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June 14
This summer, senior seminarians from Our Lady of Providence Seminary are assigned to parishes where they are helping out and learning about parish life. The seminarians will have a chance to observe the many programs offered for those in need by the Diocese through Catholic Social Services of RI. On June 12, the seminarians visited St. Martin de Porres senior center and explored Health Care Ministry, hospital/nursing home, and assisted living activities through a visit to RI Hospital. On June 5, 2018, the seminarians visited Emmanuel House Shelter, Keep the Heat On, Dire Emergency, and Food Insecurity. -
May 10
“Keep the Heat On,” the diocesan heating program, wrapped up its recent winter season of assisting families in great need. This year the program provided a total of $257,103.61 in oil, natural gas, and electricity assistance. Over the past 13 years, the program has provided $2,928,499 in aid. -
April 17
Catholic Social Services of RI helps manage a special program to link nursing students with RI caregivers in need of respite.The Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs is receiving $831,000 in federal funds to continue the respite program at Rhode Island College and University of Rhode Island, as well as extending it to include students at Salve Regina University and New England Institute of Technology. -
April 9
The Office of Life and Family Ministry is sponsoring a fundraiser-dinner on Saturday, April 14 from 6:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. at St. John Paul II Church (St. Cecilia’s), 1253 Newport Avenue, Pawtucket. The dinner is being held to support the diocesan pastoral care programs: St. Gabriel’s Call (pregnancy outreach), Project Rachel/Rachel’s Vineyard (post-abortion ministry) and My Child…My Gift (pre-natal diagnosis ministry).
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“The bread in your cupboard belongs to the hungry; the coat unused in your closet belongs to the one who needs it; the shoes rotting in your closet belong to the one who has no shoes; the money which you hoard up belongs to the poor." - St. Basil the Great.
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Catholic Social Services of RI
The Diocese of Providence’s Secretariat for Catholic Charities & Social Ministry develops, implements and supports ministries and services that reach thousands of Rhode Islanders each year. Rooted in the social teaching of the Roman Catholic Church, this secretariat focuses on the dignity of each human being, serving others, and dispensing charity while educating and advocating for justice. Through this office, support is provided to more than 140 parishes in the diocese by helping parishioners meet their basic and social service needs. In every service provided, this ministry aims to reflect the compassion of Jesus Christ through sensitivity to the ever-changing ethnic, cultural, and economic diversity of communities within the diocese.
The Secretariat for Catholic Charities & Social Ministry brings the message of Christ’s love to the people of Rhode Island in tangible ways. These offices provide resources to communities in the areas of family, the sanctity of life, immigration, emergency assistance and so much more. This secretariat seeks to meet the physical and spiritual needs of parishioners and neighbors, while addressing injustice and advocating for legislative change at the local and national levels.