Blood Drive Donors and helpers are needed twice a year as we are one of the largest contributors to the Heartland Blood Center

Contact:  Knights of Columbus or Jim Lambert 375-9919      

 

Catholic Heart Workcamp  Mission trip for students in junior high and high school to travel to a different city in the U.S. one week in the summer to help low income seniors with things like home repair, painting, and yard word, or to help at day care centers for low income families.  Evening programs include Mass, skits, music, prayer, and lots of fun. Adult chaperones also needed. Brochures for summer 2007 are available.

Contact: Cathy Swanson 462-5044 / cswanson@stmichaelcommunity.org

 

The Cursillo The purpose of Cursillo is to make Christian community possible in neighborhoods, parishes, work situations and the other places where people live the greater part of their lives. It is a movement, sanctioned by the Church, which offers a way for people to live what is fundamental for being a Christian.

Contact:  Mike or Marianne Kinkley 690-6707 / mmkinkley@sbcglobal.net

                Bob Calamia 690-7488 / robandmar5@sbcglobal.net 

Dominican College in Lagos, Nigeria  High School in Lagos, Nigeria, built and supported by donations from our parishioners.  The school library, named The St. Michael Library, continues to be a need funded by our parish. See www.dominicanschools-ng.org for more information.

Contact:  Dr. Janet Kamer, 510-8542 (days); Deacon David Meador 510-0604 (evenings)

                        jandav2236@sbcglobal.net or lapondallas@sbcglobal.net

 

Exodus World Services Provides resettlement welcome packs (food, clothing, utensils, bedding), visitation, and advocacy.

Contact:  Dr. Janet Kamer, 510-8542 (days); Deacon David Meador 510-0604 (evenings)

                        jandav2236@sbcglobal.net or lapondallas@sbcglobal.net

 

Flu Shot Program Offered through the parish in late fall.

Contact:  Thecla Rettberg, RN 462-5042 / trettberg@stmichaelcommunity.org

 

Food for Marquard Center Cooks needed to provide meals one Saturday a month.  Recipes are provided and food is dropped off in Wheaton for delivery.  Also needed are substitute cooks and delivery drivers.  Jr. high, high school and adults all encouraged to participate.

Contact: Mary Christensen 510-8896 / joenmj@ameritech.net

 

Food for the Needy Collects food and money on the third Sunday of every month after all the Masses. Donations are split between the Interfaith Food Pantry and the People’s Resource Center.  Volunteers of all ages are needed for each of the Masses.

Contact:  George or Joanne Carr 665-0994 / carrgj@sbcglobal.net

 

Inter-Faith Food Pantry Stock shelves and dispense food at the Pantry in the Outreach Center.  Volunteers are needed 1 - 2 days a month for 3 hours per day.  Others are needed to pick up food at Northern Illinois Food Bank in St. Charles on Tuesday mornings.

Contact: Tom Gaffney 653-0842 or Mary Newman 665-3182 / marycnewman@ameritech.net

 

Military Outreach Ministry

Contact: Don Donovan 630-665-9454 / dandono@comcast.net

 

Nazareth/Bethlehem Farm Mission opportunity for teens who have finished their sophomore year in high school to travel to West Virginia for a week of service to low income families.

Contact: Leslie Stopka 462-5047 /     lstopka@stmichaelcommunity.org

 Tom Ruggaber 690-1058 / t.ruggaber@att.net

 

P.A.D.S. (Public Action to Deliver Shelter) Provides food and shelter to the homeless in DuPage County in conjunction with other area churches. Volunteers needed to prepare meals, staff the shifts at the shelter, and perform morning clean-up.

Contact: Nancy Vonderhaar 665-1626 / Vonderhaar@aol.com

                Don Opal 665-5688 / Dopal1@yahoo.com

 

People’s Resource Center Provides services to needy DuPage County residents.  Parishioners volunteer in various capacities.

Contact: George Carr 630-665-0994 / carrgeojo@gmail.com

 

Prayer Shawl Ministry Prayer shawls are knitted or crocheted, then given to people who are ill, grieving, or just in need of prayers as a reminder that they are “wrapped” in God’s love. Shawls are blessed and delivered as a gift from the Parish. 

Contact:  Chris Retzke 690-8328 / cretzke@ameritech.net

 Thecla Rettberg, RN 462-5042 / trettberg@stmichaelcommunity.org

 

Prison Ministry Volunteers visit prison inmates.

Contact: Mike Kinkley 690-6707 / mmkinkley@sbcglobal.net

 

Project Gabriel  A group of parishes stand together in their commitment to provide on-going spiritual, emotional, and practical support to women and families facing crises or difficult pregnancies.

Contact: Diane Knaggs - Coordinator 630-510-0910 /stmikesangels@sbcglobal.net

                Ann Reynertson - Co-coordinator 630-542-2912 / ann.reynertson@jlahome.com

                Patti Bouck - Co-coordinator 630-558-1122 / pbouck@sbcglobal.net

                Sally Wiarda - Material Resources 630-682-3355 / skkw1@comcast.net

 

Respect Life Committee We promote the Gospel of Life from conception to natural death through various parish wide activities, such as Mother’s Day rose sale, pro-life Christmas card sale and a baby shower to benefit local crisis pregnancy centers.

Contact: Tasha Rice 653-6271 / natasharice001@comcast.net

                Mary Perona 690-7226 momperona@sbcglobal.net

 

St. Joseph Employment Ministry With St. James Parish and other churches provide Christian support and assistance in many aspects of the job search.  Employers are encouraged to call the ministry with any job openings. Fax job opportunities or inquiries to: 630-858-5491 or e-mail: stjosephministry@aol.com

Contact: Joe Kirkland 653-1865 / jkjjk0329@aol.com

 

St. Vincent DePaul Society Offers tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis, while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those served.

Contact:  234-4663, 234-4760 or Mike Doerries mfdoerries@wmlaw.com

 

Thailand AIDS Orphanage – Sarnelli House Complex for AIDS orphans in northern Thailand run by Redemptorist priests.  Many children are HIV positive or have AIDS.  St. Michael parishioners have helped fund a nursery and a building for teenage girls.  Staff have visited us three times in the past and will be here in September 2008 to update us.  See www.sarnelli.org or www.sarnelliorphanage.org for more information.

Contact: Dan Donovan 665-9454 / dandono@comcast.net

 

Worldwide Mission Support Supports mission activities worldwide including those in Nigeria, Thailand, and Guatemala.

Contact:  Tom Olp 221-1612 / tolp@conwin.com