St. Vincent de Paul
The St. Vincent de Paul Society is committed to assist those in need on the Broadneck Peninsula. Meetings with Society representatives are kept completely CONFIDENTIAL. Representatives are available to assist people at the Parish Center on Mondays & Thursdays from 2:30-3:30pm with rent, utility bills and other needs.
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If interested in serving, please contact Linda Rzepkowski via email or call the parish office at 410-974-4366.
My Brother's Pantry
Emergency food supplies are available on a one-time basis to anyone who asks for help. Continuing monthly assistance is available to eligible community members.
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If interested in serving, please contact Linda Rzepkowski via email or call the parish office at 410-974-4366.​
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Chores & More
If you or someone you know is a shut-in, temporarily homebound of any age or just home from the hospital and needs assistance, many Broadneck Peninsula residents turn to Chores and More for assistance when they need a short-term helping hand. Volunteer services are available 7 days a week. Services include needing a ride to the grocery store, doctor or hospital.
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If interested in serving, please contact via email or call the parish office at 410-974-4366.​
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Ministry to the Sick and Homebound
Ministry to the Sick and Homebound helps bring prayers, support, and Holy Communion to the sick and homebound.
If interested in serving, please contact Fran Keith via email or call the parish office at 410-974-4366.​
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Winter Relief
The Winter Relief Program is implemented in cooperation with the Arundel House of Hope (AHOH) in Glen Burnie, MD. The AHOH is an ecumenical organization that provides emergency, transitional, and permanent affordable housing to the poor and homeless in Anne Arundel County. Each year, 65-70 churches in Anne Arundel provide one week of emergency shelter to approximately 100 homeless over the period early October through March. St. Andrew by the Bay generally hosts the last week of December through the 1st of January.
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At St. Andrew, 30-35 men are provided overnight shelter, 2 cooked meals and a bagged lunch, showers and laundry services, in addition to comfort, care, and companionship. Generally, over 200 volunteer opportunities exist. These include volunteers who host the guests over the evening and night to all day on holidays and Sundays; others who prepare and serve breakfast and dinner or pack the lunches; others who provide laundry service; and others who set up cots and equipment and provide clean up. Volunteers also donate supplies, food and drink, and cash to purchase food and supplies. Additionally, volunteers have knit scarves; purchased pre-paid cards for the guests; and/or organized music events or games. It has been estimated that the total number of volunteer hours is over 900 each year.
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For more information on this Ministry or to volunteer, please call 410-974-4366.
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Support Ministries
If you are looking for more opportunities to serve, please consider contributing to one of our various support ministries
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Homeless Ministry -
Ministry to the Homeless in Baltimore collects clothing, toiletries, etc. and distributes them to the homeless people in Baltimore as needed. Please consider donating the following items:
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Unused toiletries: Irish Spring bar soap, toothpaste, toothbrushes, tissue packs (purse size), Wet One wipes (purse size), chapstick, and lotion (purse size), fingernail clippers.
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Mints, candy, gum.
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Pillows, blankets/comforters, towels.
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Tube socks, sweatshirts/sweatpants (size large and XXL), underwear, men’s sneakers (size 11 and above).
Contact: Gisela Barry​
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Light House Shelter - They volunteer to prepare, deliver, and/or serve dinner to residents of the Lighthouse Shelter in Annapolis on the 1st Thursday of every month. Donations may be dropped off in the parish center anytime on Wednesday or by 2:30pm on the 1st Thursday. To learn more about participating in this ministry.
Contact: Parish Office
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Intercessory Prayer Group - Mission: To pray, together and at home, for the needs of our parish and individual members of our parish family.
Contact: Parish Office​
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My Sister’s Place - Parish volunteers provide and serve lunch at My Sister’s Place Women’s’ Canter, a Catholic Charities day shelter and resource center in Baltimore MD for women and children experiencing homelessness and poverty. Members prepare frozen casseroles at home during the cold months and salads during the summer and place them in the Parish Center freezer or refrigerator. On the 2nd Monday of each month, 3 of our committee members take the food to My Sister’s Place and serve the lunch. There are no meetings to attend and no special talents needed. Just follow the provided recipes. Parishioners can volunteer to prepare food and/or help serve lunch on a monthly or occasional basis. This is an excellent ministry for families.
Contact: Maureen Bennett​
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Prayer Shawl Ministry - The mission of the Prayer Shawl Ministry is to offer comfort and prayer to those in need of a tactile reminder that they are always loved by God. Prayer shawls are knitted or crocheted by women who come together in a knitting circle once a month or work at home joined to them by intention and prayer. Knitters and crocheters of all skill levels are welcome. If you are just learning, our experienced knitters would be glad to help you.
Contact: Mary Lehr
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Mental Health & Spiritual Well-Being Ministry - The Mental Health and Spiritual Well-Being Ministry is a group of parishioners at St. Andrew by the Bay that will embrace those living with and caring for persons with mental illness by raising awareness, identifying community resources, and encouraging parishioner support while leading the parish to understand how scripture will lead all to a deeper understanding and more effective solution.
Contact: Richard Youngk
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Prison Ministry - Volunteers for Prison Ministry assist the Chaplain at the Jennifer Road Detention Center. We help to prepare student inmates to pass the GED test and receive their high school equivalency diplomas. We grade a series of Bible Study tests completed by inmates at the facility. Christmas cards are stamped and donated each year by churches in the area (including ours) for approximately 400 inmates of Anne Arundel County’s detention centers.
Contact: Parish Office​
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Respect Life - This committee fosters respect for life from conception to natural death. Respect Life sponsors the Gabriel Project, which assists women in crisis pregnancies and gives baby showers for Mary's Center and Birthright. It provides bus service for the annual March for Life in Washington, DC, sponsors children through CFCA from our sister parish's spiritual adoption program in El Salvador, and educates the parish through books, newsletters, bulletin inserts, etc. The committee meets once a month. There are no age requirements and the only special skill needed is a love for life. New members are always welcome.
Contact: Cathy West​
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Ranger Rosaries - The mission of the Prayer Shawl Ministry is to offer comfort and prayer to those in need of a tactile reminder that they are always loved by God. Prayer shawls are knitted or crocheted by women who come together in a knitting circle once a month or work at home joined to them by intention and prayer. Knitters and crocheters of all skill levels are welcome. If you are just learning, our experienced knitters would be glad to help you.
Contact: Mary Frances Lutzio
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Sister Parish Committee - The Sister Parish Committee consists of individuals who have visited our Sister Parish, San Francisco de Asis, in El Salvador. They step forward when help is needed with visitors from El Salvador to foster an ongoing relationship.
Contact: Parish Office​
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St. Michael Ministry - The mission of the St. Michael Ministry is to unite our support and prayers with the intercession of St. Michael the Archangel for the protection, hope and comfort of our first responders, healthcare workers and all those in need. Ministry members work year-round to create St. Michael Blessing Bags (containing holy water, pocket sized Bible, St. Michael coin, rosary and St. Michael prayer card) which are free and available to all in the Narthex. Members also drop off food/sweets to police, first responders and healthcare workers over the holidays as they work double shifts to care for our community.
Contact: Kathie Taylor​
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Trees of Compassion - During Advent, through the Trees of Compassion our parishioners provide gifts to underprivileged individuals, families, YWCA Domestic Violence Shelter, Winter Relief Homeless Shelter, and donation of time to support Chores and More. Monetary donations are also made to Anne Arundel Habitat for Humanity, Birthright, My Sister’s Place, SPAN, Camp St. Vincent and our sister parishes, San Francisco de Asis and Transfiguration.
Contact: Stacie O'Sullivan
