Caring Ministries provides outreach, bereavement and caring to the St. Andrew's community and beyond. Please view the links to the left to learn more about the Caring Ministries.

• Giving Tree

  : The Christmas Giving Tree provides a happy Christmas to families in the parish and Chandler community who are having difficulties making ends meet.

• Good Samaritans

  : The Good Samaritan ministry at St. Andrew the Apostle assists those in need.

• Habitat for Humanity

  : The Catholic Coalition of Valley of the Sun Habitat for Humanity builds homes for people.

• Mothers Lifeline

  : Mother's Lifeline is an active outreach Ministry designed to meet the needs of mothers of infants and toddlers in crisis situations.

• Project Hope Floats

  : Project Hope Floats is a non-profit organization with the sole purpose of saving the lives of newborn babies.

• Adult Bereavement

  : The mission of the Adult Bereavement Group at St. Andrew the Apostle is to provide a safe and understanding environment for those whose loved one has died.

• Angel Connection / Soulful Craft

  : This ministry provides an important link for individuals and couples who have experienced the death of a child due to miscarriage, stillbirth, or other childhood death.

• Funeral Reception

  : This ministry provides a meal for families following a funeral here at the parish.

• BeFrienders

  : A BeFriender Minister is someone who enjoys one-to-one loving, caring ministry. BeFriender Ministers are trained in listening and supportive skills.

• Ministers of Care

  : Extraordinary Ministers of the Eucharist visit members of our community who are homebound, hospitalized or in an extended care facility due to illness or age.

• Ministry of Mothers Sharing

  : Ministry of Mothers Sharing (MOMS) leads a group of women through an 8-week journey of personal and spiritual growth.

• Parish Nurse

  : Nurses have ministered to those who have faced family illness by being a listening, teaching presence to the families.

• PrayerLine

  : St. Andrew the Apostle has an active prayer line that prays forthe special intentions of our community.

• Rainbows

  : A support program for families who are experiencing a change in the family, divorce, death or blending of two families.

For more information, please contact Cathy Bergmann.