Purpose: The Elizabeth Ministry responds to the joys and sorrows of a woman and her family’s life during the childbearing years. This outreach includes pregnancy and pregnancy complications, adoption, birth, infant or child crisis, special needs children, fertility and infertility concerns, miscarriage, stillbirth, infant or child death, and grand parenting issues. The Elizabeth Ministry responds to these needs by offering “like to like” ministry through personal visits, meals, assisting with household tasks and errands, small remembrance gifts, and most importantly prayers. Events and activities hosted each year include the:

Baby Bottle Campaign provides baby bottles to Parishioners to collect loose change. All donations are given to a local pregnancy help center.

Blessing Bouquet, found by the entrances to church. Those seeking prayers for loved ones expecting a baby, hoping to conceive or adopt, those who have had a miscarriage or child loss may request a prayer by adding their intentions to prayer cards attached to multicolored roses, or our prayer journal.

Diaper Campaign invites parishioners to donate diapers and wipes to young mothers and lower income families. Held three times per year, all donations are provided to a local pregnancy help center.

Elizabeth Ministry Library, housed in the Fr. Wack Library that includes books and videos to borrow on subjects such as fertility, infertility, childbearing issues, child loss, and miscarriage.

Epiphany Celebration that celebrates Jesus’ birth and accepts parishioner “baby” gifts for a local pregnancy help center.

Living Rosary Workshop is part of the Jesus Day Retreat when 1st Communicants learn why we Catholics value the rosary and its history and the children practice being part of the Living Rosary in preparation for May Crowning.

May Crowning and Living Rosary celebrating Mary, the Virgin Mother, with a May Crowning and Living Rosary led by the STM First Communicants.

Memorial Service for Children Born and Unborn which celebrates the life of those babies who have been lost through miscarriage, infant death, a failed adoption or abortion.

Spiritual Adoption Program is a program available to the Parish to pray for the life of an unborn baby and ask God to give the parents the courage and grace they need to bring their baby into the world. This program will be used in the school to educate students on the development of life from conception to birth, encouraging prayer for our unborn sisters and brothers.


Anyone in need of a minister or wishing to volunteer as a minister or to help the ministry in one of its events can contact one of our officers listed. Email the ministry at , or view the Parish Website under Ministries for more information.

“Every child is precious; every child is a gift from God. Saying there are too many children is like saying there are too many flowers.” ~ Mother Teresa

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