INCARNATE WORD RELIGIOUS EDUCATION OFFICE

CONFIRMATION SERVICE FOR OTHERS PROGRAM:

 

In the spirit of Confirmation, a minimum of 15 hours of service is required.  You may use the projects listed below with a minimum of five hours for each category.  If your service is not included in the list below you will need to seek approval for the service.  More than fifteen hours of service is strongly encouraged.  As our office will be verifying the hours, please keep a journal of all hours served.  Those over and above will be acknowledged. 

 

A descriptive, signed and dated journal entry/letter from the place of service will be required for the fifteen hours to be approved. Please make sure the service site’s phone number and the contact person who signed the journal is included in case we have questions. See the sample journal entry/letter content enclosed for the format. The journal entry/letter can be typed or neatly written in the journal.

 

 

COMMUNITY ORIENTED (Five Hours Minimum):

From the list below volunteer to help to improve the community 

 

These service centers have been contacted and have agreed to accept our Confirmation Candidates on an as needed basis.  Some may require an interview, others may require a parent to accompany the student, and others may not.

You will need to call in advance to ask requirements and to set up a day to serve.

 

Nursing Homes:

 

Del Mar Gardens West- participate with special events and activities and visit with residents

            13550 South Outer 40 Road, Chesterfield- 63017

            call Darlene,or Holly, the Recreation Coordinator at 878-1330

 

Surrey Place- help with bingo, evening and weekend activities, 15 hour minimum

14701 Olive Blvd. Chesterfield, 63017 call Pat Govern, Volunteer Coordinator at 314-542-3300

 

Westchester House – one-on-one talks with the residents, help transport them to activities and               assist with activities, will need TB test verification

550 White Road, Chesterfield, 63017call Leanne Cook or Cathy at 314-469-1200

 

CRI Adult Day Care Center- help with activities, games, bingo, transporting them to lunch; only open Monday-Friday, so you would need to go on a day off of school

      7663 Watson Road, St. Louis,MO 63119 call Nan Boelloeni on MWF, or Tina Ogle on TTH at 314-962-7501 (located on the Cardinal Carberry Campus)

 

Shelters and Food Pantries:

        St. Patrick’s Center- baking, help in child care center, food pantry, sort donations-

800 N. Tucker Blvd. St. Louis  63101 call Emily Jokerst314-802-0700

 

St. Peter and Paul Homeless Shelter- help serve dinner, hand out blankets and open lockers for the men call Karashin Tabbs at 314-621-5520 or cell 660-2877

 

Wellston Center-help with the Food Pantry- ( St. Augustine’s)

     1705 Kienlen ( an extension of Skinker), St. Louis, MO 63133 call Sr. Mary Beckman at 382-7158 Tues-Sat in AM

 

Salvation Army Harbor Light Center-prepare and serve lunch on a Saturday to the homeless 3010 Washington Avenue-call Mark Jackson at 314-652-3310

 

Salvation Army Tree of Lights Campaign- be a bell ringer to raise money for needy

     3010 Washington Avenue- call Mark Jackson at 314-652-3310 for location options

 

St. Louis Crisis Nursery- MUST BE 14 YEARS OLD and attend orientation meeting- to volunteer at the nursery

     6150 Oakland Avenue-call Sarah Nelson at 768-3898

 

St. Louis Crisis Nursery- MUST BE 14 YEARS OLD and attend orientation meeting- to volunteer at the nursery

     315 First Capital Drive, St. Charles, MO 63301-call Katie Corrigan at 636-947-0610

 

PARISH ORIENTED (Five Hours Minimum):

Volunteer your services through a parish activity

 

·        Volunteer to help with Parish School of Religion as aide or special projects

call Laura Martin at 314-576-5366 ext. 26

 

  • Baby-sit for Nursery Bible School for Masses 5:00,9,10:30 and 6PM

call Suzette West at 636-728-1251 Kirsten Gerbic 878-6916

 

  • Babysit for the Red Cross Blood Drives call Vince Bruns 314-878-8686

 

  • Volunteer to be a Children’s Liturgy of the Word Helper call Lisa Bersett 314-434-4904

 

  • Be a greeter or food server for the Social Justice Committee call Pattie Bitter 636-207-6048

 

  • Help set up/clean up at various parish functions; for example Festival of Ministries Sept. 25th/26th or other events call Mary Reichenbach 576-5366 ext. 48

 

·        Help with parish projects see Dawn Szatkowski  576-5366 ext. 19

 

 

  • Volunteer to help with parish mailings call Barb Martin at 576-5366 ext. 10

 

  • Volunteer to help with National Life Teen Mailings call Steve Allgeyer 576-5366 ext. 30

 

 

 

                   

FAMILY ORIENTED (Five Hours Minimum):

Volunteer to help your family

(OBVIOUSLY THIS IS ALL WITHOUT PAY)

 

·        Babysit younger siblings without pay and plan fun activities and games for them

 

·        Clean, mow the grass, rake the leaves, shovel snow at grandparents house

 

·        Do lawn work for family or extended family

 

  • Clean out garage

 

  • Ask your parents what special projects need to be done and joyfully help them

 

·        Clean out basement

 

·        Plan, prepare and clean-up a meal for your family

 

·        Plan “turn off the TV” time and coordinate family time with games

 

 

 

 

 

 

Journal entry or letter content

 

 

Date

Time of service:

beginning time

 end time

 

Place of service

Contact’s Name

Address

Phone Number

 

 

During the hour of service to ABC Food Shelter, I worked with Mr. Smith.  I helped stock the shelves at the shelter.  I then prepared lunch, served the guests and helped to clean up.

 

By doing this for others, I learned that I am very fortunate to have enough food in my own home and access to it whenever I feel hungry. 

 

I will include this shelter and the people it serves in my prayers.

 

Thank you for the opportunity to serve others.

 

Signed:

 

The Confirmation student

 

Signed:

 

The supervising adult with name printed and phone number if different than above.