Human Concerns Commission
The Human Concerns Commission is entrusted with the responsibility of working with the pastoral staff in planning, fostering and promoting the social, ecumenical -religious and service mission of the parish.2010/2011 Contact: Mary Ann Duderstadt
Our Lady of the Brook Parish Pastoral Council
Human Concerns Ministry Activities Report
March 11, 2013
- Bread Brigade: Meets on various mornings to package donated bread in preparation for distribution to local shelters. Contact person: Susan Eimerman
In progress…the “brigade” meets on Tuesday mornings in the parish kitchen. They are also providing the bread for our Lenten Bread/Soup & Stations event.
- Hilda’s Place: Soup kitchen service in Evanston. Contact person: Mary Vollkommer
In progress.
- Food Drives: monthly and seasonally (Thanksgiving) to replenish supply at St. Martin’s Pantry, but also to support the Northfield Township food pantry and Catholic Charities (Des Plaines). Contact person: Dcn Dennis McAllister
In progress…this is one of the three major Lenten activities for the parish in conjunction with Operation Rice Bowl and Feed My Lambs.
- Feed My Lambs: Provides food and Easter baskets with candy to the families at St. Martin de Porres. Everyone is invited to take a lamb. Contact: Dcn Dennis & Nora McAllister
In progress…this is one of the three major Lenten activities for the parish in conjunction with Operation Rice Bowl and Food Drives. 42 Lambs were put out the weekend of our Parish Mission and all were gone by Monday night, 2/18.
- The collection for Holy Thursday directly supports the poor and those who are in need. This year, there will be three causes to choose from: Operation Rice Bowl, A.I.D.S. relief, and the food pantries that we support: St. Martin de Porres, Northfield Township, and Catholic Charities. There will be no food collection this year.
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 Our Annual Giving Tree provides Christmas Gifts for the needy in our community. |
Service Opportunities:
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Join us for Dinner at Hilda's Place
Hilda's Place, in Evanston, provides overnight shelter with support services for adult men and women. Our Lady of the Brook is committed to serving dinner on the fourth and fifth Tuesday every month. We need a minimum of 4 volunteers to prepare and serve dinner as well as prepare some of the dinner in advance. Details are available by the sign up sheets in the Social Area. Please call Mary Vollkommer, 847.272.5964. |
Meet the Bread Brigade!
(Every Monday Night)
On Monday nights Karen (Susala) and Bill Hayworth deliver the bread from Panera on Waukegan Road in Deerfield. If they are unavailable, one of the packers makes arrangements to be there before closing to get the daily leftovers. Richard Werner, Susan Vaickauski, Mariette Fine, Brigitte Fine, James Fine, Henk Lamberts, Christal Lamberts, Debbie Gordon along with her brother and Susan Eimerman meet at OLB to spend a half hour packing the bread into single family servings.
They leave some for St. Martin's on their designated weeks. Karen delivers some bread to "Wings," Judi and Mark Ronan deliver some to Hilda's Place for their intake program participants, they leave some for Little Mexico which Rudy delivers on his way home, Mark Spina sometimes takes some to Catholic Charities and Susan takes a load to the New Life Shelter. (Although after mid October, Judi Ronan may add that delivery to her Hilda's Place treck.) Occasionally, Joanne and Jim Futrell run the delivery to New Life Shelter as well.
Jean Borin and the knitters of OLB sometimes leave us supplies for New Life. In the past they have provided new pillows and food, along with their home stitched products.
Interested in joining the Bread Brigade? Call the rectory and we will put you in touch with the group. |
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