Ministries
“When we commit our service to others, we are giving a part of ourselves.”
The following is an alphabetical listing of the opportunities for more personal involvement in the community of Our Lady of Grace Parish. In each case along with the brief descriptions is a contact person and contact phone number. We welcome all who wish to participate.
Adult Formation
This council will provide support, consultation, and assistance to our Pastoral Associate for Adult Formation. Adult Formation includes all adult education processes, the parish mission, the RCIA, etc. The AFC will also be represented on the Parish Advisory Board. This council is now being formed. Would you like to help get it started? For more information, please contact Mary Ann Keiner 317-773-4275 x231.
Adult Formation Page
Children and Youth Formation Council
This council will provide support, consultation, and assistance to our Elementary Religious Education Coordinator and our two Youth Ministers in the formation of children and youth from pre-school age through high school. The CYFC will also be represented on the Parish Advisory Board. This council is now being formed. Would you like to help get it started? For more information, please contact Lucy Neal 317-773-4275 x240 or Stacy Costa x 243.
Elementary Religious Education (ERE)
At our children’s baptism, we made a commitment to raise our children in the Catholic faith and we (as a community) made a commitment to help the youth in our Church to also be raised in the Catholic faith. Parents are the primary educators for their children. However, ERE offers a number of different avenues to help the parents in raising their children in the faith through the participation of religious education class, sacramental preparation, catechist training, socials, and retreats. Elementary Religious Education offers religious education classes on Sunday from 9:00am to 10:00am for preschool 3 year old, preschool 4 year old, and kindergarten, grades first through sixth grade meet from 10:10am to 11:20am on Sunday mornings. ERE also offers classes on Monday evenings from 4:30pm to 5:45pm for kindergarten through sixth grade. ERE host a number of socials: Barnyard Blast, Living Advent Wreath, children's Mardi Gras party, Seder Meal, family Ice Skating, Seder Meal and a Pool Party to just name a few socials. Elementary Religious Education also prepares the students in second grade for the sacraments of Reconciliation and Eucharist. If you are interested in enrolling your child in Elementary Religious Education or you would enjoy being a catechist or just need more information, contact Lucy Neal at 773-0297 or email at lneal@ologn.org
First Eucharist documents
Lesson schedule
Schedule of events
Things to remember
Haiti Ministry
To serve those in need in Haiti by supporting and developing the sister parish linkage with St. Louis du Sud: by providing action programs for youth and adults of our parish; by encouraging prayers of solidarity with the Haitian people; by providing resources and support in religious, educational medical and economic areas for St. Louis du Sud and the peoples of Haiti; and, by promoting an awareness of the injustices present in Haiti and our Gospel call to respond. For more information, please contact Debbie Wunder 317-776-0306.
Hispanic Ministry
Serves as an outreach to Latinos in Hamilton County. The first Sunday of each month, there is a Spanish Mass at 7 p.m., followed by a social gathering in the Community Room. An information table is provided following Mass with pamphlets/brochures in Spanish outlining key social resources in the area (banking, employment, health care, food, etc.), and guest speakers make frequent presentations. Sacramental preparation in Spanish is available. A free combined English/Spanish language class is offered every
Tuesday 5:30-6:30 p.m. in collaboration with Hamilton
East Public Library,
at the Noblesville facility on Cumberland Rd. We welcome all volunteers, as Spanish fluency is NOT a requirement; only a passion to serve. Todos son bienvenidos! Call Ken Waldron for details, 776-3019.
Liturgical Ministries
Serving as a Liturgical Minister at Our Lady of Grace helps the assembly to participate fully, actively, and consciously in the Mass. If you are interested in serving as a Communion Minister, lector, alter server, usher, greeter, sacristan, music minister, or art/environment volunteer, contact Barb Leap 317-773-4275 x 230.
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Respect Life
Mission: To represent and defend the rights of all human beings-unborn, abused, terminally ill, elderly and prisoners, to work for justice at all levels. For more information, please contact Fran Heminger 317-776-9404.
Small Faith Groups
A ministry that invites parishioners to join a small group of other parishioners who gather together on a regular basis to connect faith and life. The Small Faith Community experience offers fellowship, faith sharing, and an enhanced sense of belonging to a community of faith. For more information, please contact John Smith 776-9068 or Julie Carney 776-1007.
Spiritual Companioning Ministry
Mission: To provide an opportunity for listening to and caring for persons going through a bereavement, family conflict, terminal illness or other crisis situations that calls for sensitivity, support and concern or possibly referral.
 Stewardship Council
A council dedicated to educating parishioners of the true meaning of Catholic stewardship as it relates to ones Christian moral responsibility for careful use of their time, talents, money, and other resources with respect to principles and needs of our community and Our Lady of Grace Church. The council sponsors an annual “Gratitude from Grace” dinner and dance, a spring ministry fair, an annual financial campaign and monthly bulletin articles “Sharing the Grace” which recognize parishioners who give of their time and talent. The council meets the first Wednesday of each month. For more information, please contact Tim Shafer 317-773-6522.
Stewardship Page
St. Paul's Parish - McKee, Kentucky
A ministry that provides support for the Appalachian community of St. Paul's in McKee, Kentucky, by collecting food, clothing and other resources. For more information, please contact Bill and Kay Dennis 317-443-4635.
St. Vincent de Paul
The Society of St. Vincent de Paul works to serve the poor, both spiritually and practically here in Hamilton County. Through parish donations and proceeds from our store on South 10th Street, we provide food, clothing, furniture, and rent/utility assistance in cooperation with a number of other social welfare organizations, including the local Red Cross and the Hamilton County Trustees' Office. For more information, please contact Andy Davies 317-773-1290.
OLG St. Vincent de Paul Page
Tithing Policy
As a tithing parish, we elect to share 4% of our regular Sunday collections with causes requested by the parishioners. Our tithing funds are also shared with the current parish outreaches, such as, St. Vincent de Paul Society; St. Paul Church, McKee, KY; the Lord’s Pantry and various other active outreaches of Our Lady of Grace. For more information, please contact Shirley Zapf, 877-1331.
Tithing Pages
Download 2008 Tithing Report
Youth Ministry
Youth Ministry reaches out to all of the youth of our parish and helps to inspire, encourage and teach these young people how to live their Catholic faith life. We help to prepare students for the sacrament of confirmation. Youth Ministry encourages the further faith development of individuals to learn more about their faith and to bring them into a deeper relationship with Christ and His Church. This is done through Sunday night sessions, retreats, socials, sacraments, conferences etc. We work on many levels parish, deanery, and diocesan. For more information, please contact Stacy Costa 317-773-0297 x243.
Youth Ministry Pages
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