Friends of Frassati

What is Friends of Frassati (FOF)?

Friends of Frassati is all our "non-liturgical" parish ministries, i.e., all our social or outreach ministries. Each of the ministries seeks to follow in the footsteps of our patron Blessed Pier Giorgio Frassati who became the “man of the beatitudes” through friendship, prayer, and action -- living the corporal and spiritual works of mercy.

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Communion to the Homebound & Sick

Taking the Eucharist to those who cannot come to Mass.
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​Bill Trimble:  btrimble1944@gmail.com

Community Outreach Collections

Monthly collections to support local community organizations. 
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Roe Trimble: billandroe@gmail.com
​Rose Schaetzl:  rosechaetzl@gmail.com​

Funeral Ministry
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Hands-on support and compassion for those preparing for the funeral of a family member or friend.
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​Connie Lassiter:  mycatholicfamily23@gmail.com

Grief Ministry

At GriefShare you will find a safe, comforting place where you can talk with others about your grief.

Marybeth Singer:  marybeths45@gmail.com

Hospitality 

Welcoming and catering to the needs of our guests, members, and friends of the parish.
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Deb Sentz:  debsentz@sccoast.net

Intercessory Prayer Ministry

Joining our pastor in praying for the specific needs of our parishioners, friends, and acquaintances.

​prayers.frassaticc@gmail.com​

​Knights of Columbus
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Empowering Catholic men to live their faith at home, in their parish, at work and in their community.

Bill Pauls: bpauls@sccoast.net

New Directions Homeless Shelter

Providing and serving dinner to the homeless in Myrtle Beach at New Directions Men's Shelter.

Joe Phillips: poconotrain1@gmail.com

Nocturnal Adoration

Eucharistic Adoration in the night between first Friday and first Saturday Masses. We sit before Jesus in the silence for an hour or more.

​Laurie Ensworth: imensworth@live.com

Nursing Home / Assisted Living

Providing fellowship and joy to all residents at local care facilities. 

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​Donna Cislak:  dacislak@hotmail.com

Parishioner Assistance 

Pairing parishioners in need with parishioners able to fulfill those needs.
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​Mary Ellen Stadelman: Mes_6555@yahoo.com 

Women's Ministry
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A women's group that focuses on prayer, book discussions, informal Bible studies, and fostering community.

Rosemary Lusco: trlusco@gmail.com

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Do I have to be a pledged member of FOF?

No. While all can participate in any of our ministries, you might feel called to pledge and promise to serve Christ in greater imitation of Frassati himself. If you are ready to take this more intimate step in cultivating a spiritual connection with Blessed Pier Giorgio and becoming an officially pledged member of Friends of Frassati, here are the steps.

First, learn about his life by prayerfully reading Finding Frassati by Christine Wohar or another book on the life of Frassati.

Second, ask yourself if you are able and willing to fulfill the following promises of Friends of Frassati:

• Having read a book on Frassati, I will introduce someone to his life.
• I will say his Canonization Prayer, his Prayer for the Courage to be Great, or the Litany to Pier Giorgio Frassati daily.
• I will daily do an act of charity in his spirit.
• I will make a Holy Hour or attend an additional Mass (beyond Holy Days of Obligation) each week.

Third, contact Carol Schembari to find out when the next pledge Mass is.

Carol Schembari  
​Director of Friends of Frassati &
​Safe Haven Coordinator
​CSchembari@CharlestonDiocese.org​