Caring Ministries

Social Justice Commission

The Social Justice Commission is the umbrella in which all of the Caring ministries come together to report status, progress and efforts.  This helps to facilitate and maximize efficiency of the ministries to fulfill human need.  The Commission meets on the 4th Tuesday of the month.

Homebound Ministers

Teams of Certified Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion take the Eucharist to homebound parishioners, the Senior’s Apartments, Grande Village and Legacy Place.  This Ministry enables home-bound and infirmed Catholics in Twinsburg to be joined in the celebration of Mass.

A Parish Outreach – Advent Giving Tree

Through the annual Advent Giving Tree Project, our parish community extends the lavish love of God, to the hearts and lives of many who are in need.  The project provides parishioners with the opportunity to assist with gifts, toys, clothing and many other necessary personal items for people served by a variety of ministries and agencies in our area.  Meetings are seasonal, and day of volunteers are always needed.

Bereavement

The Bereavement group’s mission is to serve all people who have experienced the death of a loved one.  The goal is to offer spiritual support and the healing comfort of God to all who mourn a loss through death.  The vision is to offer this support by a staff member meeting with families to plan the funeral liturgy, through support the wake service by the attendance of members from the parish, through the church rituals of the wake service and funeral mass or service assisted by a funeral choir.  Ongoing support includes follow ups with family members through mailings or telephone calls, a six-week support group, and a Mass of Remembrance to be held in November.

Emergency Assistance
Contact: (330) 425-8141 ext 710

The Parish Emergency Assistance helps the poor and needy of our community.  This includes Twinsburg, Twinsburg Township, and part of Reminderville.  We help with emergency food from our well stocked pantry, meat and juice from our freezer, plus gift cards as needed.  Financial assistance is available for utility payments, rent, etc.  Information about government programs and agency services is given to clients for outside help.  Emergency Assistance is made possible through the charitable contributions of others.  This includes four envelope collections annually, food baskets in the church and the post office food drive each year in May.  Members are required to attend the two planning meetings each month, and to work directly with the Emergency Assistance line, for one week every other month.