Pastoral Care & Service Ministries
Eucharist Outreach
Want to bring Christ and the Church to people at home and in health-care facilities who are unable to come to Mass. We need you! We ask for a two-year commitment and provide you training. Volunteers provide their own transportation. Frequency: Weekly. Time required: 1 – 3 hrs. per week.
Cherish Life Ministry
This ministry is for anyone who loves life and would like to advocate for those who need help, especially the unborn. The Cherish Life Ministry needs people to join them in their advocacy efforts for all life. They meet once a month. Time required: Flexible commitment. They meet once a month. Time required: Flexible commitment.
Funeral Luncheon
Help the families and friends of the deceased feel the compassion and love extended to them by the members of the parish. Volunteers coordinate, provide and serve food after funerals. We appreciate help with calling volunteers, setting up, serving and clean up after luncheons Frequency: As needed Time Required: Varies
Grief Support
Companions in Grief is part of our Pastoral Care program at St. Jude of the Lake. Grief is a journey and this ministry is designed to support those grieving on their journey. Frequency: Sessions are 4 weeks at a time with a 2-week break between sessions. Time required: Flexible commitment.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
This joy -filled crowd makes prayer shawls for people in need of support. If you knit, crochet or want to learn, join our group! Frequency: Meet 1st Thursdays of the month in parish office from 1-2:30 pm. Time required: 1-1/2 hrs. for meeting.
Rosary Makers
The rosary is a beautiful and powerful prayer. Over the years, this group has donated over 40,000 rosaries to St Jude, The Archdiocese, United Hospitals and at missions throughout the world. Consider joining this at home ministry that promotes prayer world-wide. We have a group pot-luck meeting every second Thursday of odd numbered months at the Ark 6-8PM Frequency: Flexible. Time required: Flexible commitment.
Wedding Mentor Couples
Meet with couples preparing for marriage to administer and interpret the premarital survey. Frequency: as needed. Time Required: 3 – 5 hrs. per couple. Need: 2 openings.
Meal Train® Ministry
One of the easiest and most helpful ways we can serve people in our parish is by dropping off meals during hard or challenging periods in their lives. Many of us here at St. Jude have been doing this for years, but now there is a great online website to make it easier to have a larger scale, organized effort to provide families meals. The website MealTrain.com is the online platform we use to connect our families who would like a meal to the parishioners that would be more than happy to make a meal for them. If you feel like God is calling you to serve in this way, please click on the button below to volunteer. Frequency: as needed. Time Required: 2-4 hrs.