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Phone 972-436-9581 / Fax 972-436-5302 |
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Social Justice Outreach & Pastoral Care MinistriesThe Outreach and Pastoral Care Ministries reach out to our brothers and sisters. ANNULMENT Those interested in obtaining information concerning the healing and reconciling process of annulment are invited to call our Canonical Marriage Case Coordinator, Jackie Jones, 972-219-7280, JackieJ@stphilipcc.org. CATHOLICS RETURNING HOME A special six-week program designed to help non-practicing Catholics return to the Church and their faith. Each session deals with a different topic and always leaves room for the participants to ask questions. Contact Susan Sandles, 972-219-5838 or SusanS@stphilipcc.org. ECUMENICAL MINISTRY Members seek to educate our own parish in the work toward Christian unity. Work with neighboring Christian churches to increase the understanding and love among our fellow Christians. Annual events include Ecumenical Sunday during the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity (mid-January), and a Lenten Worship Exchange. Contact Kathleen Easler, 817-430-2454. GRIEF RECOVERY An educational program and support group for persons who are experiencing grief due to death, a life-threatening illness, divorce, etc. Grief Recovery is supportive and non-judgmental. The six-week program is offered annually. Contact Deacon Ray at 972-219-1686 or DeaconRay@stphilipcc.org. HAITIAN PILGRIMS Members are concerned with the plight of our brothers and sisters in Haiti, and work to support our sister parish, St. Therese, in Boileau. Annual pilgrimages, ongoing projects, continuing education and fund raising. Contact Mike Frost, 972-317-0894, or visit their Website at www.haitianpilgrims.org. MARRIAGE ENCOUNTER MINISTRY Turn a good marriage into a great marriage. A support group composed of couples that have attended a Marriage encounter weekend; monthly meetings. Marriage Encounter weekends are presented throughout the year in both the Fort Worth and Dallas diocese. Contact Ken and Cathy Gelzleichter, 972-219-9027. Marthas Provide short-term help to parishioners in need. Varied projects include making meals or serving food for a funeral reception or for families of those hospitalized. Contact Connie Gourlie, 972-219-1902, ConnieG@stphilipcc.org. Ministers of Care Bring prayer, compassion, Scripture, and Eucharist to the sick and homebound of our community in hospitals, nursing homes, or private homes. Training provided, plus monthly meetings and annual workshop. Contact Gail-Ann Colaruotolo, 972-219-8471, GailAnnC@stphilipcc.org. PARISH WELLNESS A new program at St. Philip, spearheaded by nurses in the parish. A dynamic process of working with parishioners toward wholeness of body, mind, and spirit. Plans include presentations by health care professionals and parish-wide education on wellness topics. Contact Sylvia Michnya, 972-436-8076. PEACE AND JUSTICE MINISTRY Striving to follow the example of Jesus, with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, the ministry seeks to identify the disenfranchised, to advocate for their needs and concerns, and to mobilize the parish by serving as a catalyst in providing leadership, education, and resources to meet those needs through prayer and service in full harmony with nature. Click here for their Web page. Prison MinistRY Members travel weekly to Denton County Jail and Wackenhut Prison to share the Sunday readings and the Eucharist with those confined in prison. Training provided as to prison procedures and in preparing the Sunday Celebration in Absence of a Priest. Contact Danny Burkard, 972-318-0366. SERRA CLUB Members actively foster and affirm religious vocations, and further Catholicism by encouraging its members to fulfill their Christian vocations of service to the church. Monthly meetings. Contact Jim Wagner, 972-436-8601. SPONSOR COUPLE MINISTRY Sponsor Couple Ministry is one of the ways an engaged couple prepares for the sacrament of marriage. The engaged couple meets with their sponsor couple to discuss the many aspects of a Christian marriage, and gain insight on marriage based on the marital experiences of their sponsor couple. Contact Angela Correia, 214-578-8193. Stephen
Ministry Members bring one-on-one care and support to
people in need (divorce, illness, long-term hospitalization, anxiety,
depression, ,loneliness, etc.) Extensive training is required. All
information remains confidential. Contact Deacon Ray, 972-219-1686, DeaconRay@stphilipcc.org. National Outreach Organization LinksThese links are listed as reference only. Also, go to our Peace & Justice Ministry Web pages for additional links.
Abortion Alternatives
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