Human Concerns
What does our Human Concerns Group do? The question should actually be, what don’t they do? Inspired by the Holy Spirit and guided by the Corporal Works of Mercy, our Human Concerns group reaches out to all people from the womb to the tomb. This small but mighty group tackles some of the "elephant in the room" issues of pro-life, care for our elderly, poor in spirit, incarcerated and our youth. They are active in the Baby-Bottle Boomerang campaign, baby diaper collections, Senior luncheons, visiting the elderly, Fortnight 4 Freedom, communion services in the county jail, Blood Bank events, Life Chain, Women in Christ, Healing mass and Parents of Young Children Gatherings.
Much of their history is unknown, and there may have been a group with the same focus under a different name at St. Peters. However, it was in 1998, when Fr. Don Hying (now Bishop Hying) served at St. Peter’s for a few months and was shocked there was no active Human Concerns group. Fr. Hying reached out to Sue Healey thus making the group once again active.
Currently, there are 3-4 members who meet every second Monday from 2:30-3:30 in the parish library (Sep - Jun). Even though all Human Concern Groups have a budget, our St. Peter’s group has chosen to fund all activities themselves. They have never asked St. Peter’s for a dollar proving that God does indeed provide.
Interested in learning more about Human Concerns or any of their activities? Please call Sue at 642-3677. If you’re inspired to help financially, Sue will gladly provide you with a list of substantiated missions you can consider donating to.
Much of their history is unknown, and there may have been a group with the same focus under a different name at St. Peters. However, it was in 1998, when Fr. Don Hying (now Bishop Hying) served at St. Peter’s for a few months and was shocked there was no active Human Concerns group. Fr. Hying reached out to Sue Healey thus making the group once again active.
Currently, there are 3-4 members who meet every second Monday from 2:30-3:30 in the parish library (Sep - Jun). Even though all Human Concern Groups have a budget, our St. Peter’s group has chosen to fund all activities themselves. They have never asked St. Peter’s for a dollar proving that God does indeed provide.
Interested in learning more about Human Concerns or any of their activities? Please call Sue at 642-3677. If you’re inspired to help financially, Sue will gladly provide you with a list of substantiated missions you can consider donating to.
The Corporal Works of Mercy
The Corporal Works of Mercy are found in the teachings of Jesus and give us a model of how we should treat all others, as if they were Christ in disguise.
1. To feed the hungry. Everyone needs food for their body. It is an act of love to help others to obtain their bodily nourishment, especially those in greatest need. [Examples: Bringing food to the poor, donating money to buy food for the poor, sharing your food or candy, helping to shop for groceries, helping with the cooking, doing dishes, waiting on company.]
2. To give drink to the thirsty. What is said of food also applies to drink. [Examples: Giving someone a drink on a hot day, giving the baby its bottle, pouring drinks at the table, lifting up a young child to get a drink at a bubbler.]
3. To clothe the naked. Everyone needs clothing for warmth, protection, modesty and dignity. It is an act of love to help others obtain clothing, especially those who need help. [Examples: Bringing clothes to a needy family, sharing outgrown clothes with another family, bringing clothes to a clothing drive, helping a young child get dressed, helping with laundry at home.]
4. To visit the imprisoned. Those in prison and many other persons and their families suffer hindrances or dangers to freedom. Helping them, visiting them or protecting them is an act of love. [Examples: Visiting prisoners, fighting for humane treatment for the imprisoned, helping to care for the families of the imprisoned, protecting a little child from a bigger child, taking care of and protecting the baby, fighting for one’s country.]
5. To shelter the homeless. Everyone needs shelter. Some people live in cardboard homes; some people live in homes made of discarded materials; many people are homeless. To help the homeless obtain shelter or to preserve it is an act of love. [Examples: Bringing others to your home in times of fire, floods, or other disaster. Working at or supporting a homeless shelter. Helping to take care of the house, dusting the furniture, making the beds, cleaning the floor, and cutting the grass.]
6. To visit the sick. Helping sick people in any way is an act of love. [Examples: Visiting someone in the hospital or nursing home. Visiting someone who is sick at home or the elderly who are shut-ins. Running an errand for an elderly or sick person. Reading to the sick or elderly.]
7. To bury the dead. It is an act of love to show respect for the bodies of the dead, since during life, they were temples of the Holy Spirit and received the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. [Examples: Going to funerals and wakes. Treating cemeteries with respect. Cutting the grass on a grave. Putting flowers on it.]
1. To feed the hungry. Everyone needs food for their body. It is an act of love to help others to obtain their bodily nourishment, especially those in greatest need. [Examples: Bringing food to the poor, donating money to buy food for the poor, sharing your food or candy, helping to shop for groceries, helping with the cooking, doing dishes, waiting on company.]
2. To give drink to the thirsty. What is said of food also applies to drink. [Examples: Giving someone a drink on a hot day, giving the baby its bottle, pouring drinks at the table, lifting up a young child to get a drink at a bubbler.]
3. To clothe the naked. Everyone needs clothing for warmth, protection, modesty and dignity. It is an act of love to help others obtain clothing, especially those who need help. [Examples: Bringing clothes to a needy family, sharing outgrown clothes with another family, bringing clothes to a clothing drive, helping a young child get dressed, helping with laundry at home.]
4. To visit the imprisoned. Those in prison and many other persons and their families suffer hindrances or dangers to freedom. Helping them, visiting them or protecting them is an act of love. [Examples: Visiting prisoners, fighting for humane treatment for the imprisoned, helping to care for the families of the imprisoned, protecting a little child from a bigger child, taking care of and protecting the baby, fighting for one’s country.]
5. To shelter the homeless. Everyone needs shelter. Some people live in cardboard homes; some people live in homes made of discarded materials; many people are homeless. To help the homeless obtain shelter or to preserve it is an act of love. [Examples: Bringing others to your home in times of fire, floods, or other disaster. Working at or supporting a homeless shelter. Helping to take care of the house, dusting the furniture, making the beds, cleaning the floor, and cutting the grass.]
6. To visit the sick. Helping sick people in any way is an act of love. [Examples: Visiting someone in the hospital or nursing home. Visiting someone who is sick at home or the elderly who are shut-ins. Running an errand for an elderly or sick person. Reading to the sick or elderly.]
7. To bury the dead. It is an act of love to show respect for the bodies of the dead, since during life, they were temples of the Holy Spirit and received the Body and Blood of Christ in Holy Communion. [Examples: Going to funerals and wakes. Treating cemeteries with respect. Cutting the grass on a grave. Putting flowers on it.]
