Mission: To assist with the pastoral planning and to exercise a ministry of leadership in the parish. Each spring three members are elected to a three-year term by the parishioners. Meets fourth Tuesday of the month, 7:00 pm in the Parish Center.
Chair: David Gorrell
Vice Chair: Chris Lazzell
Secretary: Olivia Marrs
Mission: The Faith Formation Commission of St. Benedict Parish will support opportunities for the religious education and faith development of all parishioners of St. Benedict Parish, fostering life-long spiritual growth in the Catholic faith. Meets third Monday of the month, 7:00 pm in Hellmann Hall.
Mission: To assist and advise the pastor in the fiscal matters of the parish. Meets fourth Monday of the month, 5:00 pm, Parish Office
Chair: Terry Hogan
Mission: To be an umbrella organization for a variety of social and spiritual functions in the parish, some of which include taking communion to shut-ins and to the hospitals, and other parish social activities. It meets on the second Thursday of the month, 10:00 am, in the Parish Office
Mission: To provide and care for the altars, bread and wine, candles and vestments and to give support to Franciscan and local charities. This women’s group meets on the second Thursday of the month 12:30 pm, with a dessert at the Parish Center.
Pat Boatman, Chair
Beth Greenwell, Vice-Chair
Cathy Kiefer, Treasurer & Secretary
Mission: To oversee the immediate and long-term maintenance of parish properties.
Mission: To organize parishioners gifts of time, talent, and treasure and shape the direction of all parish resources to meet present and future needs. Meets third Tuesday of the month, 5:15 pm, in the Parish Office.
Mission: To serve the parish through the ministry of liturgy by working with the Pastoral staff, Liturgy Coordinator, and Director of Music in planning, implementing, and evaluating liturgical activities for the parish. The work of the committee includes recruiting and training liturgical ministers, preparing liturgical environment, encouraging and educating the assembly, and coordinating all efforts toward building a community of faith and prayer. Meetings are held on the second Monday of the month, 7:00 pm, in Hellmann Hall.
Mission: To enhance liturgical celebrations through the ministry of musical leadership.
Contact person:
Kurt Perry
Mission: To provide Catholic patients with opportunities for the reception of Communion.
Contact person: Dee Walters
Mission: To provide a luncheon for family and friends following a parish funeral.
Contact person: Betty Raetz & Dee Walters
Soup Kitchen
Mission: To provide lunches each weekday to the hungry in the Wabash Valley. Serving site is in the Parish Center. Volunteers are encouraged.
Contact person: Judy Hogan
Mission: To provide a traditional Thanksgiving and/or Christmas feast for parish families.
Mission: To provide gifts for needy children. Gifts collected at the Christmas Eve Family Liturgy are distributed at Ryves Hall through Catholic Charities.
Contact person: David Grimes
Catholic Charities: John Etling 812-232-1447
Calvary Cemetery Assn: 812-232-8404
Deanery Center: Louise Menghini 812- 232-8400
Knights of Columbus: David Gorrell 812-234-8050
To provide children, preschool through eighth grade, with religious instruction that assists parents as the primary religious educators of their children. Classes meet Sunday mornings at 9:30-10:45am during the school year.
Contact call the Parish Office at 812-232-8421
To respond to the needs of high school youth by fostering personal and spiritual growth and by encouraging participation in the life and mission of the Church.
Contact person: Veronica Rogers: [email protected]
To assist in the ongoing faith formation of adults Faith Sharing sessions, Bible study groups and guest speakers. See announcements in the bulletin.
Contact call the Parish Office at 812-232-8421
Order of Christan Initiation of Adults (formerly known as RCIA) Wednesdays 6:30-8:30 pm Sacred Heart of Jesus Church Parish Hall 2333 North 12 1/2 Street (Terre Haute) To register, go to St. Joseph website stjoeup.org or contact Elizabeth Davis 812-232-7011 or [email protected] OR contact Carmen Montanéz at 812-230-7347 or [email protected]
Welcome to all those who seek!
All inquirers welcome! For more information, call or email Carmen Montanéz at 812-230-7347 or [email protected]
RCIA is open year-round – God’s grace is at work 24/7/365. By that we mean that 24 hours a day/7 days a week/365 days a year God is calling people to faith and working in our lives! We don’t just start in September and end at Easter. The process of Christian initiation is open all-year-round; welcoming those who seek the living God. In addition, the process of initiation must be an individual process as the needs and desires of each seeker are unique. Yet, one thing that’s the same for each seeker is that the process of initiation is always within the context of our St. Ben’s community.