"Created iin the image of the one God and equally endowed with rational souls, all men have the same nature and the same origin. Redeemed by the sacrifice of Christ, all are called to participate in the same divine beatitude: all therefore enjoy an equal dignity."
-CCC 1934
| Christian Action is currently closed due to the Covid-19 virus. We hope to open sometime this summer. |
You wil see the Lenten Giving Tree in the Narthen of the church. The tree is laden with white angel tags stating needed items for the poor in our community. Please take a tag, and your Christian Action Ministry will distribute the items you purchase directly to the people in need.
Christian Action relies on the ongoing donations of clothing and food, from our parishioners and community, to be successful. Christian Action is a parish ministry to research, facilitate and initiate charitable works within the parish and community. To accomplish this, it is essential that we maintain an awareness of the physical and emotional concerns of our parish and community. We assist parishioners, and those within our community, in times of crisis, promote an awareness of the needs of the underprivileged, and provide the opportunity for parish members to become directly involved with charitable works.
We are able to help clients with food, clothing and provide financial assistance on a case by case basis. Sometimes we are able to meet special needs requests. We work closely with other agencies and churches in our community to offer assistance to those in need. We provide information to clients and also offer referrals to other organizations for additional assistance.
We serve our twinning parish, Immaculate Heart of Mary, throughout the year with events such as: the Lenten Parish-to-Parish drive; Back-to-School supplies; Thanksgiving food boxes and Christmas Giving Tree gifts. IHM also makes a weekly donation pickup of food, clothing, etc., from our Christian Action office. Several other social agencies make weekly donation pickups that mainly service our community.
Christian Action facilitates many activities throughout the year such as: the Crop Walk; Habitat for Humanity builds; Helping Hands; and the Lenten Soup Suppers. These Social Justice groups are vital, active members of the social ministry community of St. Bernadette's. Our Parish Social Ministries serve as forums for our parishioners to express their faith in action.
This link will provide you with helpful resources that may assist you in additional areas:
Adoption: Government Agencies:
DePelchin Children's Center Bureau of Vital Statistics
Alcoholics Anonymous: Child Support Attorney General
Alcoholics Anonymous Department of Labor
Alcohol Abuse Therapists Health Care:
Bay Area Council on Drugs & Alcohol Aids Foundation of Houston
Animal Shelters: American Cancer Society
Houston BARC Animal Shelter & Adoptions Brazoria County Health Department
City of Pasadena Animal Shelter Help Line:
City of Webster Animal Shelter Constable
Catholic Charities: Crisis Intervention of Houston
Catholic Charities Texas Family Violence Program
Catholic Camp for Human Development: Home Health Care:
Apply for Resettlement in the United States Apostle Home Health Care
Immigration Assistance At Your Side Home Care
Special Immigrant Religious Worker Visa Program Houston Area Special Needs Resource Guide
Child Care: Housing:
Child Development Council-Brazoria Willow River Farm
Initiatives for Children M.I. Lewis Social Service Center
Texas Department of Human Services Texas Rent Assistance
Child Development Council: Immigration:
Brazoria Mobilizing to Help Immigrant Children
Clear Lake Area Immigration free Legal Services
Child Support: Job Hunting Help:
Attorney General Office for Child Support Between Jobs
Child Support Services West Houston Assistance Ministries
Daycare in the Greater Clear Lake Area St. Anthony’s Catholic Church
Clothing: Language:
Bay Area Basic Needs Center All Saints Catholic Community
Dress for Success Clear Lake City Library
Goodwill Industries Literacy Advance Bay Area
Community Service Agencies: Legal Support:
Community Action Council Lawyer Referral Line
Christian Community Services Center Legal Line
Salvation Army Houston Volunteer Lawyers
St. Vincent De Paul Society Outreach:
Counseling: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Bay Area Counseling Crisis Hotline
Bay Area Turning Point Texas Child Protective Services
Crisis Intervention of Houston Parenting Training:
Diocese: AVANCE - Parent and Child Program
Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston DePelchin Children’s Center
Catholic Campaign for Human Development Learn to Parent
Catholic Campaign for Hunger Protective Services:
Disabled: Aid to Victims of Domestic Abuse
Vocational Rehabilitation Services Domestic Violence Shelters
Houston Center for Independent Living Texas Statewide Abuse
Texas Emergency Assistance Registry Resale Shops:
Domestic Violence: Bay Area Turning Point
Aid to Victims of Domestic Violence GoodWill
Houston Area Women’s Office Interfaith Caring Ministries
Resource & Crisis Center of Galveston Shelters in our Area:
Education: Macedonia Outreach Center
Dept. of Assistive & Rehabilitative Services A Child Is Born Outreach Family
Health and Human Services Commission Community Of The Streets Outreach
Family Outreach Center Clear Lake Bay Area Spiritual Support:
Elder Care: Christian Renewal Center
Aging Home Page - City of Houston Texas Health & Human Services:
Harris County Area Agency on Aging SNAP Food Benefits
Care Connection, Aging & Disability TANF Cash Help
Employment: Health Care
Occupational Safety & Health
Jobs by Simply Hired in Houston
Work Source Solutions
End of Life Resources:
Caring Community
Grief Resources
Understanding death and dying
Family:
Family Houston
Retrouvaille
Parish-Based Support Groups
Food:
Christian Helping Hands
CHRISTUS Our Daily Bread
Clear Lake Food Pantry
Gabriel Project:
Mary Queen Catholic Church
St. Paul the Apostle Catholic Church
An easy way to support your Christian Action Food Pantry is through the Kroger Community Rewards Program. Even if you have linked your card in the past, you need to re-enroll for 2018. Here are the steps:
That is it! Every time you shop at Kroger (once you are enrolled), you will be helping your food pantry here at St. Bernadette. THANK YOU! |