Funeral MinistryThe funeral ministry organizes volunteers to prepare and serve a meal after a funeral. To volunteer to serve or prepare a dish for the meal, please call the Parish Office to have your name put on the list. Hospitality MinistryThe Hospitality Ministry provides meals for new mothers and other parishioners recovering at home after a hospital stay. For more information, email Deb Stafinski at dstafinski11@gmail.com Pastoral Care MinistryGreeting cards are sent to hospitalized parishioners, new parents, etc. Please contact Sue Maneikis if you know of someone who should get a card. Bible Sudy with Msgr. MartinAll are invited every Monday evening in the Manning Center from 6:30pm to 7:30pm. for Bible Study with Msgr. Tom Martin. No reservation required. In-Sharing MinistryThe In-Sharing ministry works in conjunction with other churches in the Vicksburg area and the South County Community Services to serve the poor and needy in the Vicksburg area. Currently, members of the St. Vincent de Paul Society are covering this. Knights of ColumbusSt. Martin’s Knights of Columbus Council 13305 was chartered in 2003. The Knights provide service to the youth and to the Parish as a whole, with the founding principles charity, unity, and fraternity ever on their minds. The Knights meet in the Manning Center on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month at 7:00 p.m. Fund raising activities include a Farmers’ Breakfast one Sunday a month in the Parish Hall and a Taco Booth at the Vicksburg Old Car Festival in June. Membership is open to all men 18 years or older, who are practicing Catholics. For more information, contact Dave Maneikis (649-1929) or Dave Montgomery (323-3514). St. Vincent DePaulThe St. Vincent DePaul group meets twice a month on Monday evenings. If you are interested in joining this group, which administers the parish’s charity contributions, please contact Lisbeth Polasek, 269-649-1629, ext. 70. or Mom's GroupMoms and (pre-school age children) gather for fellowship and Christian prayer and study. Please email Monica Triemstra to schedule a date. m_triemstra@yahoo.com Men’s GroupAll men are welcome! Meetings are held every Saturday morning in MCI at 7:30am.St. Martin's Council of Catholic WomenSMCCW is an organization of women of the parish wishing to grow spiritually, strengthened by the diversity of age, and sharing faith to build our community. There are no membership requirements for any woman in the parish. Just bring an interest for the fun, friendship, and fellowship that grows out of planning and participating in numerous activities and services. Some of the many projects and activities that SMCCW arranges are: • Care of the altar linens & servers’ albs SMCCW meets the third Tuesday of the month September through May for about an hour. Just drop in on a meeting, or contact the SMCCW chairperson, Kathi Lovell, 649-2385 for more information. The St. Martin Halos are reaching out to you with prayers and well wishes to support you during this difficult time. Just want you to know how special you are! Please call if you are in need of anything: masks, prayer shawls, groceries/errands, etc. |
This invisible, yet essential ministry is responsible for cleaning and pressing the altar linens and purificators that are used each week during the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass. Because the manner in which we treat sacred things (even those of less significance than the chalice, paten, liturgical furnishings, etc) fosters and expresses our openness to the graces God gives to His Church in every celebration of the Eucharist, guidelines are provided in order to ensure that the altar cloths are prepared with appropriate care and respect. Thus, by the diligent care of the altar linens, the Church expresses her joy at the inestimable gifts she receives form Christ’s altar.
This ministry is time-flexible and performed at home. Call 269-649-1629 to join this team.