Holy Trinity is partnering with St. Francis of Assisi and St. Pius X parishes to sponsor a Habitat for Humanity house.  Habitat for Humanity is a Christian housing ministry which provides self help homeownership opportunities for low-income working families to purchase a home. 

Our parishes will be building a home on 23rd Street north of University Avenue in Des Moines.  Construction is planned for two months beginning Wednesday, April 14th.  On-site work days will be Wednesdays through Saturdays, 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.  Holy Trinity's Habitat for Humanity Committee is seeking help from parishioners with time, talent and financial support.  You have to be 16 years of age or older to be part of the construction but younger parishioners (age 14+) may want to participate in the landscaping days later in the project.  For more information or to sign-up to help with this important parish ministry, please click here or email habitat@holytrinitydm.org 

Interested in volunteering?  We are excited about this community project and working with St. Pius and St. Francis parishes.

 

Details on the build include:

Location:                          1427 23rd Street Des Moines

Work Days and Shifts:       April 14 to June 26

                                          8:15 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

                                          Wednesdays through Saturdays

 

Age requirements:             16+ for onsite construction

                                          14+ for landscaping (Saturday, June 18)

 

Schedule:                       

 

Needed:

 

Probable Tasks

Week 1

Wednesday, April 14 to Saturday, April 18

4 crew leaders

20 volunteers

Framing, Roofing, Siding

Week 2

Wednesday, April 21 to Saturday, April 24

3 crew leaders

12 volunteers

Framing, Roofing, Siding

Week 3

Wednesday, April 28 to Saturday, May 1

3 crew leaders

12 volunteers

Roofing, Siding, Shed

Week 4

Wednesday, May 5 to Saturday, May 8

3 crew leaders

12 volunteers

Roofing, Siding, Shed, Porch, Deck

Week 5

Wednesday, May 12 to Saturday, May 15

3 crew leaders

12 volunteers

Any remaining interior or exterior work needed prior to trades

Week 6

Wednesday, May 19 to Saturday, May 22

None needed

None needed

Trades:  electrical, mechanical, drywall, etc.

Week 7

Wednesday, May 26 to Saturday, May 29

None needed

None needed

Trades:  electrical, mechanical, drywall, etc.

Week 8

Wednesday, June 2 to Saturday, June 5

2 crew leaders

8-10 volunteers

Finishes

Week 9

Wednesday, June 9 to Saturday, June 12

2 crew leaders

6 volunteers

Finishes

Week 10

Wednesday, June 16 to Friday, June 18

2 crew leaders

6 volunteers

Finishes

Saturday, June 19

 

Up to 25 volunteers

Sod, landscaping and cleanup

Week 11

Wednesday, June 23 to Friday, June 25

2 crew leaders

6 volunteers

Finishes and cleanup

Saturday, June 26

 

Up to 25 volunteers

Rain/severe weather makeup day for sod, landscaping, cleanup

 

What you can do:

1.   Please review the schedule above.

2.   Please reply back to this email and indicate the day(s) you can work.  

3.   Some of you may be responding for other members of your family.  Please indicate on your

email response the names of the volunteers and dates.

4.   Please indicate if you can be a crew leader for the shift you pick.

5.   Please respond as soon as you can.  We know it is early, but Habitat for Humanity would like to know the gaps in shifts so they can assign volunteers they have.  They want this information in early March. 

 

Questions:                       Please contact one of the Core Committee Members if you have questions.

Dave Naughton, Project Coordinator, 277-4245, dsnaughton@msn.com

Matt Nolan, Construction Coordinator, 490-4113, matt@crediwiseiowa.com

Roxanne Ruden, Food Coordinator, 276-2581, rruden@mercydesmoines.org

Karen Romano, Volunteer Coordinator, 251-7709, romano_jprkar@msn.com

Mary Ellen Burr, Promotion Coordinator, 274-1104, burrm@wellmark.com

Fr. Michael Amadeo, Fundraising Coordinator, 249-5015, mdeo@holytrintydm.com

  

Thank-you,

Catholic Coalition Habitat Ministry, Holy Trinity Sub-Committee

habitat@holytrinitydm.org 

HT's Habitat for Humanity Update:  We have a family! Kuanyin and Ayen have agreed to purchase the Habitat House at 1427 23rd Street in Des Moines. They are the parents of four children, three girls ages 7, 4 and 2; and a boy, age 5 and attend St. Ambrose Church.

Help us build the Habitat House! On the wooden house, located in the back of the church, you will find slips to sponsor different building expenses for the Habitat House on 23rd Street in Des Moines. Sponsor a cabinet for $250, a window for $25, paint for $5, or a 2x4 for $1. Please pull off a slip, put the donation in the chimney and tape the slip to the house. We will be able to see the progress of our build this way. We will be updating the fundraising by painting the "thermometer" on the wooden house roofline. If you donate by check, please make the check out to Holy Trinity-Habitat for Humanity. If your employer matches contributions, please make the check to Habitat with "Holy Trinity" on the "for" line. Please contact Father Michael at 255-3162 ext 1126 or any committee member with questions.

Thank-you to the 120 parishioners for volunteering to work onsite, provide food, financial or prayer support. We need to send Habitat our schedule of workers for construction dates starting April 14th through the end of June. We will be working Wednesdays through Saturdays. Please contact Mary Ellen Burr at 274-1104 or email habitat@holytrinitydm.org if you can work onsite or if you have already volunteered and can now commit to a date. Thank you.