Needs & Services - provides a variety of services

Personal Contacts
Reach out to our homebound parishioners through phone calls, cards, or home visits.

Transportation
Helping parishioners who cannot drive obtain transportation to and from the doctors, dentist, church and the store.

Home Repair / Maintenance
Assisting parishioners in need with grass cutting, light housekeeping, moving heavy items, snow removal, changing ceiling light bulbs, minor plumbing/carpentry jobs and installing window/door locks.

Meal Preparation
For those parishioners who may have experienced a death, hospitalization or serious illness within their family.

St. Vincent DePaul Society
This is the local arm (conference) of a worldwide organization dedicated to helping the poor and less fortunate.  Our local conference is part of over 100 conferences in the St. Louis area. The Society help the poor in many ways, including budget counseling, emergency food and housing, help with utility bills and anything else we can do to help. Sources of income come from the loose cash collected in the Sunday Collection on the 5th Sundays of the year. Also 50% of the profits from the Lenten Fish Frys are shared by the Holy Name Society. Finally, individual donations are accepted.

Welcoming
This group makes phone and/or home visits to new parishioners, to welcome them and share with them all that SMMA has to offer.

Whatever
The whatever team is a unique group of people who are open to helping others in whatever manner needed. Their talents do not fit into any particular category, and may include organizing people, activities, or computer skills.

The Needs and Services committee understands how busy life can be and appreciates all offers of assistance, whether it is a one-time offer or an ongoing commitment. If you need assistance or can be available to help others, please contact a Needs and Services committee member through the parish office.