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How will you be Christ's Hands and Feet?
Christ has no body but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
Compassion on this world,
Yours are the feet with which he walks to do good,
Yours are the hands, with which he blesses all the world.
Yours are the hands, yours are the feet,
Yours are the eyes, you are his body.
Christ has no body now but yours,
No hands, no feet on earth but yours,
Yours are the eyes with which he looks
compassion on this world.
Christ has no body now on earth but yours.
-Teresa of Avila
There are so many opportunities for us to be the hands and feet of Christ right here in our own neighborhoods and cities! In 2010, the poverty rate in Michigan rose to the highest in at least four decades. There is a lot that needs to be done; people need our help, now!
St. Vincent de Paul-Detroit has a growing Youth and Young Adult Program, and we are looking to expand! Our Youth and Young Adult Coordinators are looking to get more youth groups across the Diocese of Detroit involved in meeting the needs of the poor in our Diocese.
Should you be interested in getting your youth or young adult group involved with SVdP, please contact
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.
We are also looking to get youth involved with our new Youth Leadership Team! All youth are welcome to apply, the application can be accessed here.
Video: Tell Me Why in an inspiring song by young Declan Galbraith who asks searching questions...check the video and see if you have the answers...
Are you a person who...
* cares about others?
* has time and energy to give to persons less fortunate than yourself?
* is involved with your community, school, or church and wants other youth to get involved?
* is a leader and someone who wants to lead others in helping to make a difference ? in another person’s life?
Did you know that . . .
* There are enough people living near you in overcrowded houses, with not enough to eat.
* There are lonely people near you, who need friends.
* There are children around the corner, growing up without love, without kindness, without care.
What You Can Do...
* Help us visit people at home, in hospitals and in other institutions.
* Help us provide advocacy and give advice, money, food, clothing, furniture, appliances and automobiles to people in need.
* Help us run clubs and camps for other young people who need constructive opportunities rather than things like drugs, gangs, violence and boredom.
* Help us reach out to people who feel lonely and alienated.
* Help us to educate persons who did not have opportunities to learn their rights in justice.
* Help us to try at all times to make this world a better place, and to better the lives of persons whom the system has forgotten or left behind.
How can you start. . .
*Starting a St. Vincent de Paul group or club at your school or church youth group
*Signing up for St. Vincent de Paul service projects on your own or with your church youth group
*Joining a St. Vincent de Paul conference
*By calling or emailing St. Vincent de Paul for more information!
Contact: Meg Benedetto,
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or 313-393-2953
The Youth and Young Adult program is growing!
We have been blessed with several very active members who have been helping us make important connections with key youth leaders in the area. The Youth and Young Adult Committee is developing specific goals and strategies to make our work sustainable, impactful, and mission-oriented. We have already seen some great projects coming from our young members. Here are a few highlights from previous months:
·Various different high school groups (sports teams, youth groups, religion classes, etc.) have donated hours of work at our thrift stores.
·Over 30 young adults hosted an Easter egg hunt for young families in the Pontiac area.
·Young folks and staff held a carwash at our Clinton Township store to raise money to help send a child to Camp Ozanam
·Young Adults from our Agape special works Conference spent time playing board games and cards with residents at a local senior living community.
·Young adults helped plan and host a field day for families of the SOS shelter of Oakland county, hosted by St John Fisher.
Thank you to all for your prayers and help in the next few months as we continue to develop and expand!
Board Game Master
Youth/Senior Game Night
Eleven youth and young adults met on Saturday, May 14, in Rochester Hills to spend time and laughter with residents of the American House. The night was spent playing games such as Monopoly, Rummy, LIFE, and Go Fish.
Residents shared stories of growing up in the area and our volunteers did an AMAZING job teaching new games and making everyone feel included. We even learned how to do the twist the “right way” from one of the residents. Elementary students from Wattles elementary put together and decorated small gift bags for the residents to take home and enjoy. We hope to visit again!
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