Ministries
Parish Life - Our Lord is being Shared and Adored
Ministering to the Home Bound, Hospital & Nursing Homes
"Christ has no body on earth but yours, no hands but yours, no feet but yours. Yours are the eyes through which Christ's compassion for the world is to lookout; yours are the feet with which He is to go about doing good, and yours are the hands with which He is to bless us now."
Saint Teresa of Avila
Faith Formation
"What eye has not seen and ear has not heard, and what has not entered the human heart, what God has prepared for those who love Him," God has revealed to us through the Spirit."
1 Cor. 2:9-10
Adoration
"And behold, I AM WITH YOU always
to the end of the age."
Matthew 28:20
Liturgical Ministries – Receiving and Living the Sacraments
"Whatever you do, do from the heart, as for the Lord and not for others, knowing that you will receive from the Lord the due payment of the inheritance; be servants of the Lord Christ." Colossians 3:23-24
"Indeed the Word of God is living and effective sharper than any two edge sword penetrating even between soul and spirit, joints and marrow, and able to discern reflections and thoughts of the heart." Hebrews 4:12
Community Outreach Ministries – Sharing Our Gifts With Others
The Gabriel Project
We must identify the steps we are called to take in order to serve life in all its truth. From The Gospel of Life (Evangelium vitae) by Pope John Paul II
We seek to help women by establishing a one-on-one relationship, providing mentoring, friendship, emotional, and spiritual support, as needed.
St. Vincent de Paul
Amen, I say to you, whatever you did for one of these least brothers of mine, you did for me.’
As “Vincentians”, we meet with our neighbors and see first hand how they live and what they need, we see our Lord in them, every time. And we pray that they also see Him in us.
Knights of Columbus
We are Catholic men who lead, serve, protect, and defend. We share a desire to be better husbands, fathers, sons, neighbors, and role models and to put charity and community first.
The four core principals that guides its good works are charity, unity, fraternity, and patriotism.
Council meets 2nd Tuesday of the month.
4th Degree meets 3rd Tuesday of the month at Knights of Columbus Hall.
Contact:
Larry Geraghty, 937/243-3428
Mary's Tears
Mary's Tears strives to provide spiritual support and the healing comfort of God to all who mourn the loss of a loved one through death.
"Mary Tears" is derived from our Catholic Ministry to the bereaved at St. Mary's Church, looking to the Blessed Mother who grieves the death of her son, as she stands faithfully by Him at the foot of his cross to be a compaion in sorrow.
Support sessions are offered twice yearly.
Contact the parish office with concerns or for additional information.
330/264-8824