Social Ministries

"No cell is so isolated that it is shut to the Lord, none. He is there, he weeps with them, he works with them, he hopes with them, his paternal and maternal love reaches everywhere. I pray that each one may open his heart to this love. "   

Pope Francis, 2013

   St Kateri has been supporting Kairos Prison Ministry for 11 years. Kairos is an international ecumenical non-denominational prison ministry bringing the gospel of Jesus Christ. Our parish ministers serve state prisons in Virginia, currently Sussex I, Greensville and Lawrenceville State Prisons. Over the course of one year, Parishioners, trained by KAIROS, conduct two “inside” 4-day programs (one in the Spring and one in the Fall), two 2-day programs, monthly reunions and prayer groupings. The parish is asked to support the ministry by baking cookies for the inmates, praying for them and their ministers, and occasionally with financial support. As with all pastoral and justice ministries, it is a total church effort. Thannk you for your support! 

For more information about this misintry, please contact Dave Kenneally.

The Saint Kateri Tekakwitha Emergency Assistance Program is intended to help people in our parish, Poquoson and York County who have a temporary emergency financial need and who have exhausted other available resources.  our assistance is limited to $300 per household per year.
Completing this online form is a  request for an interview with one of our program volunteers.  Tuesday 1-3 pm and Thursdays 9-11 am.  Interviews are appointment ONLY.

Link to Emergency Assistance Form
Those in need may contact us via email: [email protected] or leave a text or voice mail at 757-846-5097

"Come, you who are blessed by my Father. Inherit the kingdom prepared for you from the foundation of the world. For I was hungry and you gave me food, I was thirsty and you gave me drink, a stranger and you welcomed me, naked and you clothed me, ill and you cared for me, in prison and you visited me."   

Matthew 25

People Offering Resources Together 
Volunteers work a night or two during the course of the winter months at an assigned church cooking and serving meals to the homeless. 

We must protect creation for it is a gift which the Lord has given us, it is God’s present to us; we are the guardians of creation. When we exploit creation, we destroy that sign of God’s love. To destroy creation is to say to God: “I don’t care”. And this is not good: this is sin.

                                                                                                    Pope Francis

Jesus said to love God and love your neighbor..  Pope Francis' encyclicals "Laudato Si" (Care for Creation) and "Fratelli Tutti" (Human Fraternity and Solidarity) are the focus of this ministry that works to keep St. Kateri in step with the care of our planet and each other. 

 Contact Pete Egan for more information.

Our parish supports Lackey Free Clinic, Menchville House, and St. Vincent De Paul's Backdoor ministry.

"But it shall not be so among you. Rather whoever wishes to be great among you shall be your servant; whoever wishes to be first among you shall be your slave. Just so, the Son of Man did not come to be served but to serve and to give his life as a ransom for many."  

Matthew 20: 26- 28 

St. Kateri is twinned with St. Michel Parish in Boucan-Carre in the Diocese of Hinche.  The Haiti Committee works closely in partnership with Sacred Heart Cathedral in Knoxville, TN to facilitate local parish involvement. St. Kateri's focus is on education support with two major fundraising activities: Student Sponsorship Program and the Run with the Son for Haiti 5K. The committee meets on the third Wednesday of the month, 7 PM at the church. Please visit the Haiti Ministry webpage for more information.  If you are interested in getting involved, please contact the Parish office at 757-766-3800.

Help is needed with sorting, displaying and straightening items on shelves.  The proceeds from the Thrift Shop are then used to help the needy in Poquoson and York County.  

Hours are Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday from 10 am - 5 pm.

Thursdays from 10 am - 6:30 pm

Address is 487 Wythe Creek Rd., Poquoson, VA  23662

Volunteers assist in the food pantry, stocking shelves and distributing food to those in need.  The food pantry is located in the Parish Thrift Shop in Poquoson, 487 Wythe Creek Rd., Poquoson, VA  23662.

The Parish Thrift Shop and Food Pantry are no longer overseen by the Diocese or St. Kateri Parish.  We ask for parish support for these two important ministries which benefit the poor an marginalized of Poquoson and York County.  The Thrift Shop is now an independent 501 (C)3 organization, which includes the food pantry.