St. Mary Catholic Faith Community is commited to celebrating spiritual growth, centered in Christ, through Word, Sacrament and Service.

Through the following parish committees and partnerships with outside organizations, St. Mary parishioners live out service rooted in Christ and guided by our Catholic Social Teaching.

Follow the links on the right to learn how you can engage with our parish in these Human Concerns. The Corporal and Spiritual Works of Mercy are actions we can perform that extend God's compassion and mercy to those in need.

Love of Neighbor and Dignity of Life

You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, with all your mind, and with all your strength. The second is this: ‘You shall love your neighbor as yourself.’ There is no other commandment greater than these.”  Mark 12:30-31

Current Events

Meet Our New Ministry Partner: Ladies of Charity!

St. Mary Parish is now partnering with The Ladies of Charity to provide school-appropriate clothing for children in need.

As a partner to this ministry St Mary Parish will accept new or gently used children’s and teenage-appropriate clothing for wearing to school (sizes 5 and up). Parishioners can leave clothing marked for Ladies of Charity (LOC) on the shelving unit outside the information center hallway, or contact Mary Spannbauer (414-852-1836 or mspann@sbcglobal.net) to arrange pick-up. Mary is the St Mary ministry liaison for LOC and will be checking the shelves twice a week or when notified.

The Ladies of Charity was established in 1617 by St.Vincent de Paul in the French village of Chatillon-les-Dombes to help families in need. Some years later St. Louise de Marillac helped organize the group and provided systematic training for women who were called to assist the poor, some of whom later evolved into the Daughters of Charity (fun trivia: The Flying Nun" series was based on the Daughters of Charity).

The Ladies of Charity is the oldest religiously oriented lay volunteer group in existence, and currently numbers over 200.000 women in more than 50 countries. The overall mission is to advocate for the rights of those living in poverty.

The primary mission of the Milwaukee chapter founded in 1957, is to provide clothing to children attending school from grades K-4 through high school. Our members are all volunteers from different backgrounds. We gather school appropriate clothing through donations, clothing drives, thrift stores and purchases as needed. 

Teams work to staff the Children's Clothing Center located at 621 S. 4th Street in the former Holy Trinity School at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish. 

Families in need are provided vouchers through school social workers. The volunteer team meets with each family to provide a personalized selection.  Every effort is made to provide each child with a wardrobe of new and gently used clothing that includes pants, tops, sweaters/sweatshirts, winter jacket, gloves, hat, scarf, underwear and socks (more than 15,000 pairs of socks have been donated by Bombas over the past years). We are ever mindful that when children attend school with appropriate warm and well sized clothing, a distraction is addressed, and this can positively impact the child's overall learning experience.  We typically serve more than 1,100 families a year in Milwaukee County, with the need appearing to be greater than ever so far this school year.