Looking for opportunities for Christian Service? Serve the community by donating time or talent for the betterment of God's creation. Specific Parish and Community needs are listed below. General needs by organizations needing volunteers are listed here or by clicking the icon at left.
** Opportunities in the Parish **
Volunteers Needed for 2008-2009 Religious Education Program
Looking to our upcoming Religious Education Program Year, we are in need of Volunteers of all types. This includes Catechists, Co-Catechists, Class Aides, Hall Monitors, Nursery Care, and Office Assistants. ALL Volunteers must complete the Virtus Training Program (our Diocesan Safe Children Program) and submit to a Criminal Background Check. For more information regarding registration or volunteering, please contact Harvesta Greene Williams, DRE (K-6), at 703-430-0811, x14, or Jay Cuasay, DRE (7-12) at 703-430-0811, x12. Thank you.
Extraordinary Ministers Needed
The Parish is always in need of more Extraordinary Ministers. Training is provided. Call Donna Ata in the Parish Office for more information, or to volunteer.
Altar Servers Needed
Any boy or girl, 4th grade and up, with interest in serving at the altar, please call Herb DuVall at 703-421-3461 (or use Herb's email here) or Gail Dowling at 703-421-7499 (or use Gail's email here).
Nurses Needed
Our Parish Nurses are in need of two volunteers to help with our blood pressure screenings on the first Sunday of the month. We need 45 minutes of your time after either the 9:00 am or the 10:30 am Mass. Please call Mary Boyle at 571-223-2005 for more information or to volunteer.
Blood drive - May 24
Our next CTR blood drive will take place on Saturday, May 24, from 7:00 am - 12:30 pm. We are working toward a goal of 225 units for 2008. So far, we’ve collected at least 59! (If you donate at the INOVA Blood Center, it counts toward our goal as well. Just tell them you’re from CTR!) If we reach our goal of 225 units, there will be a $100 Giant Gift Card drawing in December. Each time you donate, you get a chance to win the big prize. At each drive, there is also a chance for donors to win a $50 Giant Gift Card. You can sign up after mass this weekend, May 10-11, or next weekend, May 17-18. Thanks for considering giving the Gift of Life to someone in need!
Have any questions about your eligibility to donate? Please see this webpage for more details, or, if you need still more information or would like to help with the blood drive, please contact Michele Hawes at 703-444-5136, or use this email.
(For more information about the INOVA blood donor program, please go to this INOVA Blood Donor Website.)
Upcoming Blood Drive Dates in 2008
August 23, and December 6.
Co-Op Nursery
A co-op nursery is available on Sundays at the 10:30 am Mass. Please call Suzanne Payne to join the group or for additional information at 703-737-3063.
Arts and Environment Volunteers Needed
The Art & Environment Committee is looking for volunteers. Please contact Christina Coffman at 703-948-0141 if you are interested and for a list of meeting dates.
** Opportunities in the Community **
Transportation Ministry
Due to the tremendous response asking for help driving a parishioner to the Arlington hospital for radiation treatments, a new parish ministry is forming! We are gathering a group to be available for people needing transportation to medical appointments. If you are interested, please call the church office.
Boys/Girls Club Volunteers Needed
The Boys and Girls Clubs at Sterling Middle school need volunteers to assist with homework time, sports, and arts and crafts. The clubs are in operation from 3:30 - 8:00 p.m. and volunteers for any part of that time would be helpful. Please call Peg Schrader for more information at 703-444-4581.
Loudoun Cares Needs Volunteers
Claude Moore Community Builders program is seeking high school teens interested in being matched with other teens to help area non-profit agencies and have fun over the summer Visit their website or call 703-669-4636 to fill out an application ASAP!
Prison Ministries
The Catholic Charities Prison Ministry program is seeking men and women to care for prisoners through letter writing, collecting items approved for distribution in jails, and help with after-care programs. Contact Sr. Connie at 703-841-3832, or use this email, to find out how you can help.
Need Help to Feed the Hungry
Parishioners as well as members of other area churches regularly pick up bakery products donated by local merchants and deliver them to the LINK pantry, homeless shelters, senior complexes, and other locations. The drivers pick up food that would otherwise be thrown away and deliver it to the hungry in the area. We need volunteers to pick up and deliver on Monday and Friday mornings and Thursday evenings. Please contact Bob Ashdown at 703-437-7786 or use Bob's email here for more information or to volunteer to help.
Sandwich and Hot Lunch Ministry
Five CTR teams are making and delivering sandwiches to the site where workers gather in Herndon. These teams are operating as they did prior to the closing of the Center but are now delivering to an informal site. Additionally, Bob Ashdown is coordinating the hot lunch program for people taking ESL classes through Reston Interfaith four days a week. If you are interested in being part of the solution of feeding the hungry in Herndon, please contact Bob at 703-437-7786 or use Bob's email here.
Volunteer Opportunity to Aid Children
Loudoun Families for Children, a private, non-profit organization providing emergency/respite care and mentoring to children in need, is currently seeking families/adults interested in volunteering. Children accepted for respite/emergency care may spend from an hour to a maximum of 21 days in an LFC home. Mentoring involves regular contact with a child (approximately) twice per month for a period of one year. For more information, contact Kim Burk at 703-771-9505 or use Kim's email here.
Hearing a Call to Visit the Sick?
INOVA Loudoun Hospital is looking for adults to volunteer within its Chaplaincy Services department. Their mission is to visit patients and help them draw upon their own spiritual resources in order to cope with their experience of illness. Volunteers are expected to attend a 14-week training program and commit several hours per week for one year visiting patients. The training program, now in its third year, offers mature adults an opportunity to develop personal and professional skills necessary to offer effective pastoral care in the healthcare setting. For more information, please contact Chaplain Tom Chirdo at 703 858 8034 or use Tom's email here.
ESL Volunteers Needed
Volunteers needed to teach English to adult immigrants at Christ the Redeemer! Catholic Charities Hogar Hispano will be holding its next session of classes from May 6th to July 3rd. Classes are held Tuesday and Thursday from 8:00 to 9:30 pm and volunteers will teach just one of those days each week. Training and materials are provided. No second language is required! If interested, please contact Sheila Sullivan at 703-534-9805 x238, or use this email.
Catholic Advocacy
Our bishops tell us that "responsible citizenship is a virtue; participation in the political process is a moral obligation." You can add your Catholic values to the political dialogue by becoming better informed about issues and expressing your views to your elected officials. The US Conference of Catholic Bishops, the Catholic Relief Services, and the Virginia Catholic Conference, among others, provide information about legislative issues of importance to Catholics. If you would like to more actively participate in the political process, please contact Bob Ashdown, our parish liaison with Catholic Charities, at 703-437-7786 or email him here.
Immigration Reform Legislation
A bipartisan group of Senators and Congressmen has introduced legislation, The Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act of 2005, to reform our immigration system. Bishop Gerald R. Barnes, Chairman of the Committee on Migration, US Catholic Conference of Bishops, expressed support for the draft legislation. He believes that it best reflects principles for immigration reform set forth by the US bishops. It would create legal avenues for migrant workers to enter the US in a safe and orderly manner, provide an opportunity for immigrants already here to work toward permanent residency, and provide additional visas for families to be reunited. You can add your voice to that of our bishops by encouraging your elected representatives to support the proposed legislation (S. 1033 in the Senate and H 2330 in the House).
