Walking With Moms In Need
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i WANT To Help!
Sign up to join the Walking with Moms Team HERE
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Next Meeting - Saturday, March 18 at 10:00am at St. John
All Are Welcome To Join!
What is WWMIN?
The Walking with Moms in Need ministry exists to come alongside and support any pregnant or parenting woman in need. Our goal is to provide resources, mentorship, support, and friendship to a mom going through difficult circumstances. We are happy to literally walk with her. The church does not cease being pro-life at birth. Rather, she continues to be pro-life until natural death. These pro-life efforts include supporting the mothers who choose life.Pregnant and parenting moms in need are in our parishes and our neighborhoods. As Pope Francis reminds us, our parishes need to be “islands of mercy in the midst of the sea of indifference.” Everyone in the parish community should know where to refer a pregnant woman in need. Inspired by St. John Paul II’s to assess our efforts in building a culture of life, the intention of Walking with Moms in Need is to increase our outreach to pregnant and parenting women facing difficulties.
Through a yearlong process, our parish is asked to complete a simple inventory of the resources currently available in their local area, assess the results and identify gaps, and plan and implement a parish response based on their findings. Walking with Moms is broken up into five phases of parish action.
The five phases include:
• Phase 1: Introduce Walking with Moms and Begin Building a Core Team
• Phase 2: Launch Parish Inventory Process
• Phase 3: Share Inventory Results and Begin Assessment and Planning
• Phase 4: Announce and Commit to Parish Response
• Phase 5: Celebrate and Implement Parish Plans
If you would like to learn more, read How Catholics Can Walk With Moms In Need
Inspiration for Walking with Moms in Need
Want to get started volunteering right now? Cristo Rey needs our help!
Volunteering now enables you to gain experience working with clients before Walking with Moms in Need is fully up to speed. Volunteer to help in either :
The Food Pantry - This volunteer would assist with stocking shelves, client selections, scheduling appointments and some light cleaning.
Food Pantry Delivery - The volunteer will assist with unloading the delivery from the Greater Lansing Food Bank, taking inventory, stock shelves, breaking down cardboard and cleaning the pantry. There is some heavy lifting involved.
Clothing Closet - This volunteer would be sorting and hanging donations, assisting clients with finding items, counting the number of items they chose and recording the number. Also some light cleaning.
Morning Kitchen Volunteer - This volunteer will help the cook if needed. The volunteer will also mingle with the clients who are eating or relaxing in the cafeteria. Warming up coffee and clearing dishes also.
Afternoon Kitchen Volunteer - This volunteer will help the cook clean up from the day. He may ask for help in the pantry also.
Personal Needs Closet - This volunteer would organize donations and items purchased through donor funds. They would also repackage larger boxes of supplies into smaller packages or bottles. They will help with filling the clients orders and light cleaning.
A Prayer for Pregnant MothersO Blessed Mother, you received the good news of the incarnation of Christ, your Son, with faith and trust. Grant your protection to all pregnant mothers facing difficulties.
Guide us as we strive to make our parish communities places of welcome and assistance for mothers in need. Help us become instruments of God’s love and compassion.
Mary, Mother of the Church, graciously help us build a culture of life and a civilization of love, together with all people of good will, to the praise and glory of God, the Creator and lover of life. Amen.