Community Services

Sandy Eighmie (607) 435-1158

This ministry provides home cooked meals for people in need within our parish area. The temporary need for such a service could include a recent death in the family, hospitalization of a family member, severe illness, etc. Parishioners are asked to bring such needs to the attention of the parish coordinator. Volunteers are needed to cook meals and to deliver cooked meals to these households.

Priscilla Marigliano (607) 652-9088

Volunteers in this ministry create pouches for people using walker equipment. Volunteers to help with sewing and delivery are needed.

Edie Mesick (607) 326-7164

Sacred Heart Parish parishioners are involved in the diocese’s prison ministry at State Prisons, called Residents Encounter Christ. Its mission is to serve the Lord by encouraging the prison inmate population to become more active Christians during and after their incarceration. Volunteers from our parish attend monthly prayer meetings at Greene Correctional Facility in Coxsackie, as well as annual 3-day retreats held at the prisons for the inmates. Parishioners are welcome to join in this ministry in various ways, including: praying for the inmates, writing supportive notes to the incarcerated to be shared during the annual retreats or becoming a regular volunteer going into the State prisons in Coxsackie. Note: becoming a regular volunteer requires an involved application and approval process with the NYS Department of Corrections.

Monthly Mass– parish office or Pat Dengler 607-267-7862
Eucharistic Minister for residents – Pat Dengler 607-267-7862
Transportation of residents to Mass or parish functions, Pat Dengler, 607-267-7862
Slide Shows, Music or other Entertainment Programs – contact the Activities Department, Laurie Wehmeyer, 607-652-2960

Mike Hogan (607) 326-4073

This ministry organizes and provides rides for individuals in need of transportation to doctor’s appointments, parish events, etc. Volunteers are needed to provide rides.