Following Christ’s order to love one another, the Outreach group sees itself as a facilitator and enabler, in some small way, of this command. The Outreach Committee provides three types of outreach.
The first consists of personal contact with needy families in our immediate area. These are families that are visited or phoned on a regular basis. Our goal is to help them meet their immediate needs and to move them toward self-sufficiency.
The second type of outreach consists of responding to the many requests for help we receive from social and religious organizations throughout the year.
Another form of outreach is pastoral care, in which visitors from the parish provide human contact and spiritual care to those who are ill or shut in.
St. James’ continues to give generously to outreach recipients, families and individuals, as well as offer aid to those in crisis situations.
