Volunteer Opportunity: Share Your Time and Compassion!
Our Parish Partners Ministry of Hope is seeking kind-hearted volunteers to support our homebound parishioners. Many of them are unable to attend Sunday Mass or receive Holy Communion in person. But you can help by offering your time to either:
• Visit homebound parishioners to bring them the Holy Eucharist
• Provide rides to Saturday or Sunday Mass for those who need transportation
If you have a few hours to spare each month and would love to serve others in this rewarding ministry of outreach, we would be deeply grateful. Whether you’re able to drive someone to church or visit them at home, your generosity will be a true blessing.
To sign up or learn more, please contact Jeannermarie Baker at (203) 637-3661 (ext. 375) or
WHAT WE DO
Currently, with 18 volunteer members, Parish Partners Ministry of Hope offers:
COMMUNION
We assist our deacons and Priests in bringing the Eucharist, reconnecting with those in our parish family who cannot be present at Mass.
ACCOMPANIMENT
We sit, listen and pray with those who are homebound, and anyone who needs a companion.
PRAYER REQUESTS
We welcome prayer requests from parishioners, their families and friends. Together our ministers will pray for your needs.
BEREAVEMENT
We contact the families of parishioners who have died, offering our prayers and support. We facilitate the New Day Bereavement Group twice a year.
EDUCATION
We conduct symposia on topics that relate to health, well-being and our Catholic faith.
SPIRITUAL SUPPORT FOR PARISH PARTNERS MINISTERS
We offer instruction in ministry work, and regular one-on-one follow ups. We receive guidance from our Chaplain, Fr. Christopher Perrella.
BEREAVEMENT PROGRAM
Loss is very much a part of all of our lives, and sometimes our grief can be so devastating that we feel completely lost or alone.
The New Day Bereavement Program is a faith-based weekly program lasting nine weeks. Through group discussion, journaling and scriptural reflection the healing process begins to take hold, providing the participants an opportunity to understand grief in a way that helps to rebuild identity and to strengthen faith in oneself and in God.
Advanced registration is required. Please sign-up as soon as you can, as space is limited and sessions tend to fill up rather quickly.
There is no cost to participate. All fees are covered by the Bereavement Initiative of the Fairfield County Catholic Cemeteries of the Diocese of Bridgeport in an effort to support grieving families.
We all experience grief, and we all experience it differently. But there is no need to experience it alone.
For the current list of bereavement programs, please click here.
You can also contact Carolyn Killian at 203-404-0023 or
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New Day Bereavement Programs
Your loss may be recent... or long ago.
We're here to help you on your journey to healing, where you are invited to share your story in a small group, confidential setting.
Christ's love will support you in your sorrow, and He will send others to walk with you as you begin your journey through loss to healing.
Meetings are led by trained bereavement facilitators and there is no charge.
Advanced registration is required.
You are welcome to register for any upcoming sessions:
St. Thomas More, Darien
Date: September 24 – November 19
Time: Wednesday afternoons 2:00 – 3:30 pm
Church of the Assumption, Westport
Date: October 1 – December 3
Time: Wednesday afternoons 2:00 – 3:30 pm
St. Catherine of Siena & St. Agnes, Riverside
Date: October 15 – December 17
Time: Wednesday mornings 10:00 – 11:30 am
St. Leo, Stamford
Date: October 20 – December 15
Time: Monday mornings 10:00 – 11:30 am
Please go to the website to submit a Program Inquiry Form or you can contact Carolyn Killian at 203-404-0023
Once the form is submitted, you will hear from one of our bereavement ministers regarding the next steps.