Social Action

The Community Outreach Commission

The Community Outreach Commission is a group commissioned by the pastor to be the conscience of Our Lord Christ the King Parish and Cardinal Pacelli School. In response to Catholic Social Teaching, the Social Action Commission administers the parish’s community outreach ministries and challenges parishioners to be Christ to our brothers and sisters. The Commission provides a portion of the parish budget for various social agencies.

COC programs include:

Christmas Gift Giving Program
Christmas Adopt-a-Family
Drop In Center
Fair Trade Products
Habitat for Humanity

Helping Hands
Inter Parish Ministry
Interfaith Hospitality Network
Lenten Fishes & Loaves Food Collection

People Working Cooperatively
Prepare Affair/Repair Affair
St. Vincent de Paul
Twinning Program with Obuasi Diocese in Ghana

Catholic Social Teaching

Catholic Social Teaching is a philosophy based on the church’s beliefs and doctrines that we live out God’s call to love the most poor…

Christmas Gift Giving / Adopt a Family

We are pleased to support a number of Christmas Gift Giving programs during the holidays.

Fair Trade Products

Products are traded (bought and sold) in a way that is honest and fair, empowers both farmers and consumers.

Ghana Health Care Project

In Ghana, just $7 for a child, $20 for an adult or $54 for a family will provide them with a year of health care.

Habitat For Humanity

This organization is dedicated to constructing new housing for low-income families using the skills and talents of volunteers.

Interfaith Hospitality Network

An organization that ensures shelter, meals, case management and referrals to homeless families. IHN works by combining the resources…

Lenten Fishes & Loaves Collection

During Lent food and personal care items are collected to help supply local food pantries. Donations will be given to local food pantries.

Repair Affair & Prepare Affair

Prepare Affair is an amazing way to give back to those in need in our community. While it is only a single-day event, it impacts those families we help all year long.

St. Vincent de Paul

Home visits to provide basic emergency assistance and distribute Holy Communion to Individuals at nearby assisted living facilities.

Shelterhouse – Serve Dinner

The fourth Monday of each month a different parish group sponsors a meal at the Shelterhouse, a mens homeless shelter at 411 Gest Street.

Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen

The Walnut Hills Soup Kitchen and Pantry, located 2631 Gilbert Avenue, across from Assumption Church, provides meals to the area’s homeless…

Christian Outreach and Wellness Ministry

Christian Outreach and Wellness Ministry is located at 3710 Eastern Ave. and serves the general Eastern Ave. area.