St. Augustine/St. Joseph Mission Commision

Our Mission Statement

The objective of the Mission Commission is to reach out to our community through volunteers who have been faithful to God’s calling to look past themselves in sharing of their time and resources with those who need it most.

Through generous donations from our parishioners, the Mission Commission is able to assist many people and organizations through various programs.  Some of these include:

Our Annual Garage Sale

Generous donations of clothing and household goods from our community allow us to host this annual event in July.  The monies generated from this sale help to fund our various projects throughout the year.  All items not sold are donated to Agape Ministries and St. Vincent de Paul.

Sidney Soup Kitchen

We send volunteers to the local soup kitchen to prepare and serve lunch to the hungry and homeless.

Soup and Bread Luncheon

During lent, we prepare soup and bread for the community as a way of bringing the community together for social interaction and camaraderie.  We invite a guest speaker, giving all donations we receive during the luncheon to his or her program.

Spring House Cleaning

We come together each spring to clean the church.

Easter Program

We deliver Easter flowers to the homebound and the “90 year old and over” residents of the parish community which gives us an opportunity to interact with them, showing them that they are not forgotten.

Bingo @ Heritage Manor Nursing Home

We organize volunteers to help with the weekly bingo and supply the bingo prizes.  We also provide the birthday cake for the monthly birthday bingo. 

Religious Education Program

We donate money to support the religious education program towards the purchase of bibles and gifts for the students receiving the sacraments and at Easter and Christmas.

Rosaries

We fund and create rosaries for our own community’s needs and also send them to many areas of the world.

Military

We pay for shipping of packages to our community soldiers in active combat areas overseas.

Thanksgiving Food Drive

We assist in gathering food from our community and then donating it to local families in need and to Agape Ministries.

Christmas Baskets

We assemble baskets of fruit, cookies, snacks and drinks, deliver them to the homebound and the “90 year old and over” parishioners, and spend some caring time with them.

Angel Program

Through generous donations from the parish community, we provide Christmas gifts of clothing and toys to families in dire need, to the foster children of Auglaize County, and to Sister Marge Eilerman of Kentucky.