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Service
These ministries are ones provide services
to different parts of our parish and community.
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Social Justice Team Members meet monthly
in the Parish Center to discuss Catholic Social teaching. They
organize a coat and blanket drive each year and assist in
coordinating our parish as a host site for the Phoenix
Housing Network program.
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Altar Society is a group of women who
support the Parish by providing funeral receptions. Women of all
ages are invited to participate in their monthly meetings.
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St. Vincent de Paul Society serves the
poor and needy of our community by providing food and clothing
vouchers, and by helping with rent and utility needs. They take
requests for assistance by phone at the Parish Center between
10:00 a.m. and noon on Tuesdays and Thursdays of each week. A
collection is taken up after Mass on the first Sunday of the
month to support this ministry.
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Welcoming Team members welcome
newcomers to the Church on the first Sunday of each month in the
Church Gathering Space, where they provide registration forms to
those who wish to become Parishioners and answer questions about
St. Patrick’s Parish community.
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The Sister Parish Team promotes a
spiritual and cultural exchange with parishioners of St.
Wenceslaus Parish in Bogota, Colombia. Letters and photos are
exchanged, as well as information on our parish life, ministries
and liturgical celebrations. The Sister Parish team sets up a
display in the Church Gathering Space when new items are received from
our Sister Parish.
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Eucharistic Ministers to the Sick and
Shut-ins bring Communion on a regular basis to those who are
unable to attend Mass. The visits are arranged at a time
convenient for both the person being served and the Eucharistic
minister.
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Legion of Mary members visit all St.
Patrick’s Parishioners who are confined to their apartments or
homes or who are living in nursing homes. They meet weekly in
the Parish Hall for prayer and discussion.
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Grief Ministry/Bereavement Team offers
spiritual support to people in various stages of grieving. On
November 2nd, All Souls Day, a Mass and reception are held for
families in remembrance of the deceased. During the year, the
Grief Support Group has gatherings and workshops to help in the
grieving process.
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