A.C.T.I.O.N   (Alliance for Congregational Transformation Influencing Our Neighborhoods)
A.C.T.I.O.N is a faith-based organization made up of congregations and community organizations working together to improve life in our Region. ACTION is an affiliate of the Gamaliel Foundation along with over forty-five other faith-based community organizations nationwide. In Ohio alone, there are three affiliates: NOAH in Cleveland, AMOS in Cincinnati, and ACTION in Youngstown. For information, call Pat Marshall @ 330-758-0401.

ACTION

7:30 PM

St. Luke

1st Wed.,  Sept. - May

Athletic Club
The Athletic Club of St. Charles coordinates and supports sports activities, informal and organized, for all children of the parish grades 1-8 parochial and public school. Volunteers are always welcome and needed to support the ministry of this group. To volunteer, please call Greg Kleeh @ 330-702-9202.
 

Meetings

8:30 PM

Cafeteria

2nd Mon., Sept. - May

Bereavement Ministry
The Bereavement Ministry provides a connection between the parish of St. Charles and the bereaved. It offers assistance and ongoing support for one year to the family who has experienced a loss. Those who are ministers are instrumental in preparing the yearly commemorative Mass of Remembrance. A parishioner, who is an attorney, volunteers to assist widows/widowers with any financial clarifications if needed. For further explanation of this most important ministry, please call Deacon Paul @ 330-758-2325.

Meetings

6:30 PM

St. Charles Room

1st Wed., Monthly

Buildings Committee
Composed of knowledgeable contractors and trades people, The Building Committee inspects all facets of the buildings approximately three or four times per year, then act upon the deficiencies they find by using the skills and talents they bring to the committee. Using this proactive approach, it is hoped that the structures in the St. Charles complex will be kept in top condition and the cost to maintain them will be minimal. If you are a contractor or a trade’s person and willing to serve St. Charles in this manner, giving not only your time but your talent and expertise in the necessary repair and update work, please contact Mike Heher @ 330-702-0124. 


Coat Drive
The Parish Life Commission sponsors an annual coat collection for the needy of the Youngstown area. Both new and slightly worn coats in children’s and adult sizes are accepted. Please save for this worthwhile project. To help or for further information, please contact Kathy Kocjancic @ 330-758-0600.

Coat Drive

All Masses

Gathering Space

Oct. 9-10; 16-17, 2010

Cub Scouts
Cub Scouts are groups organized to promote worthwhile activities and skills for young boys. If you are interested in enrolling a young boy or in volunteering, please contact Brian Hetzel @ 330-758-3775 or Denise Stoneman @ 330-629-2507.

Pack Meetings	7:00 - 8:30 PM	Hall	Oct. 10/25, Nov.15, 2010; Jan.24, 2011
Leader Meetings	6:30 - 7:30 PM	St. Mark	1st  Sun.., Sept. - April

Special Events

Recruitment Night	7:00 - 8:30 PM	School	Sept. 13, 2010
Blue & Gold Dnner	5:00 - 9:00 PM	Hall	Feb. 19, 2011
Webelos Crossover	7:00 - 8:30 PM	Hall	Mar. 7, 2011
Pinewood Derby	10:00 AM - 1:30 PM	Hall	Mar. 26, 2011

Elizabeth Ministry
Elizabeth Ministry is an international movement designed to support women and their families during the joys, challenges and sorrows of the childbearing years. The Elizabeth Ministry mission is to cherish children, encourage families and build community. We offer peer support, mentoring, educational materials, spiritual nourishment and inspirational resources. Elizabeth Ministry chapters exist across the United States as well as in Canada, Europe and Third World countries.

Women volunteers become Elizabeth Ministers in the areas they have experienced. For example, a woman who has twins would visit and mentor a woman who is pregnant with twins. Continued support is given throughout the pregnancy and after the birth. This support comes in the form of visits, phone calls, cards, prayers, resources and other assistance. The areas of Elizabeth Ministry include, but are not limited to, pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, infant or child death, crisis or special needs, adoption, fertility and infertility. Support is available for mothers, fathers, siblings and grandparents.

The Elizabeth Ministry also includes the Rosebud Program. Individuals can place a colored rose with an attached prayer card in the vase  located on a table in the rear of the church. These cards can be filled out completely or with the name only of couples requesting special intentions related to childbearing concerns.

If you would like to be part of this ministry or are in need of this ministry, please contact Kathy Dwinnells @ 330-757-7522.


Endowment Board
Endowment Board members are selected to serve the parish by overseeing the St. Charles Perpetual Gift Program. Many parishioners and friends of St. Charles offer monetary gifts in memory or honor of loved ones or significant events in their lives. For more information, contact Father Rogers @ 330-758-2325.


Finance Council
The Finance Council is responsible for overseeing the finances of the church and school, as well as the maintenance of its buildings and grounds. As such, it projects budgets, coordinates, development, monitors the festival and is involved with debt-reduction. To offer your services, call Mark Heagerty @ 330-758-2325.

Meetings

7:00 PM

Conference Room

4th Wed., Monthly

Girl Scouts
Girl Scouts is an organization which promotes personal growth, exploration, self-direction, stewardship, leadership and life skills for girls in grades K -12. Activities are conducted in groups organized by age or grade level. Troops act independently and jointly with other troops in Boardman, Poland, and Struthers (known as the Service Unit). Part of the Girl Scout’s rich tradition is to incorporate service projects into their activities throughout the year. In recent years, St. Charles’ troops have lent support to many charitable causes including Hospice of the Valley, Beatitude House, Operation Christmas Child, Second Harvest Food Bank, the Rescue Mission of Mahoning Valley, Operation School House, and Akron’s Children’s Hospital. They also volunteer their time at school and church functions. If you are interested in joining or becoming an adult volunteer, please contact Patty Schwendeman
@ 330-965-1292.


Graceful Knitters
This ministry combines skillful hands with grace-filled hearts to create prayer shawls for those among us who are going through difficult times.  A lovingly created warm shawl draped across the shoulders says, "You are not alone."  All ages and levels of experience (Knit or crochet) are welcome as we learn and help each other in this endeavor.  Please contact, Anne Kravitz @ 330-758-6262 or Alexis Santangelo @ 330-702-1712.


The Giving Tree
The Giving Tree provides an opportunity to share riches with those less fortunate. Conducted during Advent, the St. Vincent de Paul Society works to provide holiday meals and gifts to our community and the surrounding area. From a “tree” in the Gathering Space of the church, hanging envelopes can be taken and filled with a monetary donation. Envelopes may be returned in the collection basket or mailed to the parish office.


St. Charles Grief Support Group
A Grief Support Group is offered for those experiencing a loss of any kind (death of a loved one, job, house, relationship, health). All are welcome. For a private counseling session, call Deacon Paul  @ 330-758-2325.

Meetings

6:00 PM

Conference Room

3rd Tues., Monthly

Grounds Committee
Members of this committee make recommendations on grounds maintenance. Volunteers are sought to serve on the committee and to assist in activities throughout the year. Many volunteers are needed for the committee's most active days of the year, Spring and Fall Clean Up Days and Spring Planting Day. These days are set aside each fall and spring to enhance the appearance of our grounds. To volunteer for this active committee, please call the parish office @ 330-758-2325.



Homebound Ministers
Homebound Ministers act on behalf of the priest to minister to those who are ill or confined by serving the Eucharist, listening, praying, and encouraging those to whom they are assigned.  Training is provided.  For more information, call Angie Fecko @ 330-758-2325.


Hospital Ministry
Hospital Ministers are parishioners of St. Charles who complete a four hour training program presented by an accredited Pastoral Minister. They visit members of St. Charles Parish while they are confined to a hospital. This ministry benefits both the giver and the receiver. If you have a "special" gift of reaching out to others at this particular time in their lives and would like to know more about this ministry, please call Irene Hite @ 330-782-2943.


Hospitality 
Hospitality volunteers provide refreshments at requested events throughout the week and weekends. Not an overwhelming commitment, this ministry provides an easy way to meet people. For more information, please contact Janette Koewacich @ 330-758-2325.


Kids Sharing Tree
Kids Sharing Tree is set up at Christmas time as an effort to collect toys or monetary donations to benefit children from our area. This effort has benefited the children from the Mahoning Valley Rescue Mission, Mahoning County Children’s Services and the Angel Tree Ministry for children of prisoners. To help, please contact the parish office @ 330-758-2325.

Collection Dates

Gathering Space

Nov. 27 - Dec. 12, 2010

Landscaping Assistance, Plumber, Electrician, Carpenter, Painter, Mechanic, Window Washer, and Handyperson
Volunteers with these talents and skills are often needed to keep the parish comples in top condition.  To offer your time and talents, please call Mark Heagerty @ 330-758-2325.

Marriage Encounter
Marriage Encounter is designed to give married couples the opportunity to examine their lives together…a time to share their feelings, their hopes, disappointments, joys and frustrations…and to do so openly and honestly in a face-to-face, heart-to-heart encounter with the one person they have chosen to live with for the rest of their life. The emphasis of Marriage Encounter is on communication between husband and wife, who spend a weekend together away from the distractions and tensions of everyday life. It’s not a retreat, nor a marriage clinic, nor group sensitivity. It is a unique approach aimed at revitalizing Christian marriage. For more information including dates and place, please contact the Pavalko’s, Allan and Maria, @ 330-726-3992.


Martha’s Cupboard
Martha’s Cupboard of St. Charles Parish distributes food, personal care items, paper products to those in need within and beyond the boundaries of the parish. Items are collected in baskets and placed at the feet of the statue of St. Charles Borromeo located in the Gathering Space of the church.

The generosity of the parishioners, brides and grooms, and donations at special events supply the needed items for an open pantry each month. Martha’s Cupboard also includes a walker bag and blanket ministry. Lap blankets of 4-ply washable yarn, either knit or crocheted, are collected to be distributed to nursing homes, retirement centers or others requesting this kind of item. Kathy Kocjancic coordinates the volunteers for this most worthwhile ministry. Please call her for further information @ 330-758-2325.

Martha's Cupboard Open Pantry

2:00 - 3:00 PM

3rd Wed., Monthly

Nursing Home Visitors
Ministers of Care are parishioners who visit members of the parish who are confined to nursing homes to offer kindness and friendship on a one-on-one basis. A short training session is required and a gift is given to present to the patient on the initial visit. Times and frequency for visitation are at the discretion of the volunteer. This is an excellent opportunity to offer your time in service to St. Charles with a convenience that fits your life-style, and also brings a small bit of joy to someone who may need it. If you are a “caring” person - no matter what age - and would like to become involved in this ministry, call Marion Smith @ 330-758-9185.


Men and Women United for Life
Men and Women United for Life is an inter-parish ministry respondingh to the late Pope John Paul II's pressing appeal to "respect, protect, love and serve life, every human life ... for the building of an authentic civilization of truth and love."  (Evangelium Vitae).  As such, this ministry dedicates itself to upholding the sactity of life at all stages, placing special emphasis on solidarity with our most vulnerable brothers and sisters in the womb.  Through prayer, education, and outreach, the group works to build a culture of life by offering formation experiences, as well as prmoting character development, healthy choices,  and chastity among our young people.  Membership is open to parishioners ages 14 and older.  If you wish to be an apostle for the Gospel of Life, call the group's president, Judy Welsh @ 330-757-7552 or vice present, Natalie Wardle @ 330-758-0375.


Mission Circles
Mission Circles are parishioners who pray and work to support, spiritually and financially,
missionaries of the church.  Each mission currently established sets their own meeting times and location. For more information, call Isabelle Borowski @ 330-758-1528.


Nursing Home Extraordinary Minister of Eucharist
Nursing Home Extraordinary Ministers of Eucharist assist in the sacramental care of those confined to the care facilities within the boundaies of St. Charles Church.  They do this primarily by assisting at Communion Services, led by a Lay Leader of Prayer, or at a Mass, celebrated by the Parochial Vicar. They may also assist at a communal celebration of the Anointing of the sick at the facility.  Being a Eucharistic Minister is preferred, but is not necessary. For more information, contact Fr. Shawn Conoboy @ 330-758-2325.


Operation Rice Bowl
Operation Rice Bowl is a program of sacrificial giving to feed the poor on local and global levels. Rice bowls and program booklets will be available in the Gathering Space early in Lent for your convenience.

Families or individuals fast or eat simple meals and place the savings in a symbolic “rice bowl.” The money, collected prior to the Mass of the Lord’s Supper on Holy Thursday, is given to the Diocese for distribution to agencies which feed the poor.


Pastoral Council Members
Pastoral Council members pray and work closely with the staff to effect and implement decisions and recommendations of parish ministerial policy and activities.

Pastoral Council Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Mark

3rd Tues., Aug. - May

There are SIX standing commissions on Pastoral Council:

Worship Commission
The Worship Commission shares with members of staff the responsibility of implementing Diocesan Liturgical Policy and directing liturgical concerns. If you are interested in becoming involved in this commission, call Anne Moran @ 330-758-2320.

Worship Commission Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Luke

1st Tues., Aug. - June

 
The Christian Formation Commission
The Christian Formation Commission works to define the educational mission of St. Charles Parish scheduling and conducting informative lectures and programs especially for adults. The Commission monitors the education processes of the entire parish including the school, CCD, Youth Ministry, and Adult Education and oversees the parish library. To join, contact Karen Stazak @ 330-965-0053).


Stewardship Commission
The Stewardship Commission seeks to educate parishioners about the joy of serving God by serving others using the time, talent and treasure with which each has been blessed. It is a primary goal of the Commission to raise awareness of this meaning of stewardship. The Commission welcomes all parishioners who wish to promote this spiritual way of life in the parish. To join, call Gayle Chifolo @ 330-726-7686.

Stewardship Commission Meetings

6:00 PM

St. Luke

2nd Mon., Aug. - June

Parish Life Commission
The Parish Life Commission promotes holy, wholesome, Christian family life in the parish and the community at large and seeks to strengthen the families of St. Charles by assisting those in need and by nurturing the faith of all. To join, call Rachel Sinchak @ 330-758-8539 or Katelyn Heney @ 330-965-9862.

Parish Life Commission Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Luke

4th Wed.,  Aug. - June

 

Social Justice Commission
The Social Justice Commission of St. Charles Parish is a community of Christians, responding to the Gospel, inspired by the Beatitudes, and empowered by the Holy Spirit, who seek to educate themselves and the parish community on the themes of Catholic social teaching. They strive to live their lives according to these themes and to motivate fellow parishioners to do the same, in order to positively impact our community, Diocese, and the world. For more information, call Jim Villani @ 330-788-6107.

Social Justice Meetings

6:00 PM

St. Luke

1st Wed., Aug. - June

Evangelization Commission
The Evangelization Commission calls all parishioners to share with great enthusiasm the gift of their faith within the envionments of home, work, church and community.  Opportunities for evangelizing exist throughout the parish, particularly through participation in ministry.  For details, call Jo Subler @ 330-965-0750.

Evangelization Meetings

7:00 PM

Conference Room

3rd Mon., Aug. - May

Red Cross Blood Drives
Red Cross Blood Drives are sponsored by the Health Ministries Program. To help or to give the gift of life, call the parish office (330-758-2325).

Blood Drive # 1	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Hall	Oct. 23, 2010
Blood Drive # 2	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Hall	Dec. 18, 2011
Blood Drive # 3	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Hall	Feb. 12, 2011
Blood Drive # 4	8:30 AM - 2:30 PM	Hall	Apr. 30, 2011
Blood Drive # 5	8:30 AM - 1:30 PM	Hall	June 25, 2011
Clear Channel	Noon - 6:00 PM	Hall	July 1, 2011

Sister Parish Ministry
The Sister Parish Ministry is dedicated to establishing and deepening relationships between the parishioners of Inmaculada Concepcion Parish in Potonico, El Salvador and St. Charles Borromeo Parish. This international community is strengthened by supporting religious, social and economic stewardship to the poor in El Salvador through the sale of El Salvadoran crafts and coffee, a student sponsorship program, donations, daily prayers, participation in the Eucharist and a yearly pilgrimage. For more information, please call Natalie Wardle
@ 330-758-0375.

Sister Parish Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Luke

2nd Mon.,  Aug. - May

Soup Kitchen Ministry
The Soup Kitchen Ministry provides an opportunity to serve the poor by making three meals a month, September through May, for the St. Vincent DePaul Soup Kitchen.  This ministry prepares the meals in the church kitchen adjacent to Fr. Haidet Hall. Time required is about 2 hours.

The Soup Kitchen meets the first three Mondays of each month in season and consists of three teams. Volunteers can commit to a team that best fits their schedule, but consistency
is appreciated. For more information and/or team assignment, call Caroline Berg
@ 330-726-1623.

Soup Kitchen Team #1	9:00 AM	Hall Kitchen	1st Monday, Sept. – May
Soup Kitchen Team #2	3:00 PM	Hall Kitchen	2nd Monday, Sept. – May
Soup Kitchen Team #3	9:00 AM	Hall Kitchen	3rd Monday, Sept. – May

Special Collections
Diocesan sponsored collections are taken quarterly for a variety of local, state, national, and international causes in an effort to help the Church bring the Word of God to the world. Envelopes are included in registered parishioners’ monthly packets.

St. Vincent DePaul Society
The St. Vincent DePaul Society engages in corporal and spiritual works of mercy helping those in distress with food, clothing and shelter. Your request to become involved will be forwarded if you call the parish office @ 330-758-2325.

St. Vincent DePaul Society

7:00 PM

Parish Library

2nd Monday, Sept. – May

 

Thanksgiving Food Drive
The Thanksgiving Food Drive is an effort to collect and distribute food to the needy of our community. It is sponsored by the St. Vincent DePaul Society. To offer help, call the parish office @ 330-758-2325.

The Good Samaritan Ministry
This ministry is a very simple, yet important outreach to our own parishioners and community. If someone is in need of a small, basic necessity and cannot afford to obtain this item on their own, the Good Samaritan will place that particular need in the bulletin to be filled.  We connect "the dots" between the needed item and the item being donated.  Other outreach opportunities exist between St. Charles Parish and the community.  For more information, call Patti Ruggieri @ 330-726-9282.


Tithing Committee
The St. Charles Tithing Committee meets as needed to oversee the disbursement of funds collected through the weekly tithe of the offertory collection. The committee reviews requests from groups within St. Charles and from the extended community. St. Charles parishioners must be sharing time and talent on behalf of the group or organization, committee or commission, in order for that group to be considered for a monetary donation. If interested in this ministry, please contact Father Rogers @ 330-758-2325.

Wedding Coordinators 
Wedding Coordinators are volunteers who are assigned to a bride and groom.  Their purpose is to be available to answer questions or concerns as they pertain to the wedding ceremony at St. Charles church.  They are present at the rehearsal and the wedding to provide any assistance needed.  To join this ministry, call Linda Handel @ 330-726-1271.

Welcome New Parishioner Committee
The Welcome Committee greets and registers persons wishing to become St. Charles parishioners on the fourth Sunday of each month after all the Masses. Packets of information and a small gift are extended at this time. A nice way of getting to know our parish family, you are cordially invited to become a member of this committee by calling Peg McDonough @ 330-533-4515 or Denise Ventresco @ 330-757-0354.

Registration Sunday

7:30 A.M - 2:00P.M

St. Charles Room

4th Sun. Every Month Except Dec. and June

 

Vocation Awareness Committee
The St. Charles Parish Church Voactions Awareness Committee works to build a culture of vocations by advocating awareness, catechesis, prayer, and support for vocations to the diaconate, priesthood and religious life.  Committee members work on projects in our parish and school community as well as the local church community.  Parishioners from all parts of parish life are welcome to participate.  Call the Judy Lisko @ 330-758-7696.

Meetings

7:00 PM

Conf.  Room

3rd Wed., Monthly

Outreach Opportunities

A.C.T.I.O.N/Mahoning County                Why Should You Invest?
A.C.T.I.O.N is a faith-based organization made up of leaders from congregations and organizations in the Mahoning Valley working in concert to improve life in our region.

*  We believe the need to unite faith communities to bring about social and economic justice is the core of how we practice our own faith.

*  We believe that by embracing the tools of community organizing and acting collectively on our values in the public arena, we can improve the lives of the people in the Mahoning Valley and across the region.

*  We believe by developing skills and relationships, working to surface the concerns of our constituents, democratically determining issues, and acting together in the public arena; we can make our community more like the kind of place we want it to be and expect it to be, as people of faith living out our values and beliefs.

With your help, A.C.T.I.O.N continues to make a difference.


Alzheimer's Support Group
Alzheimer's disease is a tremendous challenge for both patient and caregiver.  To help caregivers better understand the changes brought on by the disease, a monthly support group is offered.  Quality information combined with non-judgemental understanding helps the caregiver better cope with their own changed role, as well as the changes in their loved one.  The setting is one of confidentiality where participants can vent, ask questions or just listen.  To learn more, call Dorothy Barto @ 330-788-9755.

Alzheimer's Group Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Charles Room

2nd Wed., Monthly

Dorothy Day House
The Dorothy Day House feeds homeless men, women and children Monday through Thursday.  They offer a warm meal, hospitality and acceptance to all.  Sr. Ann McManamon is the director and is looking for a few good cooks to help with meals.  She will provide volunteers with a foil pan and two potential recipes.  She asks that people make a casserole using one of the recipes, or one of their own favorites that can be frozen, and either bring it to the Dorothy Day House or to St. Charles where it will be frozen until someone from the Dorothy Day House picks it up.  There is no long term commitment - volunteers can do this once a month, once a year, or whenever the spirit moves them.  For more information, contact Sr. Ann McManamon at annhm@me.com.


Habitat For Humanity
Habitat for Humanity works to partner with local families to build safe, decent, and affordable housing for people in Mahoning County.  Continuing the relationship from St. Charles' 2009 house build, volunteers are needed to help Habitat construct homes in the community.  Whether you are an experienced handyman, or a beginner willing to learn, all are welcome to participate.  For information, call Frank Pirone @ 330-542-9539.


Health Ministries Program
A Board of Directors oversees the Health Ministries Program at St. Charles. The board meets periodically to discuss and determine the programming that is offered to the parishioners and community. Volunteers who are interested in this parish ministry are welcomed to participate in the variety of areas that are compatible with their gifts and talents. Watch the bulletin for special health events. For details, please contact, Janette Koewacich @ 330-758-2325.


Hospice of the Valley
Hospice of the Valley sponsors a non-denominational memorial service at S.t Charles once per year.  The service is followed by refreshments.  Registration immediately precedes the service at the church.

Memorial Service

2:00 PM

Church/St. Charles Room

Jan. 17, 2010

Infant Immunization Program
An immunization clinic is conducted at St. Charles for the purpose of inoculating infants (birth through 24 mos.) against eight childhoood diseases. To make an appointment and for specific information, call Suzie Burnham @ 330-743-3166, ext 257.


One Church, One Child
The Mission:  To provide a safe, caring and loving home for all children in the child welfare system through partnering with faith based organizations and churches to recruit families willing to foster and/or adopt.  For information, please call Allan and Maria Pavalko @ 330-726-3992 or John Jemison @ 330-941-8888.


mvi HospiceCare
Beginning in 1988, mvi HospiceCare has provided exceptional hospice services to patients in Mahoning, Trumbull, and Columbiana counties.  We are looking for additional Companion Volunteers.  Becoming a Hospice Volunteer is simple ... interested persons have to be compassionate, and want to give something back to our community.  If you have 3 to 4 hours to give to a family that is caring for their loved one, then this volunteer opportunity is for you.  Volunteers provide companionship to our patients, so that their caregivers may have some respite time to reenergize.

Volunteers will be trained to all aspects of Hospice, and supported by the Volunteer Coordinator and entire Hospice Team. Training can be completed at various convenient times and is scheduled through the volunteer Coordinator at mvi HospiceCare.  The Companion Volunteer position is an opportunity that provides flexibiity so that it fits into your schedule.  Please contact Amy Miklandric @ 330-759-9487 ext. 247 at mvi HospiceCare.  We are eager to welcome you!


Prison Ministry
St. Charles Parish does not have its own prison ministry. However, for persons interested in this special service, the Diocese of Youngstown offers a program that includes training, retreats and arrangements for visiting the imprisoned.  If you are interested in learning more about this ministry, call Joe Miles at the Diocese of Youngstown @ 330-744-8451.

 

The Mahoning County Chapter of the Ohio Genealogical Society
The chapter was chartered in 1972, and promotes the goals and ideals of the Ohio Genealogical Society and serves the interest of genealogy in Mahoning County.  The chapter provides informational and educational programs and fosters the exchange of ideas and research help between members.

Pioneer Families of Mahoning county (organized in 1992) honors those ancestors who were in the townships that become Mahoning County.  Ancestors must have been here before December 31, 1850 for you to be eligible for this lineage society and you must be a member of our chapter.

Volunteers are at the courthouse every Thursday from 8:00 AM to 3:00 PM except when the courthouse is closed.  They are located in the Marriage Department in the basement.  Volunteers are at the Main Library every Thursday from 1:00 - 4:00 PM except when the library is closed.  LIMITED research is performed by volunteers.  When requesting information, please provide basic information about your ancestors.  We encourage you to include an ancestor chart and family group sheet with your query.  Also send a business size, self addressed stamped envelope )SASE):  this is a must.  Send all correspondence to:  The Mahoning County Chapter OGS - PO Box 9333 - Youngstown, Ohio 44513.  For more information, contact mccogs@zoominternet.net.

OGS Meetings

7:00 PM

St. Matthew

3rd Mon., Sept. - June

 

Volunteer Services Agency, Inc.
Volunteer Services Agency, Inc., a United Way Agency, is the local resource for volunteer recruitment, placement and management in the Mahoning Valley.  It sponsors three programs: 

The Retired Senior Volunteer Program (RSVP) is a national program specializing in helping people 55 years and older put their skills and life experiences to work in their communities. 

Volunteer Service to Seniors provides assistance and companionship to the elderly living independently in their homes by utilizing interfaith volunteer caregivers. 

The Volunteer Center of Youngstown/Mahoning Valley works to connect people of all ages with opportunities to serve their community. 

While these programs promote long term volunteering by connecting local nonprofit agencies and programs with individuals or groups, they also provide opportunities that involve short term events on behalf of local charities.  for details on programs or professional development, please call Cory Adams @ 330-782-5877.

Now the gifts [God] gave were that
some would be apostles, some prophets, some evangelists,
some pastors and teachers,
to equip the saints for the work of ministry,
for building up the Body of Christ.
Ephesians 4: 11-12

We are the Body of Christ in today’s world.
It is thus both our call and our fulfillment
to permit God to act in us and through us.

Suzanne G. Farnham et al., Grounded in God