Outreach Grant Application is now available.
Information about Outreach can be found by scrolling down to Social Concerns Committee
Art and Environment Committee
Art and Environment Committee assists the Sacred Worship Committee in decorating the worship space and adjoining rooms throughout the year, but especially during Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. Also works with the Building & Grounds Committee.
Art and Environment Committee assists the Sacred Worship Committee in decorating the worship space and adjoining rooms throughout the year, but especially during Advent, Christmas, Lent and Easter. Also works with the Building & Grounds Committee.
Building and Grounds Committee
Building and Grounds Committee works with Finance Council and Pastoral Council to assure facilities are adequate for parish needs and are properly maintained. Survey the parish property and identifies and articulates the needs of the parish.
Building and Grounds Committee works with Finance Council and Pastoral Council to assure facilities are adequate for parish needs and are properly maintained. Survey the parish property and identifies and articulates the needs of the parish.
Education Committee
Education Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering the educational aspect of the pastoral mission of the parish, which includes evangelization, adult education, catechetics, the Catholic school, missionary activity and ecumenism.
Education Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering the educational aspect of the pastoral mission of the parish, which includes evangelization, adult education, catechetics, the Catholic school, missionary activity and ecumenism.
Family Life Committee
Family Life Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering Christian family life in the parish. Among its concerns are: the central place of the family in all parish pastoral activities; parish hospitality and social activities; youth ministry; vocations; pre-marriage preparation, marriage enrichment; natural family planning; and pastoral care of single adult, divorced, divorced and remarried; and widows and widowers.
Family Life Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering Christian family life in the parish. Among its concerns are: the central place of the family in all parish pastoral activities; parish hospitality and social activities; youth ministry; vocations; pre-marriage preparation, marriage enrichment; natural family planning; and pastoral care of single adult, divorced, divorced and remarried; and widows and widowers.
Fall Fest Committee
Fall Fest Committee organizes the annual fall festival. This event is the largest event the parish hosts. The Fall Fest Committee begins work on the October festival months before the event, and is central in organizing volunteers and activities. Watch the Events List for the next flyer.
Fall Fest Committee organizes the annual fall festival. This event is the largest event the parish hosts. The Fall Fest Committee begins work on the October festival months before the event, and is central in organizing volunteers and activities. Watch the Events List for the next flyer.
Grief Ministry Committee
Grief Ministry Committee provides support to parishioners who have experienced the death of a loved one. A memorial service is planned each year for the end of May. An All Souls’ Mass is offered in November for families and friends of those parishioners who died during the past year. Sympathy cards are sent to next-of-kin after the death of a loved one and information folders are also provided upon request.
Grief Ministry Committee provides support to parishioners who have experienced the death of a loved one. A memorial service is planned each year for the end of May. An All Souls’ Mass is offered in November for families and friends of those parishioners who died during the past year. Sympathy cards are sent to next-of-kin after the death of a loved one and information folders are also provided upon request.
Sacred Worship Committee
Sacred Worship Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering the liturgical life of the parish as celebrated in the Sacraments and other rites of the Church, with special attention to the sick and isolated in the parish. Also the devotional aspects of the parish's life of prayer.
Sacred Worship Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering the liturgical life of the parish as celebrated in the Sacraments and other rites of the Church, with special attention to the sick and isolated in the parish. Also the devotional aspects of the parish's life of prayer.
Social Concerns Committee
Social Concerns Committee assists the Pastoral Council in fostering pastoral concern and action for justice in the world. Including promotion of the respect for all human life; the pastoral care of the afflicted, the needy, the imprisoned, migrants and refugees. The Social Concerns Committee also maintains just structures in the parish, stewardship, and the greater understanding of the Church's teaching on social justice. Throughout the year, the Social Concerns Committee will organize several fundraising events, check the Events List periodically throughout the year to see how you can support this committee.
Outreach Funds Available to Local Non-Profits
APPLICATION DEADLINE IS May 13, 2023.
Local non-profit organizations (must be 501C) which serve persons who live in Portage County are invited to apply for grant dollars through the Social Concerns Committee Outreach Fund. The fund was established in 1995 to address human needs locally and nationally. As these needs continue to put demands on local service organizations, St. Bronislava Parish continues to extend a helping hand to those non-profit organizations working to promote and protect the dignity of the human person.
Monies will be limited to $400 or less, and will be distributed by July 1, 2023 In order to receive funding, non-profit groups must complete the official Grant Application form and provide a short narrative of the purpose of the grant and the population to be served.
IN ORDER FOR ANY GRANT TO BE CONSIDERED, IT MUST BE SUBMITTED ON THE REQUIRED APPLICATION FORM. All grant applications must be POSTMARKED by May 13, 2023.
Stewardship Committee
Stewardship Committee works with Finance Council and Pastoral Council to foster the giving of time, talent and treasure by parishioners.
Stewardship Committee works with Finance Council and Pastoral Council to foster the giving of time, talent and treasure by parishioners.