Moms Ministry

Meal Train: We are excited to provide a meal train for our families after the birth of a new baby. After the birth of a parishioner's baby, members of our church community will donate 4-6 meals to the family as a way of welcoming the new baby and supporting the family during this beautiful time. 

Please reach out to Jess Campbell via text (765) 860-3503 or email Campbell4sons@gmail.com if you or someone you know within our parish is expecting so we can plan to support them in this way.

New Moms Dinner: We recently hosted our first New Moms Dinner, a get-together to honor the mothers and new babies born in our pastorate over the past year. We would love to make this an annual dinner! 

Eden’s Closet: A collection of parishioner-donated baptism gowns/outfits to be used by those in need of something to baptize their child in.

If you have a donation please drop it off at the parish office with a note: ATTN Jess Campbell/Eden’s closet. You may also text or email if you have concerns or questions about Eden’s closet. The contact for this ministry is Jess Campbell: (765)860-3503 or campbell4sons@gmail.com

When a baptism is scheduled at Saint Patrick’s Catholic Church a member of our ministry will either drop a baptism bag off with the sacristan or arrive at the baptism to personally give the family a small collection of items that were prayerfully chosen to be gifted to the family. 

The parish office will contact us when a baptism is scheduled, so new parents will not need to opt in for this.

We are currently working on building a form which would allow parents to reach out to the Moms Ministry in the event that they are experiencing a miscarriage and would like to request help. 

We would like to provide spiritual resources as well as practical ones, giving parents the option to request whichever they may need. Many women in our ministry leadership have experienced pregnancy loss and know how isolating and confusing it can be, so it’s one of our goals to help comfort and assist parents as much as possible during such a difficult time. 

One aspect of this project will be to assemble and distribute “Catch Kits”. We would like to make available Catch Kits for when a baby has passed away but has not been delivered yet.  The kits will provide vessels to hold and preserve the baby until it can be transported to a funeral home or hospital.  They will also include helpful items and resources for mothers and families who experience infant loss. 

Memorial Mass: A Memorial Mass for Infant Loss will be held on October 8th at 11:00am at St. Patrick’s. Refreshments and a keepsake will be provided for each child lost to miscarriage or stillbirth. Please check back closer to the event in order to RSVP so we can plan for how many keepsakes to order. 

Helpful Web Resources:

• Heaven's Gain Ministries | Infant Caskets, Urns, Pregnancy/Baby Loss Services (heavensgain.org)
• The Early Pregnancy Loss Association - Home (miscarriagecare.com)
• Miscarriage and Baby Loss Resources - My Forever Child

We would love to connect families with children of similar ages within the pastorate for play dates, get-togethers, and other family activities. We would also like to form a group to support the Homeschooling families of our pastorate.