Serve in the Community
At Holy Family, we follow in the example of Christ by serving those around us in our community, shining his light through our love.
Service Outreach
Understanding justice and charity go hand in hand, the Service Outreach Committee strives to empower our Holy Family community by providing education and opportunities to reach out and serve those in need. To learn more about Holy Family’s Service Outreach projects, click on the links below or email the committee at serviceoutreach@holyfamily.com .
Bishop Sullivan Center Food Collection
Holy Family collects non-perishable food items for Bishop Sullivan Center's food pantry on an ongoing basis. Donors purchase and donate items for Holy Family to deliver. It requires one or two hours per month.
Bishop Sullivan Center Truman Rd. Location
The Bishop Sullivan Center food pantry located at 6435 Truman Rd. is in need of volunteers to help bag groceries, one day each week, for 3-4 hours. Morning hours are 9:00am-Noon and afternoon hours are Noon-4:00pm.
Bishop Sullivan Center's One City Café
Holy Family serves the evening meal at Bishop Sullivan on the first Tuesday of the month. Those signed up will serve approximately two and a half hours from 4:00-6:45pm.
Love, In the Name of Christ (INC)
Holy Family is a church partner to Love INC. We provice financial assistance, and infant care needs for this ministry, as well as occasionally request volunteers to represent Holy Family.
Ronald McDonald Longfellow House
Holy Family prepares and serves dinner at the Longfellow House in downtown Kansas City. We accept food donations during the third weekend of the month (brought to Holy Family for transport to Longfellow House) and 5-7 volunteers to prepare and serve a meal to about 40 people. Food donations to Holy Family by 3:00pm and volunteers to meet at 5:00pm at Longfellow House.
Service Outreach Committee
This committee identifies ideas and coordinates projects to expand the parish's reach to those in need throughout our parish and community. You must have a willingness to serve. The group meets one to two hours per month and leads various projects, as settled upon in meetings.
For any of the above Service Outreach, Contact: Patty Rose, 816-436-9200, serviceoutreach@holyfamily.com
Other Services
College Care Packages
This ministry provides comfort to all of our college parishioners through 3 to 4 care packages each school year. Students must be signed up to receive packages. Additionally, if you would like to help with financial or other donations for the care packages, please contact Rob.
Contact: Rob Lickteig, 816-436-9200, rob@holyfamily.com
Funeral Dinner Preparation
This ministry allows our parishioners to support our family we call holy by providing post-funeral meals for family and friends of deceased parishioners with side dishes and desserts.
Contact: JoAnn Borchelt, 816-429-6623, stjosephwomens@holyfamily.com or Marie Relic, 816-436-9200, marie@holyfamily.com
Giving Tree Committee
The Giving Tree adopts needy Northland, Bishop Sullivan Center, and Shining Star families during the holiday season. You must be willing to contact families and document needs, and sort and deliver gifts. The committee meets 10-15 hours from September through December.
Contact: Charlene Steadman, givingtree@holyfamily.com
Helping Hands
This ministry reaches out to families and individuals who need assistance, from providing transportation and preparing meals, to minor repairs and handy work. The time and service depends upon the request. A willingness to help others is needed and if you are handy, please let us know. Additionally, if you are in need of assistance, please contact for help.
Contact: Phyllis Font, 816-741-3858, pfont1@yahoo.com
St. Brigid Needlework Group
This ministry group makes prayer shawls for various parishioners, friends, and family. Shawls have been given to those dealing with illness or loss of a loved one, as well as those going through the Becoming Catholic program. Needlework lessons can be provided. This group meets two Sundays per month at 9:30am.
Contact: Mary Linda Hughes, 816-453-7709, Christen Cota, 816-436-9200, stbrigidneedlework@holyfamily.com
A thank you from a family who was helped through the Helping Hands program:
To everyone at Holy Family
XX, XX and myself want to say thank you for everyone that took time out of your lives to give food to complete strangers. We want to thank all of you for everything. The dinners and desserts were amazing. We enjoyed meeting each and every one of you. We greatly appreciate the fact that you have restored our faith and taught our daughter that there are still good people in the world and are willing to help people in need. This letter will never be good enough for us to show you how much we appreciate all of you. You all are truly a blessing. Thank you for everything.
Communion Ministry to the Sick and Homebound
Our Holy Family extends to our brothers and sisters in Christ who are sick or homebound, who desperately long to receive the Eucharist and connect with the parish. Holy Family Catholic Church has responsibilities to the sick and homebound, specifically the Catholics in North Kansas City Hospital, Benton House Care Center, New Mark Care Center, and many people in their own homes.
Contact: Christen Cota, 816-436-9200, christen@holyfamily.com
New Mark Care Center - Sundays after the 8 am Mass
Benton House - Tuesdays, 11 am
North Kansas City Hospital - Thursday mornings
Homebound Communion Ministry - Day/Time is flexible
