Volunteer With Us

Would you like to volunteer and join fellow parishioners as we help and feed the hungry in our area? Here are some of the many ways to volunteer:

Highland Blessing Dinner

In 2012, eight Highland area churches combined their volunteers to support the Highland Blessing Dinner, 520 Olive Street.

Hope Connections

5 Catholic churches help to supply the shower areas at the Hope Connections where 35-50 homeless people take showers daily. At this time, they are no longer a day shelter. The shower area, washer/dryer and client mail services are still open. They continue to need hand sanitizer, along with body wash, body lotion, razors, shaving cream, deodorant, feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes and toothpaste.  Email Deacon John for donation options. 

Christian Service

The Shreveport-Bossier Catholic community has supported Christian Service since Sr. Margaret and Fr. Murray Clayton began serving people in need in 1970.  In 2017, this ministry moved to Hope Connections on Levy Street and is now in our parish boundaries.  Christian Service continues to serve two hot meals a day, breakfast from 8:00 am – 10:00 am and lunch from 12 pm to 2:00 pm in TO-GO boxes.  They are in need of stryofoam to-go boxes, bottled water and individually packaged plasticware. Click here to learn more about their services and volunteer opportunities to donate time, funds and food.

St. Raphael’s Guild

This ministry helps the needy and elderly of the parish and also provides greeters for funerals at the Cathedral.  Would you like to join our Guild? Call the Office for information.

St. Michael’s  Meal Ministry of St. Raphael’s Guild

This special group offers meals for families of the parish who have recently lost a loved one.  Volunteers will be needed!  Call the Office for more information.

Meals on Wheels Program

Meals on Wheels is a service designed to help seniors, over the age of 60 and home-bound, maintain their independence as they face financial, physical, or emotional hardships. We are one of many drop off points for the meals prepared by the Caddo Council On Aging.  Volunteers have a one-hour route to deliver the meals Monday-Thursday mornings. For more information, contact Mary Kay.

Welcome Baby Ministry

Volunteers prepare and deliver a meal to Cathedral families with newborns. To learn more about volunteering, please contact Dotye Stanford at 221-5296.

Mary’s House – Embrace Grace

Looking for an outlet for your compassion?  Embrace Grace – 12 week program for single and pregnant women to learn that God loves them and has a plan for their lives.  So begins their journey …. “To convert someone, go and take them by the hand and guide them.” St. Thomas Aquinas. To learn more about volunteering, email L’Anne at maryshouse.sport@gmail.com.

Please contact our Director of Outreach, Greg Laroux, at either (318) 221-5296 ext. 106 or glaroux@sjbcathedral.org to learn more about our Outreach Ministries.