Spread kindness and help our community on your own, anytime! For this activity, you will make cookies and cards for first responders as a way to show appreciation and to say thank you to our community heroes! Activity Directions. Choose your favorite cookie recipe. Purchase the ingredients and work together to mix, bake and package them for your local first responders. While your cookies are baking, make a cheerful card to add to your package thanking the first responders for their hard work. When you are finished, you can drop the cookies and cards off at your local fire house, constable or police station. Please be sure to call ahead to ensure that they are able to accept home-baked goods at this time. Send a photos to [email protected] of your family volunteering. Photos are needed to earn 1 service hour.
Help keep our parish grounds looking neat and a source of pride! All grounds care is done by volunteers, and families can get involved by picking up trash, weeding, raking, and sweeping. Adults (21+) can also help by mowing with a push or riding mower, edging, and using a leaf blower. Equipment and training are provided. This activity is great for all ages. Please wear closed-toe shoes and bring garden gloves if you have them. As part of our Family Volunteering program, this is designed to be a family experience. At least two family members, including at least one adult, are required to work together and experience volunteerism together. Please note that teen or child drop-off is not allowed for this activity. Service hrs. for NHS, etc. is available. Meet at the garage in the back parking lot at 8 a.m.
Help take care of birds by making homemade bird feeders to hang in your yard! Fun for all ages. Once you hang your bird feeder watch and reflect on God’s creation while identifying the birds coming to the feeder. A bird chart, and bird feeder directions an be found by clicking on the link.