St. Francis of Assisi Orland Park, IL
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  • Home
  • Celebrate
    • Baptism
    • Reconciliation
    • Eucharist
    • Marriage
    • Confirmation
    • Devotions
    • Anointing of the Sick
    • Funerals
  • Serve
    • Serve Your Parish >
      • Liturgical Ministries
      • Music Ministry
      • Baptismal Greeters
      • Special Events Committees
      • Welcoming Ministry
      • Social Committee
      • Bereavement Ministry
      • Ministers of Care
      • Ministry of Praise
    • Serve Your Community >
      • St. Vincent de Paul Society
      • Catholic Charities
      • Helping Hands
      • Knights of Columbus
      • Respect Life Ministry
      • Protecting God's Children
      • Prayer Shawl Ministry
  • GROW
    • Adult >
      • Support Groups
      • Christ Renews His Parish
      • OCIA
      • Couples Ministry
    • Teen >
      • SFA Youth Home
      • Youth Ministry Calendar
    • Youth >
      • Pre School Group
      • CJB Catholic School
    • RELIGIOUS EDUCATION >
      • Altar Server Training
      • RE Grade 1-3
      • RE Grade 4-6
      • RE Grade 7-8
      • RE CALENDAR
      • CATECHISTS
  • Gather
    • Friends of St. Francis Seniors
  • About Us
    • History
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Helping Hands 

The Helping Hands Committee responds to the needs of those within our parish, and surrounding community by facilitating parish-wide collections and drives.  We do our work in order to follow the example of Christ, who lived His life in the service of others.

​About Helping Hands Ministry:
Helping Hands gives parishioners the opportunity to participate in a Parish Ministry.
Volunteer as much as your schedule permits:
  • 5 meetings (September thru May)  No summer meetings
  • Many events are collections 20 minutes before and after Mass
  • Be a participant or Co-chair a project
  • Meet parishioners who share your desire to follow Christ’s example to serve others  

Contact Ann Carroll or Jeannine Witowski at [email protected] if you are interested in this ministry. 
 
Calendar of Events:
  • Christmas Outreach Project:  Coordinate gift collection for families of our sharing parish, St. Agatha.  450 individual gifts for 100 families are donated each year.
  • Food Drives:  3 during the year - Thanksgiving, Spring and Summer
  • Quarterly Blood Drives (four during the year) Register and host donors for the Heartland Blood drives.
  • Fall Coat Drive which benefits the Women's Crisis Center in Tinley Park.
  • Courage Baby shower in February and Baby Bottle spare change collection in May, which assists new mothers and pro-life programs.
  • Easter Baskets  are assembled with toiletries and personal items and given to parishioner shut-ins and residents at Holy Family Villa.
  • Bishop Goedert Suppers – 3 suppers are prepared during the year and served to area Veterans.
  • Project Linus – New and homemade blankets are accepted all year and distributed to local hospitals and fire departments for ill and traumatized children.
  • Ronald McDonald House – Toiletries for parents and children are collected during the year and given to Children’s Memorial Hospital.
  • We also collect pop tabs and labels that benefit Cardinal Bernardin School and baby coupons to assist pro-life programs.
 
Parishioner Involvement: 
All parishioners are welcome to assist in these events.  We are always looking for individuals to co-chair the event, assist in the collection of items before and after masses, cook a dish for the suppers,  or help with the event.
Christmas Outreach 2019

Courage Baby Shower

Easter Baskets
Our Mission ~ The St. Francis of Assisi community is a welcoming Christian family.  We believe in Jesus Christ, and are guided by the Holy Spirit and the example of St. Francis.  We gather to celebrate, to grow in the knowledge of our faith rooted in the Catholic tradition, and to recognize our responsibility to reach out to the world.
St. Francis of Assisi Parish
15050 South Wolf Road
Orland Park, IL 60467
(708) 460-0042
[email protected]

Weekend Mass Schedule
Saturday Vigil: 5:00pm
Sunday: 8:00am, 10:00am & 12:00pm