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COVENANT OF SHARING: YOUR GIFT OF SERVICE How Can I Share My Gift of Service? Being here, worshipping as part of this community, is a gift and makes a difference. We are grateful that you are here. You can also:
Join our 400+ volunteers who give their time and talents to make possible the many programs and ministries of our parish. Your gifts are needed! Here are some specific ways you can help:
CURRENT OPPORTUNITIES Please contact Peggy Chambers, OMC, Pastoral Associate, at (916) 443-8084 x103 or PeggyC@stfrancisparish.com for current
opportunities to serve the parish. Welcome Team
Breakfast Ministers Needed! Are you and early riser? If so, please consider becoming amember of our Breakfast Ministry. As a Breakfast Minister, you will be part of a team that starts its day by offering a hot cup of coffee, a warm smile and a light breakfast to our homeless guests. Help is needed for the 2nd Tuesday of each month. If you can help with this important and grace-filled ministry, or would like more information about it, please contact Galen (GalenU@stfrancisparish.com or 443-8084 x114) HELP MINISTER to HOMELESS or ... THERE but for THE GRACE OF GOD... The Step Ministry provides a sacred dwelling place where a community of ministers and homeless guests meet each other on holy ground and give witness and dignity to our shared experiences. This ministry is rooted in Scripture and responds to the call to welcome strangers, provide shelter to the wanderer, love thy neighbor, and not turn away from the needs of others. The service commitment is one day a week from 6:00—7:30 p.m. Thursday or Saturday evenings are available. Welcome our guests at the gate as they arrive, and provide a guiding presence as they set up their cots on the patio for the night. There is plenty of time for fascinating conversation. For more information or to volunteer, please call Nora at 296-7884. What does it mean to be a Step Minister? "First and foremost, I believe I am doing the Lord's work in the most basic sense. Our guests so appreciate the human contact and the acknowledgment that we know they exist and that we "choose" to be with them.... It puts things in perspective for me in that I am so blessed to have food and shelter and family to take care of me. Any one of us could be homeless, depending on what life brings our way."
"These last nine months have been very rewarding for me as a Step Minister with St. Francis. Showing love and compassion for our fellow human beings, along with being in a position of giving back, is a miracle in itself. Our guests are in need of shelter, along with having someone who sincerely cares and will listen to them."
"I have grown in love, compassion, and tolerance. I do not sturggle with jugdments as much as I did before... I see the humanity in these people. I am a better person for it."
Call to Prayer No special words are required, just your prayer presence and willingness to reflect God's goodness, grace and compassion in simple prayer. Confidentiality is the pledge you take, and the commitment is to be available after the Mass you attend once or twice a month for a few moments. For more information on the experience of participating in this prayerful ministry, Library Volunteer Needed Communion Ministers Needed!
ONGOING OPPORTUNITIES Church Cleaners Still Needed! Come join us for some or all of two hours Saturday mornings from 7:00—9:00 a.m. We have something for everyone. With a full crew we can break up the work into sections vacuuming, dusting, polishing, removing wax, clearing off used candles, washing the pews, etc. We are currently setting up a monthly schedule. Please contact Fran Tom (fran0849@yahoo.com) and let her know which Saturdays you can help out. Share Your Faith by Serving as a Parish Companion
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Join a fun group of folks who like to extend a warm St. Francis welcome by hosting a Welcome Brunch for newcomers and new parishioners three times a year. What's involved? You'd bring a potluck dish to share and help with set up, clean up and hospitality during the brunch. Attendance at planning meetings is not required, though it's always a good time! If you'd like to be part of this ministry, please contact Barbara Bucher (
Sixteen homeless guests of our Step Ministry, that's who.
Thursdays or Saturdays
Has the Spirit been moving through you since Easter, possibly calling you to ministry, to serve your sisters and brothers at St. Francis? The Healing Prayer Ministry invites you to join them in praying with and for our brothers and sisters who are hurting physically, emotionally, or spiritually. We have a need for more men and women with caring hearts, and listening ears willing to be there for the person who needs prayers after weekend Masses.
If you love to read and want to help our parish library, we are in need of a volunteer to work one Sunday a month from 8:30—11:30 a.m. If you are interested, please contact our library coordinator, Pat Pavone (
Every week we come to feast at the table of our Lord, and we are served by members of our community who generously give of their time. If you are a fully initiated Catholic and a registered parishioner, please consider joining a once-a-month team to serve your brothers and sisters the Body and Blood of Christ as an extraordinary minister of communion. If you are interested, please contact Deborah jones, our Director of Liturgy (443-8084 x110 or 
Just like your house, God's house needs to be cleaned regularly to keep it up and make everyone feel welcome. We now have a core cleaning ministry group, but we can always use more help. Many hands make light work!
Companions journey for a year with adults who wish to join our Church. That journey includes attending RCIA sessions on the first and second Thursdays of the month, from 6:30—8:00 p.m. For more info about being a companion or to volunteer, contact Peggy Chambers, OMC (443-8084 x103 or 
Sr. Nora's Place, a sheltered site for women at Loaves and Fishes, needs volunteers on the 2nd Thursday of the month from 5:00-6:30 p.m. to help provide and serve a meal for the 14 women in residence, who are most grateful to have home-cooked meals. If you feel called to volunteer, please contact Jackie (505-1825).