Service

Creative Hands - Creative Hands has been meeting since 1982. We knit and crochet for charities throughout our community.  All parishioners and non-parishioners are welcome to join us for fellowship and service. Meetings are every Wednesday from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the lower level of the church or, at times, at the home of one of our members.
Ministry Leader: Betty Molloy


Crossroads Community Ministry (Soup Kitchen) - The Crossroads Ministry consists of a number of IHM parishioners who help prepare and serve a hot meal for the homeless every Friday morning at a soup kitchen located in downtown Atlanta. We leave the IHM parking lot at 8:30 a.m. and return around 11:15 a.m. Dedicated parishioners of this ministry have been serving the homeless for over twenty years. We also pick up "day-old bakery products" every weekday from two Publix grocery stores and deliver them to the soup kitchen in Atlanta. On weekends, they are picked up and delivered to the IHM Hispanic Community for their distribution.
Ministry Leader: Leo Gilsdorf


Embrace Ministry - Embrace is a ministry that embraces families who have lost a baby through miscarriage, stillbirth, and infant death.  Embrace provides comfort, support, and education. 
The mission of All Embrace, Inc. is to embrace all families, regardless of faith, who have lost a child from miscarriage, stillbirth, or infant death.  While operating within Roman Catholic values, Embrace surrounds families with God’s love through compassionate support, honoring their baby’s life and integrating the loss into their family.
Ministry Leaders: Matt and Gail Schaffer


HIV/AIDS Ministry - The mission of the IHM AIDS Ministry is to actively educate
ourselves and the parish community about HIV/AIDS, and to serve the HIV/AIDS community by fostering compassion and mobilizing parish support for those infected or affected by the disease.
Ministry Leader: Jose and Juliana Villegas


Laudato Si Action Team - The mission of the Laudato Si Action Team is to develop an awareness of the environmental teachings of Pope Francis through education programs and community example. Empowered by Catholic Social Teaching and guided by the archdiocesan Laudato Si Action Plan we aim to promote the idea of thinking globally and acting locally as we strive to care for our common homes - the planet Earth and our IHM parish.
Ministry Leader: Nikki VanDerGrinten 


Mustard Seed Communities - The core mission of Mustard Seed Communities is to care for the most vulnerable populations in society - providing for children and adults with disabilities and HIV/AIDS who have been abandoned. In order to create lasting change, they also address the complex needs of a community. Since 1978, how MSC serves has evolved with local needs through their nutrition and education programs for surrounding impoverished communities and sustainable agriculture and vocational programs.  Our IHM ministry serves MSC through 2 mission trips annually – one to Jamaica and one to the Dominican Republic – and ongoing support throughout the year with special projects.
Ministry Leaders: Joanie Gross and Suzy Alonzo


Nursery - The nursery, located in the Lower Level of the Church, is available to children 1 to 4 years old during all weekend Masses.
Ministry Leader: Katheana Artime


Respect Life Ministry - The mission of the IHM Respect Life Ministry is to advocate, promote, and protect the dignity, sanctity, and unique personhood of each human life from the moment of conception until natural death. We will uphold a consistent ethic of life and be part of Christ’s healing mission in the world by proclaiming life as God’s gift and God as sole Lord over human life.

Society of St. Vincent de Paul - Our mission is spiritual growth through service.  We are a group of committed servants who help the poor and the voiceless in our community with the assistance of our parishioners and our clergy.  Our goal is to move our neighbors-in-need toward stability and self-sufficiency.  We have many well-established aid programs, but we are open to new and creative ways to enhance the well-being of the less fortunate.  We can accommodate your limited availability.  Whatever your background and the skills you have for serving the poor, please join us in this rewarding journey to fulfill our Christian calling. We are a chapter of St. Vincent de Paul Georgia (Home - SVDP Georgia). 

1. If you want to learn more about our programs at IHM, click here.

2.  If you want to explore how to become a member, send a message to the leader. 

We will get back to you immediately and pair you with a current member who can discuss ways to become involved, suited to your schedule, abilities, and interests.
Ministry Leader: Javier Lerch


Sick & Homebound Ministry - This ministry connects the worshipping community with parishioners who are homebound for any reason. When requested, an Extraordinary Minister of Holy Communion visits on a regular basis for sacrament, prayer and companionship.
Ministry Leader: Eddie Patterson


Scouting
Boy Scouts - Young men, 11 - 18 years old, of Boy Scout Troup 550 are educated and developed in accordance with the Boy Scouts of America teachings to be good citizens and active in their church, community, nation, and world. 
Ministry Leader: Tim Murphy 


Cub Scouts - The mission of IHM Cub Scout Pack 550 is to prepare young boys to make ethical and moral choices over their lifetimes by instilling in them the values of the Scout Oath and Law.
Ministry Leader: Jeffeyl Shears


Girl Scouts - Provides young women, grades Kindergarten - 12th, the opportunity to be good citizens who are active in church, community, the nation, and world.
Ministry Leaders: Fiona Hall 


Social Justice Committee - The mission of the Social Justice Committee is to raise awareness of Catholic Social Teaching through education, programs, liturgy, and community example. Its goal is to help carry out the social and ecumenical mission of the Catholic Church in accordance with the tradition of Catholic Social Teaching. This group meets every month and takes part in local actions of justice.
Ministry Leaders: Cristina Leon


Stepping Stones - This ministry supports those who have experienced the death of a loved one. Their goal is to make them feel the love, support and prayers of the IHM family. Ministry members pray for the deceased and their family, follow up with the bereaved, send tokens of comfort, provide resources for their grief journey, and assist with the Mass of Remembrance.
Ministry Leader: Ginny Nowrocki, 404-538-5843


GriefShare - GriefShare is a Christ-based biblical support program for those grieving the death of a loved one.  Volunteers for this ministry serve as facilitators for support groups and greeters.  Click here for more information.
Ministry Leader: Margaretann Harris