Hospitality & Community
St. Joseph Feast Day Celebration
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Parish wide celebration which coincides with the feast day of St. Joseph on March 19.
Assistance is needed with purchasing, cooking, setting up, serving, and cleaning up after the event.
Time commitment: 2-6 hours
Baker of Desserts and Appetizers
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Provide homemade treats or appetizers for our many parish events.
Contacted by postcard as needed.
Parish Hospitality Team
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Provide food setup, serving, and cleanup for meetings, celebrations and other events throughout the year.
Participate based on your availability. No meetings! No cooking!
Contacted as needed.
Fish Fries
Contact:
schooloffice@stjosephgrafton.org
Planning Team members leads include:
- Chair / Co-Chair, Solicitations, Marketing,
- Raffle / Drawing, Finance, Inventory, Desserts, and Volunteer Coordinator.
Planning Team monthly meetings: October – March.
Volunteers needed day before and day of Fish Fry:
- 2 – 4 hour shifts.
Human Concerns Committee
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Represents St. Joseph Church by fulfilling our Baptismal call to serve one another, guided by the Principles of Catholic Social Teaching along with the Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy.
St. Vincent de Paul Society
Contact:
Kitty Tector (262) 536-4334, kitector14@twc.com
Performs person-to-person contact with the needy in the Grafton community. Provide financial assistance, food, clothing, furniture, household goods and information on other available resources. Additional members are needed at all levels of membership, especially active members.
Los Toros Mission Council
Contact:
Mike Haischer (414) 412-6424, mhaischer@gmail.com
Dedicated to building solidarity, understanding and compassion with the communities of Los Toros, Azua, Dominican Republic for 30 years!
Pastoral Care
Minister of Care
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Visit, pray with and distribute Eucharist to our homebound, residents of assisted living, nursing homes and hospitals.
Regular visits are made on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday mornings.
Volunteers are scheduled monthly or more frequently if your schedule permits.
Bereavement and Grief Support Community
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Contacts the family f hte deceased to provide support as they grieve their loss.
Provides a 5 session grief support series in the spring of the year plus a 1 day Grieving Thru Holiday Retreat.
Time in Prayer
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Share time in prayer for our parish, our community and our world.
Prayer Shawl Ministry
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Provide hand knit or crocheted shawls to the sick, grieving families, and Hospice care facilities.
Enjoy knitting and/or crocheting or the group will help you learn.
Meetings: monthly on the 3rd Tuesday, except during summer.
Hunger Ministry
Farmers' Market
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Sunday mornings, June thru September. Proceeds raised benefit Los Toros Mission. Fresh produce is provided to community members.
Choose one or more:
a) donate produce to the market.
b) assist with running the market on Sunday.
c) help with St. Joseph Parish Community Garden.
St. Ben Meals
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
St. Joseph Parish prepares and serves a meal on the first Friday of the month.
All Saints Meal
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
St. Joseph Parish prepares and delivers a meal to All Saints Parish in Milwaukee once a month.
We need cooks, bakers and people to transport food.
Costco - The Gathering Food Delivery
Contact:
Sheri Hanson (262) 375-6500 Ext. 175, shanson@stjosephgrafton.org
Volunteers pick up donated food from Costco at 9:00 am.
Volunteers can sign up for one or as many Saturdays as they like.
Time commitment: approximately 90 minutes.