Pastoral Ministry

Please email or call the contact person to offer your services or to request additional information about the opportunity that interests you.


Befriender Ministry
Description: The role of a Befriender is to be a companion on the journey, through listening, presence, and compassion.
Befrienders are companions to parishioners in times of transition, stress, illness and loss.
Contact: Susan Amos Palmer (651) 633-8333 ext. 1298 

Growing Through Loss
Description:  Growing Through Loss is a grief ministry program, which is held twice a year at various churches int he area. The meetings have a speaker on a specific grief topic and break into small groups for discussion.  Come for one class or the whole series. Contact:  Susan Amos Palmer (651) 633-8333 ext. 1298

Hospital Eucharistic Ministers
Bring Eucharist to Catholic patients at Unity and St. John's Hospitals in St. Paul once a month. 
Contact: Mary Hartz  (651) 633-8333 ext. 1229

Nursing Home Ministry
Description: Provide weekly (Flexible schedule!) Word/ communion services to Catholic residents in local healthcare centers. Contact: Mary Hartz  (651) 633-8333 ext. 1229

Prayer Letter
Over 175 Prayer Ministers call on the power of Community Prayer for unity, peace and special intentions.  Join them from home. 
Contact:  Teri Shea (651) 633-8333 ext. 1237 

Prayer Line
Prayer requests are gathered by phone and passed on to our Prayer Line Ministers.  There is also an emergency line, and requests remain confidential.   Contact:   Teri Shea (651) 633-8333 ext. 1237

ABLE (Assisting Better Lives for Elders)
Description:  St. John the Baptist is proud to partner with and refer our members to Benedictine Health Center at Innsbruck, a fellow trusted resource for community elders and their families.  Together we are dedicated to providing a wealth of life care management services to help our beloved parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles live independently.
Contact: Mary Hartz  (651) 633-8333 ext. 1229