breaking bread
ministry

Feeding Community
with Love

At our parish, we believe something holy happens when we share a meal. Just as Jesus often gathered with others at the table, we too come together to break bread, build friendships, and nourish both body and soul.

Our Breaking Bread Ministry makes that possible—helping with the behind-the-scenes work of planning, shopping, cooking, setting up, cleaning up, and serving meals for our parish events. These include food served in our cafe during weekend Masses, weekday food pickups at various locations, potlucks, welcome dinners for new parishioners, holiday celebrations, etc.

Whether you’re a seasoned cook, someone who loves to grocery shop, or someone who doesn’t mind stacking chairs and mopping floors, there’s a place for you at our table. Your helping hands make our community stronger and our Eucharist richer.

Come serve, share, and break bread with us.

Behind the Scenes Ministry

Our Behind the Scenes Ministry is almost always in need of thoughtful, reliable helpers who love making things happen quietly and well. This team takes care of the essential details—shopping for needed items, picking up food from various locations, setting up spaces, cleaning up afterward, and offering general planning support. It’s humble work, but it’s what makes our parish events feel welcoming and our mission to feed the hungry run smoothly. If you enjoy organizing, preparing, logistics, and serving in simple but meaningful ways, this is a beautiful place to share your gifts.

Interested in helping out? Join today!

Parish-wide Hospitality

Our Parish-wide Events Hospitality Team is always seeking helping hands to make our parish potlucks, dinners, and festivals truly special. From prepping and cooking to washing dishes, wiping down tables, mopping floors, and stacking chairs, this team handles all the details that turn simple ingredients into a beautiful meal and welcoming experience for our community. It’s hard work, but it’s joyful work—and it all helps bring us together around the table.  If you enjoy teamwork, serving others, and creating spaces where our parish family and wider community can gather and celebrate, we’d love to have you join us!

Interested in helping out? Join today!

Meals-to-Go Ministry

 

Our Meals-to-Go Ministry is seeking compassionate volunteers to help prepare and distribute simple, nourishing meals—PB&Js, crackers, cheese, fruit, and bottled water—for our homeless neighbors. This team takes care of everything from gathering supplies and assembling meal bags to organizing distribution and delivering them with kindness, whether on our church grounds or beyond. If you have a heart for serving those in need and want to be part of a team that brings hope and dignity through something as simple as a meal, we would love to have you join us.

Interested in helping out? Join today!

Sunday Café Fellowship

Hospitality that Feeds the Heart

Every Sunday, our parish Café comes alive with conversation, coffee, and connection. It’s a simple but meaningful way we extend the joy of the Eucharist into our daily lives—by sharing time, food, and fellowship.

We’re grateful for our dedicated team that prepares, serves, and even cleans up each week. This ministry thrives on warm hearts and willing hands—and we can always use both!  Whether you love to cook, set up, or simply greet others with a smile, there’s a place for you here.

Come be part of the joy that is Sunday Café! Join today!

Saturday Emmaus Evenings

Conversation. Community. Real life.

After Saturday evening Mass, our Café takes on a new life—a warm, inviting space with a coffeehouse feel. With beer, wine, and (sometimes live) music, it’s a space to slow down, connect, and share the journey.  We call it Emmaus Evenings, inspired by the Gospel story where Jesus walked alongside two disciples, unknown at first, until they recognized him in the sharing of a meal. Like that road to Emmaus, our hope is to create a place where hearts are stirred, friendships are deepened, and Christ is quietly present in our midst.

We’re so thankful for the wonderful team who brings this ministry and vibe to life each week—prepping food, serving with joy, and staying to clean up afterward. It all runs on warm hearts and willing hands—and there’s always room for more!

Come build friendships as we serve, share, and break bread (or cheese n crackers) together. 

Interested in helping out? Join today!

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