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Parish Neighbors

Our Mission

To create a greater sense of commuity within the Parish and to better serve and support each other better when a need arises.

Our Parish Neighbor Objectives

• Belong: Create a sense of community to share and build friendships
• Grow: Develop and deepen our faith
• Serve and Support: Help each other in Christ’s name

What Do Parish Neighbors Do?

Each neighborhood decides what they will do and how and when they will gather.  Here are some examples.
 

• Share names and phone numbers with each other
• Create a phone tree or text tree to call and check on each other from time to time
• Prepare and deliver meals to a family with a newbaby, someone who’s sick, grieving or incapacitated
• Take someone to church that needs a ride
• Share recommendations for contractors and suppliers (plumbers, roofers, electricians, etc.)
• Get together for coffee and dessert
• Volunteer together for a project
• Attend a church gathering together - one or our Parish Neighborhood Socials,  the Lentenmeal, the Seder meal, or the Prime Rib Dinner

Our Last Event, Celebrated Mother Teresa of Calcutta 

Megan Shealy, our Youth Minister at Our Lady of the Lake was our featured presenter September 5 to celebrate the feast day of Saint Mother Teresa of Calcutta.  We learned a lot and enjoyed the fellowship of our neighbors.

For those who could not attend, you can listen to the boxcast of the event here. BOXCAST of event

Get Involved, Become a Parish Neighborhood Contact

Take an active role in your parish neighborhood. Become  someone others in your neighborhood can reach out to and depend upon to organize the support that may be needed. Partner with another neighbor to colead neighborhood activites every so often.

Contact Information

To get involved or RSVP to an event, contact Kitty Kelly Wilson at 803-816-1055 or email parishneighbors@OLLchapin.org.