Ministry Groups 

Throughout the school year, the Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community hosts a Bible study program focused on a particular theme. The cost is typically around $30 for books and materials that participants purchase individually.

Bible Study is usually held:

• Monday evenings
• 7:30 to 9:00 PM
• On Zoom

Coordinator: David Brady 

For more information or to join, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

The Pre-K Sunday School Ministry is a place where your child(ren) will learn more about God and will worship Him in a loving, fun, and safe environment. This ministry's hope is that your child(ren) will be excited to come to church, and parents will be able to really listen, contemplate, and pray during mass.

This ministry is different from the Children's Liturgy of the Word because the Pre-K Sunday School Ministry is for younger children aged 18 months to five years old. 

Pre-K Sunday School Ministry is usually held:

• Sunday mornings
• 9:30 AM family mass
• In the afterschool care classroom located on the west side of the parking lot

Coordinator: Tami Schmitt

To register your child(ren) or to join the ministry as a parent/student volunteer, visit our webpage HERE.   

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below. 

Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community has a new Young Adult Ministry, VIA.

For meetings and social events, check out the VIA webpage or social media.

Young adults from college and beyond are encouraged to connect with their faith through fellowship and reflection with VIA's small groups.

Coordinator: VIA Core Team

Click HERE for our webpage & HERE to visit our LinkTree.

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

During the year, the Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community hosts this on-going prayer group designed for men. All men are welcome. 

Men's Faith Sharing Ministry is usually held:

• Wednesday mornings
• 8:00 AM
• On Zoom

Coordinator: Lou Ceppi

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

Women's Faith Sharing is a group of Catholic women who gather and grow together in faith. The meetings start with a brief centering prayer, followed by reading aloud the scripture passages for the upcoming Sunday.  Individuals then share thoughts, insights and questions that the readings have surfaced for them in a confidential environment. The meetings close by sharing prayer intentions for the week.  Because they meet on Zoom, women of faith from outside the parish are welcome as well.

Women's Faith Sharing Ministry is usually held:

• Tuesday mornings
• 8:00 AM - 9:00 AM
• On Zoom

Coordinator: Claire Henning

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

The STARS Ministry's mission is to provide adults over the age 50 in the Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community with opportunities for spiritual growth, social connection, and cultural enrichment. Their activities include monthly luncheons, interesting speakers and presentations, occasional spiritual exercises, and periodic, half-day bus trips to attractions in the greater metropolitan area.

Coordinator: Stars Core Team

For more information or to be placed on the mailing list, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

The Halo Ministry serves coffee and donut refreshments to parishioners most Sundays during the school year after the 9:30 a.m. Sunday liturgy in front of the Church.

They are always looking for new ministry members to help out. The Halo Ministry takes a summer break during July and August and resumes in September.

Coordinator: Chris Knight

To join the ministry as a volunteer, sign-up HERE! 

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

The Hospitality Ministry assists the Parish Office by helping plan, prepare for, and execute events and receptions for the Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community. They are always looking for new ministry members to help out. 

Coordinator: 

To join the ministry as a volunteer, sign-up HERE! 

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below.

Throughout the year, the Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community the Business Breakfast Ministry. This ministry meets to hear a presentation from a guest speaker and discuss afterwards. The goals of this group are to promote:

• The development of parish-level communities of Catholic business leaders
• The development of inter-parish communities of Catholic leaders
• Outreach by Catholic business leaders to Catholic charitable causes

Business Breakfast Ministry is usually held:

• Second Tuesday of each month
• 7:45 AM - 9:00 AM
• In the Multipurpose Room of the Parish Office – MPR (enter on Selby Ave)

For more information, please use the coordinator's contact information below. 
 

Over a year ago, Paulist Father Thomas Ryan helped start a Christian meditation group at Saint Paul the Apostle Catholic Community.

Fr. Ryan has noted that many people in Western cultures have adopted practices like mindfulness and yoga derived from Eastern religions, such as Buddhism and Hinduism, to help cope with the stresses of modern living and to obtain a deeper sense of mental and physical wellness. He informed the meditation ministry of a long history of similar Christian practices that have been neglected in the West.

Recent spiritual writers, such as Thomas Merton, John Main, and Thomas Keating, have emphasized that these Christian practices may lead to improvements in mental and physical health; however, they have a deeper purpose in awakening us to an experience of the loving presence of God. Fr. Ryan points out this indwelling presence is mentioned in the Gospel of John (14:17) as well as in St. Paul’s letter to the Colossians (1:27).

Meditation Ministry is usually held:

• Wednesday evenings
• 7:00 PM
• On Zoom

For more information, please use the Meditation Ministry's contact information below. 

Throughout the year, an outside Alcoholics Anonymous program meets at Saint Paul the Apostle Parish Office.

Alcoholics Anonymous is usually held:

• Saturday evenings
• 7:00 PM to 8:00 PM
• In the Multipurpose Room of the Parish Office – MPR (enter on Selby Ave)