SALT AND LIGHT A Ministry of Social Justice
Chairman -
Co-Chair -
Secretary - Sheila Halfpenny
Treasurer - Pat Porta
Social Committees:
Administrative Committee -
Membership -
Programs - Phyllis Nardi
Advocacy - Irene Robb
Good Samaritan -
Health - Lisa Laudeman
Mentoring - Pat Porta
Respect Life - Rachel Leonardo, Peg Sherow
Bereavement - Betty Biggins, Florence Johnson
Grief Group -
Comforting/Nursing Homes - Lee Wojcik
Liaisons:
Pastoral Council - Theresa Casamento
St. Vincent DePaul - Joe O'Neill
Youth Ministry -
The specific objectives for each of the Salt & Light social committees are listed below:
Advocacy
- Join with others in visiting state and local legislators
- Write, phone or email legislators when needed
- Help with advocacy phone tree.
- Attend issue support gatherings.
Good Samaritan:
- Transportation (Store, doctors, etc.)
- Light yard work/house work
- Snow shoveling
Comforting Ministry:
- Visit the homebound
- Visit nursing homes
- Attend and assist at Communion Service & Masses at Nursing Homes
- Provide respite for caregivers
- Telephone reassurance for the homebound
Bereavement Ministry
- Greeters at funeral homes/funeral masses
- Visit, send cards and/or call bereaved
- Help at funeral masses
- Grief support
Health Ministry
- Determine health needs in the community
- Help with Parish health projects
- Assist with health screenings
- Help with health information sessions
Mentoring Ministry
- Assist with in-school mentoring programs
- Recruiting volunteers
- Record keeping
Membership
- Maintain membership records
- Keep in touch with members periodically and keep them informed
- Try to solicit new members
- To socialize and enable them to continue with their lives in a positive way
Respect Life Ministry
- Inform, educate and promote awareness on abortion, euthanasia, death penalty and embryonic stem cell research.
- Annual baby bottle campaign ? ?Change for Life?
- Annual March for Life at the Beach
- National & Statewide life chains