Charitable Outreach Ministries
- Jillian's Dinner
In honor of Jillian Davidson, this annual dinner is organized to help individuals or families who have experienced or are experiencing a catastrophic event in their lives. Volunteers are needed to help prepare and serve the dinner.
Contact: Marlene Clark 740-687-5704 or
Contact: Kathy Kehnast 740-654-1893 - Foundation Dinners
Volunteers help prepare and serve dinners at the local shelter several times per year. Visit the local Foundation Dinners and Shelter website at: www.hungryhomeless.org/hungryhomeless/Home.html.
Contact: Sandy Usilton 740-687-6054 - Knights of Columbus (K of C)
If you are a practicing Catholic man 18 years of age or older, who is committed to making your community a better place, while supporting your Church, the K of C may be just what you've been searching for. The Knights offer an opportunity for fellowship with people who share the same beliefs and who recognize the same duty to God, to family and to folks down the block and across the sea. The Knights of Columbus is a Catholic men's fraternal benefit society.
Contact: Gerald Azbell 740-687-3601 - Lighthouse (Domestic Violence Taskforce)
This committee was founded in 1988 by a coalition of programs in Ohio which serve battered women and their children. It works to raise awareness of domestic violence. The committee and volunteers are also helping to renovate the Lighthouse, the domestic violence shelter in Lancaster.
Contact: Sandy Usilton 740-687-6054 - Prison Outreach
Our Prison Ministry consists of the giving of our time and talents in an effort to bring the Gospel of Jesus Christ to those who are locked away from society at Southeastern Correctional Institution. It matters not why they are there but who they are...children of God...who therefore deserve to hear what the Word of God says and to experience the kindness that the Church has to offer. Anyone wishing to join in visiting these men will have to be fingerprinted and have a simple background check prior to being admitted to the correctional facility.
Contact: Deacon Paul Deshaies 740-687-6085 - Relay for Life
The signature event of the American Cancer Society is a team relay event that promotes survivorship and increases cancer awareness in our community. This event is held at the Fairfield County Fairgrounds.
Contact: Donna Menigat 740-687-0441 - Respect for Life
The Respect for Life Program was initiated by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops to assist Catholics in understanding and embracing the Church's vision of human life and dignity, both in our individual lives and families and as a Catholic community.
Contact: Barbara Whipple 740-468-3435 - Pregnancy Decision Health Center (PDHC)
Seeks to provide caring services for responsible sexual values and alternatives to abortion to as many individuals as possible in the Central Ohio area. Volunteers are needed to help at our Lancaster location of PDHC.
Contact: Barbara Whipple 740-468-3435 - St. Vincent de Paul
St. Vincent helps Fairfield County residents with rent, utilities, prescriptions, clothing and even furniture. St. Vincent also has a food pantry that works through Lancaster's Information and Referral Service and requires proof of income and expenses. St. Bernadette helps supply the food pantry in accepting donations of non-perishable food items in the box located in the foyer of the church. St. Vincent DePaul members collect donations after mass on the 5th Sunday of the month to help with their many charitable causes.
Contact: Frank Coz 740-654-3554 - The Catholic Foundation
As a non-profit, self-governing Catholic organization, we steward the assets entrusted to us to ensure they provide perpetual funding for the parishes, schools and ministries within the 23-county Diocese of Columbus.
The Catholic Foundation fulfills our mission by:- Seeking donors to establish endowment funds designed to support current and future needs
- Providing responsible and long-term financial management, including investments that follow the guidelines of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Catholic socially responsible investing
- Distributing earnings according to community priorities and donor intent
Contact: Julie Naporano 614-443-8893
Web site: www.catholic-foundation.org - Vinton County Outreach
Helps provide food, clothing, toiletries, and household goods to low income families through the St. Francis Center in McArthur, Ohio. Help us with a major collection of new toys and new clothing that takes place at Christmas time for the St. Francis Center's "Santa Workshop." We deliver the items 2 weeks before Christmas. Contact: Kathy Kehnast 740-654-1893
