The Bereavement Ministry is composed of parishioners who have suffered the loss of a loved one through death. We offer hope during the grief journey and reach out during this challenging time. Care and support are offered through our prayers, presence at funerals, Memorial Crosses, the Annual Mass of Remembrance, Christmas Memory Tree. The parish offers a 14-week Grief Share learning experience to support our families and provide an opportunity to meet new friends and share experiences.

Bethlehem House is a 12 bedroom home in Omaha that was founded to support life. It provides a home and support during and after pregnancy for women who are pregnant and in crisis. Women applying to live at the home come looking for help and loving support. They are alone, usually without family help or support. At Bethlehem house, the staff works to empower the residents with good parenting skills and help them to become self-sufficient and to overcome hardships.

This Ministry welcomes anyone who is interested in crocheting and knitting afghan blankets, scarves or hats for the less fortunate and those homeless in our community. We use the donated fleece material for mittens. We offer to pick up handiwork if a member cannot come to the meeting. In the fall members donate and deliver handmade items and other items such as sheets, bedspreads, blankets, and items that can be used when apartments are opened to people starting over in life.

Dorothy Day Ministry gives volunteers a chance to live the Gospel by feeding the hungry. Over the past several years, we have partnered with Holy Family Catholic Church Parish. On the last Wednesday of each month, we deliver food and clothing to assist their pantry and clothing center. Non-perishables can be dropped off anytime in the narthex box near the MOQ church entrance.

Members of Mary Our Queen Parish work with a coalition of other church communities under the guidance of Omaha Habitat for Humanity, the Carpenters Crew Coalition, and Habitat International to annually build a single-family home in the Omaha area. Use your building skills, provide food for the workers or join the clean-up crew. Commitment is between August and December of each year.

Our committee serves to inform parishioners about all issues related to the sanctity of LIFE from CONCEPTION TO DEATH. This would include topics such as contraception, abortion, the death penalty, euthanasia and ‘end of life issues’. Members attend such events as the Living Rosary, Life Chain, Prolife Conference, March for Life and peaceful witness and prayer outside Planned Parenthood and Bellevue Abortion Clinic. We also distribute materials and periodicals related to these topics from a Catholic perspective.

Mary Our Queen Volunteers directly support the Siena Francis House on the fifth Thursday of any month that has five Thursdays. Parish volunteers provide a cooked dish and bring it to one of the transporters. This delivered meal is served by MOQ volunteers that evening at the Siena Francis House. Eight people are needed to serve. There are over 80 wonderful volunteers making meatloaf, green bean casserole, or scalloped potatoes. Food delivery is made either the Wednesday evening before (5-8:00 p.m.) or Thursday morning (until 11:45 a.m.).