Give of Yourself: Get Involved

Do you want to give of your time and talent to God and our community? We have a place for you, there are so many ways to be involved in our parish family.  Take a few minutes to look over this listing, you can express interest on the form at the bottom of the page or, if you have questions, contact Mary Kral in the parish office.  At this time of restrictions many ministries are on hold.  Please keep all involved in your prayers.  

BE a blessing and receive blessings by experiencing COMMUNITY at St. Paul Parish: 
MASS and SACRAMENTS:
JOIN US each week for mass:  Saturdays at 5:30pm, Sundays at 9am and Reconciliation 2^nd/4^th Saturdays at 10am
Daily mass Tuesdays and Fridays,  8am followed by the rosary
 
OUTREACH AND SERVICE*:
Bereavement Ministry assists those who have lost a loved one.
(Ruth Palzkill, rapalzkill@yahoo.com, 262-968-9730)
                *Funeral support during visitation for the family in the Family Room
                *Bring food or shop (with a very specific grocery list) or serve for funeral luncheons
                 (Diane Miller, 262-968-4625)
                *Join the Bereavement Ministry; help w/ All Souls liturgy/reception; send cards to                                   bereaved
                *Cemetery clean up
 
Casa Maria House of Hospitality (Nancy Reinbold, nreinbold@wi.rr.com, 262-968-4564)
                Funded by monthly Loaves and Fishes donations
                *Shop for groceries purchased for homeless shelter for women and children; COOK meals
                *Donate new/gently used clothing for newborns to children size 12
 
Clothing Share (twice/year) (Jerie Roder, roderjerie55@gmail.com, 262-968-3474)
                Free clothing for anyone, held in the cafeteria Spring 
                *Donate gently used clothing
                *Help sort/display items
                *Help pack up clothing left over for delivery to St. Vincent de Paul
 
Easter Food Drive (Vickie/Gary Schroeder, vjschroeder@gmail.com)
                Donate money or non-perishable food for Easter food baskets for 30+ local families
 
Giving Tree (November/December)  (Sharon Rehnberg, 262-547-3668)                            
                *Purchase gifts on angel tags/star tags.  Help is also needed to cut out angel and star tags.
                *Help sort on return weekends
                *Load delivery cars on return weekends; be a back up driver to deliver gifts to agencies
 
Health Ministry (Chris Yehle, christineyehle@gmail.com, 414-940-0057)
                *Home communion visits to homebound, those in hospitals, nursing homes, rehab facilities 
                *Wednesdays, LindenGrove Waukesha: pray the rosary with residents
 
Heavenly Babies Layette (every month) (Jennifer Aldrich, jaldrich38@hotmail.com )
                *Donate new/gently used new born – 6 months clothing
                *Sort clothes
                *Fill bags:  monthly choose clothes, wash, fold, return in layettes bag to parish office
                *Co-Coordinator with Jennifer:  contact agencies to find the number of bags needed,
                  communicate to volunteers
 
Hope Center, Waukesha (Mary Kral, marykral4@gmail.com, 262-968-2276)
                *Serve a meal  twice/year, provide desserts and milk
                *Donate clothing, household goods for people transitioning from homeless to homes
 
Human Concerns Committee (JoAnn Presta, Chairperson, jdpresta@gmail.com, 262-490-8581
                *Monthly committee meetings to discuss upcoming Human Concerns activities
 
Kettle Moraine Food Pantry (every month) (Vera Switalski, rswit@centurytel.net, 262-392-2389)
                *Donate non-perishable foods on the third weekend of the month
                *Reverse Giving collection in the summer to help restock the shelves
 
Loaves and Fishes (every month) (Tim/Mary Alters, talters@wi.rr.com, 262-968-3338)
                *Volunteer to hold the money jar and collect donations on the third weekend of the month
                Donations fund:  Casa Maria groceries, KM Food Pantry detergent, groceries for St. Ben’s
 
Mt. Meru Coffee (Mark Montanye, montanyem@yahoo.com)
                Purchase coffee anytime in Gathering Space to support fair trade farmers in Tanzania
 
Respect Life (Mary Kay Lammers, marykaylammers@gmail.com, 262-392-9586)
                *January:  Baby Bottle fundraiser: Life’s Connection:  pregnancy resource center
                *October:  Annual Wisconsin Right to Life ad: signatures, donations needed
 
St. Ben’s Community Meal, Milwaukee (Judy Reichow, george90@wi.rr.com, 262-392-2375)  
                Monthly meal provided for the free meal at St. Ben’s , funded by Loaves and Fishes $$
                *Volunteer to help cut vegetables and stew meat 3^rd Thursday of the month in the cafeteria
                Donate travel size toiletries (basket in coat room near church)
 
St. Clare School, Paita, Peru (Deb Passino, deb_passino@yahoo.com, 262-506-9678)
                Save canes, walkers, eye glasses, reader glasses, toothbrushes at home for now
 
St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Milwaukee (Mary Drout, mdrout@wi.rr.com, 262-968-3802)
                Expand your global horizons:  attend a multi-cultural liturgy at this sister parish (www.stmichaelsmke.com)
 
Work and Pray (Mary Kral, marykral4@gmail.com, 262-968-2276)
                *Knit or crochet prayer stoles, baby blankets 1^st/3^rd Mondays in Family Room or make cards for bereaved/sick
 
Liturgical Ministries (Peggy Kolonko, pkolonko@stpaulgenesee.net, 262-968-3865)  *church cleaning     *altar servers                 *Eucharistic minister    *lector       *greeter      *choir     *usher            *Altar linens (wash, press, fold, return)                   *sacristan – help set up before mass

FAITH FORMATION CLASSES Be a teacher, all materials are provided.  OR JOIN an adult small group or host a group.
 
OTHER WAYS TO PARTICIPATE or VOLUNTEER TO HELP OUR PARISH COMMUNITY:
ALPHA – fellowship, food, a video, and small group discussion to help you build or rebuild your relationship with Jesus
Private Prayer in the Blessed Sacrament Chapel: ask for an electronic keycard at the parish office
Donut Sundays: on hold
Fish Fry: 2021 dates on hold
Parish Breakfast hosted by the Knights of Columbus on hold
Kid Zone: Childcare during 9am mass (to age 4) Karen Farrell, kfarrell@stpaulgenesee.net, 262-968-2276  on hold
Children’s Liturgy of the Word twice per month, 9am mass Karen Farrell, kfarrell@stpaulgenesee.net, 262-968-2276  on hold
Children’s Collection: non-perishables or $ in basket on altar stairs during the offertory at mass on hold
Dynamic Men’s Group: Thursday 6-7am (cafeteria) Larry Geisler (larsgiesler@live.com)
Men’s Basketball pick-up games: on hold
Cemetery Cleanup (Roger Varner 262-392-9843)
FORMED.org LOADS of resources available to all parishioners.  Parish code 274255
Contact the parish office (262-968-3865) or Mary Kral (marykral4@gmail.com) for more information.
 
EVERY MINISTRY IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR SOMEONE TO Co-CHAIR OR SHADOW the CHAIR to help share the blessings!
                      Pick just ONE thing for starters to feel more at home in our parish!                                                   (REV  9/2020)