Service

We are called to Serve the Lord though our words and actions and the Catholic Center takes this calling seriously. We offer a number of opportunities to serve, whether it be mission trips, weekly opportunities or specific events.

Last year we came together well in a time of emergency to help those who were suffering in Haiti, and we will be there when the next call comes, but we don't need to wait for an emergency to alleviate suffering in the world.

It can be as simple as writing a card for a child suffering in the hospital, making a sandwich for those less fortunate or as complex as flying halfway around the world to Tanzania to experience Christ in a whole different way.

Service Committee

Michael Ruschmann - Chairman

Kara Dods- Vice-Chairwoman
Christina Pereira- Brown Bag Lunches
Myra Melcer - Dance Marathon
Kara Dods - Operation Rice Bowl (Lenten campaign)
Jimmy Danco - Nursing Home Visits
Jen Ilcyn - Trunk or Treat
- Christmas Gift Giving
Chelsea Slu - Cards for Kids
Fr. Keith Cervine - Staff Liason

Individual Opportunities

The following is a list of service activities that individuals could volunteer for according to their own schedule and interests:

New Brunswick Revitalization Project
Students to work on a community revitalization project sponsored through Sacred Heart Church (located on the corner of Suydam St. and Throop Ave). Projects, dates, and times vary depending on need.

Cultural Unity, English as a Second Language,www.culturalunity.org
Students needed to teach English and computers to Latinos in New Brunswick. You can also practice your Spanish with us weekday nights and Saturday morning. Contact Cultual Unity at 732-828-0996 or emailunidadcultural@hotmail.com.

Elijah's Promise Soup Kitchen,18 Neilson St. (Off Commercial Ave.), New Brunswick
Serve lunch 11:00 - 12:30 or dinner 5:30 -7:30 PM (M-F); lunch 3:30 - 5:00 PM (Sat Sun).
Contact person: Diane Lapp (732545-9002 ext. 17)or emailvolunteer@elijahspromise.org

St. Peter's Hospital
Time negotiable. Students needed to visit patients throughout the hospital as Patient Reps, to make deliveries or to transport patients.
Contact person:Julie Drumbore (732-745-8573)