Human Concerns Committee Profile

Mission Statement:

The Human Concerns Committee responds to Jesus' command to love neighbor and ourselves by working for the common good of humanity. We work to alleviate the distresses of hunger, homelessness, disease, lack of housing, health care, and other privations.

On-going Activities:

1. Hotel de Zink (providing food for the homeless on a rotating basis with other churches in the area)

2. Letters to legislators on hunger issues

3. Death penalty education

4. Immigration reform

5. Thanksgiving Food Drive

6. Christmas Giving Tree and gift distribution

7. Undie Sunday (clothing drive for the poor)

When Do We Meet? Fourth Tuesday of the month, 7:30 p.m.

Where Do We Meet? Our Lady of the Rosary Hall

Whom to Contact? Paul Chestnut, 493-8237, pcchestnut@comcast.net

Committee Members:

Terry McCaffrey, Susan Adams, Sasha Madison, Nancy Ng, Ruth Chippendale,

George Chippendale, Cliff Herndon, Laura Chiu, Kieran McCarty, Mary Fong, Chris Lundin,

Paul Chestnut, Kamal Mansour, Carol Schaffer, Laurie Vavuris, Natasha Evans-Beauchamp

Roberta Uebbing, Mike Veuve.