The surest way to grow is to serve.
St. Vincent de Paul
Neighbors helping neighbors. Currently located in 31 parish Conferences, including St. Thomas More and St. Joan of Arc, volunteer members make home visits (currently phone calls) to their neighbors in need to provide person-to-person services, including assisting with housing, utility and transportation needs.
Please call the parish office at (402) 556-1456.
Hospitality
We desire to make our weekend Masses remarkable experiences. It’s more than greeters. In the New Testament, the Greek word “philoxenia,” translated “hospitality,” literally means “love of strangers.” A simple gesture of welcome from one of us can also be a powerful experience of love for those who feel like strangers. It is not only a Gospel mandate, but it is also the most effective way to help outsiders feel like they belong.
Our hospitality teams serve at St. Joan of Arc’s Saturday 5:30 PM Mass and St. Thomas More’s Sunday 10:30 AM Mass.
Adoration
Both St. Thomas More and St. Joan of Arc have Perpetual Adoration. Eucharistic adoration provides a sacred space in which to simply “be” in the loving Presence of our Lord.
If you would like to know more, or want to commit to an hour, (even just a trial hour), please contact:
St. Joan of Arc – Rachel Burns, 402-658-8418, burnsjms@cox.net
St. Thomas More – Connie Johnson at 402-339-8253
Lector and EMHC
Parishioners who wish to serve as an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion (EMHC) or as a Lector (reader at Mass) must be trained by the Archdiocese of Omaha’s Office of Worship. Training dates occur in August/September each year. If interested, please contact the parish office at 402-556-1456.
Mowing Team
Teams at St. Joan of Arc are formed for the spring and summer. Volunteer teams of 2-4 people per team take turns mowing the church and school grounds on the weekend.
If you can help, please call/text James Burns at 402-981-7370 or email burnsjms@cox.net.
Food for Siena Francis House
ood for the Francis House has been in existence at St Joan of Arc since 1983. We provide the supper meal every 3rd Friday of the month. Menu is meat loaf, scalloped potatoes, baked beans, & desserts. Each person who brings one of the mentioned should have it feed at least 10 people. We are always in need of volunteers. No meetings involved. Maybe cooking is not your thing? They also need people to help deliver it. Call Mary Kentch at 402-676-5054 to get involved.
Money Counters
Every weekend and holy day collections are counted by volunteers.
St. Joan of Arc counts money on Sundays after the 8am Mass. Email Linda Boyer at lgboyer@midtowncatholic.church to get involved.
St. Thomas More counts money on Mondays at 7:30 A.M.. Call the parish office at 402-556-1456 to get involved.
