This group cleans and dusts the statutes and vigil lights, the main altar area and the baptismal font each week. Rotation is about once a month.

Office helpers are called in for special projects. Typical jobs are helping to prepare bulk mailings and stuffing the Sunday bulletin with additional information.  We also look to parishioners to help with various organizational or clerical projects.

Scripturally based in the relationship between the Blessed Virgin Mary and her cousin Elizabeth.  Elizabeth ministers become mentors to women in the parish who are expecting a child or in the adoption process through personal visits, mail and telephone contact.   They also minister to couples with infertility or families that have experienced miscarriages.

Homebound parishioners are offered the opportunity to receive Communion on a weekly basis, typically a Friday. Homebound Communion distributors need to be commissioned as an EMHC, have their own car, and go to the parishioner’s home to distribute Holy Communion.

People commit to one hour of prayer each week before the Blessed Sacrament in the Chapel.  Click here for more information. 

The Fall Festival is the largest parish fundraiser.  The Fall Festival Planning Committee coordinates this event which happens annually in September. Families are assigned to a group when they register with the parish. Their group number determines what area they are assigned to help with at the Festival. Groups rotate responsibilities every year.

Family Rosary Sunday is an afternoon spent with families who wish to come together and spend a day growing in faith and friendship.  Families of all ages come together to visit, play and pray together.  In short - an opportunity to grow as brothers and sisters in Christ.  Click here for the 2011 Family Rosary Sunday Schedule.

Funeral luncheons are usually held immediately following the Funeral Mass. Parishioners are called before a funeral and asked to provide a salad or dessert. On the day of the funeral, you may help prepare the meal, set up and clean up.

These are support groups for people who have suffered a loss through death or divorce.  These groups are primarily listening groups that are confidential and a safe place to share your feelings.  The grief support group meets Wednesdays at 8:30 am in the new church basement, classroom #4, and the Separated & Divorced group meets Fridays at 7:00 pm in the Sunroom at the Parish Center, which is across from the Historic Church.

The priests and deacons will visit parishioners who are sick and/or in the hospital.  Please call the Parish Office to schedule a visit.

Coffee, juice and rolls are served after the Sunday morning Masses, typically the 3rd Sunday of the month, to provide fellowship among parishioners.

Our priests and deacons hold Mass or a Communion Service for the Catholic residences at various senior homes in the community and surrounding community.  Please contact the parish office for the schedule.

Help to welcome new members, answer their questions about the parish, and provide them with an opportunity to meet and get to know “veteran” members of the parish.

Parishioners are needed to care for the smallest members of our parish as their parents and siblings participate in activities and programs we offer. Our nursery is open on Sundays, October until Memorial Day, during our 10:30 Mass.  Caregivers are also needed during LIFT, Choir rehearsal, Sunday School and RCIA.

Parishioner envelope contributions and plate offerings are counted and deposited.  Time commitment is one time per month meeting at the bank.  All information is kept strictly confidential.

People on the prayer line are asked to pray for someone as requests come in through a short phone call. You then call the next person on the list and give them the prayer request.  All requests need to stay confidential.

Leads parishioners in the rosary and is scheduled 1 or 2 times per month.  The rosary is said before Tuesday Mass and after all other weekday Masses, before the 5:00 pm Mass on Saturday and before the 8:30 am Mass on Sunday.

Parishioners are invited, on the 2nd Thursday morning of the month, to help prepare a meal and take it to Sharing & Caring Hands in Minneapolis. Volunteers help prepare and distribute the food on site along with cakes, cookies and bars.  Vans are needed to transport the food and volunteers to Minneapolis.