St. Alexander Council of Catholic Women at 300 S Cornell Avenue, Villa Park, IL 60181 US - Prison Ministry
Prison Ministry at St. Alexander's is an informal group of men and women who seek to build family and community connections for the imprisoned, especially women and others incarcerated for 'victimless' crimes. They
- sponsor an annual drive to collect children's books and audio- and videotapes for use in 'Aunt Mary's Storybook Project': Imprisoned mothers read the books onto the tapes, and both the book and tapes are given to their children enabling the children to hear their mother's voice reading to them. The project can improve the reading skills of the children (and sometimes the mothers).
- collect and deliver seasonal greeting cards and postage that the prisoners can use to maintain contact with friends and family.
- collect and supply small toiletries, calendars and other small items to distribute to incarcerated women to promote a sense of personal dignity.
- coordinate three annual mailings of a newsletter for prisoners, families and others.
St. Alexander's coordinator for all of the above is Joyce Dempsky, 833-8194, sunshinejld@juno.com
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Above is a link to our current year Calendar of events and programs; for the most part, specific dates are not listed because, during the course of the year, event times and dates can change. Most current events will be listed in the center section of this page, but for up-to-the minute information, use the "Go to St. Alexander" link at lower right to go to the Parish website; then click on Bulletins in the left column, and choose one of the last six bulletins to read.
For information about past events, click on 'News' Box in the left column; then on the link for 'Archives' on the 'News' page.
In addition to the links below, clicking on 'Links' in the left column will bring you to links to the Joliet Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, the National Council of Catholic Women, and other sites of interest to Catholics.
