As Catholics, we believe in respect for all life from conception to natural death. Through prayer and education, these Saint Pius ministries and our community partners encourage involvement in organizations and causes that not only support the Catholic view of the sanctity of life but also the many individuals and families impacted by their work.
Saint Pius X partners with Women's Care Center by providing support and resources to help women and men choose life.
Women's Care Center helps pregnant young women to have healthy babies, become better parents and take the first steps to self-sufficiency.
A donation bin is located in the Parish Life Center throughout the year for parishioners who wish to share something with the babies and toddlers. A list of needed items can be found here. Thank you for your donations. We are grateful to the volunteers who deliver donations to the center.
Parish Communications Liaison
Linda Osborn: osborn_linda@yahoo.com or 603-991-4029
Kitty Fulnecky: kwfulnecky@gmail.com or 574-255-2688
Learn more about
Women's Care Center
Right to Life Michiana promotes life through education and advocacy. The organization's goal is to protect all innocent human life—the unborn, the infirm or handicapped and the aged. It also helps make women aware that there are alternatives to abortion. Counselors assist women in crisis pregnancies, and the organization can refer both women and men to counseling to help heal the emotional scars caused by abortion.
Believing in the sanctity of life and the innate value of each person, Hannah’s House is a maternity home that provides support for the physical, emotional and spiritual well-being of pregnant women of all ages. Hannah’s House offers structure, safety and guidance for disadvantaged pregnant women to begin a process of life transformation.
A donation bin is located in the Parish Life Center throughout the year for parishioners who wish to share something with the moms-to-be. A list of needed items can be found here. Thank you for your donations. We are grateful to the volunteers who deliver donations weekly to Hannah's House.
The South Bend Chapter of the Christ Child Society is a not-for-profit organization of volunteers dedicated to the personal service and clothing of all needy children and infants in the love and spirit of the Christ Child.
A donation bin is located in the Parish Life Center throughout the year for parishioners who wish to share clothing, boots, shoes, books, and layette items with children in our community. A list of needed items can be found here. Thank you for your donations. We are grateful to the volunteers who deliver donations weekly to Christ Child Society of South Bend.
Parish Communications Liaison
Marie Burt: joe.burt11@gmail.com, 574-271-5987
Project Rachel is a ministry that helps women find healing after an abortion. If you have been affected by abortion, no matter who long it's been, contact the diocese or parish Project Rachel liaison.
Parish Communications Liaison
Julie Bullard: ProjectRachel@stpius.net or 574-272-1102
Diocesan Resource
projectrachelhope@gmail.com or 1-855-RACHEL HOPE (1-855-722-4354)
Learn more about
Project Rachel
The Center for Hospice Care is a community-based, not-for-profit organization that seeks to improve quality of life for those facing death. The center provides services that include hospice care, home health, grief counseling and community education. The Center for Hospice Care improves the quality of living by offering compassionate hospice and palliative care, as well as providing extensive bereavement services for those in our community.
Parish Communications Liaison
Mike Wargo: wargom@cfhcare.org or 574-243-2059 (weekdays)
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Center for Hospice Care
Saint Pius X parishioners visit area nursing homes and assisted living facilities in to bring Christ to our sisters and brothers who cannot join us at the parish. Volunteers lead weekly prayer services and provide Holy Communion to the Homebound. All parishioners are welcome to join us for services.
The service schedules and communication liaisons are:
Arborwood - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Janet Mead
e-mail: mead.1@nd.edu phone: 574-360-2898
Bell Tower - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Susan Riggs
e-mail: skriggs977@gmail.com phone: 574-286-8684
Brickyard - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Shelley Plude
e-mail: donaldshelleyp@aol.com phone: 574-674-9878
Brookdale - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Chris Kerby
e-mail: kerbychristine05@gmail.com phone: 574-252-9014
Cedarhurst - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Joanne Snow
e-mail: joannersnow@gmail.com phone: 574-229-4256
StoryPoint - Mass Schedule
Communication Liaison: Stephanie Rucano
e-mail: srucano@yahoo.com phone: 574-286-5306