Social Concerns Ministries

Social Concerns Ministries: The mission of the Social Concerns Committee is to facilitate communications and guidance between the Social Concerns subcommittees and the members Parish and Parish Council.

Bereavement Committee - Food Volunteers: This group prepares and/or delivers a buffet luncheon to the homes of the families of our deceased parishioners following the funeral service.

Holy Communion Ministers:  Individuals involved in this ministry take Communion to patients at Audubon Hospital and to the sick and homebound members of the Parish Community.

HOSS (Health of St. Stephen Martyr):  HOSS is our Parish Health Ministry group whose members work to improve the overall health and safety of our community.  Ways to be involved in HOSS include, but are not limited to, Blood Drives, Health and Safety Fairs, Screenings, Homebound Visitation, Prayer Groups, etc.

Martha's Cooks:  Dedicated to the patroness of cooks, St. Martha, this ministry provides an evening meal to those parishoners unable to prepare their own.  By offering food and companionship we are reminded of the connection we all share with one another.  We are all "active" vital members of the SSM Parish Community.

Respect Life Team:  The mission of this organization is to educate, inform and bring awareness to the importance of the sanctity of life with the utmost respect and dignity from conception to grave.  At the same time it gives parishioners the opportunity to respond to the various needs of the people to whom we minister.

St. Vincent DePaul Society Members:  This organization leads men and women to join together to grow spiritually by offering person-to-person service to the needy and suffering, making no distinction to those served, because in them, members see the face of Christ.

Parish Health Nursing:  The Parish Nurse Program is a group of registered nurses (RN) who have come together on a volunteer basis to use their time, talent and treasures to aid the spiritual, physical and mental health of SSM.  The ministry will focus on the promotion of wellness through prayer, education, referrals and screenings.