Opportunities to Serve
As followers of Christ, we are called through Baptism to serve others in our parish, community, country, and the world. Below are some ways OLGC reaches out, along with opportunities for you to fulfill this call. We believe God has given each person unique gifts, our strengths, talents, developed skills, and the desire to make a meaningful impact. As members of the Body of Christ, we rely on one another so that, together, we can be the difference God calls us to be.
We encourage every parishioner to discover and develop their God-given gifts.
Monthly Outreach Program: OLGC clergy and outreach leaders have established a unified vision for a monthly outreach drive, each focused on a specific cause throughout the year. Designated coordinators will lead each drive, which will be promoted parish-wide to encourage participation from the church, school, and Religious Education program. This initiative aims to foster fellowship and community service. Each drive will take place on a single day or weekend each month. Communications and liturgies for the month will align with the drive, the need, and the mission, so we can pray for the organizations and those we serve.
The opportunity of doing great things does not come very often, but at every moment, we can do little acts with great love.
— St. Francis DeSales for the organizations and those we are helping.
OLGC Outreach Ministries
- Thanksgiving Dinner Drive
- Joy of Christmas Giving
- Power Packs
- Christmas in July
- Coat Drive
- Fil/Am Community Ministry
- OLGC School Outreach Projects
- Our Lady's Rosary Makers
- Prayer Shawl Ministry
- Respect Life Ministry
- Youth Work Camps
Thanksgiving Dinner Drive
Joy of Christmas Giving
Power Packs
Christmas in July
Coat Drive
Fil/Am Community Ministry
OLGC School Outreach Projects
Our Lady's Rosary Makers
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Respect Life Ministry
Youth Work Camps
Service to the Parish
Partners in the Community
- Care for Our Common Home
- Catholic Charities
- Christ House
- Committee for Helping Others (CHO)
- Knight of Columbus
- KOVAR
- The Lamb Center
- The Shepherd's Center of No. Virginia
- Society of St. Vincent de Paul
- St. Lucy Project

OLGC’s Conference of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul has been a part of our parish community since 1998 and is part of the Arlington Diocese Council of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul. Our mission is to grow spiritually and in fellowship while providing person-to-person assistance to neighbors in need. Volunteers, called Vincentians, help the needy by providing financial and material assistance, referrals to government and community organizations, and meeting with and listening to those who come to us in need.