OLMC's Social/Outreach Ministries

"Our faith calls us to work for justice, to serve those in need, to pursue peace
and to defend the life, dignity and rights of all our brothers and sisters.
This is the call of Jesus, the challenge of the prophets,
and the living tradition of our church."

A Century of Social Teaching - U.S. Catholic Bishops, 1990

Our Lady of Mount Carmel Social Ministry programs were begun in the dictate of Jesus to love others as we sould ourselves be loved, to reverence life as the temple of the Spirit, and to live out the life of service described in Matthew 25. We offer a number of programs in our efforts to serve those in need.

Outreach Office

The Outreach Office & Pantry, staffed by four volunteers five days a week serves the emergency and temporary needs of citizens in our community with financial aid, problem management, and food. Through the generous donations of Our Lady of Mount Carmel parishioners we are able to provide support to over 200 families each month

Pantry Sorters

Pantry Sorters volunteer each Sunday in this family ministry. Approximately 208 hours per year are donated to this service by eight families. Pantry Sorters move donated food from the Commons and store and organize it for distribution by the Outreach Office.

Pregnancy Solutions

For a teenager, a single woman, or a couple in distress, a pregnancy can present a challenge in their lives. Pregnancy Solutions seeks to reveal that there are alternatives to abortion, that they do not have to face these alternatives alone, and that the volunteers of Pregnancy Solutions stand ready to help them bring life to its term.

Pregnancy Solutions is an outreach ministry, providing a variety of services to help meet the needs of our clients, including free pregnancy screenings, maternity clothing, infant & children's clothing - up to 18 months, infant formula, diapers, some infant furnishings, community resource information, and emotional support throughout the pregnancy.

Special Projects

Our special projects ministry provides holiday food baskets to the needy in our community four times a year. During our Christmas delivery we also provide gifts to each family member. This ministry also sponsors a dinner during the Christmas season, one for the elderly of our community and the broader community. Put holidays in?

PORT - People Offering Resources Together

OLMC sponsors PORT for a week annually. Parish volunteers provide dinner, breakfast and overnight staffing at St. Michael Hall, which serves as ahomeless shelter for the night. OLMC volunteers work to provide 240 people with food and services.

Van Ministry

The OLMC Van Ministry operates Saturdays for the 5:00 Mass and Sundays for the 9:00 Mass, and on certain holidays/feast days. Volunteer drivers alternate using OLMC vehicles to transport a total of 15 people.

Migrant Ministry

Seasonal outreach to the Eastern Shore.

Justice and Peace Ministries

JustFaith

JustFaith is and extended justice education/formation program sponsored by Catholic Charities USA. The aim of JustFaith is to empower participants to develop a passion and thirst for justice and to express this passion in concrete acts of parish social ministry.

Fair Trade Festival

Put Fair Trade info here.

Target Programs

OLMC Social Ministries support the Target Program - Campaign for Human Development, Respect Life, and Operation Rice Bowl.

"He who shuts his ear to the cry of the poor will himself also call and not be heard."     Proverbs 22:13