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| St. Anthony of Padua Church and School New Orleans, LA April, 2006 | ||
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- Loaves and Fishes is an active volunteer group that organizes and provides a meal for the poor of the city in our Cathedral once a year, usually on the Saturday before our parish Feast (July 26).
- Homebound Visitation provides contact between the parish community and parishioners confined to their homes. Eucharist to the homebound is provided regularly.
- Social Concerns Ministry Team is made up of the various service ministries in the parish. The group meets quarterly to pray, articulate goals, express ideas and needs, keep the parish focused on its mission, and foster growth in the understanding of Catholic Social Teaching.
- Meals to the Homeless is a group of high school students that assists our area's homeless by preparing and delivering lunches once a month.
- Saint Ann Helping Hands are parishioners who volunteer an hour or two each week to assist someone in need. They are involved in visiting, shopping, reading, letter writing, providing transportation to hospitals or doctors' offices and, in general, doing things with which someone might need a helping hand. Volunteers are provided with training and are then given assignments by a coordinator who visits the care receiver to see how the volunteers can best be of assistance.
- Stewardship Committee helps the members of The Church of Saint Ann to be good stewards of the resources with which we have been blessed. It continually keeps before the community our responsibility as stewards of time, talent, and treasure. This is an ongoing committee, which meets regularly and follows the directives of the U.S. Catholic Bishop's Committee on Stewardship. Currently the group is in the process of reforming.
- Parish Health Ministry is a group of parishioners who promote physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual well–being for the community through prayer, education, and referrals. They can provide the following services: assist in achieving contact with appropriate health services or agencies, respond to problems occurring at any stage of life, discuss health concerns with individuals or families in person or by phone.
- Saint Vincent de Paul Society is a Catholic lay organization rooted in gospel values. The men and women of SVDP Society know the local conditions and seek to help the poor on a person-to-person basis. Contributions to assist the SVDP Society's efforts may be placed in the For the Poor envelopes located at the church doors.
- Marriage and Family Counseling The Church of Saint Ann provides the services of a professional counselor who is available to parishioners two evenings a week to assist them in better understanding themselves and their relationships with others, especially within the family system.
- Partner Parish Committee Saint Ann's is committed to the support of San Andrés parish in the Diocese of Quiche, Sajcabaja, Guatemala. The Partner Parish Committee endeavors to keep the relationship between Saint Ann and San Andrés in parishioners' thoughts and prayers and to keep communication going between the two parishes.
- Saint Ann Athletic Program/CYO provides and supports athletic programs for our children, which promote the Christian ideals of fairness, fitness, and scholarship.