Social Concerns Ministry
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Opportunities to serve!
WE ARE SENT...
OUT INTO THE WORLD:Saturday, April 20, 2024:
Neighorhood Clean Up
Join us as we pick up trash in our Ascension Neighborhood.
Supplies provided by Montavilla Neighborhood Association.
Register at our information area.
Saturday, April 27, 2024:
82nd Avenue Parade of Roses
Join our Ascension Group as we share our Ascension Spirit in our Neighborhood. Walk, ride your bike or scooter, push a stoller, or cheer us on from the sidewalk!
Register at our information area.
Join our Social Concerns Coordination Team!
Help plan and coordinate activities for our parish.
Contact Sharon Grigar at the Parish Office for more information.
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share the Good News and Serve our Brothers & Sisters.
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We are Called...
to Care for God's Creation-DePaving our Parking Lot-
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We are called...
to shelter the homeless.- Shelter for Families: Family Promise Metro East
- Volunteer: See the link below to volunteer, or contact our Parish Office for more information. Volunteer Opportunities include:
Dinner Provider
Evening Host
Overnight Host
JOIN
JOIN is located in our parish boundary, but their outreach spans the entire city.
The donation hamper for JOIN is in the vestibule! Please be generous. Items accepted: New socks, hats, gloves, sleeping bags and tarps
JOIN is located in our neighborhood, but their outreach spans the entire city.
JOIN exists to support the efforts of homeless individuals and families to transition out of homelessness into permanent housing. Our efforts are directed at individuals sleeping outside or in their car in the Portland Metro area. Our service provision is not dependent on age, gender, race, ethnicity, faith, culture, language, sexual identity, specific diagnosis, or identifiable issue. See the link below.
WE ARE CALLED...
TO FEED THE HUNGRY.
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The Francis Center
A donation hamper is in the vestibule of Ascension Church.
Food and clothing donations are needed.
Especially in need of men's clothing.A focus is on the vulnerable, no matter their age, race, or religion.
Volunteer Opportunities serving at the center.
Open Monday through Thursday from 10am to 2pm.
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