During this season of Lent, prepare yourselves for the celebration of Easter by making a stronger commitment to your faith community, Dignity of San Diego! Here are a few ideas, and some questions for you to consider.

Some ways you can volunteer your time for Dignity

• Arrive early on Sunday evening to help with....
  • Chapel (or Church) setup
  • Kitchen setup
  • Greeting others upon arrival, especially first timers
• Get more involved in the Liturgies by volunteering to...
  • Serve as a Lector
  • Serve as a Eucharistic Minister
• Remain after the Mass to help with...
  • Take down and storing the items used for Mass
  • Talking to first time visitors and guests, making them feel more welcome and at ease. Answer their questions.
  • Kitchen cleanup

• Get more involved in the organization by...
  • Volunteering to serve on a committee, (membership, liturgy, development, administration, newsletter etc.)
  • Volunteer to serve as an officer or as a candidate for
  • Community Council for the next election
  • Volunteer to serve on the nominating or election committees for the next election
  • Volunteer for the upcoming yard sale
  • Volunteer to handle the upcoming raffle
• Other tasks that need to be done...
  • Laundering of the Mass vestments and cloths
  • Repair of the vestments and cloths (can you sew?)
  • Give a ride to another community member to/from Dignity events
  • Bring a little extra to the monthly potlucks
  • Some ways you can help Dignity financially
• Increase your weekly donations
• Pledge and send in a monthly amount, in additional to your weekly offering
• Join Dignity as a full fledged member if you are not already a member
• Renew your membership as soon as you receive the renewal notice
• Join or renew at a higher membership level if you can
• Sponsor the membership of another individual who cannot afford the dues
• Donate valuable, usable objects you no longer use to our upcoming yard sale

Some questions to ponder this Lenten Season

• How important is Dignity of San Diego to me?
• Am I doing as much as I can to help the community in every way I am able?
• How much would I miss Dignity of San Diego if it ceased to existed?
• Do I have a tendency to complain about a problem or policy when I could have helped to resolve the issue?
• Do I really believe there will always be someone else available to do the work of Dignity, if I don't do it?
• Do I really believe I don't have to do anything at all for Dignity; that I can receive from the community all that I need and I have no obligation to give anything back? 

These are just some of the things you could do. You may have ideas of your own. The important thing to understand is that how you respond to this Lenten Challenge is entirely up to you! No one is going to ask you to put your commitment to this community in writing. It is entirely your responsibility to make the commitment and then to follow through on that commitment. I hope you will accept this challenge to make Dignity even better for you and for the entire community!

In and for DIGNITY,

Mike Bekemeier

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