Community Outreach Ministries

Outreach Ministry

Contact:  Susan & Richard Lindberg, rslindberg273@gmail.com

• American Red Cross Blood Drive  This event takes place in our Parish Hall once a year. Event workers are needed.
• Ash Wednesday - Soup & Bread Supper To benefit needy urban charities/shelters. A simple supper with a guest speaker is provided by parishioners.  Tickets are sold.  Soup makers, ticket sellers, and event workers are needed.
• Eyeglass Collection Box This is a year-round collection of used eyeglasses and sunglasses in conjunction with the Lions Club to benefit the Dominican Republic
• Hats, Mittens and Socks Collection This collection benefits inner city schools and shelters.
• Harvest Pack This town-wide event prepares and packages food bags for third world countries.
• Support “40 days for Life “(Archdiocese Pro-Life)Distribute baby bottles provided by Carolyn’s Place-aid to mothers & babies (maternal/pregnancy org.)
• Sandwich Collection   Make 10 or more simple sandwiches to be donated to Hartford shelters the second Wednesday of every month. Parishioners donate sandwiches prepared at home. 
• Snack Bag Project Make Trail Mix Snack bags for the House of Bread Kidz Café.  Donations of cereal, raisins, pretzels, etc. are collected, assembled in the Parish Hall, and also delivered.
• Palm Sunday Easter Dinner Bag collection—Benefit Catholic Worker and Hands On Hartford
• Mother Cabrini-Sunday Dinner for Immacare Men’s Shelter Food prepared and served by parishioners.
• Summer Grocery Bag Collection Distribution of grocery bags and delivery of collected items to benefit St. Thomas Food Pantry and The Town of West Harford Food Pantry.
• Advent Giving Tree A Christmas program where social service agencies in Hartford provide the parish with a list of needed items. Parishioners are invited to take a needed item request from the “Giving Tree” during the season of Advent. Assistance is needed in delivering collected items.

Sandwich Ministry

Faith Formation families are invited to come together once a month to help make sandwiches which are then delivered by our Outreach ministry to the South Park Inn homeless shelter in Hartford. We meet on the second Wednesday of every month at 3:30 in the Parish Hall. Sign up is required

Contacts: Carol Moriarity in the Faith Formation Office at (860) 521-2904

 

The Christmas Food Basket Program has been in existence at St. Peter Claver Church for over 30 years. This is a well-supported activity which parish families look forward to participating in each Christmas. The mission of the program is to provide a plentiful basket of food for Christmas Day for families in need through a variety of organizations including local hospitals, the Town of West Hartford, Holy Trinity Church, and South Park Inn.  The program could not be run without the many volunteers and generous families from our parish, as we’ve typically provided for 180 families or more each year. Planning starts in September and culminates with deliveries to families on the Sunday before Christmas. 

Contacts: Jeff Amell, jeffreyamell@comcast.net

St. Elizabeth House Dinners

Rotating teams coordinate dinners prepared by our parishioners, delivered and served to the House of Mercy Shelter – St. Elizabeth House in Hartford.

Contact:  VACANT (Please call the Parish Office 860-561-4235)