St. Augustine Church
Iglesia de San Agustín
The Catholic Student Center of Gainesville, Florida
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Service Projects

God calls us to lend a helping hand to the community. At St. A's strive to incorporate servant leadership into our daily lives by working together to help others. The student service ministry welcomes new service project ideas! We would like to incorporate more service projects throughout the school year so that we can help others as God calls us to do each day.


In previous years we have participated in service projects like:

  • collecting food for the St. Vincent de Paul Society
  • cooking  dinner for the residents of St. Francis House
  • making Christmas Tree Angels to collect gifts for children who come from migrant farm worker families
  • participating in Gator Plunge
  • singing at Friends Across the Ages Birthday Celebration
  • working at Habitat for Humanity
  • holding blood drives for LifeSouth


Please check back for any updates in times, dates, and locations

Mission Statement

St. Augustine's student service ministries' mission is to organize and plan service opportunities for UF and Santa Fe students. These service opportunities will provide students the chance to gain awareness about various issues within the community and to grow spiritually by fulfilling God's calling to serve others. Student service ministries strive to encourage unity of students to be servant leaders of God's love through a commitment to serving others.

Next Meeting

The next St. A's Student Service Meeting will be at February 9th 6:00pm - 7:00pm in the Library. We will be discussing 5K Volunteer duties and upcoming service projects. Check back for updated times and locations.

Want to learn more about how you can help others and the community? This is your chance to get started! We will be discussing current and upcoming service opportunities. All are welcomed. Facebook Event Link

Blood Drive

Thank you to all you donated blood on Nov. 1st. We were able to collect 37 pints! Thanks for helping to save lives. This semester our goal is 50 pints. The date is set for March 20, 2012. So save your blood and keep your iron up!

PB&Jesus



Thanks everyone for coming out on Wednesday, January 18th. We made over 800 sandwiches for the homeless! Close to 1800 total including last semester! If you missed how our efforts were noticed last semester by the Alligator Newspaper, see this article.
"For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me" -- Matthew 25: 35-36

Michelle Hedrich is the service coordinator. If you feel passionate about a cause or feel called to help lead a specific project, e-mail her at mhedrich@ufl.edu.

Where can I volunteer?

If you're looking for somewhere to volunteer regularly on your own, here are some great places in Gainesville:

Gainesville Catholic Worker House

St. Francis House homeless shelter and soup kitchen

Friends Across the Ages

A Woman's Answer Medical Center