Parish Guilds

The guilds of the Catholic Parishes and Missions of Grays Harbor County assist with many of the church activities. They assist with receptions, funerals, potlucks, and other parish related functions. They also help with linens, flowers, and various projects related to the Mass.

The various minstries and activities of each parish guild is listed below. If you are interested in joining a guild or have questions, please feel free to call the contact person listed for the guild or call the regional office at 360-532-8300.

Contact person:  Jennifer Wills, 360-593-6004

Saint Bridget Guild is a multi-service ministry of the Saint Jerome Parish that provides support for many regional and local parish activities. The guild assists with funeral receptions, picnics, potlucks, fund raising activities, celebrations, and many other parish related functions. The guild also joins with other volunteers from local churches and communities to support outreach programs such as the annual free Christmas dinner.

Saint Bridget Guild also provides services more commonly associated with traditional altar societies such as laundering and maintenance of altar linens, assisting with liturgical decorations, church flowers, and cleaning of the church rectory.

Saint Bridget Guild is, as the original Bridgettine of Sweden Order was, open to both men and women who want to serve the needs of Saint Jerome Parish and the local community.

Saint Bridget Guild

Contact person:  Jacqueline Byron, 360-591-2696

What we do to help within the Church:

  • Help with maintenance of altar cloths and flowers
  • Encourage our priests and the parish by providing for coffee hours, etc.
  • Raise money to help supply wine, candles, and hosts
  • Prepare the sanctuary for special celebrations
  • Support families by helping with funeral receptions by providing coffee, helping prepare the hall or lounge, and helping at the reception dependent on availability of members

Meetings
Altar Society will meet September through May. Monthly meetings are held in the parish lounge at 12:00 p.m. on the second Saturday of each month. All ladies of the parish are encouraged to attend and are very welcome!! Come join us as we support our church and our parish families. The more of us there are, the more we can do!

Contact person:  : Jeanne Wiechelman, 360-581-2276

St. Anthony's is a very small group with only a few members. We would like to be bigger and use our talents and treasures to help out Our Lady of Good Help Church. We are currently not meeting because of restrictions and wanting more members in the group. We come together for prayer, support, fundraising for the church, and social activities (such as going out to dinner twice a year).

We support Our Lady of Good Help Church parish community by:

  1. Providing flowers for the main altar and the two side altars, every other month.
  2. We purchase liturgical supplies for the church and the liturgical seasons, vestments for the priests, robes for the altar servers, and any outreach for those in need in our parish.
  3. We share hosting "Coffee Hour" responsibilities with several other groups during September through June. This usually involves making coffee, providing juice and/or water, and treats or other food. (for people to eat and enjoy) The hosting responsibilities involves set up, serving, and clean up. With the rotating schedule each group hosts four to five times. Coffee Hour is currently on "hold" until we are permitted to start hosting again.
  4. We do fundraisers to help keep a heathy balance in the bank to provide for the church.

Contact:  Judy Folden, 360-593-0887

Who we are:  We are a group of women of Saint Mary Church.

What we do:  We meet to foster fellowship socially, and to bring a spirit of cooperation among ourselves and other parish organizations. We put together fundraisers to support the needs of our church, school, and the community.

Contact person:  Quijano Mooneyham, 414-875-0982

What We Do:  We put together fundraisers to support the needs of our church and community, maintain altar linens, banners and flowers, and foster fellowship among our parishioners.

Service Activities:

  • Hosting coffee hours after Mass
  • Holiday Bazaar
  • Rummage/bake sales on Memorial Day weekend and 30 Miles of Junque

Contact person:  Ataila Robbins, 360-790-7069

Contact person:  Sara Macht, 720-333-1370

Clean Church and linens, decorate the Church, social meeting, serve for funerals