How do we serve those in Pacific Beach (PB) and San Diego?
We are blessed to call San Diego our home but we are also called to serve those in our community who are in need. Through outreach to our community, we support organizations that provide help, dignity, and solidarity. Our primary community service at St. B's includes
- Saint Brigid Food Pantry - Pack, deliver, and/or distribute food through our Food Pantry on Tuesday mornings to our local PB community and beyond
- Give Back Sunday - Donate needed items (i.e. clothing, school supplies, toiletries, etc.) after Masses to various non-profit organizations
Also explore below some of these great organizations and ministries doing God's work with low-income youth, immigrants, and our homebound parishioners.
Neighbors in Need
2nd and 4th Monday of every month from 3 - 7:30 pm in the Parish Hall
Twice a month, Neighbors in Need provides a warm, home-cooked meal and lots of hospitality to over 130 men, women and children right here at St. B'.s All of our guests are served a meal. After dinner clothing, toiletries, and a snack bag are distributed. Ways you can help:
- Meal prep and set-up (3 - 5:30 pm)
- Meal service, hospitality and clean-up (5:30 - 7:30 pm)
- Donate gently-used clean clothing, new socks and undergarments, toiletries, blankets and sleeping bags
- Donate financially - see below
- Learn more in this Ministry Highlight
Contact Mo at 858.270.5416
Homebound
Did you know almost 100 of our parishioners are homebound? See various ways we support them and how you can help:
- Visit our homebound and take them the Eucharistic
- Make phone calls to homebound, family member or someone whose day you know would be brightened by hearing from you
- Write greeting cards - cards are sent seven times a year including their birthday
- Pray the Divine Mercy Chaplet with us on Thursdays at 3 pm during adoration or pray on your own
Contact Donna at [email protected] or Gretchen at [email protected]
Compass Station
Right down the street, on the corner of Chalcedony and Cass, is an organization that is changing lives by sharing the love of Christ through hands-on, practical deeds of service. The Compass Station—a service of Shoreline Community Services—opened in May 2022. It is a place where those experiencing homelessness can do laundry, charge a device, and use the computers. But the main purpose is to connect people to services and resource providers that can help as they journey off of the street. Guests have access to benefits enrollment assistance, ID and driver’s license assistance, medical help, mental health and substance use services, housing options information, document recovery, legal and tax help, family reunification, and veterans services. Saint Brigid parishioners share their time and talents with guests at The Compass Station in a variety of ways including: as a nurse practitioner, a grant writer, and as volunteer guides.
Our parish is thrilled to be partnering with The Compass Station for our annual Christmas giving opportunity! We invite you to take an ornament from the giving tree located in the vestibule of the church beginning December 10. You may give to the Amazon Wishlist or, if you prefer to drop off a physical gift, you may place your items in the red bins at the church exits on December 17 and 18.
Contact Caryn Blanton for more info or vist their website or social media (links below)
Cristo Rey San Diego High School
Cristo Rey San Diego High School will prepare students with limited economic means for success. Opening in August 2020, it will be the 39th school in the Cristo Rey Network. Cristo Rey schools integrate four years of rigorous academic curriculum with four years of professional work experience, delivering a proven and innovative faith-based approach to education. Students graduate equipped with the knowledge, character and skills required to succeed in college and in life. Did you know that at Cristo Rey San Diego, 96% of registered students are students of color, with an average yearly family income of $34,000?
Did you know that Deacon Mike Daniels currently serves on their Board of Directors? Read his recent message to friends of Cristo Rey regarding the idea that a good education is the best way to end the cycle of poverty. Click here to learn more about Cristo Rey San Diego, their unique education model, and how you could help get this brand new Catholic high school in San Diego off the ground.
Support Local Immigrant Youth in Crisis
Students Without Limits was started in 2012 by parishioners Kevin and Amie Scully and supports traumatized children separated from their parents by providing legal and mental health support. They also guide DACA youth through the college application process and through to college graduation. They do this through year-round in-school support groups called "little family meetings" at 13 local high schools. To learn more about Students without Limits click the icons below and check out their Ministry Highlight.