Saint Jude's Men's Ministry

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At Church, with our families and friends, at work, and in the community, we strive to surrender our lives to the Lord.  Thru fellowship, we are renewed, strengthened, and challenged to become better husbands, grandfathers, friends and servant leaders.

2010-2011 Officers

Ken Dufour - Immediate Past President
Marc Papa - President
Bob Mroz - Vice President
Paul Hockberger - Treasurer
Raymond Glowa - Secretary
J. R. Robles - Pastoral Council Liaison

Please Join Us on Our Spiritual Journey

  • To ignite passion for the Lord in men's hearts and have fun together.
  • To develop our God given talents and learn to be servant leaders.
  • To stand up for what we believe in.
  • To share our joys and challenges and be accountable to one another.
  • To seek adventure and expects God's greater reward.

 

 Catholic Men's Ministry Meets
Tuesdays 7:00 pm to 8:15 pm
Franciscan Hall / St. Jude School
Park in West Parking Lot

For more information please contact Marc Papa: email mpapa16@aol.com or phone 708-207-3222


About Us

The Saint Jude's Catholic Men's Ministry program was started over fifteen years ago and began as a "bible study". Then, Bishop Kaffer, formerly the State Chaplin of the Illinois Chapter of the Knights of Columbus, inspired our leaders thru the Holy Spirit to start men's ministries in local Churches.  His charge combined with the dedicated and passionate support from Fr. Don Bates and the visionary support from the "Fishers Of Men" in Joliet, allowed our ministry to benefit from many larger-scale projects and leadership development opportunities.  Every since, we have been on a faith-filled mission to light fires in the hearts of men.

Our ministry encourages men and teaches biblically based learning programs such as:
Signposts:  "How to be a Catholic Man in the World Today"
"Seeds of Success"
Men's Fraternity:  "Authentic Manhood"
"No Man Left Behind"
We server our local and global community thru charity projects such as:
Adopt a Family
Mission to the Philippines
ShareFest
We support worthy special events such as:
The Challenge: "Boys to Men to Fishers of Men"
Marriage Program: "Firestorm"
Father/Son (family) Canoe Trip
Financial Literacy - "God's Way"
Real Men Can Cook - Bake Sale
Toastmasters
The St. Jude's Men's Ministry has identified a need to help men develop leadership and communication skills in an environment that is respectful and inviting to people of faith.  With the help of a donation from the www.fishersofmenonline.org we were able to jumpstart our unique club, which quickly became charted as an official Toastmasters Club in December of 2009.  The www.newlenoxtoastmasters.org club provides a supportive fellowship environment where talents and friendships can grow.