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Outreach Ministries

Please contact St. James Roman Catholic Parish office at 623-581-0707
for more information on Outreach Ministries

E3 Africa

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E3 Africa facilitates the sponsorship of Ugandan youth for secondary school, trade school and university.  The young people we sponsor in Uganda come from very poor families and many of them have lost one or both parents to the civil war, HIV/AIDS and other causes.  

E3 Africa has its roots and foundation at our parish.  E3 Africa was founded at St. James in 2005 by the efforts of Fr. Robert Aliunzi and Rosalie Weller.  To learn about Fr. Robert’s story, visit www.E3-Africa.org.

For more information, visit www.E3-Africa.org to find out how you can sponsor a student, help build the school, donate or volunteer. 

To continue supporting this wonderful ministry and for sponsorship donations, you can contact our office at 480-243-8789 to be put on auto-debit or to answer any of your questions. To send in your donations, please send to the address listed below:

E3 AFRICA
18521 E. Queen Creek Road
Ste. 105-273
Queen Creek, AZ 85142

**All of your donations are tax-deductible, and you will receive a yearly contribution statement for tax purposes**

St Vincent De Paul 

logo_newThe worldwide St. Vincent de Paul Society ( SVdP ) is dedicated to serving the needs of the poor.   The St. James Conference is specifically dedicated to serving all people who need help and live within the St. James Parish boundaries.  The conference is made up of volunteers from St. James and other parishes. The boundaries of the parish are – North of Bell Road to Carefree Highway      and West of Interstate 17 to 51st Avenue.  If you need assistance, please call 623-581-0728.

The people of St. James are extremely generous. Through that generosity, in 2014, we were able to provide more than 1700 food boxes and close to $50,000 in housing and utilities aid to families within the St. James Parish boundaries with more than 2600 requests for help.

Your Parish Conference SVdP efforts are ongoing because those in need can be helped but their number cannot be eliminated. “The poor you will always have with you…” Matt 26:11

Adobe Mountain/Black Canyon

This ministry delivers desserts to the boys and girls at these juvenile correctional centers at Thanksgiving. Anyone 18 years of age or older may volunteer to help serve at the correctional centers.

DUET

Duet is a non-profit, interfaith organization that provides free informal support services to homebound elderly and/or disabled adults over the age of 18 and to family caregivers. Also available is aid to Nurses in Faith Communities, aid and support to caregivers, aid and support to grandparents raising grandchildren. Volunteers from congregations and the wider community are trained, supervised and insured.

What services are provided by Duet volunteers?  Grocery Shopping * Friendly Visits * Business Help * Minor Home Repairs * Respite Assistance * Friendly Phoning * Project Safe Home * Computer Assistance * Information and Referral * Transportation to Medical and Social Service Appointments

Visit http://duetaz.org/ for more details on the program. If you are interested in receiving Duet services contact the main Duet office at 602-285-0543 or the Desert Foothills Office at 480-488-1105.