Groups & Clubs

Altar Server Ministry

The Ministry of Altar Server serves a key role in the celebration of the Liturgy. Altar servers can range in age from 9 years to adult. They may be either male or female and able and willing to assist the priest and deacon by carrying the cross, candles, the Sacramentary, and assisting in other various ways during the Liturgy. Contact: Joe Mecham at 573-4979 or jsmecham@cox.net.

Bereavement Committee

The Bereavement Committee is responsible for ministering to the family and friends of parishioners following the death of a loved one. This ministry includes: cooking a meal; serving the meal following the funeral mass celebration; and performing clean-up duties after the meal. The three critical needs are volunteers to: prepare and bring the main course, side dishes, salads, and deserts; make pre-meal preparations and serve the meal; and clean up following the meal. The great challenge for this commitee is that there are seldom more than two or three days notice prior to a bereavement meal. The reward is knowing that you performed a critical service to the family and those close to a loved one during a time of great emotional need. Contact Ellen or Don huntington at 321-5541.

Campus Ministry

Contact Erin Cleto, 321-0990, Ext. 205 for Information.

Capital Campaign

Contact Becky at 872-0139 for more information.

Coffee & Donut Duties

Those who volunteer to serve coffee and pastries after the 8:30 & 11 a.m. Masses spend about 15 minutes before mass making coffee and preparing a tray with sugar, creamer, and stir straws. After Mass and fellowship, the cleanup takes about 10 minutes. this is a great way to meet fellow parishioners without a large time commitment. Servers take a turn about every six weeks. Two people usually perform these tasks: sometimes couples, sometimes two individuals. Come join us. Contact Sue Hinton at 447-9421.

Communion & Liberation

Communion and liberation is a movement in the church that stresses two interconnected aspects. The first is an education that teaches us to recognize and embrace christ specifically working in all aspects of our lives for our happiness. The second is experiencing His embrace through a true christian friendship that encompasses our need for love and fellowship on our journey through life. We meet Thursdays at 7:30 in the lounge. Contact Peter and Theresa Kuepen at 366-8763.

Communion Ministers

Serve the Lord and parish as a Communion Minister. Communion Ministers are needed for all Masses! The Archdiocese commissions faithful Catholic Communion Ministers for 3 year periods to serve in this holy and important ministry. Contact Dan Lawrence at 872-8010 or Gloria at STM 321-0990.

Finance Council

Contact Becky at 872-0139 for more information.

Focolare

The Focolare Movement is an ecclesial movement dedicated to the building unity based on Jesus' prayer "that all may be one" (John 17:21). There is a monthly meeting in our homes, an annual retreat, and several other oppurtunities for gatherings throughout the year. Contact Sharon Peeler at 253-4315.

Food for Friends

Parishioners prepare and serve a meal at food for friends, an United Way Community Assistance Agency, on the first Tuesday every other month at 104 W. Commanche Street from 9 a.m. until noon. Annoucement of the date will be listed in the bulletin. A sign-up sheet will be available in the Atrium. Contact Gerry Whitman, 360-1174.

Gala & Auction

Held each fall, the annual Some Enchanted Evening gala is Campus Ministry's largest fundraising event of the year. It supports special projects, such as the mission trip to Mexico, as well as ongoing operating expenses. As this events continues to grow, so does the money it raises for Campus Ministry. As with any event, its success depends on volunters like you. Volunteer positions are available for most any talent you have to offer. Contact Debbie Kohls at 321-0990.

Graduate & Young Adult Group

Contact Erin Cleto, 321-0990, Ext. 205.

Knights of Columbus

The Knights of Columbus are Catholic men, 18 years of age and older, who are committed to making their community a better place while supporting their church. Being a Knight is more than camaraderie, it is being involved with your community and supporting your local Parish while enhancing your own faith and protecting and enhancing your family life. Guided not only by our belief in God and the Catholic Church but by our belief in each other, we believe a man is defined by his actions as a follower of God and leader in his community. Believing that a man is more than simply a man when he bears the title of “Knight”, IN SERVICE TO ONE, IN SERVICE TO ALL! Contact Kelly McElhaney, Grand Knight, 360-1768 for more information.

Kairos

Kairos Prison Ministry is a group of people from different denominations that reach out to those in prison. There are retreats that are given so that the inmate may experience God’s love and on-going ministry to help him/her continue with the changes that began on the retreat.

Kairos Outside, which is under the Kairos umbrella, is a retreat and on-going ministry to women who have or have had a loved one incarcerated. They have many needs, often feeling shunned or lonely.

Kairos Torch is a retreat for teens in juvenile detentions at COJC, Tecumseh. It is similar to Kairos, but geared especially for teens. There are two retreats and on-going ministry. Contact: Bill or Pat Urell, 447-1505.