Works of Mercy
Serve - Inspire - Evangelize
Regular outreach to the needy in the local community
"Blessed are the merciful, for they shall be shown mercy."
Mission trips don't have to go far to find souls in need of the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Works of Mercy, an outreach of Franciscan University
of Steubenville, enables students to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ
with the hungry, sick, imprisoned, homeless, and strangers right here in
the Ohio Valley and nearby Pittsburgh.
In prayer and various community services and
projects, students involved in the Works of Mercy commit themselves to
serve the poor, neglected, and the needy near to home. Through the
corporal and spiritual works of mercy, students actively participate in
caring for those in need. The Church teaches us to be merciful through
the works of mercy.
Works of Mercy Service Outreaches
Nursing Home Ministry
Each week students offer their services to the residents of
nursing facilities. They spend time listening, sharing, praying, and
developing personal relationships with the residents. Many seasonal
activities are planned throughout the year.
Carriage Inn
Sunday, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Catherine's Care
Wednesday, 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.
Wheeling Hospital Continuous Care
Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Martha's Manor
Sunday, 2:15 - 4:15 p.m.
Sienna Woods
Monday, 3:15- 5:15 p.m.
Ministry to the Poor and Needy
AIM Pregnancy Center
TBA
Volunteers support prayerfully and materially pregnant women in the local community.
Friendship Room
Wednesday, 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Volunteers help the owners of this relational shelter with odd jobs, and spend time with those who come for aid.
LAMP Ministries
Second and Fourth Saturday of every month from 8:45 - 12:00 p.m.
Meet at LAMP ministry at Holy Name Cathedral in downtown Steubenville with Franciscan sisters TOR to bring the joy of the gospel to those whom you encounter.
Homeless Ministry - Pittsburgh
Thursday, 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.
Students bring the love of Jesus Christ to the needy and homeless people through conversations and meals.
Men’s Mission House & Street Evangelization
Sunday, 1:00 - 3:30 p.m.
Men from the Labelle Mission house will be working with the needy around the area. Praying the rosary for all the intentions of our city and sharing the Joy of the Gospel with all those they meet.
Spread the joy of the Gospel in downtown Steubenville with those less fortunate through various avenues of reaching out, forming relationships, and praying with them.
Ministry to the Mentally Challenged - Franklin Group Home
Sunday, 12:50 - 2:00 p.m.
Volunteers devote time building relationships, playing games and praying for the residents at a group home in downtown Steubenville.
Prison Ministry
Tuesdays, 12:20 - 4:20 p.m.
Volunteers go to a male medium security prison in St. Claresville, Ohio, where they share their Catholic faith through visiting and talking with inmates and going to Mass with them.
Samaritan House
Thursday, 9:30 am - 11:30 am
Students join in praise & worship & Bible study with local downtown residents run by the T.O.R. sisters.
Unity Kitchen - Urban Mission
Mon, Tues, Wed, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Volunteers prepare and serve hot lunches to the local residents of Steubenville.
Ministry to the Youth and Family
Dead Theologians Society
3rd Tuesday, 7:00 - 8:45 p.m.
Volunteers share about the lives of the Saints with local teens at St. Peter Church (downtown), encouraging them to live saintly lives.
Dirty Vagabond Ministries
Tuesday, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Wednesday, 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.
Students work closely with Dirty Vagabond Ministries to serve downtown at-risk teens.
Martin Luther King Tutoring
Wednesday, 3:00 - 4:00 p.m.
This ministry is focused on tutoring at-risk students in Math and English at a MLK center in the downtown area.
Weirton Christian Center
Wednesday, 3:45 - 5:00 p.m.
Students work with at-risk
youth at a community center in Weirton. Relationships are formed by
spending time with youth - assisting them with their homework and
engaging them in group activities.
S.E.N.T. (Student Evangelization Network Teams)
Weekends during the Fall & Spring
Teams of students travel
to local parishes throughout the semester to conduct retreats for high
school students. Short dramas, testimonies, and other means are used to
teach the youth.
*Link to SENT page*
Students for Life
1st/3rd Saturday 7:00 - 11:00 a.m. ; 2nd / 4th Saturday: 11:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.
This outreach offers student the opportunity to go to the Pittsburgh abortion clinics and peacefully pray for an end to abortion and for conversion of hearts as they witness to a culture of life. Alternatively, students educate others on Pro-Life Apologetics.
Students Serving Moms
As needed based on family needs
We are a group of student volunteers who seek to serve local families by helping out with childcare and around the home by providing help for three hours each week. In exchange, student helpers find a "home away from home", are able to do laundry for free, and enjoy a meal off campus. Students Serving Moms was formerly known as Ministry to Moms.
"This is my commandment, that you love one another as I have loved you." (Matthew 15:12)