The Christian Service Ministry (CSM) of St. Augustine's has as its explicit mission, "to foster the participation of our parish members in volunteering their time and talent to organizations serving the many and varied needs of the greater Gainesville community." Activities of the Christian Service Ministry are frequently advertised at in St. Augustine's weekly bulletin, Mass announcements, in periodic CSM Newsletters and in the glass-encased bulletin board in the parish courtyard. CSM usually meets once a month. For more information about CSM, e-mail AnneVieira@staugustine-uf.org

Programs Combating Hunger and Giving Shelter

• Gainesville Catholic Worker
• Breakfast Brigade
• Catholic Charities and Respite program
• Farmworker Ministry
• Neighborhood Nutrition Network
• St. Augustine Parish Weekly Food Collection
• St. Francis House
• Arbor House

Programs Helping Children, Elderly, Handicapped

• Friends Across the Ages
• Duval Elementary School Program
• Tacachale Visitation

Individual parish groups may choose to do service projects in the Gainesville community independent of the resources and activities of the Christian Service Ministry, and these individual efforts generally are advertised in the parish's Sunday Bulletin or in the weekly Mass Announcements.