Outreach & Community Support

When a loved one dies and the family makes funeral arrangements, they are invited to have a luncheon or reception at the Cathedral. This time for fellowship is an important part of the grieving process. Funeral luncheon volunteers help serve the luncheon allowing the family to share a meal while visiting with guests and rembering their loved one.  If you would like to be added to the funeral luncheon list, please contact the parish office.  

The Cathedral Cares Fund provides our parish with a way to be an example to others in the Duluth community through acts of charity. It supports local organizations that share our beliefs and witness to Jesus Christ through outreach to those in need, especially the poor, the vulnerable and the unborn. We also give aid to individuals who are in immediate crisis. The Cathedral Cares Fund has granted funds to Second Harvest, the Women's Care Center, CHUM, Star of the North Maternity Home, Northland Family Programs, Life House, and many individuals.  

Donations the the Cathedral Cares Fund can be made by visiting our online giving page, by utilizing the giving envelopes included in your monthly packet, or by noting Cathedral Cares Fund in the memo field or on the envelope of any donations dropped off in the weekend collection basket.

To apply for a Cathedral Cares Fund Grant, please fill out the following form:

Cathedral Cares Grant Application Form

We have an active prayer support ministry at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Rosary.  If you need prayers said, or if you are interested in  becoming part of the Prayer Line, call Kari at 218-724-6033.

Each Advent, the Pastoral Council organizes a Giving Tree where individuals provides hundreds of Christmas gifts to the Women’s Care Center, Bayshore, the Benedictine Health Center and McCarthy Manor.  This is a wonderful annual project for which all of our parish members are invited to participate.  

The Cathedral has a grief support group that meets in the fall, and individual grief support is available throughout the year. If you are struggling with grief, and would like to join the group or talk with someone, please contact the parish office. 

The Grief Card Ministry sends bereavement cards to the family who have recently lost a loved one. If you are interesting in helping with this ministry please call the office.