Outreach Ministries M-Z

Purpose or Mission: OCIA is a faith formation process by which the Church brings new members into full communion with our faith community. It stresses the need for a living experience of Jesus and the Church, and not just knowledge. Our whole parish community is involved in walking with all the new members in their faith journey. We are “ all” called to evangelize and give witness to our faith. In doing so, our own faith is renewed and strengthened.

Is the Lord calling you to use your gifts and talents for the OCIA? Some of the ways of service are to presenters, sponsors and catechists for those journeying to become Catholic, praying for those involved, providing hospitality or refreshments or just by spreading the about OCIA.

Requirements: A desire to respond to the Holy Spirit and use your gifts and talents to “Courageously Live the Gospel.”

Time Commitment: Will vary based on level of participation

Meeting Times: Classes begin in September!  Call the church office to register.   Meeting times will be determined based on assignments and events.

Contact:  Church office

727-786-3648

Purpose or Mission: Our outreach program provides financial help to the needy of our parish. It is supported by the generous offerings of parishioners who want to make a difference.

Contributions are placed in the Poor Boxes at the entrances to the church or in a basket placed on the altar steps once a month at Sunday Mass.

Requirements: If you are a registered parishioner in need of some assistance, please contact the parish office and ask for more details. Our assistance is completely confidential.

Contact: Parish Office 727-786-3648

The mission of the Prayer Shawl Ministry is to provide items of comfort to the bereaved, ill, or lonely.  Our motto is “Made with prayer and love;  Blessed by a Priest for your Spiritual Benefit”.   Items are prayed over while being crocheted, knitted or quilted and are blessed before being gifted.   

Gatherings are held the 3rd Tuesday of every month to share camaraderie and ideas.  

Members of the Ministry are invited to:

● Crochet or knit prayer shawls.  All patterns and colors are welcomed.  On average a prayer shawl is approximately 6 feet long and 2 feet wide.  Our goal is to provide a prayer shawl to the bereaved family at every funeral as well as to those going to serious life threatening illness.

● Knit, crochet or quilt smaller items such as Prayer Squares, pocket Rosaries, lap blanks, pillows.   These items will be distributed by our Priests to those going to times of illness or distress as items of comfort and by our Eucharistic Ministers to the homebound to our homebound parishioners and those in nursing homes.

● Join us at  our monthly meeting the 3rd Tuesday of every month to share ideas, discuss designs and share fellowship and camaraderie.

Primary Contact:  JoAnn DeFrancesco

Leadership team: Doreen Britt, Joy Burgess, JoAnn DeFrancesco, Cindy Gettino

Contact: Church Office - 727-786-3648

Purpose or Mission: To staff the parish reception desk during regularly scheduled office hours Monday through Friday.

Provide assistance by answering telephones, filing, typing making copies and helping with special projects.

Requirements: Desire to utilize office skills to assist the parish.

Time Commitment: A minimum of four hours weekly.

Meeting Times: Weekly and as available to help with special projects and assignments.

Contact: Parish office 727-786-3648

Purpose or Mission: To increase awareness of the sacredness of human life from conception to natural death. To encourage support for a lifesaving prayer project in our parish and Diocese to promote Pro-life outreach programs: 40days for Life, Kimberly Home, the annual Poinsettia Drive and political involvement.

Requirements: A respect for all human life and the commitment to end abortion.

Time Commitment: May vary as spent includes daily prayer and special projects.

Meeting Times: As needed at Ministry Fairs, and holding prayer vigils at abortion sites.

Contact the church office - 727-786-3648

Purpose or Mission: We meet in fellowship to assemble handmade rosaries to share locally and abroad so that the powerful blessing of praying the Rosary can be made available to others. Started in September 2010, St. Luke's Rosary Makers have distributed rosaries to the military and missions around the world.  

Requirements: Desire to learn to make rosaries to share with others. Materials generously provided by the Knights of Columbus.

Time Commitment: A minimum of two hours weekly.

Meeting Times:  Meetings are on Mondays from 10 A.M. to 12 P.M. in the St. Clare Building

Contact: Andrew Carpenter

727-692-6890

Purpose or Mission: Helps promote the sharing of “ Time, Talent and Treasure” in response to the command to “Love God, Love Our Neighbor and Make Disciples. ”

The ministry helps attract parishioners to join ministries through ambo talks, bulletin articles, Ministry Fairs and social events and coordinates the annual APA campaign and other parish fund raising.

Requirements: Willingness to speak in front of groups, organize events and approach others with opportunities to be involved in the support of the parish.

Time Commitment: Varies with the time of the year but averages a few hours a month.

Meeting Times: Flexible scheduling based on assignments.

Contact: Steve Putnam

727-580-0979

Purpose or Mission: To attract and welcome new members of the parish to the St. Luke family by developing brochures, letters and collateral pieces that reflect the warmth and welcoming spirit of our faith community.

We personally contact newly registered parishioners in order to share information about the parish and to invite them to put their faith in action and join a ministry!

Requirements: A genuine desire to make each new member of the parish feel welcomed by initiating contact by phone, letter or in person, maintaining phone contact to share upcoming events, as well as hosting Newcomer Welcome Events and participating in Ministry Fairs.

Time Commitment: Ongoing ministry outreach requires a commitment of 3-4 hours a month plus time for parish events and projects.

Meeting Times: Meet quarterly depending on the level of activity. 

Contact the church office - 727-786-3648