-action.org Catholic Relief Services www.catholicrelief.org United States Conference of Catholic Bishops www.usccb.org National Council of Churches www.ncccusa.org Stewardship of the Earth For information on various recycling programs, call the Cuyahoga County Solid Waste District at 216-443-3749 or visit www.cuyahogaswd.org. |