Healing
The power of prayer and service allows the fullness of the Gospel to come to life. Jesus promises us that he will not leave us alone. With the grace of God, we can change our lives toward becoming more like Jesus every day. Reaching out to others who are lost, hurting, or estranged, brings this message of hope to others. This powerful focus brings hope to the hopeless. Join with us as we grow this ministry so close to Jesus.
Bereavement Team
The Bereavement Team provides support to families and guests before, during, and after funerals.
Contact: Parish Office at 235-7412
Marriage Annulment Committee
It is important to continue to support those who have divorced and need to find closure in their lives. This group will be trained to work with individuals who wish to receive an annulment from the church.
Contact: Parish Office at 235-7412
Eucharist to the Homebound
Parishioners are needed to take Communion to the home-bound and those who are recovering from an illness or surgery in their homes. Training will be provided.
Contact: Clarice Warnke (Oregon St. Site) at 235-0789
Home-bound or Nursing Home Visitor
Do you have the time to visit someone who is home-bound or in a nursing home? We provide Care Ministry training for those who visit our parish members.
Contact: Patti Christensen at 235-7412
Transportation Ministers
Ministers provide rides to Mass and other activities for fellow parishioners who are not able to drive. Please consider adding your name to our list, and we will call you when needed.
Contact: Patti Christensen at 235-7412
Prayer Chain
Let your number be part of a series of phone calls that insures the prayer intentions on the Prayer Chain are offered up to God.
Contact: Paulette Rasmussen at 688-3237
Serra Club
Serra Club members meet twice a month and are involved in supporting religious vocations. Parishioners can also become involved in Friends of Serra by volunteering to work at functions, such as the Christmas party or summer picnic for the sisters, priests, and seminarians, and/or by writing letters of encouragements or cards for birthdays, retirements or other notable dates.
Time commitment: Serra Club members meet at Franciscan Courts the second and fourth Friday every month beginning with mass at 11:00 am, followed by lunch and a speaker/program. Friends of Serra are welcome to attend.
Contact: Bob Vajgrt at 235-7257
Legion of Mary
The Legion of Mary is a worldwide organization. The goal for the Legion members is to fain holiness and become better Christians by a balanced program of prayer and works.
Involvement: Every week, active members are required to perform two hours of some specified apostolic work or bring Christ to others. Some of the work consists of: visiting and taking communion to the sick and home-bound, leading the rosary with residents at a nursing home, and going to the prison to say the rosary with some of th inmates each week.
Time Commitment: The Legion of Mary meets every Tuesday at 1:30 pm in the Parish Center for prayers, the rosary, spiritual reading, and to report on the work assigend at the previous meeting.
Contact: Barb Richmond at 235-5208
Marian Prayer Night
This Prayer Group was inspired by our Blessed Mother and the Holy Spirit on September 17, 1991, to have Exposition of the Blessed Sacrament in church to pray for peace in our families, our community, and our world.
Involvement/Time Commitment: We begin at 6:30 pm Tuesday evenings at the Knapp St. Site. We pray consecrations to the Sacred Heart of Jesus and the Immaculate Heart of Mary, have exposition of the Blessed Sacrament, a few minutes of quiet time, and then pray three rosaries. One can come and go as their time permits.
Contact: Nancy Jungwirth at 231-9026 |
