Outreach and Social Action opportunities exist to support the underprivileged, the poor, the suffering, and the downtrodden.

Christian Family Movement

Christian Family Movement is a group of families that supports one another by promoting Christian values in the family, community and workplace. They meet once a month in a small support-group setting. The group offers diverse social and community-building activities throughout the year. All are welcome, especially families raising children, and more information is available. Contact: Missy & Paul Parkison - 402-1230; office@cfm.org For more information: Visit www.CFM.org.

Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment (CAJE)

Congregations Acting for Justice and Empowerment (CAJE) is an interdenominational organization that seeks to identify and correct issues of injustice in the Evansville community. St. Benedict Cathedral is a member of CAJE. For more information, contact Paul Leingang - 477-8215

Cocoon Tree

This project is held during the Lenten Season. Food, personal hygiene and paper supplies are purchased by parishioners and placed in the back of church under the cocoon trees. Donations are delivered to the, THE HOUSE OF BREAD & PEACE, a homeless shelter for women & children. Contact: Sr. Pat McGuire, OSB - 425-3369

Dove Tree

During Advent, sponsors of the Dove Tree project seek names of persons or families in need. The lists of needs are distributed to parishioners in church. Willing parishioners purchase the items corresponding to the number assigned their adopted families and bring the gifts to the church. The sponsors of this project distribute gifts to the families the week before Christmas. Contact: Jim & Theresa Phipps - 425-3369

Elizabeth Ministry

Elizabeth Ministry is designed to support women and families during the childbearing years. This ministry includes Prayer Partners who pray for women during their pregnancies, contact them to provide support and offer resources, and deliver a gift after the birth of a child. Volunteers may also become Elizabeth Ministers in the areas in which they have personal experience. The areas of the Elizabeth Ministry include pregnancy, birth, miscarriage, stillbirth, regretted abortions, infant or child death, crisis or special needs, adoption and infertility. Contact: Missy Parkison - 402-1230 or Debbie Brockman - 402-0694

The Gabriel Project

This church based project reaches out to women with unplanned pregnancies to help them choose life and avoid abortion. Working in conjunction with local social service agencies and existing pregnancy services the Gabriel Project also extends to women, and or men, the friendship and assistance of the Christian community. Contact: Sr. Pat McGuire, OSB - 425-3369

Habitat for Humanity

The Parish participates in the local Habitat for Humanity program in the Evansville community through financial support and provision of time and talent for construction of homes for the poor. Contact: Del Welte - 474-0246

Knights of Columbus (K of C)

Knights of Columbus: St. Benedict Cathedral Council 7544 meets on the 2nd Thursday of each month at the K of C House, 427 S Willow Rd. Contact: Pat Pitt at 473-3594, or Bill Burnett at 476-7949.

The K of C, founded by Fr. Michael J McGivney, is based on four principles of CHARITY, UNITY, FRATERNITY and PATRIOTISM. To become a full Knight, each member is encouraged to attain the Third Degree level. After which, he can go on to the Fourth Degree, the one that embodies patriotism and is the most visible of all the Degrees. It is through their participation in these areas that Knights receive their greatest and often most personal rewards.

Together, members of the Knights of Columbus improve their world through remarkable achievements and staggering numbers such as $1.1 billion raised and distributed to the Church, community, youth and fellowman in the past 10 years. Knights worked 593 million volunteer hours in service and contributed $38 million to aid and support thousands of seminarians and postulants in their religious journey since 1980.

Respect for Life

Persons interested in promoting greater awareness of the issues concerning respect for life are asked to bring information to the parish staff. These materials are to help parishioners to participate in promoting respect for life at all levels and to become more aware of these issues. Contact: Jason Wilkerson - 303-4314