Pastoral Care

Thanksgiving Food Drive

Our Lady of Grace is partnering with St. Louis Park Emergency Program (STEP) to provide Thanksgiving food items to local community members in need.

Please pick up a paper grocery bag from the Commons or Cassidy hall. The list of needed items is attached to the bag or click here to make a monetary contribution to STEP. Please return filled grocery bags near the donation bins outside Cassidy Hall.

Deadline for food collection is Sunday, November 17.
May God bless you for your continued generosity!

Food, Fellowship and Adoration with PES Sisters

Tuesday, October 22
5:30 - 8:30 PM, PES Convent

Dinner: 5:30 - 6:30 PM
Adoration: 6:30 - 7:30 PM

8650 Russell Ave S, Bloomington, MN 55431

Please join others from the OLG community at the Pro Ecclesia Sancta Convent for food, fellowship and a spirited Adoration.

Come and see the changes that have been happening over the past few years at the convent and spend time with each other, the lovely sisters, and the blessed Eucharist.

Come for as much as you can, bring your children, parents, and besties. Music is being coordinated. The event is free and hosted by the Men’s Club!

For food planning, click here to RSVP or by emailing Peter Raih.

Blood Drive

Wednesday, June 26
3:00 PM - 7:00 PM, Cassidy Hall

Every two seconds, someone in the U.S. needs blood. Patients of all ages who suffer from accidents, heart surgery, organ transplant, or those fighting cancer all benefit from blood donations. You can help! Please sign up to be a blood donor at the upcoming OLG Blood Drive.  

For proper staffing, donations are by appointment only. Thank you for giving the gift of life! To schedule, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767), click here to schedule an appointment, or you can go to RedCrossBlood.org, click on "Find a Drive", and enter OURLADYOFGRACE, all one word. Walk-ins are not available.

We need volunteers too!  Volunteers will simply check-in donors when they arrive and monitor the hospitality table. Each shift is only two hours, and a brief training will be provided at the start of the shift.

Saints' Relics Permanent Installation

Sunday, January 14 | Masses

Join us for this very special dedication Mass for the permanent installation of the relics in OLG's care.

We are building permanent displays for the relics (remains) of Saints in our possession. These will be placed in the main body of the Church and dedicated on January 14, 2024, so that we all may venerate and model the witnesses of Christ that came before us. All you holy men and women, pray for us!

As we prepare for the permanent installation in the Church space of the more than 25 relics in OLG's care, it is important to understand the why of it all. Relics are a part of our Catholic inheritance. Veneration of them has existed from the start of the Church community (and has a basis in the Old Testament). We honor the relics of Saints because we honor their fidelity to Christ. And by reflecting on the lives of these holy men and women, we indelibly draw closer to Him.

To learn more about relics, click here.

Become an Our Lady of Grace Stephen Minister

Stephen Minister Training starts soon!

Training takes place every other Monday from 6:00 - 9:00 PM at Mary Mother of the Church in Burnsville from Monday, November 27, 2023 through Monday, April 8, 2024.

Click here to learn more about the training.

Applications for Stephen Ministers are due by November 15th. Please submit the completed application to Beryl Schewe at berylschewe@olgparish.org. The training costs $50 for materials.

Contact Beryl at 952-999-9035 for more information or to set up an interview.

Feeding the Hungry

Looking for a few good volunteers!

Do you have a few extra hours each month to help Our Lady of Grace prepare and serve meals to the neediest in our communities? COVID has hit us all hard, but none harder than our homeless and housing insecure populations. Some of the most reliable soup kitchens have had to cut back on the number of meals they serve a day because they lack the volunteers needed. Imagine battling the cold AND trying to figure out how to get fed. Together, we can do so much more.  Fired up and ready to serve? Call Beryl at 952-999-9035. Here’s how to help:

Sharing and Caring Hands

1st Wednesday’s of every month from 12-2pm.

Volunteers needs: to set up, serve and clean up after serving 100 people at Sharing and Caring Hands, 525 N. 7th St., Minneapolis

Food donations we accept: Tuesday’s before the first Wednesday, volunteers can bring healthy, protein-packed shelf-stable foods to the parish office kitchen. Please do not bring these items earlier, as we do not have the storage space to keep the items longer than one day.

  • Individually wrapped cheese sticks

  • Individually wrapped meat sticks-beef jerky

  • Dried fruit in single serve packs

  • Carrots in single serve packs

  • Cuties, Oranges or green bananas

  • Protein bars

  • Peanut butter and crackers single serve packs

  • Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches individually wrapped (place sandwiches in refrigerator or freezer)

  • Meat and Cheese sandwiches—NO mayo, mustard or butter on the bread please, you may add a condiment packet to the baggie with the individually wrapped sandwich. (place sandwiches in refrigerator or freezer)

  • Baked goods—cookies, bars and cupcakes

Loaves and Fishes

2nd Wednesday of every month. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer with Loaves and Fishes.

  • 4 People to prepare food at the OLG Kitchen from 2:30-3:30pm.

  • 2 Drivers to transport and deliver the prepared meals. Meet at OLG at 3:30pm, then drive to Peace House at 1816 Portland Avenue South in Minneapolis's Phillips Neighborhood. There is both on street parking and a parking lot. Peace House provides staff who help unload your car.

  •  3-4 servers/assemblers to start at 4:45pm at Peace House. Organize & handout the boxed meals plus supplemental food items at Peace House.  This will be outside so dress for the weather.

Food donations we accept: Tuesday’s before the second Wednesday, volunteers can bring individually wrapped sandwiches to the OLG kitchen refrigerator marked for Loaves and Fishes. Please do not bring these items earlier, as we do not have the storage space to keep the items longer than one day.

  • Peanut butter and Jelly Sandwiches individually wrapped

  • Meat and Cheese sandwiches—NO mayo, mustard or butter on the bread please, you may add a condiment packet to the baggie with the individually wrapped sandwich. 

Meals on Wheels

Drivers needed the first Monday of the month for lunch delivery times. CLICK HERE to sign up to volunteer with Meals on Wheels.

Delivering meals is a simple and rewarding way to help seniors and people with disabilities who are in need of hot meals and a visit from a friendly face. You can do all of this over lunch! Being part of Meals on Wheels means you’ll be part of a larger group serving more than 4,000 people in need across the metro area. And you’ll leave knowing that the 8-10 people on your route received the nourishment and personal connection they need.