Bereavement Support Group
Ministers provide emotional and spiritual support to those who have lost loved ones by contacting them after a death and helping them plan the liturgy.
What does it involve?
Ministers are contacted by parish office to contact someone from the parish who has had a death.
Who should participate?
Volunteers who are compassionate and can minister to those who have experienced a death in the family.
Elizabeth Ministry
Ministers offer peer support, mentoring, spiritual nourishment and educational and inspirational resources to women and their families.
What does it involve?
Ministers offer support to women by listening, visiting, phone calls, cards, prayers and offering support and resources for life events form the joy of pregnancy to the sorrow of infant death and many other situations in between.
Who should participate?
Women who are willing to share their presence, stories and experiences in the hope that this will support, encourage, console and perhaps bring healing to another woman. There are many different ways to become involved.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Ministers knit or crochet shawls to bring comfort to the sick, depressed and those that are grieving by giving the shawl recipient the comfort of God’s loving arms around them.
What does it involve?
Knitting or crocheting a shawl in prayer.
Who should participate?
Anyone who wishes to share their talents and knit or crochet a shawl.
Hospitality to New Parishioners
Hospitality is extended to our parishioners on a monthly basis after the 9:30 a.m. Mass in the Grimes Center for the purpose of welcoming our newly registered parishioners, providing time for all of our parishioners to socialize over coffee and donuts, and to spotlight the good work of our various parish ministries and organizations. Our Hospitality Team visits new parishioners, prepares a welcome gift bag, and is on hand to introduce them to others at the monthly gatherings.
Who can participate?
Open to all parishioners who are willing to welcome our newly registered parishioners
Mothers of Young Children Playgroup Meetings
Through the Mothers of Young Children Group, we have the opportunity to give and receive support, provide information, appreciate the vocation of motherhood, enrich our Christian values and share experiences with other mothers.
Who should participate?
The MOYC Playgroup meets once a month on Tuesday mornings in the Grimes Center from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. Children from newborn age to school age are welcome to attend. While the children socialize with each other and play with parish toys, mothers are able to support each other and share their thoughts and ideas.
MOYC Mothers Only Meetings
Through the Mothers of Young Children Group, we have the opportunity to give and receive support, provide information, appreciate the vocation of motherhood, enrich our Christian values and share experiences with other mothers.
Who should participate?
The mothers only meetings are held once a month on a Wednesday evening in the Grimes Center from 8:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. In this supportive environment we will examine the role of motherhood, issues that our children and we face, and how to incorporate our faith in our relationships with our family and in raising our children. Each meeting will focus on a certain topic that reflects the issues that mothers wish to discuss as well as those that incorporate our faith.
Philadelphia, PA