"The
Spirit of the Lord is upon me...to bring glad tidings to the poor, to
let the oppressed go free, and to proclaim a year acceptable to the Lord."
St. Luke 4:18, 19
Alternative
Breaks Students can make a difference in other people's lives by
traveling to Baudin, Haiti, or Appalachia during Purdue's Spring Break.
Giving
toys to Baudin kids.
Appalachia
Spring Break 2003
To see more Pictures click HERE
Hunger
Hike Members of our community walk to raise money and awareness to
help alleviate hunger in Greater Lafayette and Haiti. Please join us!
Urban
Ministry You can be involved
in an inner-city project in Indianapolis and Chicago that addresses needs related
to inequality, injustice or poverty.
Indiana
Catholic Conference For those who wish to work for systemic change,
we are in liaison with the ICC which works to defend human dignity through law
and public process.
Pax
Christi All are invited to join in learning about and acting
on issues relating to the social gospel, Catholic social teaching, and peace
and justice: every Monday noon in Augustine Room. For more information please
CLICK HERE
Haiti
Ministry By participating in the Haiti Mission, you can play
an active role in developing our relationship with our sister parish, St. Francis
Xavier in Baudin, Haiti. Pictures from 2005 Click
HERE
Service
Opportunities We can help you build a closer tie between faith
and service.
Ongoing
projects include: Volunteering
at LUM's homeless shelter, providing meals for the homeless, etc.o Helping Habitat
for Humanity provide modest, well-built housing for low-income families. o Celebrating
Ecumenism and the legacy of Martin Luther King, Jr. during the Liturgy in January.o
Remembering Oscar Romero, the martyred archbishop of El Salvador. We pray and
work to close the School of the Americas, Fort Benning, Georgia, where his assassins
were trained.
Mother
Teresa Fund We assist needy families
and individuals by providing financial assistance to Lafayette Urban Ministry
(LUM) in downtown Lafayette.
Jubilee
Christmas We help area low-income families experience the joy of
Christmas by working with LUM to supply gifts and volunteers for the Jubilee
Christmas program.
Hunger
Hike 2003
