MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PEACE

ACES: St. Ann’s helps support Ashland Christian Emergency Services with monetary donations, food, clothing, furniture and volunteer labor.
Contact: Don Hanky

Advocacy for Justice and Peace: Volunteers are needed to coordinate and communicate information about the legislative concerns generated by the Virginia Catholic Conference (serving both Virginia Dioceses), the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and by our own Diocesan Offices.
Contact: Marty Moran

Ashland Free Clinic Dinners: We provide simple dinners at St. James the Less for the volunteer clinic staff several times a year.
Contact: Kathy Prettyman

Bright Beginnings: St. Ann’s helps the Patrick Henry YMCA provide “back to school” necessities and clothing for disadvantaged students.
Contact: Stu Reid

Cards of Caring: St. Ann’s reaches out to parishioners and others in the community who are sick, homebound or bereaved to remember them with special cards and notes, letting them know of our support, prayers and concern.
Contact: Lynda Hamm

CARITAS: Congregations Around Richmond Involved To Assure Shelter provides hospitality, shelter and meals for homeless men and women in the greater Ashland/Hanover/Richmond area . We need volunteers to welcome them here at St. Ann’s, so we can make our Parish Hall their “home” for two weeks in June.
Contact: Russ Wisler

CROP Walk: Parishioners join a national network of people (Communities Responding to Overcome Poverty) united to combat hunger by participating in CROP Hunger Walks.
Contact: Bill Ploof

Christmas Angel Giving Tree: At Christmas, volunteers coordinate the collection and distribution of gifts to underprivileged local families.
Contacts: Dave and Carol DePuy