All Ministries and Groups are listed in alphabetical order
Gabriel Project
Gabriel Project provides practical help to women who might otherwise not choose life for their unborn babies. Gabriel angels support the mother's choice for life through prayer, ongoing friendship, and encouragement. The Gabriel Project provides: a loving and caring environment, emotional and spiritual support, understanding and concern, immediate and practical help, pregnancy information, community resources, and clothing and baby items. For more information or to help out, please contact the Gabriel Project Coordinator.
Gabriel Project provides practical help to women who might otherwise not choose life for their unborn babies. Gabriel angels support the mother's choice for life through prayer, ongoing friendship, and encouragement. The Gabriel Project provides: a loving and caring environment, emotional and spiritual support, understanding and concern, immediate and practical help, pregnancy information, community resources, and clothing and baby items. For more information or to help out, please contact the Gabriel Project Coordinator.
Girlfriends in God
This is a community of women from our parish who gather every Friday morning in the parish center to discuss the upcoming weekend readings (specifically: Faith & Friends on Friday). We also gather once a month on a Monday evening for a dinner outing or in the parish center for an evening of discussion, prayer, and fellowship. For more information contact the group at [email protected]
This is a community of women from our parish who gather every Friday morning in the parish center to discuss the upcoming weekend readings (specifically: Faith & Friends on Friday). We also gather once a month on a Monday evening for a dinner outing or in the parish center for an evening of discussion, prayer, and fellowship. For more information contact the group at [email protected]
Home / Hospital / Health Care
St. Susanna's Homebound and Hospital Ministry provides visits and assistance to parish members who may be ill or homebound or a resident of a healthcare facility. These visits may include distribution of Holy Communion. Volunteers are also needed to occasionally provide transportation to church or appointments. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested in volunteering for this very important ministry.
St. Susanna's Homebound and Hospital Ministry provides visits and assistance to parish members who may be ill or homebound or a resident of a healthcare facility. These visits may include distribution of Holy Communion. Volunteers are also needed to occasionally provide transportation to church or appointments. Please contact the Parish Office if you are interested in volunteering for this very important ministry.
Liturgy Committee
Members plan specific themes for each liturgical season and determine needs for liturgies and the liturgical environment. In addition to immediate preparation for celebrations, the liturgy committee also undertakes long term planning. This involves liturgies across the entire liturgical year: Advent, Christmas, Communal Penance Services, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week and Easter. For more information, please contact the Parish Office.
Members plan specific themes for each liturgical season and determine needs for liturgies and the liturgical environment. In addition to immediate preparation for celebrations, the liturgy committee also undertakes long term planning. This involves liturgies across the entire liturgical year: Advent, Christmas, Communal Penance Services, Ash Wednesday, Holy Week and Easter. For more information, please contact the Parish Office.
Marriage Preparation Program
In order for engaged couples to ready themselves for marriage, they participate in our Catholic Marriage Preparation Program. The couple is assigned a sponsor couple who facilitates the program. The engaged couple and sponsor couple meet several times prior to the "Big Day." During these sessions, different aspects of Catholic married life are discussed. The sessions focus on the four main areas of Marriage and Faith, Marriage and Communication, Marriage and Sexuality, and Marriage and Stewardship. Church teachings about married life are shared and discussed. In addition to Church teachings, sponsor couples also share their own experiences as man and wife. One of the beautiful things about this program is that as the sponsor couple helps the engaged couple, they find that they strengthen their own marriage. For more information, please contact the Marriage Preparation Coordinator.
In order for engaged couples to ready themselves for marriage, they participate in our Catholic Marriage Preparation Program. The couple is assigned a sponsor couple who facilitates the program. The engaged couple and sponsor couple meet several times prior to the "Big Day." During these sessions, different aspects of Catholic married life are discussed. The sessions focus on the four main areas of Marriage and Faith, Marriage and Communication, Marriage and Sexuality, and Marriage and Stewardship. Church teachings about married life are shared and discussed. In addition to Church teachings, sponsor couples also share their own experiences as man and wife. One of the beautiful things about this program is that as the sponsor couple helps the engaged couple, they find that they strengthen their own marriage. For more information, please contact the Marriage Preparation Coordinator.
Men's Club
Parish men are invited to join one another for fellowship on a monthly basis. Activities include a monthly gathering with food and drink on the third Thursday of each month. The Men's Club also sponsors the parish golf outing usually held in August of each year. They provide extensive help for the parish festival and host a cookout for St. Susanna School's Field Day each May.
Parish men are invited to join one another for fellowship on a monthly basis. Activities include a monthly gathering with food and drink on the third Thursday of each month. The Men's Club also sponsors the parish golf outing usually held in August of each year. They provide extensive help for the parish festival and host a cookout for St. Susanna School's Field Day each May.
Mercy Meals
St. Susanna's Mercy Meal Ministry provides a home-cooked meal for family and friends who have lost a loved one. The meal is served following the funeral Mass. Our parish is grateful to be able to provide the grieving family with a much-needed environment where family and friends can gather after the funeral. This time allows family and friends to visit and comfort one another as the grieving process continues. Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve food as well as help with set-up and clean-up. This is an on call ministry. People involved serve on an as needed basis. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, please contact the Parish Office.
St. Susanna's Mercy Meal Ministry provides a home-cooked meal for family and friends who have lost a loved one. The meal is served following the funeral Mass. Our parish is grateful to be able to provide the grieving family with a much-needed environment where family and friends can gather after the funeral. This time allows family and friends to visit and comfort one another as the grieving process continues. Volunteers are needed to prepare and serve food as well as help with set-up and clean-up. This is an on call ministry. People involved serve on an as needed basis. If you are interested in helping with this ministry, please contact the Parish Office.
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NDY - Not Dead Yet
Parishioners 50 and older are invited to monthly gatherings to enjoy dinner and socializing with fellow parishioners. |
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Prison Ministry
We believe that no life is beyond the reach of God's power. Prison Ministry focuses primarily on a spiritual approach with inmates who want to understand and strengthen their relationship with God. Inmates who deepen their faith and grow in understanding of scripture will become less likely to offend again after they are released. St. Susanna's Prison Ministry assists with Mass and Communion services as well as providing Bibles, rosaries, and faith study materials to inmates here in Hendricks County. Special training may be required for anyone interested in this ministry.
We believe that no life is beyond the reach of God's power. Prison Ministry focuses primarily on a spiritual approach with inmates who want to understand and strengthen their relationship with God. Inmates who deepen their faith and grow in understanding of scripture will become less likely to offend again after they are released. St. Susanna's Prison Ministry assists with Mass and Communion services as well as providing Bibles, rosaries, and faith study materials to inmates here in Hendricks County. Special training may be required for anyone interested in this ministry.
Respect Life
The Respect Life Ministry provides education and advocacy about the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death. We support the work of parishes, ministries, and organizations that are dedicated to promoting the gift of life and protecting the most vulnerable in our society.
The Respect Life Ministry provides education and advocacy about the sanctity of human life from conception until natural death. We support the work of parishes, ministries, and organizations that are dedicated to promoting the gift of life and protecting the most vulnerable in our society.
St. Vincent DePaul Society
This is an international Catholic organization of lay persons who seek, in a spirit of justice and by a person-to-person involvement, to help those who are in need and who are suffering. We, at St. Susanna, work toward this goal by making house calls to the needy and by working in the Indianapolis Council warehouse where clothing and furniture are collected, sorted, and given at no cost to those who are in need.
This is an international Catholic organization of lay persons who seek, in a spirit of justice and by a person-to-person involvement, to help those who are in need and who are suffering. We, at St. Susanna, work toward this goal by making house calls to the needy and by working in the Indianapolis Council warehouse where clothing and furniture are collected, sorted, and given at no cost to those who are in need.
Women's Club
The St. Susanna Women's Club's mission is to provide for the needs of the Church, clergy, school, and Faith Formation program by using time, talents, and treasure. The Women's Club hosts a holiday auction, shopping trips to Chicago, the annual rummage sale, and the Cherries and Chocolate Bake Sale. All women of the parish are invited to join this group. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month in the Gathering Space. For more information about the Women's Club, please contact the Women's Club Coordinators.
The St. Susanna Women's Club's mission is to provide for the needs of the Church, clergy, school, and Faith Formation program by using time, talents, and treasure. The Women's Club hosts a holiday auction, shopping trips to Chicago, the annual rummage sale, and the Cherries and Chocolate Bake Sale. All women of the parish are invited to join this group. Meetings are held on the first Wednesday of each month in the Gathering Space. For more information about the Women's Club, please contact the Women's Club Coordinators.
Young Adult Ministry
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has defined young adults as "people in their late teens, twenties, and thirties; single, married, divorced, or widowed; and with or without children." Young Adult Ministry (YAM) includes the following aspects of ministry: catechesis and adult faith formation; moral and ethical formation of the Christian conscience; engagement with worship, prayer and spiritual formation; collaboration with other ministries and areas of church life as well as social gatherings and outings. The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings of each month. For more information about YAM, please contact the YAM Coordinator.
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) has defined young adults as "people in their late teens, twenties, and thirties; single, married, divorced, or widowed; and with or without children." Young Adult Ministry (YAM) includes the following aspects of ministry: catechesis and adult faith formation; moral and ethical formation of the Christian conscience; engagement with worship, prayer and spiritual formation; collaboration with other ministries and areas of church life as well as social gatherings and outings. The group meets on the 2nd and 4th Tuesday evenings of each month. For more information about YAM, please contact the YAM Coordinator.
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