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What is it?It is a group of parishioners at St. Jude who have answered the call to lead our outreach efforts in the parish. They came together for the first time in 2006 and meet quarterly as a team. If you want to be involved in serving your community through any of our ministries, please contact us for more information. The organizations that fall under this umbrella are:
- Catholic Schools Outreach
- Emergency Assistance
- Furniture Ministry
- Refugee Ministry
- The Samaritan Inn
- School Supply Drive
- Summer School Lunch Program
- Thrift Center
- Toolbox Ministry
- Veteran's Home
- Visitation Ministry
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Our parish has adopted an underprivileged Catholic schools in Dallas to support. St. Cecilia Catholic School serves students from Pre-K thru 8th grade. Most of the families of these schools work two or more jobs to provide a Catholic education for their children. The proceeds of our annual carnival raffle sales help fund common items for the proper running of a school:
- Tables, chairs, and desks
- Textbooks and children’s’ literature books
- Hands-on Science Kits
- New servers, smart boards
- Playground equipment
- Replacing broken windows, and old ceiling tiles
- Cleaning up and updating landscaping
Be on the look out for future projects via St. Jude’s website, and Facebook page as well as the weekly bulletin.
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The Furniture Ministry collects gently used furniture and household items for families in need. There is always a need for volunteers to help pick up and deliver the items. Volunteers are placed on an email list and notified of dates, times and locations for pickup/deliveries. Typically we try to schedule Saturdays, however, weekdays are also a possibility. Because it is understood that a volunteer may not be able to help at all times, we are always in need of more able-bodied volunteers. You do not need a truck to be a part of this ministry.
We are able to accept most gently used furniture and household items (including couches, chairs, dining tables/chairs, side tables, lamps, mattresses in good condition, dressers, pots/pans, utensils, towels, sheets, etc.) We are unable to accept large tube TV’s. We will accept washers and dryers IF we have a family who needs those items. We generally pick up on Saturdays.
We work closely with the Samaritan Inn (local homeless shelter) with clients who are transitioning from homelessness back into housing. Your furniture donations are greatly appreciated by these families.
If you have a donation, interested in volunteering, or you or someone you know needs furniture or household items, please contact us.
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St. Jude has worked with the Refugee Services of Catholic Charities in Dallas for the past 9 years. We have mentored refugee families, set up apartments for newly arriving refugee families, collected items for refugee families, and volunteered for special activities. There are various volunteer opportunities through Refugee Services ( https://ccdallas.org/our-services/refugee-services/ ). Please contact us if you are interested in helping with apartment set ups, mentoring, or collecting items for refugee families.Contact:
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St. Jude supports our local homeless shelter located in McKinney. The parish organizations take turns providing a meal for the shelter twice a month.
Contact:
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Each summer St. Jude supports the Allen Summer School Lunch Program, which provides free lunches and sponsored activities for children in our local Title 1 schools. These children normally receive government assisted lunches during the school year, but during the summer months, may find themselves without. Last week, during Mission Week, our St. Jude Youth and St. Jude Volunteers, in collaboration with the Area Retired Teachers Association, were able to serve 511 children daily at Boyd Elementary School. Lunches were provided along with games (thanks to The City of Allen) and art projects (thanks to the Allen Arts Alliance). Thank you to everyone who helped make this program a success! Your joy and enthusiasm were a true witness of the love of Christ! Contact us to Volunteer today!
Contact:
Yvonne Walters
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Are you or your family looking for ways to help in the St. Jude community? St. Jude needs volunteers to assist at the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift store. Volunteers can serve as often as they like, but all we’re asking is for a 2-hour commitment - just once a month. The best part? Your service hours earn St. Jude “credit” to send those in need for clothing, or other items at the thrift store. This is a great opportunity for parents and their teens to get involved.
Contact:
Cathy Kuehn - (214) 707-3382
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Mission Statement
The Mission of the Toolbox ministry at St. Jude is to offer:
- general repair projects to parishioners who have an immediate need,
- for those who are unable to provide for themselves,
- and to support other ministries within the parish, Diocesan projects, interfaith projects, and the community at large.
All volunteers will be safety-cleared through the Diocese of Dallas Safe Environment Program, and will humbly do so with a servants heart. We will work at the pleasure of the pastor of St. Jude.
The St. Jude Toolbox ministry built a handicap ramp June 2, 2018 for a family in need. This ramp will enable a handicapped woman the ability to lead a more independent life. She can now get in and out of her house without assistance. They were so thankful for what we did for them. And it was very rewarding for us to able to help them. We all enjoyed the build and the fellowship, but not the bug bites! Deep Woods Off is on the checklist for the next build. Pictured from left to right are Frank Scerbo, Jim Damaskinos, Tom Wolowicz, Jerry Vaughan and Ken Pietrasik. We have another ramp planned for this fall.
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Contact:
Bill Eckels
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Contact:
Bill Eckels
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