Parish Social Ministries (PSM)

Journey to Justice

Focuses on the issues of peacemaking, human rights, racial/ethnic harmony and ecology.

Community Organizing

Makes people aware of their hidden potentialities, unifies many different self interests into a common concern and offers a vision that makes people see their social responsibility. This is accomplished through membership in L.I.CAN.

Public Policy Education Network

This ministry educates parishioners on important political issues, writes letters and calls or visits local legislators.


At Saint Elizabeth we continually invite parishioners to respond to the Gospel call to "Love One Another" through active involvement in one of these five avenues. Training is provided in specific ministries and workshops for increased enrichment are available on an ongoing basis.

Habitat for Humanity

St. Elizabeth is a covenant parish of Habitat for Humanity which is dedicated to building decent, affordable housing for the people in greatest need.

Bereavement

The Bereavement Ministry offers ongoing support after the death of a loved one.

Ministry of Consolation

Members of this ministry represent the parish community by bringing compassion, concern and assistance at the time of the Funeral Liturgy.

Respect Life Committee

The Respect Life Committee is dedicated to preserving life from the moment of conception to the time of natural death. We know prayer is our greatest weapon and it is imperative to help us accomplish our goals and to draw the entire parish into an awareness of the need to respect all life. Individually we try to attend various workshops and talks throughout the Diocese to educate ourselves so that we may bring what we have learned back to our committee and parish. Together as a group we decide on new and different activities that we may be able to incorporate into the parish calendar. We try to meet with and support other ministries in the parish. We support Birthright, the Life Center and other respect life organizations that provide alternatives to abortion. Politically, we try to get legislation passed which will put an end to abortion. We also try to make others aware of what is going on in the political arena so that they may get more involved. The Scripture we have chosen as our motto is: "I have set before you life and death, the blessing and the curse. Choose life..." (Duet 30:19).

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Blood Drive

The St. Elizabeth Blood Drive Committee sponsors two drives a year, one on Good Friday and the second in September. Sponsoring these two blood drives a year is very critical to our area blood centers. Less than 2% of our population donates blood. Even with today's technology, there is no substitute for human blood. A misconception about blood is that once it is stored, it lasts a long time and can be stockpiled. Unfortunately, refrigerated blood has a shelf life of only 42 days. On a daily basis, the greater metropolitan area requires 2,000 pints of blood in nearly 200 hospitals. Locally, on Long Island and Queens, we need 800 pints for 42 hospitals. The commitment to the Blood Drive is a small one. The month before a drive, the committee meets to discuss when the sign-ups will be and who will be available to assist at the sign-up tables. The week before the drive, each committee member calls about 20 people from a list of previous blood drive donors, to see if they can make an appointment to give blood. The day of the drive, a few of the committee members give an hour or so, registering the donors and, in general, making it as pleasant an experience as possible for everyone who comes to donate.