Examples Of Service That Support The Works Of Mercy
- Assistance to people with disabilities
- Big Brothers/Big Sisters
- Catholic Charities
- Church outreach programs (bringing Eucharist to the sick/shut in)
- Food kitchens
- Giving food out at a food pantry
- Homeless shelters
- Hospitals
- Meals on Wheels
- Mission Trips
- Nursing homes
- Organization of food drives (outside of school)
- Religious education assistants (lower income area)
- Special Olympics
- Tutor for disadvantaged children/adults (organized program)
- Working at camps for those with disabilities
- Working with assistance programs for immigrants and refugees
The Catholic Outreach Program must reflect Christian values portrayed in the
Gospel of Matthew 25: 35-40:
“For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me. Then the righteous will answer him and say, ‘Lord, when did we see you hungry and feed you, or thirsty and give you drink? When did we see you a stranger and welcome you, or naked and clothe you? When did we see you ill or in prison, and visit you?’ And the king will say to them in reply, ‘Amen I say to you whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mind, you did for me.”