Note: The Human Concerns Center office hours (Monday through Friday) are from 8:30 A.M. to 12 Noon and from 1 P.M. to 2 P.M. Please note that the Human Concerns Center as well as the parish office will be closed from 12 Noon to 1:00 P.M. every day.
Thank you for your cooperation!
The following is a list of some of the ministries the Human Concerns Center is involved in. If you would like to volunteer for any of these activities, please call (718) 347-6229.
Food Pantry
Emergency Food distributed; Holiday Baskets for the needy; Hunger Hotline & Referrals
3rd Sunday of each month is Food Pantry Sunday - donations can be left in the Church
Donations are accepted Monday through Friday from 9:00 A.M. to 12 Noon and 1 :00 P.M. to 2:00 P.M. at the Human Concerns Center
Office Volunteers
Assist with all current projects (Mail, Handcrafts, Telephone & Door Inquiries).
Bereavement
Spiritual and emotional support for those who have lost a loved one.
Monthly group meetings (Listed in the parish bulletin.).
Individual meetings by appointment.
Pastoral Care Respite Program
Ministry to the sick of the parish. The Respite Workers do personal care; light housework; the patient's laundry; shopping; meal preparation; and whatever is reasonably necessary to help the patient to be holy, happy and as healthy as possible. They work a minimum of 3 hours a day. They earn $10 an hour and are paid daily. The parish receives nothing except the joy and privilege of providing help for the frail elderly and sick.
Friendly Visitors
Numerous visits and telephone contacts made to homebound and hospitalized parishioners.
Handcrafters
Human Concerns Center Volunteers who make various items to be distributed to the sick of the parish (Infant Jesus statues; laprobes, wooden articles).
Miscellaneous Activities
• Numerous Christmas Planning Meetings
• Volunteer Seasonal Meetings
• Volunteer Planning Meetings
• Attendance of Wakes & Funerals
• Bazaar Volunteers
• Anointing Mass Preparation
• Preparation and delivery of various gifts throughout the year
(Valentine Booklets; Toiletry Bags, Cards, Plants)
