Funeral Dinners:  The Funeral Dinner Ministry is a gift to grieving families. Volunteers help in various ways by creating a caring atmosphere, providing food, setting up, serving, cleaning tables, or doing dishes. Those who have benefitted from this ministry, have spoken of how meaningful it is to have this meal together with loved ones and friends without having to do the planning, cooking and serving. This is truly a ministry of compassion.
Contact:  Linda Haughton, 208-659-0169

Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
Meet fellow parishioners in this monthly event (Oct-May). You will have the opportunity, if you choose, to host a dinner (entree and drink of your choice) or just be one of the “Guess Who’s” guests that will go to the designated home and bring a side dish to share. It’s FUN!  You arrive not knowing who the host is or who else you will share dinner with until you arrive. This is a wonderful way to meet fellow parishioners
Contact: Chris or Pat Harrison, 512-626-6623 or 512-626-4894 

International Food Festival 
The International Food Festival is an annual fall gathering where guests have an opportunity to enjoy tastes from around the world. Let us know if you would like to host a table at an upcoming event. Proceeds benefit the Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration in December.
Contact: Luisa Becker, luisambecker@yahoo.com 

It's All About Us- A Celebration of Marriage (April 27, 2019)
This ministry was created when local couples were confronted with marriages failing in our local community and with the increasing global awareness of the assault on marriage and family. A response to this crisis became clear through conversations with friends and church leadership including the Vocation’s Director for the Diocese:

• To celebrate marriage by creating a forum to love, nourish and strengthen each other, and
• To establish community wherein we could build understanding of marriage as sacrament and vocation

The “It’s All About Us” annual marriage event was established in 2012 to bring people together to celebrate marriage and build community.
Contact: Deacon Chris and Mary Stewart, 208-691-7826, mstewart@stpiuscda.org

Prayer Chain
The Pope St. Pius X Prayer Chain is a network of parishioners who are prayer warriors praying for the needs and intentions of parishioners, family members and friends in need of prayers. Requests are emailed to prayer warriors on a weekly basis. Both are monitored. Requests for prayers are emailed to you weekly. Information is confidential and will not be distributed at any time. God always answers Knee-Mail!
Contact: Marge Mladjan, 208-691-2701, stpiusprayerlink@gmail.com


Religious Articles Counter
The Pope St. Pius X Religious Articles Counter serves the parish by offering holy reminders to support religious devotion and to commemorate holy sacraments (Baptism, First Communion, Confirmation, Matrimony). The Religious Articles Counter is open after most weekend Masses, or during the week by visiting the parish office.
Volunteers are needed for the Religious Articles Counter to assist parishioners with purchases, especially following the Sunday 6pm Mass. 
Contact: Marylyn Christensen, 208-819-4547 

Knifty Knitters: The Knifty Knitters group gathers weekly to knit hats that are given to the homeless and others in need for the winter. The groups gathers weekly on Wednesdays in the Hospitality Center from 9am until 11:30am. We begin this season on Wednesday, September 26th. We use a loom to make the hats.  
Contact:  Linda Haughton, 208-659-0169

NOSDA (No One Shall Die Alone): NOSDA is an ecumenical organization dedicated to providing spiritual and emotional comfort to the dying. Training  is provided.
Contact:  Chuck Finan, 208-659-0186

Turkey Bingo
This annual fundraiser held in November, is a family event! Food, fun and bingo for all -- where the prize is a turkey, in time for your Thanksgiving dinner. Various parish ministries donate beautiful themed basket for a silent auction. The evening includes raffle drawing as well as live auction.
Contact: Michelle Hash, 208-691-7367

Women's Retreat (September 21-23, 2018) - Lutherhaven Retreat Center
Thisi annual women's retreat is held at beautiful Camp Lutherhaven each year.
2019 Speaker is Mary Healy
Contact: Maureen Woitas,stpiuswomens@gmail.com

Village at Orchard Ridge Assisted Living & Memory Care: Pope St. Pius X is among 20 sponsoring churches of this non-profit, faith based loving home for older adults. Sponsoring churches provide volunteers and assistance to older adults through education for aging issues, as well as spiritual support and enriching activities to its residents.
Contact: Mary Stewart at mstewart@stpiuscda.com or call 208-691-7826

Parish-Sponsored Events:
Soup & Stations (Fridays during Lent)
Celebration of Ministries (May)
Pope St. Pius X Feast Day (August 21)
Annual Parish Picnic (September)



Coffee Hour (Hospitality After Mass)
Welcoming Committee