Annual Day of Service – typically held on a Saturday in the spring, this is a family friendly event where volunteers assemble meals, hygiene bags for the homeless and power packs for children and package donated diapers for new mothers.
Food Distribution – The St. Gregory the Great Family participates in numerous food drives throughout the year in conjunction with various agencies throughout the city. Volunteers can donate food items and/or assist in packing and transporting the donations to the various agencies or designated popup pantries.
Food Preparation and Service – typically volunteers sign up for a shift for a few hours once a month to prepare and serve sandwiches or entire meals at various facilities, including those listed below. Volunteers may also decide to contribute to the preparation of the meal but not serve.
Neighbors in Need – volunteers may sign up to provide short term, ad hoc assistance to individuals experiencing challenges, whether though a death in the family, illness or a job loss. Assistance might include providing a meal or a ride to a doctor’s appointment, running errands, a fall yard clean-up, light house cleaning or maintenance, etc.
Prison Ministry – provides a number of opportunities to minister to the incarcerated and their families. Volunteer to visit and pray with incarcerated men and women in various facilities.
Angel Tree – provide Christmas gifts to the children of incarcerated men and women. Volunteers also deliver the gifts and provide support to the families during the difficult holiday season.
Christmas Cookies – bake cookies for corrections officers and incarcerated men and women
St. Vincent de Paul (SVDP) – assists neighbors by giving material assistance to those in need, with resources coming solely from contributions made by parishioners. Members of SVDP visit neighbors in their homes, access needs, and provide help if possible for such things as rent, utilities, clothing, furniture or gift cards for food and gasoline.
Twinning – In support of Jesus’ call to Justice, the St. Gregory the Great family twins with a number of institutions in Kentucky and outside the United States. Volunteers may support the twinning communities monetarily, or by adopting a twinning family at Christmas, collecting donations of food and clothing, providing support for specific projects designated by the twinning community, and by sharing a meal and celebrating Mass together. Current twinning communities in our family are:
As we believe that all life is sacred, individuals with a special calling to this ministry have numerous opportunities in which to volunteer, including those listed below.
Throughout the year, the St. Gregory the Great Family holds a number of special collections in support of our ministries. These include:
Phone: (513) 231-7440
Office Hours
Monday – Friday: 8:30 am – 3:00 pm
7820 Beechmont Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45255
Phone: (513) 388-4466
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
Friday: 9:00 am – 4:00 pm
3227 Church St.
Newtown, OH 45244
Phone: (513) 561-9431
Office Hours
Monday – Thursday: 8:30 am – 4:00 pm
7:30 am – Guardian Angels
8:15 am – Immaculate Heart of Mary (with school)
9:00 am – Guardian Angels (with school)
12:00 pm – Immaculate Heart of Mary
12:00 pm – St. John Fisher
6:15 pm – St. John Fisher
7:00 pm – Guardian Angels
7:00 pm – Immaculate Heart of Mary
GA – Guardian Angels
IHM – Immaculate Heart of Mary
SJF – St. John Fisher
HOLY THURSDAY
7:30 am (GA) – Morning Prayer
7:00 pm (GA) – Mass of the Lord’s Supper
8:00 pm (GA) – Adoration
9:00 pm (GA) – Evening Prayer
GOOD FRIDAY
7:30 am (GA) – Morning Prayer
12:00 pm (IHM) – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
12:30 pm (GA) – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
12:45 pm (SJF) – Stations of the Cross
1:30 pm (SJF) – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
2:00 pm (GA) – Stations of the Cross
7:00 pm (GA) – Stations of the Cross with Veneration
7:00 pm (SJF) – Liturgy of the Lord’s Passion
HOLY SATURDAY
8:15 am (IHM) – Morning Prayer
9:00 pm (IHM) – Easter Vigil
EASTER SUNDAY
Easter Sunday Masses will follow the regular weekend schedule, except there will be no 5:30 pm Mass at IHM on Sunday evening.
