Service Ministries

St. Therese Garden Ministry

“Do Small Things with Great Love!”

Often described as a spiritual oasis, St. Therese’s Garden Ministry provides a peaceful place for prayer, tranquil spaces for parishioners and a warm, welcoming respite for our friends and neighbors. The Garden Ministry serves to promote fellowship, support the community and grow in holiness in the way of St. Therese, “Doing small things with great love”. Garden Ministry friends gather to plant & care for the Cathedral’s Courtyard and surrounding planters. In addition to that, we will do a simple campus clean up.

You certainly do not have to be an experienced gardener to be a part of our ministry. If you enjoy the outdoors and some light physical activity, our ministry may be the right place for you.

Typically, the gardening leader will email members of the gardening ministry to invite them to help from early April through the end of October. Occasionally, we also gather during the planting season for special projects, such as planting annual flowerbeds or making seasonal updates.

“Jesus has been gracious enough to teach me a lesson about the mystery of the differences in souls, simply by holding up to my eyes, the book of nature. I understood how all the flowers God created are beautiful- how the splendor of the rose and the whiteness of the lily do not take away from the perfume of the violet or the simplicity of the daisy. I understood that if all flowers wanted to be roses, nature would lose her springtime beauty, and the fields would no longer be decked out with little wildflower. And so it is in the world of souls… Jesus’ garden. He willed to create great souls comparable to lilies and roses, but he created small ones as well… and theses must be content to be daisies or violets destined to give joy to God’s glances, when he looks down at His feet. Perfection consists in doing God’s will… in being what He would have us be.”

– St. Therese of Lisieux.

Would you like to help take care of the Lord’s House through the St. Therese Garden Ministry? Please contact Michele Sotak msotak@holynamecathedral.org for more information.