Teams of Our Lady (TEAMS)
TEAMS is an international lay movement in the Catholic Church, designed to enrich marriage spirituality and make good marriages better. A team is comprised of five to seven couples whose marriage is recognized in the eyes of the Catholic Church. (Some teams have a spiritual counselor or Priest Spiritual Counselor as part of their team.)  The team meets once a month sharing a simple meal, prayer, and a study topic.  Couples from all stages of life (newly married, child rearing, and empty nesters) make up a team.  TEAMS is not parish based, but it is advisable for couples to live in the same geographic vicinity.  Please visit  teamsofourlady.org for more information.
Contact:  Susan & Tamarack Andrews at susantamarack@gmail.com

 

Respect Life
Respect Life of St. Pius X is a pro-life ministry, inspired by the Holy Spirit, which exists solely to be a visible sign and witness of the culture of life to the faith community of St. Pius X. Its purpose and focus is to mobilize and challenge our parish conscience to support all human life from conception to natural death. Our goal is to promote a wide spectrum of issues pertaining to the protection of human life and the promotion of human dignity.  This may be facilitated, promoted and achieved by:

• Educational and parish events

• Highlighted Sunday liturgies

• Parish prayer vigils

• Maintaining a parish Respect Life reference library

• Keeping the parish informed through bulletin inserts and current literature

• Involvement in and support of special national/local pro-life rallies such as Respect Life Sunday, Pro-Life March, and National Day of Remembrance for Aborted Children.

• Notification of public policies involving the defense of human life.  

Meets 1^st Thursday of the month @ 9:30am in classroom #1
Contact:  Joanne Wing (1retiredbbrn@gmail.com) or 208-664-2711

Catholic Daughters
The Catholic Daughters of the Americas is one of the oldest and largest organizations of Catholic women in the Americas. They donate to charities, administer scholarship programs and strive “to be helping hands where there is pain, poverty, sorrow or sickness.” Their motto is “Unity and Charity.” Catholic Daughters was formed over 100 years ago and today numbers 66,000 dues-paying members in 1,150 courts (local chapters) in 45 states across the country and in Puerto Rico, Mexico, Guam, the Virgin Islands, Kenya, and Peru.

Catholic Daughter women enjoy each other’s company at meetings and work hard for their parishes and communities.
Catholic Daughters meet the 3rd Saturday of each month at 10am, at St. Thomas the Apostle Parish Center. Check the bulletin for meeting times, or contact below.
Contact: Val Ordway (oils2healyou@gmail.com) or 208-771-1355


North Idaho Catholic Youth Camp
The mission of the North Idaho Catholic Youth Camp (NICYC) is to encourage the Catholic youth of our area to grow closer to Christ, to personally learn more about our Catholic faith, and to grow in fellowship and love with other Catholic youth. We offer a week long camp steeped in Roman Catholic Tradtion and learning how to live it in today's world.
Visit their website by clicking HERE.
Contact: Tammy Loe, 208-771-1915


Retrouvaille
Retrouvaille is designed to help troubled marriages regain their health. Retrouvaille is for any couple who would like to rediscover their marriage and improve communications.
Contact: Joan Fister (dnjfister@gmail.com) or 208-659-6562


Columbarium Trust Committee
This committee was formed in 2010 to design, build and maintain a peaceful and respectful facility for the inurnment and remembrance of family members in the St. Pius X community. Since that time, with the addition of a Veterans' Memorial and memorial to unborn children, it has blossomed into one of the most beautiful and holy aspects of the parish. For more information, click HERE.
Contact: Carol Fairhurst (acarich@roadrunner.com) or Eric Christensen (chriscardi2013@gmail.com)


Birthright
Birthright provides confidential, non-judgmental support to any woman who is pregnant or thinks she might be pregnant, no matter her age, race, circumstances, religion, marital status or financial situation. Birthright relies on the dedication, time and talents of volunteers and the generosity of donations to ensure it can persevere in supporting pregnant women.
Contact: Dorothy Benoit (grammad606@yahoo.com) or 208-765-4516


St. Michael the Archangel Home School Co-op
Contact: Keely Lowman, 509-869-5506