Notice to all volunteers

We have an active Young Family Group at Our Lady of Perpetual Help! With over 160 young families, we are building our church village to support each other in this sleep-deprived season of life!

We want you to feel welcome (toddler personalities included), grow deeper in faith alongside your children, and start to plant those seeds of service through family-friendly activities.
Some of our activities include:

• Monthly park meetups (April through October) on the 1st Tuesday of the month at 10:00 am at Middle Road Park
• Quarterly Family Mass and Meal events with a special children’s liturgy, followed by food and fellowship
• Offering child care during Sunday morning masses at St. Mary’s (more information here!)
• Providing meals for families that welcome a new baby
• Connecting young families with an elderly parishioner neighbor each Advent for outreach and friendship
• Annual Easter Egg Hunt
• Seasonally assembling lunch bags to donate to The Red Door Ministry downtown

1. Join our young family email list by completing this Google form
2. Join our Young Family Facebook Group
3. Check the bulletin often!

Feedback, suggestions, or comments? Click here to let us know how we can better meet your needs as a young family! This may be completed anonymously if preferred.
Contact for Young Family Group questions: Emily Lohr, emily.lohr23@gmail.com

Are you expecting a baby in the next couple months? Or did you recently have a baby? The young family committee would love to bring you a meal or two to welcome your little one to our parish family! Please email/call/text Maria Norris at 757-759-5097 or mariaamarkle@gmail.com. Also, please reach out if you’d like to be a part of our New Mom Meal Ministry, we would welcome your help!

Young Family Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/630910990680184/

You are welcome to explore the various ministries of the parish. The vast array of opportunities are listed under the ministry tab in the menu above. Getting involved can greatly enhance your relationship with others, the church, and with God.

Discover The One is sponsored by the Renew the I Do Foundation and is for single or dating young adults. Watch for their next event listed at renewtheido.org. 

Joy-Filled Marriage Preparation is a weekend program for dating and engaged couples discerning marriage. It fulfills the Diocesan requirement. Upcoming weekends and registration can be found at renewtheido.org. Other Marriage preparation programs for the Pittsburgh Diocese can be found here. There are virtual options as well as in-person options. 

Renew the I Do is an organization that promotes healthy Catholic marriages, and it was started here at St. Mary of the Assumption by Fr. Jay Donahue. Renew the I Do organizes date night events so that marriages don't just survive, but thrive. Visit renewtheido.org During the pandemic, they are doing many events virtually. They also have a program on natural, Modern Fertility Care. 

Alpha is being offered virtually right now. More information can be found here.