Service & Outreach

Caring for the poor, the hungry and the homeless The St. John Paul the Great Social Justice Ministry Committee’s mission is to In 2023, in our monthly food drives, we collected and distributed approximately 1,500 lbs. of food along with monetary donations to area food banks through Stock the Shelves....

Knights of Columbus Solidarity Council #55 Knights of Columbus Solidarity Council #55 was formed in 2010 at the request of Father Christopher Tiano, and with the help of Father John Lavorgna, for the purpose of helping and sustaining St. John Paul the Great Parish.  We are looking for all men...

Keeping our parish safe Protect the Flock (PTF), a security ministry at our parish, was established after researching the magnitude of dangerous and violent events that are increasingly occurring at Catholic and Christian churches across the U.S. The federal National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) reported that from 2014 – 2020,...

Dinner Club 2026 Updates Our fourth annual parish Dinner Club is underway. This exciting social event is also a parish fundraiser. Annual membership fee is only $120 (unchanged from last year!). There will be a cash prize drawing each month from January through August consisting of four prizes totaling $125....

Brick Fundraiser – Give an everlasting gift! We are offering brick pavers for a donation of $75 each. The pavers, in increments of 15, will be ordered and installed in Mary’s beautiful garden, weather permitting. Bricks are 4 by 8 inches. Letters are all capitals, engraved and painted in black....

Thank you for your continued support Cans and bottles for redemption are not collected at the parish itself. We have partnered with Torrington Redemption Center and we encourage you to bring your redeemables to their facility following the instructions below. The parish receives a percentage of your redemptions. Bottles and Cans...