Social Action Committee
The responsibility of the Social Action Committee is to
support the needs of parishioners and the community
through new and existing social action programs, to
promote charitable works, enlist human resources and
publicity for social assistance. The members of this
committee work to raise the awareness level of the
parish as a whole, and to educate all as to the Catholic
Church’s teachings on the wide variety of issues
surrounding peace and justice.
Contact:
Ken Webb or Amy Hubbuch:
socialaction@sthenry.org
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The
Campus for
Human Development
is an interfaith agency for the homeless, that supplies
daycare, food stamps, job and housing assistance.
For
more information please visit:
www.chd-nashville.org
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Caring Choices offers free pregnancy
counseling to anyone experiencing an unplanned
pregnancy. They provide material assistance (diapers,
formula, clothing), free pregnancy tests, and adoption
services.
Volunteers provide support for the material assistance program.
For more information please visit:
www.cctenn.org
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Charitable Constructors
(CC)
is a
program to provide volunteer construction labor services
to eligible candidates in St. Henry parish, as
designated by the St. Henry Social Action Committee, and
to especially target those who have urgent needs and are
financially unable to procure the needed services.
For
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION and APPLICATIONS go to
www.charitableconstructors.com
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Go Green (Green Team) Environmental Ministry
works to heighten awareness of environmental issues
through a number of recycling programs and sponsorship
of Community Supported Agricultural Farms (CSA's)
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The Hope Clinic for
Women
offers abstinence education as well as free pregnancy
testing and advice. This non-profit organization
provides Christian alternatives to abortion. Besides
providing advice, volunteers do some post-abortion
counseling. Baby items and maternity clothes are needed
as well.
For more information please visit:
www.hopeclinicforwomen.org
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The
Interfaith
Dentistry Program
is a non-profit organization providing affordable dental
care for low-income, working families who do not have
dental insurance.
For
more information please visit:
www.interfaithdentalclinic.com
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Matthew
25
is a partner agency with the United Way and Veterans
Administration that provides a supportive and
non-threatening environment, including counseling, room
and board, and job assistance, for up to eight months,
to men who make a commitment to remove themselves from
the addiction that has made them homeless and unable to
support themselves. Parish members and groups can assist
by preparing dinner for 35 men one night, donating
magazines, paperback books, bus tickets, supermarket
gift certificates, durable men’s work clothes or
supporting the job needs of an enrollee. This agency has
shown itself to be very effective in accomplishing its
mission.
Contact: Alex Kelso
info@matthew25help.org
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North Nashville
Outreach
assists the most in-need of North Nashville. Volunteers
provide home visitation, tutoring, help with finding
employment, and assistance to the elderly.
For
more information please visit:
www.cctenn.org
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Parish Twinning
Program of the Americas
is a ministry that pairs Haitian parishes with their
American and Canadian counterparts. Since 1978,
contributions from St. Henry Church have provided
educational, medical and economic supplies to our
brothers and sisters in Haiti. For
more information please visit:
www.parishprogram.org
Hearts for
Haiti-St. Henry Haiti Mission
In January 2012, Father Steve Wolf, Mike Callahan, Chris
Williams, Vince Knoch, and Theresa Patterson visited our
two sister parishes in Haiti as well as the Matthew 25
House in Port Au Prince and the Mirebalais Teaching
Hospital, now in the construction phase. The video below
is a compilation of photos that include the parishes
that St. Henry Church supports, Our Lady of Guadalupe in
Darlegrand, Haiti and
St. Thomas Aquinas in Thomassique, Haiti.
Click Here to be Directed to the St. Henry Haiti Mission
Website
Click here to read Mike Callahan's "Haiti Mission and
Travel Guide for Dummies."
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Project Reflect
is designed for minority and other disadvantaged
elementary school-aged children from public housing who
are not succeeding in school. A six-week summer program
teaches reading and math with year-round follow up.
For
more information please visit:
www.projectreflect.org
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Reconciliation
Guest House
creates an environment where families can support one
another and meet their emotional and spiritual needs
throughout the crisis of the incarceration of a loved
one. Services offered include a guesthouse where family
members may stay while visiting a loved one in prison; a
support group for adults as well as tutoring and special
programs for children.
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Room in the Inn
houses 25 homeless guests at St. Henry’s: from the first
Sunday night in November to the last Sunday night in
March. Volunteers can help in any one of a number of
ways: Set up in the gym and dining hall, drive vans,
prepare dinners and sack lunches, spend the night as
innkeepers, and clean up in the morning.
To get involved at
St. Henry parish email Steve Dobson dobson.sm@pg.com
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St. Vincent de
Paul Society
provides assistance to parishioners and non-parishioners with a variety of
needs. The more common needs are food, clothing,
shelter, utilities, transportation and medical care.
Assistance with utilities and rent are the most common
requests. Our basic source of funds is the monthly
collections after each Mass on the second Sunday of each
month.
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 Safe Haven Family
Shelter
is an overnight shelter for five homeless families.
Volunteers from St. Henry help on the first Thursday of
each month by staying overnight as innkeepers, by
preparing and serving a dinner for 20-25, and by
contributing nonperishable breakfast foods for 20-25.
For more information please visit:
www.safehaven.org
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