Direct Service

Outreach Minsitries
Our mission as a People of God is to reach out to those in need. The poor and the homeless, the alienated and the lonely all belong to the one Body of Christ and deserve our care and support. Join us in our efforts to meet the needs of others.

Giving Tree
Assists with inviting the parish assembly to assist persons in crisis through donations of goods and money at our Sunday liturgies.

Interfaith Hospitality Network
Holy Spirit Parish has volunteered to host, or help another church host, the families in the Interfaith Hospitality Network for several weeks each year. Many volunteers are needed.

Holy Spirit is again participating in the Saturday Noon Meals program at Christ United Methodist Church at 400 5th Ave SW. A number of volunteer opportunities are available for people and families looking to be of service to others. See the Social Concerns bulletin board in the narthex to sigh up for these opportunities. Call John McGuire at 289-6384 for more information.

Sunday Noon Lunch
Holy Spirit participates 2-3 times each year with preparing and serving a Sunday noon lunch at St. Francis Church. This program completes the weekly effort to provide meals to those in need every day of the week.

Communion to Nursing Homes
A once a month commitment which requires attendance at the 8:00 Sunday Mass followed by distribution of communion to the residents at one of the following care facilities: Maple Manor Nursing Home, Rochester Health Care, or Sunrise Cottages.

Channel One
Once a month commitment to deliver the food collected at Sunday liturgies to the Channel One Food Shelf and to inform us of the number of pounds collected.

Vincent de Paul Society
This group meets on an as-needed basis and calls upon the parish to collect various articles for daily living for people in crisis within Rochester and the surrounding communities.