Service

We put our faith into action! Just as members of a family come together to help one of their own, we serve those who are hurting or in need, both within our parish family and in the larger community.

To get involved in a ministry, contact the Ministry Leader listed. If there is no ministry leader listed you can contact the parish office.

Parish Office Assistance | Parish Library | Offertory Collection Counters | Church Flowers | Church Cleaning and Maintenance | Parish Work Day |  Feed the Hungry | Visit the Sick | Pro Life / Respect Life Issues

In this ministry, parishioners help with ongoing projects in the front office such as bulk mailings, data entry, copying and collating, placing phone calls, and preparing bulletins and newsletters.

The parish library is located right off of the gathering space in the church. There are many great Catholic resources from Papal Encyclicals to works from the most recent Catholic authors. They are all available to peruse and borrow. Those that help with this ministry keep the library items shelved and organized.

Ministry Leader: Emily Thome - emilythome@gmail.com or 316-204-8839

Our parishioners generously contribute their financial resources to the operations and mission of our parish. Detail-oriented people are needed to count the offering collected during weekend Masses and prepare the deposit for the bank.

The Church Flower Committee decorates the church to enhance each liturgical season. Members of the flower committee plan the decorations for the season, order flowers and come together to put everything in place.

Ministry Leaders: Deb Pelz - 620-584-2128 (h) or 316-393-5506 (c) and Jean Horsch - 620-545-7292

The Flower Bed Care / Gardening Ministry includes the upkeep of the gardens and trees that surround the parish buildings, cemetery and property boundaries. If you have a love for gardening this ministry could use you to help spread joy through stewarding creation.

It takes many hands to keep our church looking clean! The parishioners who clean the church are on a weekly rotation, approximately twice a year. There is an established routine to follow that includes cleaning, dusting, mopping, and straightening the church to an acceptable condition.

Parishioners with a particular set of skills may be called upon to help complete various projects at the parish. These skills might include experience in carpentry, electrical, plumbing, or painting.

The parish work day is a day devoted to enhancement, repair and maintenance tasks throughout the church grounds, identified and performed through the stewardship of parishioners.

Meal Train: Parishioners who participate in this ministry help to prepare meals or provide goods for families or individuals in crisis situations, have serious illnesses, are homebound, or are new parents. This may be for a one time event or an ongoing situation.

The Lord's Diner: The Lord's Diner exists to combat hunger in the Wichita community. The Diner's mission is to serve a nutritious meal with dignity and respect to anyone who is hungry. Parishioners of St. John the Evangelist volunteer on the 2nd Monday of every month. 

Those who are unable to get out into the community miss the relationship and conversation of spending time with others. This ministry connects parishioners who wish to provide support and companionship through visits to those who are homebound or those in our community nursing homes.

Nursing Home Visits: Kelly Belton - gabrielshorn@sktc.net or 316-259-1401

Home Visitation Teams: Janis Query - 316-259-9022

This ministry exists to proclaim the dignity of human life - created in the Image of God - as the basis for the fundamental human right to life. The focus is four parts; education on the sanctity of human life, pastoral care for vulnerable persons, public policy advocacy, and prayer & worship.

Ministry Leaders: stjohnsprolife@gmail.com