Ministries

Annulments –

Centering Prayer every Saturday at 9:00 am in the Parish Center

Silent prayer, first practiced by the Desert Fathers, was re-introduced in the modern era by three monks who taught that this form of silent prayer is not solely for those in monasteries. If you would like to renew or deepen your prayer life, you are most welcome. We have 20 minutes of silence and a vocal prayer.

Communion Minister for the Sick and Homebound

Bring weekly Communion to the homes of those who are unable to participate at Mass.

Funeral Planning

Contact the parish office for assistance in planning the funeral liturgy. The family will meet with Sr. Jeanne Tranel, OP and Jan Wood to provide assistance in selecting scripture readings, appropriate liturgical music and needed liturgical ministers (lectors, gift bearers etc.) for the funeral liturgy.

Homebound Bus Service

Each driver will drive the St. Patrick Homebound bus over a designated route once each month as well as call to see who will be riding that day. Driver’s assistant helps load and unload the bus once each month.
Parishioners may call the parish office to schedule bus service.

Hospitality

Set up, prepare and serve coffee and donuts once each month after Sunday morning Mass. Hospitality is offered each Sunday after 8:00 and 10:30 a.m. Masses.
Margery Chansler, Bulletin, stpatbulletin@gmail.com

Hospital Ministry

Jail Ministry

This ministry includes the celebration of Mass on the first Sunday of each month with women at the Women’s Prison.
Each week on Tuesday, Holy Communion is brought to the Yellowstone County Detention Center. A priest helps with Discovery Weekends, confession and spiritual direction as requested. All church workers have to be requested by the prisoners through the jail system.
Contact: Fr. John Houlihan, Jail Ministry, houlihan40@yahoo.com

Liturgical Support

Serve as a Ministry Coordinator. This person is responsible for making sure all scheduled ministers have arrived and are able to serve Mass and to find substitutes, if necessary.
Serve as a Sacristan. This person is responsible for preparing and cleaning up the church before and after the Mass.
Serve as a Lector / Proclaimer of the Word.
Serve as a Minister of Communion.
Jan Wood, Director of Liturgy/Music, stpatsliturgymusic@yahoo.com

Music Ministry

Cantor: Leads the assembly in sung prayer at Mass.
Cathedral Choir: Rehearsals on Thursdays at 5:00 pm and on Sundays at 9:00 am. Supports assembly song at the 10:30 am Mass, September through May.
Instruments: Accompaniment at liturgies with piano, organ, flute, strings, guitar and other musical instruments.
Contact: Jan Wood, Liturgy & Music Director, stpatsliturgymusic@yahoo.com

Nursing Home Ministry

Parish Nurse Ministry

Donna Dunn, RN; Kathy Finnen Usuriello, RN; Mark Cassel, RN
The Faith Community Health Ministry at St. Patrick provides blood pressure checks a half hour before and after the first Saturday Mass and after morning Masses on the first Sunday of each month. The nurses schedule one Sunday during the fall for flu shots.
To contact the nurses, please call the Parish Office at 259-3389 or email stpatbulletin@gmail.com.

RCIA (The Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults)

This Ministry is the process that non-baptized individuals and those persons baptized in other faith traditions receive information about the Catholic Church and those Catholics who have not yet received the sacraments of Confirmation or Holy Eucharist.
Sr. Jeanne Tranel, R.C.I.A., stpatsrcia@gmail.com