CITIZENSHIP CLASSES
8 week course planned. Participants need to speak, read and write in English. There is a nominal cost for books and supplies.
Contact: Celinda Martinez 512-554-3313
ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE
We offer ESL classes to any adult wanting to learn English. Class levels range from beginner to advanced. There is a nominal cost for books and supplies.
Classes are Thursday evenings from 7:00-9:00 pm and Sundays 3:00-5:00 pm.
Contact: Celinda Martinez 512-554-3313
FAITH IN ACTION CAREGIVERS
Assist older adults in need of transportation to medical appointments and other important personal business. Provides information and referrals to help locate needed services and resources for seniors.
TALENT NEEDED:Volunteer has to drive a car, minor handyman work might be required. Some office work might be needed. Volunteers establish their own limit of time and geographical areas.
Contact: Dianne Barbosa, 512-940-1440
FUNERAL MEALS
This Ministry serves members of our Parish by providing a meal/ reception at the Parish on the day of the funeral mass for the family and friends of those mourning the loss of a loved one.
Group organizes meals on an as-needed basis
Contact: Office (Diane De Roulac), 512-251-9838
HEALTHCARE MINISTRY
The healthcare Ministry is a group of health Professionals who meet monthly to help educate and bring healthcare services to the parish. They provde monthly blood pressure clinics, monthly educational talks and free screenings troughout the year.
Contact: Cathy Tomlinson 512-695-5317
PRO-LIFE ACTIVITIES
This ministry advocates and promotes respect for human life, from conception to natural death, through education, prayer, activities and services to support life.
Contact: Paul Kroschewsky, 512-252-9058 (email: paulkros@att.net)
ST. VINCENT DE PAUL
The St. Vincent de Paul Society (SVdP) is a Catholic lay organization whose purpose is twofold: to respond to those in our community in need as the Gospel directs us; and to grow in our faith through our works and our fellowship with our fellow members. Our method of helping others is simple. When a person calls upon our Parish community seeking financial or other help, two of our members visit with the person in their home and seek to understand their situation, to offer them encouragement and hope, and to provide limited short-term financial help. We strive to treat them with the dignity and respect we would show Jesus, and we strive to not judge the people, but instead to respond to their needs. One of the SVdP guiding principles is to seek to see the face of Jesus in those we serve. We also manage a food pantry to serve people in the Pflugerville area.
Being a member of our St. Elizabeth SVdP group consists of one monthly meeting and going on home visits one day or evening each month. We need no special skills or talents, just a willingness to let God guide us and work through us in seeking to assist those we serve. We do not preach to those we serve; rather, we listen and respond to their needs with love and compassion. Catholic parishes have a reputation of helping those in need, and we get requests for many people in the Pflugerville community. We serve all people in Pflugerville, regardless of religious affiliation.
Contact: Donny Widjaja, 512- 657-1720 (email: contactsvdp@gmail.com)