Pastoral Care Ministries

Altar Society

Altar Society’s primary function is to care for the altar linens and help with cleaning when necessary. All women in the parish are considered members. A $2.00 contribution annually is optional but most helpful. Monthly luncheon meetings. For more information, call Jodi McConnell at 253-759-1930.

Pastoral Care Team

Pastoral Care Team take the Good News and Eucharist to parishioners in their homes, in the hospital, and in retirement and nursing/assisted living facilities. This ministry involves listening, prayerfulness, caring, presence, and personal commitment.

Prayer Line

Prayer Line intercessors receive prayer concerns individually or through the anonymity of a prayer line. While everyone is invited to participate as Prayer Ministers, this ministry provides particularly rich opportunities for the elderly and the homebound.

The Hospitality Ministry

The Hospitality Ministry prepares and serves food and refreshments to complement parish socials, funerals, meetings and liturgical celebrations. This ministry also needs folks to work on special events during the year. Examples of these are: the All Soul’s Vigil in November, the Pentecost Party in May, the annual senior luncheon during Advent and our senior picnic in August as well as many other occasions that arise over the year. As a member of one of these teams, you would be asked to help solicit and coordinate team members to help prepare and serve food and beverages.

The Writing Ministry

The Writing Ministry sends messages of care and support to those experiencing illness, setbacks and personal loss. This ministry also sends birthday congratulations. For more information, call Eileen Krueger at 565-0846..

The Health Care Ministry

The Health Care Ministry is a program of the Pastoral Care Commission. The mission of the Health Care Ministry is to be a loving family of health care ministers, promoting health & wellness of body, mind & soul within the congregation. We do this through screening, teaching & referral. The church is the most appropriate place for health ministry, as it is seamless. In a lifetime we may leave our school, our hometown, our job, but most of us do not leave our church. When we leave school and move to a new town, one of the first things we look for is our church. There is a parish nurse who oversees this ministry with a team of five to seven people involved in some aspect of health care in the greater community. This ministry provides the St. Leo Community with access to medical resources, blood pressure checks monthly and CPR classes yearly. This ministry also sponsors an annual Health information table and collaborates with St. Joseph's Hospital to administer flu shots & provide speakers on topics relevant to the health care of the community. For further information on this ministry please call or email Kathy Hitchcock 564-3785, rbh@rbh.seanet.com

Taking Charge of Your Wellness

Take Charge of Your Wellness is an education & support group that comes out of our Health Care Ministry. A "Circle of Support" for anyone wanting to remain as healthy as possible or improve their health or seek support in coping with any chronic condition. The groups meet the second and fourth Wednesdays of the month from 1:30-3:30 PM in the church office dinning room. For information regarding the group please contact Kathy Hitchcock: 253-564-3785

The Prayer Shawl Ministry

The Prayer Shawl Ministry comes out of our Health Care Ministry. We have a group who knit and pray together on the third Sunday of the month in the Hospitality Area of the church before & after the 8 am and 10:30 AM masses. The prayer shawls are given to those in our parish who are ill, either emotionally, spiritually, or physically. Many knitters knit/crochet these prayer shawls at home while praying for needs of person who will receive the shawl. The type of yarn we use for these prayer shawls is Lion Brand Homespun and it takes three skeins to make a shawl. For more information on this ministry and directions on how to make a shal prayer shawl please contact Kathy Hitchcock.

The Grief Basket Ministry

The Grief Basket Ministry comes out of our Health Care Ministry. Approximately 2 - 12 months after a death of a parishioner 2-team members visit the home of the family to pray with, listen to & support them.

McNeil Island Detention Ministry

The St. Leo Community provides a weekly liturgy to the Catholic Inmates at McNeil Island’s Special Committment Center. Mass is celebrated monthly. We have a team of six lay persons trained to work with this special population to provide prayer, reflection, faith sharing and communion. For information regarding this ministry contact Theresa McDermott-Erskine at 272-5136 #107.