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Ideas and Opportunities

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Share Your Talent
- NEW Ministry -Statue Restoration Ministry: Shaping More than Clay
  Nurture your creativity, serve our parish community and inspire the next generation. We are excited to invite you to become a part of the Statue Restoration Ministry with potter and retreat leader, Ray Boswell. Ages 18 and older.
  Four sessions are scheduled in June
  Tuesdays, 7 – 8:30pm in St. Stephen Parish Community Center
  June 9 – Information/Planning Session
  June 16, 23, 30
  Come one session or all sessions
  For more information and to RSVP, contact Ray at 845-544-3634 or the Parish Office at 845-986-4028.
- Beautify our Parish Grounds
  Consider assisting keeping our parish grounds around St. Stephens Church cared for this summer. Specific assistance is needed watering and weeding the Community Garden and some of the many gardens on our campus. Consider, too, donating a tomato plant for the garden. Please contact Melyssa Mineo for details at [email protected].
- Assist with Our Summer Church Cleaning Day with the Saint Zita Ministry
  Our church is a busy place and even though the floors are swept and mopped weekly, dust and cobwebs settle on statues, under pews and behind chairs. The St. Zita Ministry will lead a church cleaning on Wednesday, June 17 from 10am – 12pm. Many hands make light work.
- Habitat for Humanity Volunteer Opportunities
  Everyone deserves a safe, affordable place to call home. Consider a volunteer session with Habitat of Greater Newburgh. Daily slots are posted throughout the month of June. Volunteers must be 16 years or older. Visit: https://www.giveffect.com/charities/29429-habitat-for-humanity-of-greater-newburgh/volunteer to sign up.
- Volunteer at the Regional Food Bank or Register to Run Your Own Food Drive
  Individuals help sort donations at our distribution centers in Montgomery.
  At the distribution centers, volunteers sort and repack bulk donations to be distributed to our neighbors in need. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by an adult. This is a great family service opportunity!
  Use this link to sign up for a shift: https://www.cervistech.com/acts/console.php?console_type=event&console_id=0209&cat_id=14&ht=1
  Learn more about setting up your own Food Drive here: https://regionalfoodbank.net/create-your-own-food-drive/
Share Your Time

pray for hope, peace and healing
- Pray for someone on our Parish Sick List
  Choose a name from our sick list (in the bulletin) then intentionally and daily pray for that person and their family and caregivers during 250 Good Works campaign.
- Design Cards or Write Letters to Homebound Parishioners and Residents of Schervier Pavillion
  Let someone know that you are thinking of them and praying for them. Even if you don’t know someone’s name, letting someone know you care goes a long way to brightening another’s summer day. Drop letters and cards off at the parish offices through July 4. They will be delivered to residents at Schervier Pavillion the second week of July.
- Pray the Rosary with Our Parish Family
  9:25am - Join the Rosary at St. Stephens immediately following Mass, Mondays – Saturdays
  6:30pm – Join the K of C the 2^nd and 4^th Wednesday of June to pray the Rosary in our church
- Spend Time with Our Lord at Eucharistic Adoration
  Each Monday – 9:30am – Noon
  First Friday Adoration – June 5 and July 3, 4pm – 11pm
  Friday, June 12 the Solemnity of the Sacred Heart – 9:30am - Noon
- Participate in the Corpus Christ Procession
  June 7, following the 11am Mass on St. Stephens Grounds
- Participate in the Our Lady of Fatima Rosary Procession
  June 13, following the 5pm Mass
- Join the Hospitality Ministry for Hospitality Sunday on June 20/21
  The Hospitality Ministry is always looking for assistance during Hospitality Sunday. You are invited to prepare a baked good and/or assist with set up and clean up. For more information or to assist, please contact Mary at 845-325-4638 or [email protected].
- Assist the Knights of Columbus with the Fall Tag Sale Donation Drop Off
  June 30 – 4pm – 6pm, Back of St. Stephen Parish Community Center; contact Steve Mandracchia for details at [email protected].
Share Your Treasure
- St. Stephen the First Martyr has served the community of Warwick since 1865.
  For generations, our parish community has been sustained through the generosity of those who came before us. We are called to continue that tradition by supporting the ministries, outreach, liturgies, education and care of our parish that makes St. Stephen the First Martyr a vibrant spiritual home.
  
  We encourage current parishioners to review their regular offertory giving and consider whether they can increase their support as part of important legacy. If you are new to the parish and have not yet begun contributing, we invite you to prayerfully consider making a gift and becoming part of the mission and future of our community. https://ststephenchurchwarwick.org/give
- Support of our Community Food Pantries
  During our 250 Good Works campaign, donate nonperishable food items that will be distributed to our area food pantries. Collection boxes are located at the entrance of St. Stephens Church and in the Parish Community Center. Help provide food security for those who struggle to make ends meet.
- Recycle Bottles and Cans for Mary’s Meals
  Mary’s Meals serves nutritious school meals to children living in some of the world’s poorest communities. The promise of a good meal attracts these hungry children into the classroom, giving them the energy to learn and hope for a better future. $25.20 feeds a child in his place of learning for a full year.
  
  Recycle $.05 bottles and cans for redemption for Mary’s Meals. Cash or checks made to Mary’s Meals from the redemption of bottles and cans should be brought to our Parish Office. We will send donations to Mary’s Meals on behalf of our parish in July. https://www.marysmealsusa.org
- Knights of Columbus Diaper and Wipes Drive
  The Warwick Valley Knights of Columbus collect diapers in all sizes, and baby wipes for mothers in need in our community. A collection bin is in the kitchen down the hall from the old parish offices off the church atrium.
- Four Seasons Kids Clothing Ministry
  During our 250 Good Works campaign, Four Seasons Kids Clothing Ministry will be collecting packages of new children’s underwear for boys or girls, up to size 12. Donations are being collected in the Parish Community Center and in the kitchen off the atrium of the church.