Service & Outreach
Please call the office 859-371-3100 or see the bulletin for Ministry contact information.
Bereavement Planning & Reception
St Barbara extends a hand to help ease the burden after the death of a loved one. The Bereavement Committee interacts with clergy to provide liturgies and opportunities for worship for families of the deceased. In addition the committee contacts the families of the deceased prior to the burial and assists with the preparation of the funeral liturgy, visitation and reception.
Families for Life
Families for Life provides a structure through which people of all ages and abilities can channel their energy and direct their efforts to be involved in pro-life ministry in our parish, diocese and community. Our purpose is to educate and raise awareness for the Church’s teaching regarding the sanctity of life, through parish programs, activities, and service projects. They include the Spiritual Adoption Program, Baby Shower for area pregnancy centers, Cross the Bridge for Life, Field of White Crosses, and various other opportunities to foster awareness for respect for life from conception to natural death. Planning meetings are held when needed. All parishioners are invited to become involved. (more info about events and projects)
GriefShare
GriefShare is a support group led by caring people who have experienced grief and have successfully rebuilt their lives. We welcome anyone who is grieving from a loss of a loved one.
GriefShare meets once a week for 13 weeks. Each session shares encouraging information from recovery experts through videos, group discussions, journaling and personal study exercises.
Prayer Hot-line
This ministry is a group of parishioners who take specific prayer requests for anyone in need of prayers within our parish or throughout our extended community. Prayers are offered daily by these individual “Prayer Warriors” and all prayer intentions are also remembered by the congregation during each mass.
You can submit any prayer request through the link on the St. Barbara website, the prayer journal (found in the church narthex) or by emailing your request to prayer@stbarbara.org.
If you would like to have one of the Prayer Warriors visit your home and bring the Holy Eucharist, you can make that request through the Prayer Request website link or via the email address.
St. Vincent De Paul
Members of the Society of St. Vincent de Paul (known as “Vincentians” ) offer tangible assistance to those in need on a person-to-person basis. It is this personalized involvement that makes the work of the Society unique. This aid may take the form of intervention, consultation, or often through direct dollar or in-kind service. An essential precept of the Society’s work is to provide help while conscientiously maintaining the confidentiality and dignity of those who are served. The Society recognizes that it must assume, also, a role of advocacy for those who are defenseless or voiceless. Some 12 million persons are helped annually by Vincentians in the United States - more than 1,000 in the St. Barbara Parish boundaries.
2024
Annual Report
to the Parish - St Barbara Conference
Check out these SVdP videos:
USA National SVdP Video- this short 9 minute video tells you the Society's mission and what it does:
Watch Video
Vinnie's Family Animation - 3:30 minute video on what the Society does. Watch Video
