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Week of Service: Organization Details

Feb 3, 2026

The gift of your time is precious, and St. Ignatius parishioners have always answered the call. We encourage you to consider giving your time to one or more of the following activities and make a difference!

Start the week at the LENTEN CROSS (located in the Narthex) – Affix a ribbon to the cross symbolizing your commitment to perform a service during Lent.

Learn more about the organizations involved in our Lenten Week of Service:

  • NSC JERICHO WALK – New Sanctuary Coalition (“NSC”) (https://www.newsanctuarynsc.org/) hosts “Jericho Walks” where participants walk in silence and pray outside 26 Federal Plaza in solidarity with individuals and families who are affected by our immigration system. Meet at 26 Federal Plaza. Thursday, Feb 19 and Thursday, Feb 26, 11:00-12:15 pm.*
  • LAUDATO SI’ CALENDAR OF ACTIONS – Laudato Si/Care of Creation Ministry created a weekly Lenten calendar for you to show your reverence for creation. (https://ignatius.nyc/lent-2026-weekly-laudato-si-actions-for-lent/)
  • SAGE ADVOCACY –advocates and provides services for LGBTQ elders. Help provide meals on Friday 2/20, 4-6pm.*
  • TEMPLE EMANU-EL’S TIKKUN OLAM –Prepare food packages for seniors for Purim on Friday 2/20, 4-5:30pm.*
  • GRASSROOTS GROCERY PRODUCE PARTY – A family-friendly morning of sorting vegetables and giving back in the Bronx. Saturday 2/21, 9-11am. Sign up here: https://grassrootsgrocery.org/ignatius*
  • NSC COURT ACCOMPANIMENT TRAINING – Learn how to accompany someone to immigration court through NSC and see events inside the courthouse. The training is required for people who want to go to court with NSC or just generally want to stay more informed. Sat 2/21, 10-11:30am in the Parish Lounge or Mon 2/23, 7-8:30pm on Zoom*
  • TEMPLE EMANU-EL: SANDWICH PREP – Join our neighbors from Temple Emanu-el at 1 East 65th Street to prepare sandwiches for those in need. Sunday 2/22, 10-12pm and Sunday 3/1, 10-12pm.*
  • DOROTHY DAY PILGRIMAGE – Walk in the steps of Dorothy Day. The tour begins at Union Square, the birthplace of the Catholic Worker movement. Learn about Dorothy Day’s radical devotion to Christ’s teaching. A Dorothy Day Guild member leads the tour. An ISJ member will host the team. Sunday 2/22 2-3:30pm.*
  • GOD’S LOVE WE DELIVER – join a group of parish volunteers to cook and package medically tailored meals (17,000 meals are delivered each day!). 166 Ave of Americas, Monday 2/23 4-7pm*
  • XAVIER MISSION – St. Ignatius parishioners will sort gently used clothes with other volunteers at 55 West 16th Street, Tuesday 2/24, 4-6PM*
  • NEW YORK COMMON PANTRY (NYCP) – NYCP works to reduce hunger and food insecurity by distributing fresh food pantry packages. ISJ reserved spaces for you to pack groceries in East Harlem. Shifts are 9-1 and 12-4 on Wednesday 2/25.*
  • SVdP LENTEN FOOD DRIVE – SVdP collects non -perishable food for the Church of the Ascension. Parish House.
  • ENCORE COMMUNITY SERVICES MEAL PACKING. Volunteers package meals for homebound seniors at: (I) Encore Aging Through The Arts Center (Fri 2/27 11-1:00 pm) or (II) Encore West Lifelong Learning Center (Fri 2/27 10-12pm) https://www.catholiccharitiesnyvolunteer.org/opportunity/a0CPe00008JmlPnMAJ/2026-encore-community-services-meal-packing
  • DON’T WALK BY/SALVATION ARMY – Don’t Walk By outreach is a meaningful way for you to become aware of the needs of our city and to share God’s love with the most unseen New Yorkers. 120 West 14th St, All day, Saturday 2/28. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dont-walk-by-2026-tickets-1820310771519*
  • HOMELESSNESS AWARENESS FOR CHILDREN – City Relief will give a short presentation on what it means to be homeless, then the children will pack hygiene bags and include a short handwritten note. The event is organized by ISJ, Girl Scouts and Family Ministry. Sunday 3/1 12-1pm Wallace Hall Stage. Please consider donating toiletries for this event (even if you can’t come!) – Lenten Week of Service: Toiletries List – Church of St. Ignatius Loyola, NYC
  • SVdP BLOOD DRIVE – Last year the St. Ignatius Loyola community donated 130 pints of blood and saved 390 lives! Please join us and continue to save lives on Sunday 3/1,  9-3pm in McKinnon Hall. https://donate.nybc.org/donor/schedules/drive_schedule/330659


* = Registration required via email at [email protected]. Unless otherwise noted – no registration required, just walk in!