SERVING OUR COMMUNITY:  COMMUNITY OUTREACH

Stewardship is a way of life. It is a conversion of the heart, a disciple’s response, an expression of love, part of our vocation, an honor and an opportunity, and is centered in the Eucharist. What will you give back to God from the blessings you have received?


Bereavement Committee and Bereavement Group
Our parish Bereavement program reaches out to those who are experiencing the pain and loss of a loved one through death. The group has different facts: a nine-week program offered twice a year; bereavement letters, mailed periodically during the first year; assistance with the planning of the funeral Mass when requested; setting up the Church for the funeral Mass; and delivering a meal to the family. For information, contact Lucille Orsatti or Richard Dwyer.

Cancer Support Group
Cancer survivors and cancer victims come together in this group to share their experiences, to give and receive support, to offer information from personal research, and, most importantly, to give testimony to a deep faith in a loving God who walks with us and gives us the courage to face each day and cherish it. This group meets intermittently, as needed. For information, contact the Parish Office at 203-263-2008.

Career Transition
The main objective of this group is to pray for and give support, encouragement, and hope to those out of work. Though the sharing of information and knowledge, the rippling effect of networking is set in motion. This group meets intermittently, as needed. For information, contact the Parish Office at 203-263-2008, or Sister Marilyn.

Catholics Returning Home
This parish-based process invites and welcomes inactive Catholics to return home in a practical, non-judgemental, and compassionate approach. This group meets intermittently, as needed. For information, contact the Parish Office at 203-263-2008, or Deacon Horace.

Convalescent Home Ministry
This ministry comprises a group of dedicated men and women who visit parishioners in local convalescent homes. Their goal is to visit and bring prayers, love, and support. For information, contact Maryanne Kaminski.

Food Bank
Members of the Food Bank ministry assist in transporting food collected by various organizations to the Food Bank, participate in storage of food at the Food Bank, and assist with distribution of food to clients of the Food Bank. For information, contact Ray and Elaine Krish.
 
Hospital Visitors
Members of this ministry visit the sick in area hospitals, pray for their needs, and listen to their concerns. For information, contact Elena Maclean.

Parish Nurse Ministry
The mission of the St. Teresa’s Parish Nurse Ministry is to serve God and the community by promoting an optimal level of wellness with attention to body, mind, and spirit. For information, contact Pat Barre.

Respect Life Ministry
St. Teresa’s Respect Life Ministry is an answer to God’s call to affirm the sanctity of human life from conception to natural death. For information, contact Wes Wensek.

Social Outreach Committee
The Social Outreach Committee plans and organizes activities for parish and community enjoyment, such as entertainment programs, dances, and trips, which also serve to raise funds for worthy causes. For information, contact Darcel Peters.

Southbury Training School Ministry
The Southbury Training School Ministry provides a wide variety of opportunities: direct contact with the residents, such as bingo and delivering birthday balloons; spending time as a leisure companion; gardening; monitoring bird stations; and projects such as making bird food. Adopt a Cottage includes weekly, monthly, or quarterly visits for games, seasonal crafts, songs, and hobbies. Volunteers are also needed in the Thrift Shop. For information, contact Sandi Miles.
 
Welcoming New Parishioners
This committee has the responsibility of meeting and welcoming new parishioners in order to foster a spirit of fellowship in Christ and to strengthen the bonds of faith that unite our parish community. This group meets intermittently, as needed. For information, contact the Parish Office at 203-263-2008.
 
Youth Ministry
The mission of the Youth Ministry is to provide both social and spiritual activities for the youth of the parish in a fun and safe environment. For information regarding Youth Ministry, contact Tina Walewski.
 

 

 
LOVE THY NEIGHBOR
 
According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, the fourth commandment shows us the order of charity. God has willed that, after him, we should honor our parents to whom we owe life and who have handed on to us the knowledge of God. We are obliged to honor and respect all those whom God, for our good, has vested with his authority.

This commandment is expressed in positive terms of duties to be fulfilled. It introduces the subsequent commandments which are concerned with particular respect for life, marriage, earthly goods, and speech. It constitutes one of the foundations of the social doctrine of the Church. It is the duty of citizens to work with civil authority for building up society in a spirit of truth, justice, solidarity, and freedom

The fourth commandment extends to everyone: pupils to teachers, employees to employers, subordinates to leaders, citizens to their country, and to those who administer or govern it. It includes and presupposes the duties of parents, instructors, teachers, leaders, magistrates, those who govern, all who exercise authority over others or over a community of persons.

 

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