Ministries to Families with Children
Outreach projects/Social ministry
We fulfill our life’s obligation to Christian love through a variety of charitable projects and programs throughout the Diocese of Rochester, among them:
Ongoing outreach:
· Ministers of Holy Communion and visitation services to the homebound and hospitalized in our community
· Weekly food collection for homeless shelters and community cupboards
· Prayer shawl ministry
· Funeral and luncheon ministry
· Stephen Ministry
· World Need Fund via parishioner’s weekly envelopes
· Catholic Charities Community Services
Annual Projects/Events
· National March for Life in Washington, D.C. and prayer services at local women’s health clinics
· Showers of Love – collection of baby shower items in May for mothers and infants in crisis
· Red Cross Blood Drives
· Clothing and winter coat drives hosted by our school and credit union
· Christmas Giving Tree – gifts go to various organizations and agencies in the Chili and Rochester community
· Christmas Food Baskets
We work with or contribute to these groups often:
· Bethany House
· Blessed Sacrament Supper Program
· Chili Memorial Post 412 VFW
· Creek View Nursing & Rehab Center
· Focus Pregnancy Center
· Migrant Workers
· The Margaret Home
· Saint’s Place
· St Joseph’s Neighborhood Center/ St Joseph’s House of Hospitality
· St Michael’s Woodshop
· Veterans Outreach Center
For more information on our Social Ministry Committee, please contact Chairperson Joan Nowak at (585) 889-2542.