Ministries

Our parish nurse provides pastoral and nursing services for the sick and homebound. Visits include post-hospitalization follow-ups, routine wellness, and holy communion. The Parish Nurse also provides education about general health, monitoring chronic illness, and ministry to the sick and dying.

This parish-wide ministry serves those in need in our community during the holidays. Hot meals are provided on Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, and Easter to the elderly, sick, and home-bound residing within our parish boundary. Thanksgiving and Christmas food baskets and gifts are also distributed by the St. Vincent De Paul Society St. Pius V Food Pantry. 

Volunteer Needs

• Preparing meals in Singler Hall (located in the church basement)

• Drivers to deliver meals, gifts, and food baskets

St. Pius V offers hospitality to the un-housed on Sunday nights in Singler Hall (located in the church basement) when the temperature drops to 20 degrees (or 25 degrees with precipitation). Guests are offered a warm safe space to spend the night, hygiene supplies, a hot dinner, and breakfast.

Volunteer Needs

Help is needed for the following tasks to shelter our neighbors from the cold:

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• Setting up beds (Saturday or Sunday daytime)

• Cooking or purchasing meals and drinks

• Greeting guests (Sunday evening)

• Overnight shifts (Sunday nights)

• Cleanup and laundry (Monday mornings)

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Donations Needed

Donations of clean and good condition items are greatly appreciated.

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• Coats

• Sweatshirts/Hoodies

• Long pants

• Belts

• Warm shoes

• Warm hats

• Water-resistant gloves

• Thick socks

• Underwear

• Leggings

• Scarves

• New toiletries (toothbrushes, toothpaste, deodorant, lotion, foot powder, razors)

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Other Winter Outreach locations need your help, too!

Contact us for information on how you can help on other days of the week.

Every spring and fall, we open Singler Hall (located in the church basement) to Impact Life for blood drives that support our local hospitals.

The St. Pius V and Frassati Conferences of St. Vincent de Paul, a worldwide Catholic service organization, provide material and spiritual assistance to people in need right in our own community. 

The St. Pius V conference operates a food pantry in Singler Hall (located in the church basement) every Tuesday from 2:00-3:30 p.m. and every Saturday from 10:00-11:30 a.m.

Volunteer Needs

There are many ways to serve the food pantry and our neighbors. Sign up to:

• Pick up donated produce from grocery stores, the food bank, and supporting food pantries

• Sort and organize produce

• Distribute food and supplies during the pantry’s open hours, a great opportunity for fellowship with volunteers and pantry clients

Sign up for a Tuesday or Saturday shift at the pantry.

The Anti-Racism and Equity Committee is committed to eliminating racism and achieving greater equity in our parish, the larger church, and our world. The committee works to acknowledge systems and behaviors that marginalize and oppress people based on race; reconcile the role of individuals and the Church in personal and structural racism and bias, and actively pursue racial inclusion and equity in our parish and community. We do this through education, reflection, spiritual formation, liturgical transformation, civic organizing, and collaborative partnerships. Moved by the Spirit we engage in this work because we believe in the dignity and rights of each person and because we desire to love our neighbor more deeply.The Anti-Racism and Equity Committee meets the third Sunday of the month after 10:00 mass. Send a message or question to the Anti-Racism and Equity Committee here.

This group fosters the Catholic precept of respect for life from conception to natural death among our parish members. It provides an opportunity for the members of our parish to speak out and act against all threats of life.