Outreach

Catholic Relief Services Advent/Christmas Sale 

Each year we offer religious gift items and materials to enhance the Advent season, along with Fair Trade food and gift items made by impoverished people from all over the world. Volunteers are needed to help with the sale. For more information, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

"Christ in Christmas" Store - St. Philip Neri

El Salvador Outreach

Since 1997, many projects with our sister parish in Portillo, El Salvador, have come to fruition, Currently, the focus is on the education of the children providing scholarships. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

In 2004, our outreach expanded to the neighboring community in Guarjila, El Salvador, thus forming the Tamarindo Foundation, Inc. It's primary mission fosters youth projects in education, health, recreation and micro-business. Youth mission trips in the 90's, continue today sponsored by Bishop Chatard High School.  

St. Pius has had sister relationships with the Portillo Community and the Tamarindo Community in El Salvador for over 20 years. The roots of this outreach ministry are very deep. St. Pius has re-established annual trips to El Salvador and the folks who have recently traveled there have witnessed firsthand how the initial outreach efforts have positively affected these communities. The fruits are many but there is still room for growth!

Prayer Shawl Ministry

St. Pius X's Wrapped in Love prayer shawl ministry provides parishioners and friends an opportunity to meet in fellowship to create prayer shawls and lap blankets for those who need healing of mind, body, and spirit. Our blessed shawls and blankets as well as other hand-crafted items such as twiddlemuffs, pocket prayer squares and chemo caps, are available by calling the parish office at 317-255-4534. The Ministry's outreach now includes Miracle Place, Birthline, SVDP, Riley Hospital Perinatal Bereavement as well as area healthcare centers and homes. Crafting sessions are held monthly and knitters and crocheters of all skill levels are welcome. For more information about prayer shawls and our meetings, click here or contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

Pro-Life

Volunteers work to promote respect for life through prayer, projects, service, etc. Birthline is an outreach service of the Archdiocese Pro-Life office that assists pregnant women and mothers of infants, with clothes, diapers, bedding, etc. They rely strictly on donations. The Birthline drop box is in the church Narthex.  For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..   

Birthline Items Needed

School Supply Collection

July 22nd through August 27th, school supplies will be collected in designated baskets in the Narthex, sorted and dispensed for St. Philip Neri Parish, El Salvador, and those children in need. Volunteers are needed. For more information, contactThis email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..     School Supply Items Needed

Shalom Zone

Is an ecumenical partnership of the Christian Service Committee representatives (St. Pius X, Cross and Crown, Allisonville Christian, Epworth United Methodist, and First Friends Quaker churches) who work together on a shared project to assist the poor. Projects include: Habitat for Humanity, Schools on Wheels,Trunks of Treasure Garage Sale, and Fifth Tuesday Presentations.  For more information on the Shalom Zone events, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

St. Vincent de Paul

The Society of St. Vincent de Paul is a Catholic lay organization of women and men who seek to grow spiritually through service to those in need. As Vincentians, they see the face of Christ in those they serve and reflect the love of Christ to those who struggle or suffer.  

Mission 27 Resale Store: This is a newly opened thrift store that will offer clothes, household goods, furniture, and appliances and offer job training. Volunteers are needed during the week. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it., or Sally Vollmer.

First Sunday Food Collection: Non-perishable food is collected in the church Narthex at every Mass. Volunteers pack their cars and transport items to SVdP Food Pantry. Volunteers are needed. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Clothing Collection Drop Box at St. Pius: Clean clothes and shoes are needed and also volunteers to transport to the Distribution Center. Please remember to place donated items in a bag. For more information, contact Sally Vollmer. 

Need Calls at St. Philip Neri and St. Pius X: The 2nd Saturday morning of the month, volunteers make home visits in the St. Philip Neri area and provide vouchers for furnishings, appliances, and clothing. Fewer need calls are made in the St. Pius area to assist with food, rent, gas, and utilities. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Beggars for the Poor: St. Pius has parishioners that participate in SVdP Beggars for the Poor on the 2nd Saturday morning of each month. For more information or to volunteer, call John Schaffner at 317-402-9665. 

Cathedral Sunday Kitchen: Volunteers prepare food on Sunday mornings throughout the year from 8:00 am - 11:00 am for 100 to 125 people who are homeless. Other parishioners help serve, clean up, and visit with the folks. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Cheri White.

Bingo at Little Sisters Home: Both adults and children play and facilitate an evening of bingo for 40-50 elderly residents on the 3rd Tuesday of each month. Volunteers are needed (especially families) to bring cheer to those who have few visitors. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.. 

SVdP Administration/Offer Positions: Organizational meetings and prayer takes place every 3rd Sunday morning at 9:00 am. All are welcome to attend! For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or Cheri White.

National SVdP Vehicle Donation Program: Did you know that you can donate that old car that you do not know what to do with and have proceeds from the sale come to the St. Pius X SVdP conference? Our conference, as part of the Indianapolis Archdiocesan Council, works with the National SVdP Vehicle Donation Program. This is a very easy process managed through the SVdP National Vehicle Donation Program. Details on how this can be done can be obtained by: 

• Calling the Saint Vincent de Paul vehicle donations phone number at 1-800-322-8284
• Using the Saint Vincent de Paul vehicle donations national program website: svdpusa.careasy.org
• Or, by picking up a pamphlet with all of the details at the entrance to the church

There are many organizations promoting vehicle donations but this is the only program that you can be assured that the proceeds from the sale of your vehicle will come to our parish conference for the benefit of our local mission to assist those in need. Our conference thanks you for thoughtfully considering this giving opportunity.

Changing Lives Forever: This is a program offered by St. Vincent de Paul to help folks get ahead rather than fall behind. This program helps you look at your life and where you are, helps you find the resources you need and plan for a better future, and matches you with a mentor for a year to help you with your plan. After the class work is finished, mentors will meet with folks to offer help. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 317-410-5260 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. at 317-698-5679.

Umoja Project

The Umoja Partnership is an Indiana-based, non-profit, organizaation dedicated to transforming the lives of children in Western Kenya, one child at a time. This interfaith project of 14 Indianapolis congregations serves in response to the urgent needs of the vulnerable children in Chulaimbo, Kenya who have lost one or both parents. Particular emphasis is given to educational support, food security, safe housing and psychosocial development.

In rural Western Kenya, Umoja Partnership provides a daily nutritious lunch to 4,371 students in 20 primary schools. Most of these young students have lost one or both parents to HIV/AIDs, malaria or other causes, and many live in child-headed households, where a minor child cares for their younger siblings.

Your contribution helps to fund this vital food security program. When childen receive lunch at school, attendence increases and school performance improves dramatically. Typically, just $25 provides a year of school lunch for a young Kenyan student, however, this year with the weather and inflation the cost could be closer to $50/child per year.

• Getting more information and donating any amount at http://umojapartnership.org/
• Donating to the Food for Thought Campaign to help Umoja meet the goal of $50,000 for this critical fundraising errort to fee 4371 children.
• Becoming a sponsor for $1,000 (Sponsors are recognized in our program, promotions and social media. As a sponsor, you also have a table for eight guests at the Thanksgiving dinner.)
• Attend the Interfaith Thanksgiving Dinner held annually in November where peple of many different faiths come together to celebrate blessings. The event features a simple Kenyan-inspired meal, a silent auction, entertainment, greeeetings from our Kenyan partners and a speaker. Tickets for the dinner are $50 and may be purchased on the website closer to the event date. 
• Donating goods or services to the Silent Auction (held the day of the Thanksgiving Dinner) and/or bidding at the auction that day.   

If you can possibly help, it would be so appreciated. For more information on the Umoja Partnership, please go to this website; UmojaPartnership.org or contact Marie LeRoy (This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.) who actually did a mission trip to Kenya and witnessed the wonderful work of the partnership in action! Thank you very much for any consideration and donation! Together we can feed 4,371 children and their families in western Kenya.  

Women's Prison Ministry

St. Pius supports the Indiana Women's Prison (IWP) by providing a Christmas meal to approximately 550 ladies. We reach out to the parish to help by purchasing and donating hard boiled eggs as part of the IWP Christmas meal. The hard boiled eggs are dropped off at the church, packaged, and delivered to the women in the prison.  If you would like more information about this ministry, please contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..  

One Net Coalition: This coalition of parishioners are working to prepare women from the Indiana Women's Prison for successful reentry into society upon their release. As a recent incorporated non-profit organization, they hope to provide these women with transitional employment, skills training, financial sustenance, mentoring and a sense of empowerment. Their initial focus is to set up a business of making and distributing mosquito nets, a trade learned while in prison. Other business ideas are being explored along with the commencement of the 26 week reentry preparation program "Getting Ahead While Getting Out". Volunteers are needed. For more information, contact This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..