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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​Donna Donaleski:  [email protected]

Community Outreach Collections

Monthly collections to support local community organizations. 
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​Rose Schaetzl:  [email protected]​

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:  [email protected]

Grief Ministry

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

Marybeth Singer:  [email protected]

Hospitality 

Welcoming and catering to the needs of our guests, members, and friends of the parish.
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Intercessory Prayer Ministry

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

​[email protected]​

​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.

Rick Hardy: [email protected]
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New Directions Homeless Shelter

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


Joe Phillips: [email protected]

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

​Kathy Delucia: [email protected]

Nursing Home / Assisted Living

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

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​Donna Cislak:  [email protected]

Parishioner Assistance 

Pairing parishioners in need with parishioners able to fulfill those needs.
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​Mary Ellen Stadelman: [email protected] 

Women's Ministry

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

Rosemary Lusco: [email protected]

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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 Mary Audino to find out when the next pledge Mass is.

Mary Audino
​Director of Friends of Frassati &
​Safe Haven Coordinator
[email protected]
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