Salemhaven Volunteers assist with Salemhaven masses and communion services, which held weekly for residents and for clients of Silverthorne Adult Day Care. Family and friends often participate in the services as well. The services are a blessing for the residents, since many cannot attend regular church services due to their...
Renew is a weekly discussion group where members help one another to make their Catholic faith relevant to their personal lives. We begin our meetings with prayer and the reading of Scripture, and continue with discussions, faith-sharing, and mutual listening, as we learn about—and marvel at—God’s love, mercy and forgiveness....
Outreach volunteers connect the sick and homebound to their faith community by regular visits and by offering the gift of Holy Communion. The homebound and volunteers all experience the presence of God in these encounters. At Easter and Thanksgiving volunteer families share their holiday joy by assembling food baskets for...
For our parish family, the Church buildings are our spiritual home, so we naturally want them to look beautiful both inside and out. The Saints Mary and Joseph Parish Gardeners help by working during the spring and summer months to weed the church gardens and other parts of the properties,...
Collection Counters? No! Not the money-changers that Jesus threw out of the temple, but rather the faithful and much valued parishioners who meet each Monday morning at each Church facility to count your contribution to the weekend collection. Please join us If you have a knack for numbers and can...
The Mercy Meal is a home cooked dinner offered to mourners after a funeral. Volunteers provide a warm hospitable setting where family and friends can enjoy one another’s company and celebrate with fond memories the life of their departed loved one. Volunteers prepare food and decorate tables, greet mourners and...
Nothing sounds as beautiful as the voices of singing children! Our Children’s Choir sings at mass once a month and practices 30 min. per week. Members of both churches have the opportunity to enjoy our children’s singing, since mass and rehearsal locations alternate monthly. The choir also sings for the...
Our lives are so busy that we sometimes fail to recognize the things that really count. Our Small Christian Community gathers each week in a private home to reflect on the Scripture readings for the upcoming Sunday and to share something of our personal stories from the past week. Listening...
The Bishop Peterson Council 4442 of the Knights of Columbus was founded in June 10, 1957, by 62 Catholic gentlemen from the Salem Catholic community. Today our council is 250 strong, serving Saints Mary and Joseph Parish in Faith, Family, and Fraternity. Our participation in activities such as the parish...