Ministries

About The Food Drive Ministry at Our Lady of Knock Parish organizes a food drive on the first full weekend of the month. The food is brought by generous parishioners and then taken to food pantries that can offer it those who are in need. On a regular basis, the ministry donates...

About For many years, members of St. Mary Star of the Sea Church in Unionville have teamed up with parishioners from St. Patrick Church in Collinsville to provide both spiritual and material support for Ste. Thérèse de L’Enfant Jésus Church and School in Lilavois Haiti. In addition to including our...

About The House of Bread Ministry is a group of dedicated parishioners who provide assistance to the House of Bread, a soup kitchen in Hartford, Connecticut. With the assistance of many volunteers, including those from Our Lady of Knock Parish, the House of Bread staff serves breakfast and lunch Monday through Friday to people in need...

About Hosted with the assistance of The Outreach Program, the annual Meal Packing event provides our parish with the opportunity to support those in need by assembling and boxing meals thousands of meals that are then provided to shelters and homes in the local community. The 2026 Meal Packing event was...

About The Meatloaf Ministry was organized at St. Patrick Church in 1983 with a sole purpose of providing meatloaves once a month for the House of Bread in Hartford, Connecticut. This ministry continues at Our Lady of Knock Parish today, consisting of individuals and families from the parish who are willing to prepare meatloaves...

About The members of the Prayer Shawl Ministry are tasked with the beautiful and prayerful work of knitting and/or crocheting prayer shawls and baby blankets for those in need of them. Using a variety of colors and styles, these members choose from their favorite yarns to create blessed works of art that...

About The Pro-Life Ministry of Our Lady of Knock Parish offers a critical pro-life witness to the members of the parish and to the broader community. Living up to their mission statement, To Advocate and To Educate for the Sanctity of Life, the members of this ministry offer both critical support and education...

About Each year, members of Our Lady of Knock Parish take the opportunity to go on retreat. Whether you’ve been on many retreats in the past or have never experienced one before, taking a retreat this year could be a true blessing for you that provides a beautiful chance to...