Helping Hands 

The Helping Hands Committee responds to the needs of those within our parish, and surrounding community by facilitating parish-wide collections and drives.  We do our work in order to follow the example of Christ, who lived His life in the service of others.

​About Helping Hands Ministry:
Helping Hands gives parishioners the opportunity to participate in a Parish Ministry.
Volunteer as much as your schedule permits:
  • 5 meetings (September thru May)  No summer meetings
  • Many events are collections 20 minutes before and after Mass
  • Be a participant or Co-chair a project
  • Meet parishioners who share your desire to follow Christ’s example to serve others  

Contact Ann Carroll or Jeannine Witowski at [email protected] if you are interested in this ministry. 
 
Calendar of Events:
  • Christmas Outreach Project:  Coordinate gift collection for families of our sharing parish, St. Agatha.  450 individual gifts for 100 families are donated each year.
  • Food Drives:  3 during the year - Thanksgiving, Spring and Summer
  • Quarterly Blood Drives (four during the year) Register and host donors for the Heartland Blood drives.
  • Fall Coat Drive which benefits the Women's Crisis Center in Tinley Park.
  • Courage Baby shower in February and Baby Bottle spare change collection in May, which assists new mothers and pro-life programs.
  • Easter Baskets  are assembled with toiletries and personal items and given to parishioner shut-ins and residents at Holy Family Villa.
  • Bishop Goedert Suppers – 3 suppers are prepared during the year and served to area Veterans.
  • Project Linus – New and homemade blankets are accepted all year and distributed to local hospitals and fire departments for ill and traumatized children.
  • Ronald McDonald House – Toiletries for parents and children are collected during the year and given to Children’s Memorial Hospital.
  • We also collect pop tabs and labels that benefit Cardinal Bernardin School and baby coupons to assist pro-life programs.
 
Parishioner Involvement: 
All parishioners are welcome to assist in these events.  We are always looking for individuals to co-chair the event, assist in the collection of items before and after masses, cook a dish for the suppers,  or help with the event.
Christmas Outreach 2019
Courage Baby Shower
Easter Baskets