• Ask yourself: What do you like to do? What are your passions?
  Self-identify your public speaking ability on a scale of 1-10
  Can you work remotely or do you prefer to be at the office?
  Can you work alone?
  
  If something fits, please contact the Office at 503.233.8361 or justiceandpeace@archdpdx.org
   

  1. Write thank-you notes
  2. Call parishes and contacts for Quarterly Parish Respect Life and Social Ministry meetings
  3. Call parishes in advance of special events and advocacy issues
  4. Manage the social media presence of the Office with prepared content
  5. Write bulletin announcements that will be shared with parishes
  6. Data entry
  7. Create a parish phone bank
  8. Create online and/or paper surveys – such as a census survey – and summarize results
  9. Research and write grants for the Office
  10. Call parishes for CRS Rice Bowl orders (September – November)
  11. Volunteer for Office workshops and special events
  12. Create advocacy issue-based advocacy networks
  13. Become a trained Parish Ambassador and man a table at parish ministry fairs
  14. Table at parish, ecumenical and community events

   

  15. Attend the Quarterly Parish Social Ministry Meeting (1^st Monday of February, May, August and November; 7:00pm), take notes and prepare a recap.
  16. Attend the Quarterly Parish Respect Life Ministry Meeting (Last Tuesday of February, May, August and November; 7:00pm), take notes and prepare a recap.

   
  17a. Join the Life, Justice & Peace Commission (2 ^nd Monday, Sept – May; 7:00pm)
   *Requires approval
  17b. Attend the Life, Justice & Peace Commission meetings (September – May; 7:00pm), take notes and prepare a recap.
   

  18. Join the Local Catholic Campaign for Human Development Commission (2^nd Tuesday, September – May; 6:00pm) *Requires approval of Director, Pastor and Archbishop
  19. Join the Catholic Culture of Life meetings (2^nd Monday; 5:30pm) *Requires approval
  20. Join the Local Catholic Relief Services Rice Bowl Grant Commission (July-October) *Requires approval
  21. Join the Archdiocesan Commission for the Evangelization Through Laudato Si’ (1^st Tuesdays, 4:30pm) *Requires approval

   

  22. Become a certified speaker to present on Catholic social teaching to parish groups
  23. As a certified speaker, call parish RCIA leaders to present on CST as candidates learn about the basic teachings and beliefs of the Catholic Church, during either formation or Mystagogy

   
  Vicariate-Level

  24. Present at one of your vicariate meeting of pastors and staffs
  25. Become a Vicariate Liaison with the Office; responsibilities include sharing communication from the Office, assessing the local concerns and sharing with the Office
  26. Mentor vicariate parishes without a parish ministry to get something started
  27. Organize and promote small vicariate community events for parishioners (not just leaders)
      1. Food fair
      2. Arts and crafts
      3. Holy Hops, Java Justice
      4. “World Cafes”, a structured conversational process intended to facilitate open and intimate discussion, and link ideas within a larger group to access the "collective intelligence" or collective wisdom in the room, where participants move between a series of tables where they continue the discussion in response to a set of questions.

  
  Volunteer Form