This brochure is a tool for
Candidates, Parents & Sponsors.
- Candidates -
should consider service opportunities
that fit their interests and schedules.
What will you do? How will you serve?
- Parents -
know the Candidates’ interests and schedules. Parents should reach out to their friends
and contacts in the community to find
other places where Candidates can serve.
- Sponsors & Parents -
may consider accompanying Candidates
on some of their service projects.
Serve alongside them and teach by example.
Activities listed inside this brochure are planned by the parish and other groups we work with in our neighborhood. However, candidates and their families are strongly encouraged to find other ways of doing service beyond those listed inside this brochure. Some additional ideas are on the back of the brochure.
Choose your service projects and commit
to them. Call or e-mail to ask questions
and let them know when you are coming.
Many parish groups are good resources to connect our youth with people in need during and beyond Confirmation Prep:
Society of St. Vincent de Paul; SVDP Youth Group; Commons Community Service Team and Green Team; Respect Life Committee; Ministers of Care (visit hospitals and the homebound); SPRED Ministry (Special Religious Development for people with developmental disabilities; Boy Scouts & Girl Scouts.
In previous years, students in our Confirmation program did service helping those in our parish and the broader community, including:
Serving breakfast to and playing games with low-income seniors at Lidia Pucinska Senior Apartments * Decorating, cleaning, selling tickets and serving food at a church party * Sorting donated items and helping children make fleece blankets for new immigrant families helped by Exodus * Preparing food for and volunteering at Our Lady of Lourdes Soup Kitchen and the Thanksgiving dinners at St. Benedict, Ravenswood Presbyterian Church, and Urban Vineyard Church * Making and packing PB&J sandwiches for the homeless at St. Teresa Loaves & Fishes * Soliciting and collecting donations of warm winter gear for the Night Ministry to homeless teens and young adults * Cooking and serving meals for the Night Ministry * Visiting with and helping blind adults make arts and crafts * Tutoring and playing with younger children in after-school care program * Selling treats at movie night to raise funds for the homeless * Sorting, packing and loading books donated to a new library in Botswana * Free babysitting for a family in need * Helping and cheering for disabled basketball team at Misericordia Home * Sorting and packing donated items for families in need and registering adults applying for financial assistance * Helping seniors carry and put away groceries at Martha Washington Senior Apartments * Cleaning up garbage in the neighborhood or at a public park * Distributing gifts and cleaning at church toy drive * Helping parents without access to technology get signed up for programs on a school website * Raking leaves and doing garden work for elderly neighbors * Assisting with face-painting at neighborhood festivals * Walking in a 5k to raise funds for diabetes research * Making repairs, cleaning and setting up furniture in church buildings * Selling tickets and food at a school fundraising event * Assisting basketball team of younger children at practices * Walking in and preparing posters for a Peace March * Making charity items for Queen of Angels Santa Shoppe * Assisting a teacher after school * Volunteering at or setting up for the Holiday Craft Fair, Market Day, Thanksgiving Food Drive, Harvest Jam, book fair and other Queen of Angels events
What do you want to do? How will you serve?
Queen of Angels Parish
Confirmation Preparation
2014 - 2015
Rooted in the
Corporal Works of Mercy:
+ Feed the hungry +
+ Shelter the homeless +
+ Clothe the naked +
+ Visit the sick and the imprisoned +
+ Bury the dead +
+ Give alms to the poor +
(Matthew 25:34-40)
Ms. Rachel Hohner, Coordinator
Queen of Angels Parish
Religious Education Office
4520 N. Western Ave., Chicago, IL 60625
(773) 769-4211 ext. 215
Select Service Opportunities for Confirmation Candidates
as of September 15, 2014
Don’t see any opportunities that fit your interests?
Find out where help is needed in your neighborhood!
Look for similar projects and ask a catechist if unsure.
Every Month
Each Wednesday, approximately 5 – 7 p.m.
Our Lady of Lourdes Soup Kitchen, 4640 N. Ashland
Prepare and serve a meal for the poor.
Parishioner contact: Teen groups organized by Tom Donnelly,
Site contact: 773-561-2141
1st, 3rd 5th Thursdays of each month, 5 - 6 p.m.
Albany Park Community Center, 5101 N. Kimball
Sort and pack up food for a local food pantry.
Youth under 16 must be accompanied by a parent.
Parishioner contact: Lisa Krappman, or 773-442-8747
Site contact: 773-509-5657
1st, 2nd & 3rd Fridays of each month, 4:30 - 6:30 p.m.
Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen, St. Teresa of Avila Parish, 1037 W. Armitage in Lincoln Park
Prepare and serve meals for the homeless and elderly.
Parishioner contact: Kathy Mortell, 773-616-1958 or
Site contact: Tom Micinski, 773-528-6650 ext. 12 or
SEPTEMBER
Friday-Saturday, September 19-20
Harvest Jam, Queen of Angels Parking Lot
Set up, clean up, helping with activities for younger children at a parish fundraiser. Please ask à
before counting 8th Grade class trip fundraising toward service hours.
Contact: Grace Castillo,
Wednesday, October 1, 3:45 -5 p.m.
PB & J Sandwich-Making, Queen of Angels School Lunchroom, 4520 N. Western
Make peanut-butter and jelly sandwiches for Loaves & Fishes Soup Kitchen at St. Teresa of Avila.
Contact: Grace Castillo,
Saturday, October 25, 8 -10 a.m.
Market Day, Lower Voss, 4412 N Western
Unload food and set up for a parish fundraiser.
Contact: Nancy Baer, 773-539-7510 or
November
Wednesday, November 5, 3:45 -5 p.m.
PB & J Sandwich-Making, Queen of Angels School Lunchroom, 4520 N. Western
See description & contact info on October 1 date.
Saturday, November 15, 8 -10 a.m.
Market Day, Lower Voss, 4412 N Western
See description & contact info on October 25 date.
Friday-Saturday, November 21-22
Holiday Craft Fair, Guild Hall, 4416 N. Western
Set up, clean up, or volunteer at a parish fundraiser.
Please ask before counting 8th Grade class trip fundraising toward service hours.
Contact: Melanee Schoendorff,
Sunday, November 23, 8 a.m - 12 noon
SSVD Thanksgiving Food Drive, Queen of Angels Church Basement, 2330 W. Sunnyside
Sorting and packing food with the Society of Saint. Vincent de Paul for those in need in our area. Meet teens involved in the SVDP Youth Group.
Youth may help with sorting and packing and assist patrons in picking out their food.
Parishioner/site contact: SVDP Youth Group, , or call the parish office at 773-539-7510
Wednesday, Novermber 26, evening, and Thursday, November 27, midday
Thanksgiving Meal at St. Benedict Social Center, 2219 W. Irving Park Road
Set up (Wednesday) and serve a Thanksgiving feast (Thursday) to seniors & families in need.
Contact: Mike O’Malley, St. Benedict Parish Office, 773-588-6484 for details. à
December
Date & Time TBD
Packing Items for Santa Shoppe
Make items to be sold to benefit local charities.
Contact: Melanee Schoendorff,
Wednesday, December 3, 3:45 -5 p.m.
PB & J Sandwich-Making, Queen of Angels School Lunchroom, 4520 N. Western
See description & contact info on October 1 date.
Saturday, December 20, 8 -10 a.m.
Market Day, Lower Voss, 4412 N Western
See description & contact info on October 25 date.
Wednesday, December 25, midday
Christmas Day Meal at St. Benedict Social Center, 2219 W. Irving Park Road
Set up and serve a Christmas feast for seniors & families in need.
Contact: Mike O’Malley, St. Benedict Parish Office, 773-588-6484 for details.
Documentation for at least 10 hours of Christian service is due at Confirmation class on Monday, January 6, 2014.
Do as much direct service as possible!
You have many gifts and talents. Use them!
This means you get to see Jesus in the
faces of the people you are helping.
* volunteer at a soup kitchen or holiday meal*
* play BINGO or board games with seniors *
* do yard work for an elderly or sick neighbor *
* help people with computer troubles *
* offer free babysitting to a family in need *