Works of Mercy/Prayer Groups

A food collection is taken up the second Sunday of each month. Non-perishable contributions can be made in the boxes placed in front of the sanctuary.

All donations are taken by a volunteer to food pantries and food banks throughout the city.

Funeral luncheons are offered free of charge to all families who have their loved one's funeral at our church and are run by our Helping Hands ministry.

You can donate to this fund by using your "Helping hnads" envelope, writing a check with "Helping Hands" in the memo, or donating online using using THIS LINK.

If you are interested in helping with the funeral luncheons, contact the parish office.

The prayer chain is made up of around 30 parishioners who receive prayer intentions and pray for them in their daily prayers.

Submit a prayer request:
     ​​Call 260-267-2712 (leave a message if no answer)
     Fill out a prayer intention slip in the check-in table of Guerin Chapel
     Fill out a prayer intention slip on the St. Joseph side altar in the main church

Sign up to be a member of the prayer chain:
    Contact Betty at 260-267-2712

The Seven Sisters Apostolate is a movement founded in the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis with the sole intention of praying for the priests and bishops who lead our church through holy hours. Each group is made up of seven women, with one serving as the Anchoress. Each woman makes a commitment to pray a holy hour on a specific day each week throughout the year so that the priest has a holy hour being offered for him each day.

Currently, there are two active groups at St. John the Baptist - one for each priest. If you would like to volunteer as a sub in case a current Sister needs covered, please contact the parish office.

"The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Fort Wayne empowers people, regardless of their background, ethnicity, or faith, to achieve stability and self-sufficiency by offering financial, material, educational, and spiritual support and by collaborating with others to develop and deliver programs and services to those most in need.
We are part of on international organization and have operated in Fort Wayne since 1944. The goal of The Society of St. Vincent de Paul Fort Wayne is to eliminate poverty by offering hope as well as help to all through the guidance of the Holy Spirit."
- excerpts from Who We Are, svdpsfw.org.

Our St. Vincent de Paul Society works in conjunction with a network throughout Fort Wayne and helps evaluate requests and distribute assistance.

To contribute to our parish's St. Vincent de Paul fund, use the St. Vincent de Paul envelope in your packet, write a check with "St. Vincent de Paul" in the memo, or donate online at THIS LINK.

Walking with Moms in Need provides pregnant and parenting mothers who are in need of any kind of assistance with someone to walk alongside them. Our mission is to connect mothers with the best available resources in the community.

If you are a mother in need of assistance and guidance OR would like to join WWMIN as a volunteer, use the form at the very bottom of this page.