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Parish Services Committee

Purpose:

The Parish Services Committee exists to facilitate the parish response of support, hospitality, resource and/or condolence for people in need.

Functions:

• To sustain local outreach programs for the poor, homeless and vulnerable people within the parish.
• To provide a support service for members of the parish in times of joy and sorrow.
• To network with other parishes and vicariates to provide service beyond the parish.
• To develop action steps that flow from the parish mission statement and through the goals and objectives of the parish.

Structure:

The Parish Services Committee may include individuals, groups and sub-groupings of other organizations and committees who provide support for people in need. Those activities include, but are not limited to: home and hospital visitors, funeral lunch providers, St. Vincent de Paul Society, meals for home-bound, food pantry, clothes closet, elder-care, etc. This committee may range from 10 to 20 members of the parish and at least one member of this committee will have membership on the Christian Service Commission.