Parish Serve Day

Stay tuned for information on our 2021 Serve Day.
We will start the day with Mass and then send forth participants to their volunteer sites.
 
There will be multiple service projects across the city, and parishioners can sign up for the project that interests them most.   (Service groups are made up of 5-30 people.) There are a variety of opportunities to suit different interests and different ages, as well as some simple projects in the Parish Hall to accommodate our youngest parishioners, those with limited mobility or anyone who would like to stay and serve on-site.   See below for service opportunities from 2020 Parish Serve Day.

General Schedule of the day:
8:15 am - Join us for Mass
9:00 am - Donuts in the Parish Hall
9:30 am - Meet your site-captain in the Parish Hall and head to your volunteer service location, times vary depending upon the site.

After finishing at your work site - consider having lunch with your volunteer group!

Photos/Video:  There may be representatives from our parish taking photos and/or videos during Parish Serve Day. If you do not wish to be included, kindly remove yourself from the camera/video shot.

Out in the Community - 10:00 am- (varies per site)

TurnStyles Thrift Store (3 Locations to choose from) - 10-20 spots, ages 8+ - 10:00 am -1:00 pm - Help sort and organize clothes, hang clothes on hangers, sort through other donations, collect donations in the donation bay. For More information on this organization, see https://catholiccharitiesks.org/turnstyles/

Companions in Faith, Our Lady of Unity Outdoor Project -  20 spots, all ages welcome - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm -  Volunteers will be sprucing up the grounds. Dress for the weather and in layers, bring a water bottle, work gloves, shovels, rakes, wheelbarrows, and wear closed toed shoes. For more information on our sister parish, see /companions-in-faith

Habitat for Humanity ReStore (Martin City) - 15 spots, ages 14+ - 10:00 am-2:00 pm - Task can range from assembling furniture, testing appliances, cleaning and organizing the store, maintaining signage, processing blinds or paint, landscaping and assisting the ReStore staff. This will be a great project for those who like doing hard work and like working with tools and other building materials. For more information on this organization, see https://habitatkc.org/restorekc/

Leawood Gardens Senior Living  -1 0 spots, -all ages welcome - 10:30 am -11:30 am - Leawood Gardens is senior living facility. Our volunteers will spend the morning visiting with the residents, playing Bingo with them, or helping to wash wheel chairs.  This is a great service site for families. For more information on this organization, see https://www.leawoodgardens.com/

ScrapsKC - 20 spots, ages 5+ - 10:00 am-12:00 pm - Dedicated to reusing and repurposing all sorts of items.  Sort, organize and display inventory and donations. For more information on this organization, see https://scrapskc.org/

Gardening Angels, SMA Grounds - 20 spots, all ages welcome - 10:00 am - 12:00 pm - Volunteers will be cleaning up and enhancing the Parish grounds by planting, trimming, weeding, watering, and other miscellaneous landscaping projects here at St. Michael.  

Hope Distribution Center - 30 spots, ages 6+ - 10:00 am - 1:00 pm - Unload, sort, organize and box up food donated to Catholic Charities during various food drives. For more information on this organization, see
https://catholiccharitiesks.org/where-we-work/hope-distribution-center/

Olathe Pregnancy Clinic
5 spots, ages 18+ - 10:00 am - Noon - Volunteers will help sort clothes, make copies, change out seasonal clothes, and help with other office needs.

Vintage Park Assisted Living Community- 7 spots, all ages welcome - 10:00 am - 11:30 am Visit with residents, play games, make crafts, etc.  For more information, see  http://www.vintageparkassistedliving.com


IN-HOUSE PROJECTS, Parish Hall - 10:00 am-12:00 pm - all ages 

For our youngest parishioners that can't attend a service site or anyone who would like to stay and serve on-site, we will have a variety of projects set up in the Parish Hall.  Volunteers can work on all projects and can have flexibility in their schedule if they need to come late or leave early.

****Children under the age of 18 MUST attend with an adult. No un-chaperoned children will be allowed to volunteer.****

Service projects include:

Stay and Pray - (In the Church) - Spend time in prayer for your parish family and for the community we are serving.  

Companions in Faith, Our Lady of Unity - Make "giant" Easter poster cards for our sister parish.

Friendly Visitors - Make Easter cards for residents at the assisted living facilities we serve.

Honduras - Assemble basic need care packages.

Mercy Mats  - We will be cutting plastic bags and braiding them into mercy mats to give to Catholic Charities Emergency Assistance Centers.   Homeless use these mercy mats under their bedding to add a layer of protection against the elements. 

Questions?  Contact Sara Kuhn, Director of Social Mission & Outreach, sara.kuhn@stmichaelcp.org, 913-402-3912.