Social Ministry
Provides support programs and direct services to persons in need. Click here for more information.
I) Bereavement
Bereavement Support Groups -- support for various groups such as widows/widowers, suicide and loss of a child.
Ministry of Consolation -- companions assist families with the Mass of Christian Burial Liturgy. Cake Bakers reach out to bereaved families by preparing and delivering a cake.
Office Assistants prepare booklets for the Mass of Christian Burial and reach out to bereaved families.
Rainbows -- a support group for children, teens and adults who have suffered a loss through death, divorce, separation or abandonment.
II) Outreach to the Poor and Needy
Food Pantry -- Volunteers stock our pantry and distribute food to the needy.
Holiday Plant Delivery -- Volunteers deliver plants to the homebound during Christmas and Easter Seasons.
Pick-A-Star Program -- volunteers collect, sort and deliver Christmas gifts for the needy.
Thanksgiving Food Drive -- volunteers collect, sort and distribute holiday meals.
III) Outreach to the Community
Blood Drive -- Volunteers assist Long Island Blood Services to coordinate in-parish blood drives twice a year.
Ministry of Prayer -- members of this ministry pray for the needs of the parish, and for special intentions placed in our prayer baskets in Church.
Our Lady's Rosary Makers -- this group creates rosary beads to be donated to missionaries throughout the world.
Peace and Justice -- members of our Peace and Justice Ministry try to increase our awareness of Catholic Social Teaching and offer ways to put these teachings into action.
Prison Ministry -- Spiritual and Corporal assistance is provided for individuals reentering society.
Transportation Ministry -- rides are provided to Sunday Mass and to local doctors' offices free of charge to those in need.
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