Outreach Ministries

About Care for Creation Pope Francis, in his beautiful encyclical Laudato Si’, “On Care for Our Common Home,” calls the faithful to care for our common home. This page of our website aims to promote the teachings, values and vision expressed in Laudato Si’.  It seeks to further awareness of...

Giving Garden We have completed our eighth year running the Giving Garden Ministry where we grow vegetables and deliver to St. Vincent de Paul Soup Kitchen in Middletown.  In 2023 our yield was 451 lbs of produce.  It is rewarding to provide food to those who are food insecure but...

Haitian Promise In 2000, twelve parishioners from Saint Josephine Bakhita Parish (then Saint Elizabeth Seton) traveled to Haiti to respond to the U.S. Catholic Bishop’s call to “reach beyond our borders.” Working with the Dioceses of Norwich, the community established a “twinning” relationship with our sisters and brother at Saint...

Homefront Day Our Parish HomeFront volunteer program has provided free home repair assistance for mid to low-income homeowners in our nearby communities each spring for over 30 years, fueled by a mission of keeping deserving neighbors in their homes with an improved quality of life. The work day is a...

Monthly Food & Cereal Drives We collect non-perishable groceries, cereal boxes, canned goods, snack food and gift cards to grocery stores all year long. During the third week of the month the cereal is delivered to Amazing Grace Food Pantry in Middletown to fulfill our parish pledge to donate 200...

Care for Creation Parishioners committed to advancing the call of Pope Francis to Care for God’s Creation in Laudato Si’ offer formation opportunities and offer resources for deeper understanding. Contact:  Steve Lowrance, chairperson Clothing Collections Our community collects donations of clothing in clean, good to excellent condition for distribution to...

Prayer Shawl Ministry & Knit, Crochet & Sew Good Works Ministry The Knit, Crochet & Sew Good Works Ministry  The Morning Prayer Shawl Ministry  The Evening Prayer Shawl Ministry  Our “Needle” Ministries are open to anyone who has the skills to sew, knit or crochet or who would like to...

Shelter Dinners “As often as you did it for one of my least brothers, You did it for me.” Members of the Saint Josephine Bakhita parish community provide hot meals to the residents of ImmaCare Shelter (formerly the Immaculate Conception Shelter) in Hartford, CT.  This is a shelter for men...

Special Collections Community members and participants in our faith formation programs host special collections throughout the year. Some examples include: The collected items are distributed to several local agencies we partner with to support those in need in Rocky Hill and our surrounding communities.