Purpose

Rooted in a love for Christ, these service projects invite girls to live out Firelily virtues through hands-on acts of charity, compassion, and beauty. Inspired by saints and Marian titles and feast days, each project helps girls reflect examples of sainthood in the care for the poor, the sick, the unborn, and the lonely. From creating rosary kits for families to delivering flowers to the homebound, these activities cultivate a spirit of joyful service while deepening devotion to say “yes” to God through action.

Service Project Ideas

1. St. Vincent de Paul – Patron of the Poor

Service Project:

Organize a clothing or coat drive for families in need. Sort, fold, and write notes.

2. St. Teresa of Calcutta – Serving the Poorest of the Poor

Service Project:

Create “Blessing Bags” with toiletries, snacks, and a holy card to distribute to the homeless or shelters.

3. St. Elizabeth of Hungary – Care for the Sick and Hungry

Service Project:

Prepare and serve a community meal or bake bread to donate to a local food pantry. Include handwritten notes of encouragement.

4. St. Damien of Molokai – Ministered to the Outcast

Service Project:

Visit a nursing home or hospice center, offering handmade cards, rosaries, or singing hymns to residents.

5. St. Joseph – Patron of Workers

Service Project:

Partner with a local parish or community to offer yardwork or small repair projects for elderly or homebound parishioners.

6. St. Catherine of Siena – Advocate for Peace & Unity

Service Project:

Create prayer quilts or comfort blankets for families in crisis (hospitalized children, children in foster care, refugees, etc.).

7. St. Francis of Assisi – Lover of All Creatures

Service Project:

Organize a pet food drive for animal shelters or volunteer to clean up local parks and natural areas.

8. St. Gianna Molla – Defender of Family & Life

Service Project:

Support a pregnancy resource center by collecting baby items, making fleece baby blankets, or assembling “new mom” care kits.

9. St. Martin de Porres – Humble Healer

Service Project:

Volunteer to help clean and beautify community spaces like parish gardens or schoolyards.

10. St. John Bosco – Friend of Youth

Service Project:

Host a “Kid’s Day” service project: collect and donate books, games, and art supplies for children’s hospitals or foster care programs.

11. St. Zita – Patroness of Domestic Workers

Service Project:

Offer a “home helper” day where scouts assist elderly or new mom with chores like window washing, organizing, or cooking.

12. St. Maximilian Kolbe – Self-Sacrifice & Media Apostolate

Service Project:

Create Catholic care packages with rosaries, prayer books, and letters of encouragement for prisoners or those in recovery programs.

13. St. Rose of Lima – Hidden Service & Sacrifice

Service Project:

Organize a beautification project for your parish: planting flowers, cleaning statues, or maintaining outdoor Stations of the Cross.

14. St. Ignatius of Loyola – Patron of Spiritual Retreats

Service Project:

Prepare spiritual retreat gift bags with journals, candles, and meditative prayer cards for parish retreatants.

15. St. Anthony of Padua – Finder of the Lost

Service Project:

Organize a “Lost & Found” clean-up project at your parish or school, donating unclaimed items to charity after efforts to return them.

16. St. Benedict – Hospitality & Care for Guests

Service Project:

Host a hospitality Sunday at your parish: serve after-Mass coffee and snacks, greet parishioners, and offer small take-home prayer cards.

17. St. Kateri Tekakwitha – Patroness of the Environment

Service Project:

Lead a local cleanup day in natural spaces: parks, trails, or church grounds. Pray the Canticle of Creation before and after.

18. St. John Paul II – Defender of the Family & Youth

Service Project:

Coordinate a family faith activity (Rosary walk, saint scavenger hunt) for families with young children, planned and hosted by scouts.

19. Servant of God Dorothy Day – Advocate for the Poor & Workers

Service Project:

Volunteer at a soup kitchen or food bank, learning about Catholic social teaching and offering hands-on service.

20. St. Cecilia – Patroness of Music

Service Project:

Organize a music ministry visit to a nursing home, hospital, or parish event where scouts perform hymns and spiritual songs.

21. St. Katharine Drexel – Patron of Education

Service Project:

Collect and donate school supplies or backpacks for underfunded schools or mission programs.

Include handmade bookmarks with saint quotes or prayers for students.

22. St. Jeanne Jugan – Founder of Little Sisters of the Poor

Service Project:

Prepare and deliver care packages or “comfort kits” (blankets, socks, lotions) to local nursing homes or senior centers.

Plan a visit to share songs, stories, or simple crafts with residents.

23. St. Josephine Bakhita – Patron of Victims of Human Trafficking

Service Project:

Support an anti-trafficking ministry by hosting a donation drive for shelters serving rescued women and children.

Include a prayer campaign for victims.

24. St. Marguerite d’Youville – Patron of Social Workers and Caregivers

Service Project:

Partner with local social services to collect and assemble hygiene kits for foster children or homeless individuals.

Include uplifting notes or small saint medals in each kit.

25. St. Monica – Patron of Mothers & Wayward Children

Service Project:

Host a prayer campaign for families struggling with addiction, loss, or estrangement.

Scouts can make small candle jars with Scripture verses for distribution to families in need of hope.

26. St. Brigid of Kildare – Patron of Hospitality & Creativity

Service Project:

Make handmade woven crosses or friendship bracelets to give to new parish members, hospital patients, or as part of missionary outreach.

27. St. Joan of Arc – Patroness of Courage & Soldiers

Service Project:

Write thank-you letters to veterans and active-duty soldiers, especially those in your local parish community.

Prepare small care packages with spiritual reading, snacks, and saint medals.

28. St. Philomena – Patron of Youth

Service Project:

Create “Virtue Challenge” journals where scouts track small acts of kindness or courage.