St. Ignatius Parish School is a ministry of St. Ignatius Church.
The majority of families who attend the school are also
active in the life of the parish.
The Catechetical Department is looking for help during the
summer. If you would like to earn Parish hours and
would like to get a jump start for the next school year,
please contact Fatima Avila-Ohlsen; she has a few small task’s to
be done during the summer; such us sorting, filling, copying and
prepping materials for the new school year. If you are able
to lend a hand, please give her a call or email her –
916-482-9666 ext. 238 or email her at fohlsen@stignatiussac.org.
You are invited to participate in a sharing session concerning
the recent Diocesan publication of the list of clergy credibly
accused of sexual abuse. A panel of parishioners will share
their thoughts and feelings followed by time for small group
sharing. The evening concludes with a healing service where the
stories of survivors of abuse will be read and these persons
prayed for as a parish community. All are welcome in the Garden
Room on Tuesday evening, May 21st from 7-9pm.
The Alter society is seeking parent volunteers to
help with light church cleaning. You will earn parish hours
for volunteering.
We need 1-2 people this Saturday, Feb 16 and Feb 23 (also a
Saturday). We have members who are occasionally sick or who
no longer are able to help with the cleaning. The work
includes, dust mopping the altar, vacuuming a room, changing the
holy water and replacing votive candles. The February group
meets Saturday mornings after the 8 a.m. mass and works for an
hour.
We are seeking volunteers to hand out a flyer titled: Join
us in 2019 at Christmas Eve and Christmas Day Masses! This
document is a summary of many of the upcoming activities for our
Parish and School. This is an opportunity to promote our
parish and school to our annual visitors from near and far!
St. Ignatius Parish welcomes advertising to promote individual
business on the back of the Weekly Parish Bulletin. Contact
Laura Chacon at 916.482.9666 ext. 212 or lvchacon@stignatiussac.org
for more details.
Advertisements will offset our printing cost and benefit our
Parish.
Family Promise is a program hosted by religious congregations in
Sacramento for families experiencing crisis homelessness. A host
church or congregation agrees to provide housing and meals for up
to four families at their church for a week. The Family Promise
organization then provides transportation to schools and work or
training for work. It also provides other services to assist the
family. A family stays in the program moving from church to
church for enough time to get back on their feet and save enough
money to enable it to move back into housing. St.
Please consider being a part of one of the most gratifying
ministries at St. Ignatius Parish. The Martha Ministry
volunteers are responsible for providing a luncheon reception in
the Garden Room for families in our parish who are experiencing
the loss of a loved one. Most often, the funeral is held in
our church and the guests arrive in the Garden Room immediately
after the service.
For more information about Faith Formation opportunities,
including preparation for the Sacraments, please download the
attached documents and contact Fatima Avila-Ohlsen at
916-482-9666 ext. 238 or fohlsen@stignatiussac.org .
