OUTREACH
HISPANIC OUTREACH MINISTRY
Our mission is to reach Hispanics within our Area Catholic Community and support them in both their practical and spiritual needs. To serve this purpose, we have two dedicated staff members leading our Hispanic ministry. Through their efforts, we offer sacramental preparation, bilingual religion classes, First Friday Adoration, and adult English classes - all aimed at building a stronger, more united community of faith.
GRIEF SHARE
Grief Share is an ecumenical outreach program hosted by Deb & Jeanine to help and provide encouragement after the death of a spouse, child, family member or friend. This support group runs for 13 weeks and happens in the fall and winter/spring at “Centre for Christ” in Sauk Centre. To ask questions or register, send email to:
dhimsl@parishesontheprairie.org or call Deb Himsl at 320-352-2196.
DIVORCECARE
DivorceCare offers support, answers, and practical tools to help you manage the many stresses of separation and divorce, and find healing.
DivorceCare is a 13-week support group and involves three main components designed to help in that healing:
1. Video seminar
2. Focused support group
3. Participant guide
We currently do not have any sessions scheduled. If you are interested in being contacted when the next group forms, please call the Sauk Centre office at 320-352-2196 and ask for Deb. The sessions are at Centre For Christ from 6–8 pm.
Downloadable PDF DivorceCare Brochure
MIGORI
Sauk Centre parishes have been in partnership with their sister diocese in Migori, Kenya, Africa officially since 2007. We frequently have delegations of parishioners traveling back and forth from Sauk Centre to Migori.
Migori Partnership Team
We will continue to oversee our sister parish relationship with St. Joseph’s in Migori, Kenya. Which includes our OVC Program (Orphan/Vulnerable Children), which began in 2009, where we have been working to provide food, education and some shelter and health care needs for about 78 orphans/vulnerable children. Current happenings: We are preparing for delegates to go to Migori (we are collecting beads and charms and rosary’s in the month of July). In November we have our “Back To School Blessing Tree” where we raise the funds needed for the next school year (they start in January). We are hoping to welcome Fr. Jackwood for two months (for Lent, March-April 2025). Fr. Jackwood was our first high school boy in our OVC Program and ordained a priest in Dec. 2023. We always welcome new members who have in interest in mission and global solidarity.
*We are looking for people who would like to pray for one of our OVC’s (orphan/vulnerable children). Contact Kathy Knoblach to learn more and/or sign up!
kknoblach@parishesontheprairie.org or 320-351-5580