St. Jude Parish, Gobles
Sunday Mass 9:30 A.M.
Eastern Time Zone
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Please consider putting your faith into action
in the following ministries.

Migrant Ministry – A group of parish volunteers who visit and collect supplies for the local migrant workers.  Every volunteer 18 and over must have a background check and must attend a required Virtus Awareness Session. Contact the parish office for more information.

Family Faith Formation – Family Faith Formation classes are on Sundays after Mass, from 10:45am to 12 noon. All teachers must have a background check and must attend a required Virtus Awareness Session.   Please see the Religious Education web page or contact Cindy Carroll. 

St. Vincent DePaul – A program to help local people in need of heating assistance, medication etc. by donations (envelopes located on table upon entering the church).  We also use our garage to store furniture and household items for local people in need.
Donations are always welcome by contacting our parish office. 

Cleaning Crew – A group of parish volunteers who donate their time about once every month or so, cleaning bathrooms and offices.  Please contact Parish office.

Choir- Contact Laura Woods to join the choir and sing at Masses. Practice every Thursday evening.

Greeters – A rotating list of parishioners that greet parishioners at Sunday’s mass.  Contact the parish office for sign up.

Liturgical Ministers – Readers and Extraordinary Ministers of Holy Communion.  Please contact Deacon John Bodway 628-2219.

Altar Servers - Children who have made their First Communion are welcome to assist at Mass as an altar server.  Please see Jane Bodway to schedule training.

Local Food Certificates - These $10 certificates are available from Robin's Nest Family Restaurant. All certificates are bought at face value and provide a donation to St. Jude’s through our ordering process. With just a little planning we can all add to St. Jude’s general fund with purchases we would be making anyway.

Women’s Guild - The women purchase all altar supplies for the parish, host funeral luncheons, etc.  Contact Claire Miller.

Pennies from Heaven – A program started by Rich Pasek to make sure no child ever goes without a present at Christmas.  On the back table are two baskets, one for your spare pennies and the second one for the tabs off your aluminum cans.  From the proceeds of recycling, the aluminum and the pennies are used to buy gifts for children in our community.

Giving Tree – Parishioners donate gifts to local children, nursing homes and group homes in need during the Christmas holiday.  Our local Knights of Columbus join us with this project with donation of food baskets along with gifts.

Pop Bottles for Casa Amparo – This program started a few years ago with one of our religious education classes adopting a girl from
Casa Amparo, Mexico now the church sponsors her and other girls by collecting pop bottles.  Place bottles in utility room.

St. Jude’s Memorial Fund - A program funded by donations from parishioners in memory or honor of someone.  Their name is put on the Memorial List, located in hallway.  The Fund is used to purchase items for improvement of the parish.  Example: Stations of the Cross, baptismal font, Cross on Church roof,  (Envelopes located on table upon entering the church).

Gobles Local Food Pantry -  A program joined together with other local churches to help people in our community with food, cleaning supplies and toiletries. Container located under tables upon entering the Church.



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