This year, the Season of Service (S.O.S.) program will be in its 5th year and is set for February 18-April 2. As we enter this Lenten season, we are reminded that Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, sacrifice and almsgiving. With this year being a Jubilee Year of Hope, Season of Service is a …
This year, the Season of Service (S.O.S.) program will be in its 5th year and is set for February 18-April 2. As we enter this Lenten season, we are reminded that Lent is a time of prayer, fasting, sacrifice and almsgiving. With this year being a Jubilee Year of Hope, Season of Service is a great way to put our faith into action. Last year, teams comprised of well over 500 volunteers participated in acts of service to their community or church.
Projects for Season of Service are only limited by the imagination. We live in a world where there are many needs around us so it should be somewhat easy to define a project from those who find themselves without shelter, those who may go without food, those who are alone or isolated. From the physical to the spiritual, there are needs around us where we can gather a group together, and in service, make a huge difference in the lives of people and our parish communities. Some of last year’s projects included making and delivering bibs to a local nursing home, filling holy water bottles for Easter, cleaning rose beds for a church, participating in a community meal project, cemetery clean up, and more!
To register your Season of Service team, please visit the Season of Service webpage. You will need the following information to register your team: Team Name, Team Captains name and contact information, a description of your service project and your team members names. If you participate in this years S.O.S., you have the option of the S.O.S. t-shirt like last year or a keychain. *Please keep in mind that T-shirts ordered can take up to two weeks to arrive. Key chains are in limited quantity as well, so get your teams registered as soon as possible.
We look forward to hearing and seeing about your service project.
Any photos taken of your teams serving in their project or need any additional information please contact Dcn Jason Lavergne at dcnjlavergne@diocesealex.org Photos may be used on our website or on futureissues of the Church Today.
