Confirmation Activities

St. Louis Catholic Church

For all service activities, please:

• Call ahead to schedule a time to go help

• Have an adult in the group

• Sign up for several activities in which you’re interested

• Go back to the service site a few times

Where you can help

• Saint’s Place

• Pittsford Food Cupboard

• Matthew’s Closet

• St. Martin’s Place

• Bethany House

• Heather Heights of Pittsford

• Sr. Regis Food Cupboard

Saint’s Place

• Assists refugees– They have fled from their

war-torn home countries

– Seek asylum in U.S.

• 700+ helped each year in ROCHESTER

• Donations of local home goods, clothing and furniture– Starter kits

• Tutoring Center– Thursdays

Pittsford Food Cupboard

• Donations of non-perishable food items• Stocking shelves

Matthew’s Closet

• Provides clothing to those in need– In 2010: 3,400 adults

3,600 children

• Donations of:– Socks & underwear

• All sizes, MWC

– Winter coats• All sizes, MWC

– Men’s gloves/hats– Sheets/bedding-queen size or twin

– Dishes, household items

St. Martin’s Place• Soup kitchen provides

– Hospitality– Noontime meal

• For inner city

• 50-100 guests– Lunch 11:45 am MWF– Brunch 10am Tuesday

• YOU CAN– Prepare– Serve– Clean up– Donate non-perishables

and paper goods

Bethany House

• A Catholic workers house supporting homeless women

• and children• YOU CAN:

– Prepare a meal at home or at the shelter…dinner is at 6

– Sort/distribute clothing

– Sort/stack food pantry

Items needed:

•Women and children’s clothing

•Non-perishable food items

•Paper goods

•Health & beauty items

•Baby items

•Throw a baby shower?

Heather Heights of Pittsford

• Adult care residence• YOU CAN:

– Play 1-on-1 games– Help with group games

• Bingo is MW Sat, 3pm– Play in the Wii bowling

league– Work in the ice cream

parlor, 2:30-3:30 pm– Crochet/knit with their

group

-Craft guild

-Thursday at 3, Friday at 1:30 pm

-Help move furniture or help residents come to weekend entertainment performances

-Provide an hour of entertainment

-Piano included

Sr. Regis Food Cupboard

• Stack the shelves

• Items needed:– Cold/hot cereal bfasts

– Canned food

– Healthy snacks

– Juice

– Diapers

– Paper goods

– Basic toiletries