Jesus Feeds the Five Thousand, the story that all four gospel writers convey of Jesus’ miraculous power, clearly shows us the way our partnership with God enables us to be the hands and feet of Christ on earth. The young boy has only five barley loaves and two fish to offer. Jesus takes them, offers thanks to the father, and distributes them to the people. Our goal is to aid the Cathedral parish in uniting our gifts to offer to the heavenly Father. Each of us only needs to thankfully give what we have, as Jesus did. The Father will bless our gifts and return them to us so that we can be the hands and feet of Christ in our community.
As we build an outreach structure to integrate throughout parish life, we form service teams to address the needs of vulnerable and marginalized persons on multiple levels. We work at creating and sustaining an environment where parishioners will easily be able to offer their particular gifts to serve in specific areas. As the parishioners of Saint Paul Cathedral, we join all of our talents and abilities with the guidance of our Father, in ministry to those we serve. We all have something to give, no matter how small. We look forward to walking with you as we go out into the world, advancing the mission entrusted to us by Jesus himself.
We are excited to help you become part of the volunteer network already engaged here at Saint Paul Cathedral parish. Several wonderful people contribute in so many different ways to build, strengthen, and support the people and programs of our parish family. Won’t you join us? We will help you find the organization that best matches your schedule and interests. Here’s how the process works:
Complete the Volunteer Registration Form.
The Safe Environment Coordinator will send you compliance information.
Apply for clearances and register for an online workshop.
We are here to help make it happen for you. We look forward to you joining the team. Visit our Volunteer Oppertunities page for more information about volunteering and the Safe Environment process. If you have questions or concerns at any time, please contact the Cathedral office at 412-621-4951 or [email protected].
Contact the parish office at 412-621-4951 for information and resources.
Resources for various kinds of assistance: spiritual support, housing, utilities, healthcare, women’s services, crisis, and employment.
The Annual Giving Tree provides toys and financial support for various agencies in our community. These partnerships allow us to help provide a meaningful Christmas holiday for those experiencing financial difficulties, housing or food insecurity, or employment challenges. For this project, the parish has joined with: St. Joseph House of Hospitality (offers housing and support services for senior men), Jubilee Association (all are welcome in this environment which encourages self-reliance and improvement), the DHS Holiday Project (serves local children whose families are receiving services because of child maltreatment), Angels' Place (provides exceptional family support and quality early childhood education to help parents in need and thier children), and Providence Connections (a family support center and early childhood education center).
Kathedral Konfections is a fundraising project organized by a group of volunteers at Saint Paul Cathedral. We will be making a delicious peanut brittle that will be sold in time or Christmas this year. All proceeds will be used to support our Building a Future of Hope Campaign, particularly our project to renovate the Synod Hall Building. We will be taking orders for the peanut brittle in late October and November for delivery of the candy in early December. Orders will be filled on a first come, first served basis until the peanut brittle is gone.
We are selling boxes of Cathedral Christmas Cards. There are 12 cards in a box, three each of four different beautiful scenes of our Christmas decorations. They are available in the rectory and we will be selling them after the Masses on several Sundays around the Christmas season. Please consider using the Cathedral Christmas cards this year and helping us to raise some additional funds for our Synod Hall renovation project!
It is our hope that the Synod Hall building can become our pastoral center, upgraded with accessibility including an elevator, heating and air conditioning, and office and meeting space for the parish center. So order early and help us with our efforts to support this important project of our Saint Paul cathedral parish. Contact the parish office for more information.