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The Shrine of St. Anne - Catholic Church -
Arvada, Colorado - Social Ministries
We are the Social Ministry group from Arvada's Shrine of St.
Anne Catholic Church, located in Olde Town Arvada at 7555 Grant Place in Arvada,
Colorado.
Please visit
St. Anne's web site to
learn more about our parish. |
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In addition to this employment resource site, the Social
Ministries group provides assistance and fellowship to members of our Parish and
to our immediate and extended community in Arvada and Colorado. We invite you to
join us as a regular supporter, or to participate in any of the rewarding and
important activities during the year as briefly described here. |
Easter Basket Program
This is a fun event for the entire parish family -
especially kids, providing families with a way to share with others
during Easter. Social Ministries obtains donations for Easter baskets.
Then we ask for parish volunteers to gather one evening, sort the many
fun basket items, place them into Easter baskets and help deliver them
to other recipient parishes and charitable programs. A lot of fun! |
Migrant Workers
Each year St. Anne's supports a special project, interacting with
Colorado's migrant workers in one of the northern counties. We usually
seek donations for the hygiene kit program and we make a special trip
north in Colorado to join with migrant workers in a sharing experience. |
Senior Citizens Sing
Along Night
Sing Along Join us for a night of fun on this joyous sing-along
occasion. The Social Ministry group journeys to a near-by senior home
for song, refreshments and, most importantly, making good old fashioned
contact and conversation with the 'greatest generation'. The seniors
love to see the young ones so bring the kids along! |
Crop Walk
This fun Fall event helps raise money for local hunger-fighting agencies
as well as the international relief and development efforts of Church
World Service. St. Anne parishioners can support the
Crop Walk by either
walking on event day and obtaining sponsors, or by simply becoming a
sponsor for a Crop Walk participant. View
photos from our 2005 Crop Walk event. |
Navajo Clothing and Food
Drive
In the Fall, the parish gathers food and clothing contributions and
consolidates this collection into a metro-wide campaign collection. The
clothing is then driven to the Navaho Indian reservation in Arizona and
distributed where needed most. F or this activity the entire parish is
requested to provide donations and we ask for volunteers to assist us
with sorting items into categories and bags - and finally with loading
and unloading our vans and trucks on the final day of the campaign. |
Thanksgiving Food Basket Program
Another great St. Anne's tradition, everyone is invited to donate
special food requests and then assist us with putting together
Thanksgiving dinner baskets for delivery to parish families in need,
neighboring parishes and other charitable programs such as Mary Crest
and the Arvada Food Bank. We need volunteer sorters, packers, van
loaders and deliverers for this vibrant activity! |
Christmas Toy Program
Join in this long-time St. Anne's tradition, helping us provide
Christmas joy and presents to inner city parishes through our Christmas
gift trees for children. We ask the entire parish to take a tag from the
trees and provide appropriate new toys and gifts for children and teens.
We can also use volunteers to help sort, pack and deliver the presents
close to Christmas time! Great fun! |
Arvada Religious Ministry (ARMs)
Several members of the St. Anne's Social Ministry group support special
"ARMs" programs throughout the year, providing support for families and
women in dire economic and social situations. We seek volunteers to
support a food and shelter program in Arvada, which involves providing
cooking services, overnight stays at the home to support families$, and
providing camaraderie and fellowship to those in need. |
Contact Us:
To learn more, make donations, volunteer for specific programs or to
become a Social Ministry member, simply contact our ministry leader,
Mark Komp at 303-431-6655. |
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