Pastoral Care is available day or night. Just call the parish number, 651-484-6681, and ask for the person on-call. This ministry is shared by the pastoral ministers, deacons, and priests.
From 8:30 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Friday a staff person will answer the Parish Center phone. After 4:30 PM, an answering service will forward emergency calls to the person on-call who carries a pager during those hours. Non-emergency callers are encouraged to call during office hours.
Annulment Inquiries can be directed to Georgie Saumweber, Marriage Preparation Coordinator.
[email protected]
651-415-3322
These are compassionate, well-trained parishioners who are available to listen and be "present" in a caring, non-judgmental way to people in all kinds of difficult or transitional situations. Confidentiality is of the utmost importance and strictly maintained.
Supports those who have lost a family member or a friend to death. Volunteer ministry opportunities include one-to-one support, serving on an advisory committee, helping to gather resources, assembling grief and loss literature packets for distribution, or serving as a support group facilitator.
Provides support and/or sacramental care during a crisis 24 hours a day.
St. Odilia denounces domestic family violence. St. Odilia offers confidential support and will assist anyone in need. If you or someone you know is in need of help call the Parish Center at 651-484-6681 and ask for a pastoral minister.
Provides information and assistance through a grief support series hosted by various area churches. Click HERE for a link to the Growing Through Loss website.
In-home distribution of Communion is available for those unable to attend weekend liturgies due to illness or disability. Volunteer Ministers are needed to distribute Communion and visit with homebound parishioners.
Couples who want to be married, including Blessing of Your Marriage, at St Odilia are invited to contact Georgie Saumweber, Marriage Preparation Coordinator.
It is best if you reach out about a year in advance.
georgie.saumweber@stodilia
651-415-3322
Mentor Couples guide and journey with Engaged Couples during 4 meetings in the Mentor Couples’ homes. Training to be a Mentor Couple is provided.
651-415-3322
Specific prayer intentions can be emailed to a representative from the prayer line at [email protected]. Others on the prayer line join in praying for those intentions. If you would like to join the prayer line, contact one of the pastoral ministers.
At each weekend Mass the parish community prays for family members and friends who are sick or who have died. When parishioners call to submit names for the Prayers of the Faithful they can also request support from the Pastoral Care staff. Names are also included in the parish bulletin’s prayer list.
A one-to-one relationship with a trained spiritual director who helps you to seek the guidance of the Spirit in your life, to discover support and encouragement in the challenges and joys of your spiritual life, and to give your fullest response to God’s presence within you and around you. Spiritual direction is a professional ministry. A donation is recommended on a sliding fee scale. A brochure describing those who are spiritual directors for our parish, and a listing of resources beyond our community is available upon request.
The care provided is designed to improve the quality of life at the time when an individual's disease is not responsive to curative treatment. Palliative care is also provided, known as comfort care, which is the active, compassionate care for the chronically and terminally ill over a longer period of time than traditional hospice care. Phone number is 651-842-6780.
Opportunities to meet with others who are facing similar challenges in their lives, such as step parenting. A support group can provide emotional and spiritual support, education and resources around a specific issue, and most importantly, a place to discover you are not alone. Support group facilitators are needed to expand the variety of support groups we can offer at St. Odilia. Training is provided. Commitments vary depending on how frequently a group meets.
Members of the parish community visit those who are hospitalized or at home with illness or disability to offer support and encouragement. You can represent the presence of Christ and the parish of St. Odilia to members of our community, who are sick, homebound, hospitalized, or in Lake Ridge Health Care Center and other nursing homes. Training is provided once a year to support these volunteers.
It’s almost spring and that means construction season... and the start of Holy Hammers as part of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity. This year we will be working on remodeling a house in our neighborhood at 2574 Dunlap St, Roseville (pictured below) on May 17-19 and May 22-25. Our focus will be bathroom and kitchen remodeling. Great opportunity to gain experience if you are interested in doing the same remodeling in your home.
You can volunteer for a day or two, or a whole week, to not only work on the remodeling but also to do meal and snack preparation.
SIGN UP HERE for as many days as you feel comfortable with.
If you're a new user of the Twin Cities Habitat for Humanity's volunteer sign-up website, you'll need to create an account which you can do on the same website. Once you've created an account, you'll be able to sign up.
If you need more information or help to sign up, feel free to contact Doug at [email protected] or call 651-270-5152.
Thank you!
Doug Gwost
St. Odilia’s Holy Hammers Representative